Foundation book 6 · 1988
Prelude to Foundation
Young mathematician Hari Seldon arrives on Trantor, capital of the Empire, and presents a paper on psychohistory. Suddenly powerful people want him, and he is forced to flee across the planet.
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Book facts
- Author
- Isaac Asimov
- Series
- Foundation, book 6 of 7
- Published
- 1988
- Setting
- Set in the Galactic Empire
- Story order
- Book 1 by the story’s timeline
- Characters charted
- 1
- Chart confidence
- High
In story order: before Forward the Foundation.
Who is in Prelude to Foundation
1 recurring or key character from Isaac Asimov’s chart.
Lead 1
- Hari SeldonMathematician who invents psychohistory