Foundation: The Mule's Conquest of the Galaxy

Foundation and Empire is the second published book in the Foundation series by Isaac Asimov. The Second half of the book depicts the Rise of the Mule. The Mule was an extremely powerful mutant with the power to sense an manipulate the emotions of others. He would pose the greatest threat to Hari Seldon’s plan for the future of humanity. The fourth released book in the series would later reveal that the Mule was born on the mentalic planet Gaia, within Sayshell Sector, an isolated sector of space. There he was regarded as a criminal, on the planet mental powers were being developed for helpful reasons, to suite benevolent ends, his abilities were considered an aberration. He managed to escape the planet at a young age. The Mules childhood was one of alienation and torment, this motivated him to use his powers to get revenge on the galaxy, once he became aware of them in his twenties. He gave himself the name Mule, in reference to the sterility of the animals he too was sterile due to his genetics.

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[charlesajones]

It's been a LONG time since I read the Foundation series, but the most memorable part of it for me was when they were listening to Harry Seldon's recording and they realize, with horror, that the future he predicted and what was actually happening had wildly diverged, thanks to the interference of the Mule. Their whole society was predicated on a timeline that was now broken, and they had no idea how to fix it, or if it even could be fixed.

[jeromefecto]

The Mule, what a fantastic character. Thank you Mr. Asimov

[xeroxsaw]

I really love the part when Seldon appears and doesn’t mention the mule and everyone in the room is like “fuck”

[joey]

The Mule, with his power to control the emotions of others fell prey to the one longing emotion even he cannot control, "love". The subsequent sacrifice just to feel it for a brief moment meant his doom, willingly trading the whole universe for it. In an off-hand way, it was also sad. That is just one of the astounding plot twists of Foundation.

[gammonlatrell]

J.R.R. Tolkien, Frank Herbert, Isaac Asimov, Arthur C Clark, C.S. Lewis, Ursula K. Le Guin. Yes, some write fantasy and some science fiction, but I was born in the sixties and as a young teen I fell in love with all of them. They each created worlds and epic designs for their creations. They increased my awareness of civilization and how each of us can have an effect on the world around us, close by and also perhaps someday, anywhere in the universe.

[quintu]

The location of the second Foundation is one of the greatest acts of trolling of a novel character ;)

[jeffeppenbach]

The Second Foundation is considered one of the inspirations for the Jedi in Star Wars. Like Dune, the Foundation series helped to form what Lucas did.

[TheSkepticalPanda]

I loved reading the Foundation series because you can see how it inspired so much of the fiction that followed.

[mrScififan]

Thanks, for bringing me back to fond memories of my early teens (14-15) ; I forgot how much I loved those books in 9th and 10th million years ago.😏

[shortanimations]

The twist in the last of "Foundation and empire" was great

[atimholt]

The twists in the original trilogy from this point onward are my fondest early reading memories. Asimov is the reason I love science, science fiction, and reading in general.

[samsohn]

The two greatest moments I've had in reading any book in my lifetime is (1) when Daneel is revealed as an immortal all powerful robot in Prelude to Foundation - & (2) when Magnifico revealed himself as The Mule and Beyta kills Ebbling Mis. Both moments had me in complete shock more than any movie or tv show had ever done.

[Beastinvader]

The Mule is the most tragic and complex character in the trilogy.
I wish Asimov explored his history and emotions a little bit more.

[NYPATRIOTBX]

You have got to be the best Narrator on youtube, i have listened to your Dune series multiple times. Im looking forward to hearing more about Foundation.

[VentoRyder]

Awesome!! This series was the reason I started to love SciFi books and the whole Foundation series is a masterpiece. I hope you make a video about Daneel Olivaw in the future and Bliss and the Gaia project.

[thewayfarer]

Fantastic, my favourite antagonist in all of fiction

[cpmf]

Actually the Mule broke the Seldon Plan because he was able to change people's emotions, which was one of the factors in Seldon's original assumptions that would never change in his calculations. This is explicitly stated by Ebling Mis while they were on Trantor.

[marksn]

The final clash was epic. Twists and turns. I felt totally immersed. More so than i ever felt reading a book

[lifesabeach]

Love Foundation, I first read it in the 1970s and re-read it every few years

[drlaloblancor]

Great video! One of the best Classic Sci-Fi book series of all time! Thanks for sharing!