Prelude to foundation
Asimov, Isaac, 1920-1992199408UU
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In PRELUDE TO FOUNDATION, what happed in the many centuries before the events made famous in Asimov's other Foundation novels - hitherto only hinted at - is now revealed. In PRELUDE TO FOUNDATION, what happed in the many centuries before the events made famous in Asimov's other Foundation novels - hitherto only hinted at - is now revealed. The Key to the Future It is the year 12,020 G.E. and the last Galactic Emperor of the Autun dynasty, Cleon I, sits uneasily on the throne. These are troubled times and Cleon is desperate to find a way to calm them. When young Outworld mathematician Hari Seldon arrives on Trantor to present a paper on psychohistory, his astounding theory of prediction, the emperor believes that his future security may rest on Seldon's prophetic powers. But Hari Seldon becomes the most wanted man in the Empire as he struggles desperately to keep his remarkable theory from falling into the wrong hands. At the same time he must he must forge the key to the future - a power to be known as the Foundation.
Main title:
Prelude to foundation / Isaac Asimov.
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Edition:
New ed.
Imprint:
London : Grafton : [distributor] HarperCollins Distribution Services : [distributor] HarperCollins Publishers Pty Ltd : [distributor] HarperCollins New Zealand : [distributor] Jonathan Ball Publishers SA : [distributor] HarperCollins Publishers Inc, 1994.
Collation:
464 p. : ill. ; 18x11 cm.
Notes:
Paperback. A-format paperback.
Biography/History:
Isaac Asimov was the Grand Master of the Science Fiction Writers of America, the founder of robot ethics, the world's most prolific author of fiction and non-fiction. The Good Doctor's fiction has been enjoyed by millions for more than half a century.
ISBN:
9780586071113 (pbk)0586071113 (pbk)
Dewey class:
AF
Local class:
F/ Science FictionSF
Language:
English
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Index terms:
Future FictionEnglish fictionUnited States
BRN:
189942
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