Forward the Foundation

Isaac Asimov
Random House Publishing Group
 9780553565072
0-553-56507-9

Here, from a grand master of science fiction, is the long-awaited final novel of the greatest science fiction series ever told. Completed just before his death, Forward the Foundation is the crowning achievement.

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of a great writers life, a stirring testament to the creative genius of Isaac Asimov.As Hari Seldon struggles to perfect his revolutionarytheory 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 controlpsychohistoryand 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 lifes work from their grasp as he searches for its true heirsa search that begins with his own granddaughter and the dream of a new Foundation.