Forward the Foundation

The second of two prequel novels in Isaac Asimov’s classic science-fiction masterpiece, the Foundation series
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As Hari Seldon struggles to perfect his revolutionary theory of psychohistory and ensure a place for humanity among the stars, the great Galactic Empire totters on the brink of apocalyptic collapse. Caught in the maelstrom are Seldon and all he holds dear, pawns in the struggle for dominance. Whoever can control Seldon will control psychohistory””and with it the future of the Galaxy.
Among those seeking to turn psychohistory into the greatest weapon known to man are a populist political demagogue, the weak-willed Emperor Cleon I, and a ruthless militaristic general. In his last act of service to humankind, Hari Seldon must somehow save his life’s work from their grasp as he searches for its true heirs””a search that begins with his own granddaughter and the dream of a new Foundation.

Isaac Asimov (1920–1992)
was an American writer and professor of biochemistry, recognized as one of the “Big Three” science fiction authors of the 20th century. In 2026, he is increasingly cited as the “prophet of the AI age” due to his foundational work on robot ethics.
Born in Russia, his family emigrated to Brooklyn when he was three. He taught himself to read at age five and spent his youth working in his family’s candy stores, where he discovered science fiction pulp magazines.
Asimov wrote or edited more than 500 books. His works cover nine of the ten major categories of the Dewey Decimal System, ranging from science and history to Shakespeare and the Bible.