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Prelude to foundation

Hari Seldon, a young Outworld mathematician, develops a remarkable theory of prediction which he calls psychohistory. He struggles to keep his theory from falling into the wrong hands.

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  • "Hari Seldon, a young Outworld mathematician, develops a remarkable theory of prediction which he calls psychohistory. He struggles to keep his theory from falling into the wrong hands."@en
  • "In this "prequel" to the classic Foundation series, a young Hari Seldon arrives on Trantor in the last years of the Galactic Empire. He presents a paper on his theories of psychohistory and prediction and instantly becomes the most wanted man in the Empire."@en
  • "In this "prequel" to the classic Foundation series, a young Hari Seldon arrives on Trantor in the last years of the Galactic Empire. He presents a paper on his theories of psychohistory and prediction and instantly becomes the most wanted man in the empire."@en
  • "Hari Seldon, a young, naive Outworld mathematician, comes to the Decennial Convention on Trantor and presents his remarkable theory of prediction called psychohistory. In doing so he becomes the most wanted man in the Empire as he struggles to keep his theory from reaching the wrong hands."@en
  • "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..."
  • "The overture to the great science fiction series, Foundation, takes place in 12,020 G.E. with Emperor Cleon on the Imperial throne of Trantor."@en
  • "The year is 12,020 G.E. Emperor Cleon I rules Trantor, a civilization of unimaginable technological and cultural complexity. But among its 40 billion subjects, enemies plot against him. Enter Hari Seldon, a young mathematician -- he holds the key to the future."@en
  • "The year is 12,020 G.E. Emperor Cleon I rules Trantor, a civilization of unimaginable technological and cultural complexity. But among its 40 billion subjects, enemies plot against him. Enter Hari Seldon, a young mathematician -- he holds the key to the future."

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  • "Science fiction"
  • "Fiction"
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  • "Prelude to foundation"@en
  • "Prelude to foundation"
  • "Prelude to Foundation"@en
  • "Prelude to Foundation"

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