West World‘s Jonathan Nolan almost adapted it for HBO. There have been attempts to adapt the novels to both movie and TV formats over the years.

Mass Market Paperbound (April 12th, 1983): $2. The first Foundation Season 2 trailer shows the start of an uprising and hints at the fall of an interstellar empire.

Mass Market Paperbound (February 12th, 1975): $1.25.

Fiction / Science Fiction / Space Opera.

Fiction / Science Fiction / Hard Science Fiction.

Named a Grand Master of Science Fiction by the Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America, Asimov entertained and educated readers of all ages for close to five decades. During his legendary career, Asimov penned over 470 books on subjects ranging from science to Shakespeare to history, though he was most loved for his award-winning science fiction sagas, which include the Robot, Empire, and Foundation series. In that event, the clone is awoken and is ready to take over the role as soon as possible.Isaac Asimov began his Foundation series at the age of 21, not realizing that it would one day be considered a cornerstone of science fiction. At any time, identical clones of each member of the active Genetic Dynasty are kept in the Imperial Palace, constantly being updated on the lives of their active counterparts in case those Emperors are killed or injured in the line of duty.

Off-world matters of state usually being handled by Brother Dusk. However, the galactic empires from the Foundation universe and the CoDominium universe are relatively benign organizations. One of the standard protocols controlling the Genetic Dynasty is that the primary Cleon, Brother Day, is to never leave Trantor.

Upon reaching the age of 90 (a clone is born every 30 years), each clone will ascend to the next position with the eldest being ascended to Brother Darkness through euthanisation.

Three clones decanted at different ages comprise the dynasty at any one time, Brother Dawn, a prepubescent clone whose role is to watch and learn the ways of the emperor in preparation for ascension, Brother Day, a middle aged clone, who functions as first among equals and does most of the ruling, and Brother Dusk, an elderly Cleon clone whose role is to advise Brother Day and mentor Brother Dawn. The Genetic Dynasty is the ruling family of the Galactic Empire, created from clones of Cleon I in order to prevent problems of succession, thereby establishing 'imperishable permanence' in an effort to maintain the status quo. The Genetic Dynasty Brother Dawn ( Cleon XIII), Brother Day ( Cleon XII), and Brother Dusk ( Cleon XI).

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