Prelude to Foundation
Prelude to Foundation by Isaac Asimov is a reissue published by Random House Worlds on March 1, 1989. This edition spans 512 pages and is presented in English. The narrative unfolds in the year 12,020 G.E., focusing on Emperor Cleon I, who grapples with the precariousness of his rule over the Galactic Empire. Amidst this backdrop, mathematician Hari Seldon arrives on Trantor to present his groundbreaking theory of psychohistory, unaware that his insights will alter the course of humanity.
Readers will find a blend of science fiction and classic storytelling as the plot delves into themes of power, prediction, and the complexities of a vast civilization. As Seldon navigates the political intrigue of the Imperial court, he becomes a pivotal figure whose abilities make him both a target and a beacon of hope for the future. This installment serves as the first of two prequel novels in Asimov’s renowned Foundation series, exploring the intricate dynamics of a technologically advanced society and the implications of foresight in a world on the brink of change.
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The first of two prequel novels in Isaac Asimov’s classic science-fiction masterpiece, the Foundation series
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It is the year 12,020 G.E. and Emperor Cleon I sits uneasily on the Imperial throne of Trantor. Here in the great multidomed capital of the Galactic Empire, forty billion people have created a civilization of unimaginable technological and cultural complexity. Yet Cleon knows there are those who would see him fall—those whom he would destroy if only he could read the future.
Hari Seldon has come to Trantor to deliver his paper on psychohistory, his remarkable theory of prediction. Little does the young Outworld mathematician know that he has already sealed his fate and the fate of humanity. For Hari possesses the prophetic power that makes him the most wanted man in the Empire . . . the man who holds the key to the future—an apocalyptic power to be known forever after as the Foundation.
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