About This Site
Hi, I'm Jason Guo
Tech entrepreneur, science fiction fan, and a longtime reader of Isaac Asimov. I've read the complete Foundation saga twice, about eight years apart. This site is my guide to Asimov's universe, for readers and viewers who love it as much as I do.
Why I built this
I first read Foundation about ten years ago, in Chinese translation. To be honest, the opening, with Seldon arriving on Trantor, didn't do much for me. I kept going anyway, and the further I read, the harder it was to stop. I read the entire Foundation series in one go, then went looking for every Asimov novel I could find.
About two years ago I reread the whole saga from start to finish, in chronological order, and that is when I found out about the Apple TV+ series and started following it.
I built asimovseries.com because I love Isaac Asimov, and the Foundation series most of all, and I believe there are many science fiction fans around the world who feel the same way. Foundation has also shaped the last several decades of science fiction enormously, and it deserves a careful, honest guide.
Professionally, I founded technology startups; today I build AI applications and run websites. That background is part of why psychohistory, the idea that history might be predictable at scale, still fascinates me.
What you'll find here
Books & Reading Order
Every novel in the Foundation, Robot, and Empire series — with honest reading order recommendations based on what actually works, not just what's traditional.
Apple TV+ Series
Season guides, character comparisons, and a clear breakdown of where the show diverges from the source material — written for both newcomers and longtime readers.
Characters & Concepts
Detailed profiles for the key figures and ideas across 20,000 years of galactic history — psychohistory, the Seldon Plan, the Mule, and everything connecting them.
Analysis & Essays
Long-form writing on the books, the adaptation, and the ideas behind them, with my own views clearly marked as mine.
How this site is made
I've read the whole Foundation saga twice, and the opinions marked “My Take” are my own. Much of the research and writing on this site is done with the help of AI tools. Facts are checked against reference sources such as Wikipedia's plot summaries, the Internet Speculative Fiction Database (ISFDB), Apple's official announcements, and reporting from established outlets, and I review what gets published. If you find an error, I genuinely want to know: this site exists to be accurate, not just comprehensive.
Get in touch
Corrections, suggestions, questions about the books, or just want to talk Foundation — I read everything.
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