Prelude to Foundation
(Libby/OverDrive eBook, Kindle)
Author
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Asimov, Isaac Author
Series
Foundation series volume 1
Published
Random House Worlds , 2012.
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Description
The first of two prequel novels in Isaac Asimov’s classic science-fiction masterpiece, the Foundation seriesTHE EPIC SAGA THAT INSPIRED THE APPLE TV+ SERIES FOUNDATIONIt 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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Format
eBook, Kindle
Street Date
03/14/2012
Language
English
ISBN
9780553900958
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Published Reviews
Library Journal Reviews
To Emperor Cleon I, the science of psychohistory seems to offer the opportunity to predict and direct the course of his Galactic Empire. To Hari Seldon, discoverer of the still theoretical science, it becomes a nightmare as the young historian becomes the most wanted man in the colonized universe. An intricately twisted plot, uncomplicated but amiable characters, and an abundance of leisurely explication mark Asimov's latest addition to his classic Foundation novels. While familiarity with earlier titles is not necessary, series followers will particularly enjoy this prequel. Recommended.JC Copyright 1988 Cahners Business Information.
Copyright 1988 Cahners Business Information.
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Citations
APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
Asimov, I. (2012). Prelude to Foundation . Random House Worlds.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Asimov, Isaac. 2012. Prelude to Foundation. Random House Worlds.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Asimov, Isaac. Prelude to Foundation Random House Worlds, 2012.
Harvard Citation (style guide)Asimov, I. (2012). Prelude to foundation. Random House Worlds.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Asimov, Isaac. Prelude to Foundation Random House Worlds, 2012.
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