Academy and Earth. Azimov A.

Scientist Gary Seldon, the founder of the new science - psychostory, in his works proved the inevitability of the collapse of the Galactic Empire, uniting millions of inhabited worlds. In order to prevent humanity to fall into the abyss of the impending chaos, Seldon developed a detailed plan for the birth of a new empire on the wreckage of the old. To make his plan, Selledon created two academies in different parts of the Galaxy, uniting the best minds of mankind. It seemed that nothing could interfere with the implementation of the Great Plan of Seldon, but human ambitions led to the conflict between the academies, and humanity again ended up on the edge of the abyss...