The correct order is:
Foundation
Foundation and Empire
Second Foundation
Foundation's Edge
Foundation and Earth
Prelude to Foundation
Forward the Foundation
You can find them all online for free via internet archive.
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As we witness the fall of the American empire, it's the perfect time to read the Foundation series (by Isaac Asimov)
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I only read the first book. I thought the reasons for the collapse were basically passed over and taking place off screen, which was kind of annoying, and I think Asimov was relying too heavily on an outdated "Christian dark ages" chart type view of history. But it's still more accurate than "progress" views where history is literally one dimensional.
It was definitely refreshing to see a sci-fi with focus on persuasion, manipulation, and the arc of history instead of big shooty time. Maybe it walked so Dune could run
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He kinda expands on it in Prelude but yeah, still handwavey. But that's kinda the point, collapse of an empire that big doesn't have 1 definite collapse moment, it's a slow degradation that becomes an unstoppable snowball effect. Just like the US!
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