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Hey, you know what's awesome? Books! The written word is the greatest invention humanity ever created, with the exception of the chocolate chip cookies and colorful miniature equines. So, I wanted to make a thread to talk about some good reads, or even some bad reads, if that's something you want to talk about.

I'll start us off with a recommendation: The Foundation Series, by Isaac Asimov. The first book is about a Galactic Empire in what is thought to be a golden age, until a man named Hari Seldon uses a science called Pyschohistory to discover that the empire will collapse, and thirty thousand years of dark ages will occur. But, he says he can shorten that to only a thousand years, if he is allowed to create an encyclopedia of galactic knowledge.

Thus, the Foundation is born, in the far end of the galaxy. Asimov is able to mix intrigue and sci-fi to create a thrilling series of books, set over the thousand years of darkness. His greatest achievement is making some of the best and smartest characters I've ever seen, his whole series a work admiring the virtues of intellect and cleverness.

Also, there is spaceships. That's something.

So, do you have books you'd recommend? Questions to ask? Random nonsense to talk about? Come on down!
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Hi, I'm Logan, and I'm a brony. I have no idea what I'm doing in this game, I write things sometimes, and I really like science-fiction.

So, yeah.