Foundation series

The Foundation Series is a series by Isaac Asimov set far in the future and containing a collection of stories detailing more than five hundred years of history. During the decline of the First Galactic Empire, Hari Seldon develops a new branch of mathematics called psychohistory, which postulates that, in large quantities, human reaction to stimuli is statistical. To mediate the fall of the First Galactic Empire and to bring about the rise of a new and better Second Galactic Empire in a thousand years, Hari Seldon establishes two Foundations at opposite ends of the Galaxy.

Earlier written stories in the Foundation Series ignore the existence of women altogether, while later stories feature of a variety of female characters. The Foundation Series has both its virtues and its flaws. Humanity in the future is shown as diverse, and several of the protagonist characters are described in such ways to suggest they would not be what in contemporary senses would be considered white, although in the future depicted in the Foundation Series, Earthian constructs of race have lost meanings, resulting in a degree of ambiguity with some of the character descriptions. Additionally, in following a path to a utopian Second Galactic Empire, the First Foundation is shown as rejecting military imperialism and becoming increasingly egalitarian. However, different parts of the series arguably contain ableism and transphobia.

See:

• List of female characters in the Foundation series