Seldon steps down from his government position and resumes leadership of the psychohistory project. As a result, the emperor is assassinated, and a military junta takes over for a disastrous decade. After a ten-year period of relative silence on Trantor, the remains of the political faction exploit Trantor's faults in an attempted coup. Cleon appoints Seldon, somewhat unwilling, as the new First Minister. In the aftermath Demerzel steps down as First Minister, vanishing to attend to other matters in the galaxy. A new political faction threatens Demerzel, and consequently the fate of the Galactic Empire. In the latter years of the reign of Emperor Cleon I, Seldon is dragged into the world of galactic politics by Yugo Amaryl's concern over Seldon's friend Eto Demerzel, known only to Seldon and Dors Venabili as R. It depicts how Seldon develops his theory of psychohistory from hypothetical concept to practical application, and its application in the Seldon plan. The story takes place on Trantor, and begins eight years after the events of Prelude to Foundation. Plot įorward the Foundation continues the chronicles of the life of Hari Seldon, first begun in Prelude to Foundation. Like other previous science fiction works by Asimov, the book was a commercial success, becoming a New York Times bestselling work. Thus, they say, a detailed reading of Forward the Foundation can shed light on Asimov's inner thoughts at the end of his life. Critics such as Josh Wimmer and Alasdair Wilkins have regarded many of the opinions and viewpoints expressed by Seldon in this book as autobiographical. The parallels between Hari Seldon and Isaac Asimov found in this book- the last one written by Asimov before his death- and the focus on Hari Seldon as he grows old and dies, strengthen the idea that Asimov considered Seldon his literary alter ego. Both books were first published as independent short stories in science fiction magazines.
It is written in a format similar to that of the original book, Foundation, composed of chapters with long intervals in between, although Forward takes place within only one lifetime. It is the second of two prequels to the Foundation Series. Forward the Foundation is a novel by American writer Isaac Asimov, published posthumously in 1993.
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