Hardcover, 366 pages
English language
Published September 1982 by Doubleday.
It is 498 years since the establishment of the First Foundation. The threat of the Mule has been rebuffed; on Trantor it is a period of calm and prosperity. But an unexpected appearance by psycho-historian Hari Seldon raises some interesting questions and the young Councilman who asks them finds himself exiled into space in search of answers: Does the Second Foundation still exist? And does it continue to control human history from a secret Galactic refuge? At issue the destiny of humankind.
FOUNDATION'S EDGE is the most eagerly anticipated science fiction novel of our time. It is the first science fiction novel from the Master in a decade a stirring blend of actions and ideas with future technology and hyperspace travel. The sequel to The- Foundation Trilogy has all the wisdom, humor, and intrigue that have made its predecessors the most widely read science fiction series of all time. Asimov …
It is 498 years since the establishment of the First Foundation. The threat of the Mule has been rebuffed; on Trantor it is a period of calm and prosperity. But an unexpected appearance by psycho-historian Hari Seldon raises some interesting questions and the young Councilman who asks them finds himself exiled into space in search of answers: Does the Second Foundation still exist? And does it continue to control human history from a secret Galactic refuge? At issue the destiny of humankind.
FOUNDATION'S EDGE is the most eagerly anticipated science fiction novel of our time. It is the first science fiction novel from the Master in a decade a stirring blend of actions and ideas with future technology and hyperspace travel. The sequel to The- Foundation Trilogy has all the wisdom, humor, and intrigue that have made its predecessors the most widely read science fiction series of all time. Asimov has done his classic threesome one better.
This started out slowly and I was convinced my rating would be lower than the previous ones in the Foundation series, but it took on a whole new twist to the series unlike the previous ones and in the end I enjoyed it very much.
