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Prelude to Foundation

By Isaac Asimov

By Isaac Asimov

By Isaac Asimov

By Isaac Asimov

By Isaac Asimov

By Isaac Asimov

By Isaac Asimov
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By Isaac Asimov
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Part of Foundation

Part of Foundation

Part of Foundation

Part of Foundation

Category: Space Opera

Category: Space Opera

Category: Space Opera

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Dec 15, 2020 | ISBN 9780593159972

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Mar 01, 1989 | ISBN 9780553278392

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Mar 14, 2012 | ISBN 9780553900958

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Oct 11, 2011 | 895 Minutes

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    About Prelude to Foundation

    The first of two prequel novels in Isaac Asimov’s classic science-fiction masterpiece, the Foundation series

    THE EPIC SAGA THAT INSPIRED THE APPLE TV+ SERIES FOUNDATION

    It 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.

    About Prelude to Foundation

    The first of two prequel novels in Isaac Asimov’s classic science-fiction masterpiece, the Foundation series

    THE EPIC SAGA THAT INSPIRED THE APPLE TV+ SERIES FOUNDATION

    It 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.

    About Prelude to Foundation

    The first of two prequel novels in Isaac Asimov’s classic science-fiction masterpiece, the Foundation series

    THE EPIC SAGA THAT INSPIRED THE APPLE TV+ SERIES FOUNDATION

    It 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.

    About Prelude to Foundation

    The first of two prequel novels in Isaac Asimov’s classic science-fiction masterpiece, the Foundation series

    THE EPIC SAGA THAT INSPIRED THE APPLE TV+ SERIES FOUNDATION

    It 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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    About Isaac Asimov

    Isaac Asimov began his Foundation series at the age of twenty-one, not realizing that it would one day be considered a cornerstone of science fiction. During his legendary career, Asimov penned more than 470 books on subjects ranging from science to… More about Isaac Asimov

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    Isaac Asimov began his Foundation series at the age of twenty-one, not realizing that it would one day be considered a cornerstone of science fiction. During his legendary career, Asimov penned more than 470 books on subjects ranging from science to… More about Isaac Asimov

    About Isaac Asimov

    Isaac Asimov began his Foundation series at the age of twenty-one, not realizing that it would one day be considered a cornerstone of science fiction. During his legendary career, Asimov penned more than 470 books on subjects ranging from science to… More about Isaac Asimov

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    Product Details

    Category: Space Opera

    Paperback | $18.00
    Published by Del Rey
    Dec 15, 2020 | 448 Pages | 5-1/2 x 8-1/4 | ISBN 9780593159972

    Category: Space Opera

    Mass Market Paperback | $8.99
    Published by Spectra
    Mar 01, 1989 | 512 Pages | 4-3/16 x 6-7/8 | ISBN 9780553278392

    Category: Space Opera

    Ebook | $8.99
    Published by Spectra
    Mar 14, 2012 | 448 Pages | ISBN 9780553900958

    Category: Space Opera | Audiobooks

    Audiobook Download | $22.50
    Published by Random House Audio
    Oct 11, 2011 | 895 Minutes | ISBN 9780307970602
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