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The Foundation Series doesn't have any aliens because the humans created a bunch of robots that then decided to kill _EVERYTHING_ELSE_ in the galaxy to protect

The Foundation Series doesn't have any aliens because the humans created a bunch of robots that then decided to kill _EVERYTHING_ELSE_ in the galaxy to protect the humans.

e40 4y ago
Was that in the original 3 books? I don't remember that...
mathstuf 4y ago
Did I miss something, or was this explained in one of the preceding series (I think I only missed Empire)?
LarryMullins 4y ago
Which novel is that from? It's been some years since I read any of Asimov's books, but the way I remember it is this: In the Robot novels, the overwhelming majority of humans live on Earth in mega cities (caves of steel) with relatively few robots, and a small minority of humans live on a few dozen (50 or so) other worlds in highly roboticized societies. These humans call themselves Spacers and have very xenophobic inward cultures. In the extreme cases, exemplified by Solaris, they shun contact even with other Spacers from their own planet and surround themselves entirely with robots. Eventually the human majority leaves Earth, because a robot following the Zeroth Law decides to irradiate Earth to force humanity to spread out in the galaxy. The humans from Earth don't take many if any robots with them and rapidly overtake robot-centric Spacer culture, which is all but forgotten (as are robots). The massive galactic human population of the Empire novels are the descendants of the humans that left Earth later, not the Spacers.
yyyk 4y ago
I don't recall that. I do recall some ominous foreshadowing regarding aliens in the final book*, but nothing definitive. * Maybe D. should have thought about that possibility before embarking on a scheme that required hindering humanity's technical development for an indefinite period?
canjobear 4y ago
If anyone wiped out aliens it was the Eternals in End of Eternity, maybe.
Georgelemental 4y ago
This was revealed one of the sequels to the original 3 Foundation books, I believe.

The Foundation Series doesn't have any aliens because the humans created a bunch of robots that then decided to kill _EVERYTHING_ELSE_ in the galaxy to protect the humans.

e40 4y ago

Was that in the original 3 books? I don't remember that...

mathstuf 4y ago

Did I miss something, or was this explained in one of the preceding series (I think I only missed Empire)?

LarryMullins 4y ago

Which novel is that from? It's been some years since I read any of Asimov's books, but the way I remember it is this: In the Robot novels, the overwhelming majority of humans live on Earth in mega cities (caves of steel) with relatively few robots, and a small minority of humans live on a few dozen (50 or so) other worlds in highly roboticized societies. These humans call themselves Spacers and have very xenophobic inward cultures. In the extreme cases, exemplified by Solaris, they shun contact even with other Spacers from their own planet and surround themselves entirely with robots. Eventually the human majority leaves Earth, because a robot following the Zeroth Law decides to irradiate Earth to force humanity to spread out in the galaxy. The humans from Earth don't take many if any robots with them and rapidly overtake robot-centric Spacer culture, which is all but forgotten (as are robots). The massive galactic human population of the Empire novels are the descendants of the humans that left Earth later, not the Spacers.

yyyk 4y ago

I don't recall that. I do recall some ominous foreshadowing regarding aliens in the final book*, but nothing definitive. * Maybe D. should have thought about that possibility before embarking on a scheme that required hindering humanity's technical development for an indefinite period?

canjobear 4y ago

If anyone wiped out aliens it was the Eternals in End of Eternity, maybe.

Georgelemental 4y ago

This was revealed one of the sequels to the original 3 Foundation books, I believe.