First part of original Fundation trilogy by Isaac Asimov. This book introduces you to events in gallop speed. It's not a bad thing though. You can see a lot of politics and intrigues between leaders of nations. Very interesting dialogs, but since people are shining and dying very quickly, you don't have single "hero" that you can follow throughout the book. Maybe if book was a little bit longer, it could dig into events and situations more deeply. Now it's just a fly-by and I can't help myself to feel a little disappointed. wiki> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Foundation_Series