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24 alternatives to Foundation

Isaac Asimov’s seminal SF Foundation trilogy

Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. Foundation launched in 2015; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

1. 1
   Asimov's Foundation Trilogy▲5

   Introduction by Paul Krugman

   2015 · its alternatives →

2. 2
   Foundation (or as known The Foundation Trilogy) ▲10

   Brilliant.

   2015 · its alternatives →

3. 3
   Foundation ▲2

   Isaac Asimov's best rated book, another scifi classic

   2015 · its alternatives →

4. 4
   The Dark Forest▲71

   Part to of the acclaimed Three-Body Problem

   2015 · its alternatives →

5. 5
   The Last Question by Isaac Asimov▲76

   We are the creator and the creation at the same time.

   2016 · its alternatives →

6. 6
   Red Rising▲63

   Final book of the epic, otherwordly sci-fi trilogy

   2016 · its alternatives →

7. 7
   Metamorphosis▲63

   One of the seminal works of fiction by Franz Kafka

   2016 · its alternatives →

8. 8
   Valley of the Gods▲65

   A Silicon Valley story

   2017 · its alternatives →

9. 9
   The Utopia Experiment▲103

   An attempt to live life as if global society collapsed

   2015 · its alternatives →

10. 10
    Black Swan▲80

    The impact of the highly improbable

    2015 · its alternatives →

11. 11
    The Quest▲62

    Energy, security, and the remaking of the modern world

    2015 · its alternatives →

12. 12
    A History of Silicon Valley▲71

    The greatest creation of wealth in the history of the planet

    2016 · its alternatives →

13. 13
    Prosper!▲55

    How to create a world worth inheriting

    2016 · its alternatives →

14. 14
    Black Hole Focus▲70

    freaking awesome self improvement/motivational book

    2015 · its alternatives →

15. 15
    His Dark Materials Trilogy▲74

    Philip Pullman's classic magical trilogy

    2015 · its alternatives →

16. 16
    Oryx and Crake▲108

    Brilliant & rich dystopian vision of the near future

    2015 · its alternatives →

17. 17
    The Gene▲64

    An Intimate History

    2016 · its alternatives →

18. 18
    Critical Path▲60

    how humanity found itself in its current situation

    2015 · its alternatives →

19. 19
    Essentialism▲80

    The Disciplined Pursuit of Less

    2016 · its alternatives →

20. 20
    The Mechanical (The Alchemy Wars)▲66

    Thrilling philosophical clock punk

    2016 · its alternatives →

21. 21
    Essentialism▲70

    The Disciplined Pursuit of Less

    2015 · its alternatives →

22. 22
    Elegance of the Hedgehog▲68

    Beautiful existentialist novel

    2015 · its alternatives →

23. 23
    The Three-Body Problem▲63

    A secret military project sends signals into space

    2015 · its alternatives →

24. 24
    Meaningful▲69

    The story of ideas that fly

    2016 · its alternatives →

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