The final science-fiction novel by the legendary Asimov - a prequel
to his widely acclaimed Foundation Trilogy, written in the 1940's.
The story begins on Trantor, capital planet of a Galactic Empire
that has stood for millennia; only a few citizens suspect that the
Empire is about to collapse. Among them is Hari Seldon, mathematics
professor and inventor of psychohistory: a science that allows him
to predict and control the future. Psychohistory proves that the
fall of the Empire is inevitable; but it also suggests ways to
ameliorate the coming Dark Ages, and to lay the foundation for a
Second - more stable - Empire. Luckily, Seldon has made important
allies: the Emperor himself, who heard an early lecture by Seldon
and has maintained an interest in him ever since; and Eto
Dermerzel, long the power behind the throne. Essentially, the story
is of Seldon's carrying out the mission implicit in the opening
chapters. As with many of Asimov's last few novels, it includes a
number of references to other books in his fictional universe, as
well as an appearance by the long-lived R. Daneel Olivaw (the Robot
series). As a result, many of the best things here will appeal
primarily to those who know Asimov's fictional future in its
entirety, or nearly so. That, let it be noted, is no small
audience. Overall, not on a level with Asimov's best, but it may
well be his most interesting fictional portrait of a scientist's
life and work. A moving valedictory performance. (Kirkus Reviews)
For more than forty years, Isaac Asimov thrilled millions of
readers with his bestselling Foundation series, a spellbinding tale
of the future that spans thousands of years and dozens of worlds.
Completed just weeks before his death in April 1992, Forward the
Foundation is the seventh and concluding volume of this masterwork,
which was awarded a Hugo for the 'Best All-Time Science Fiction
Series'. In the earlier Foundation novels, Hari Seldon, the guiding
genius of the Foundation, was a figure of history. By going back to
the great mathmatician's life, in Forward the Foundation, Asimov
fills in the remaining gaps in his epic story. Asimov acknowledged
that he always regarded Seldon as his alter ego, and this novel is
all the more poignant for the fact that he himself died only weeks
after writing about Seldon's death. A resounding tour de force,
Forward the Foundation offers the dramatic climax to the Foundation
series, and perhaps the greatest moment in science fiction to date.
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