Being the first volume of
/The Foundation Series, it is also one of two prequels to the
Foundation Trilogy. For the first time
Isaac Asimov chronicles the life of [/Hari Seldon]
?, the man who laid the framework for the grandest project humanity has ever attempted. The story takes place on
/Trantor during the reign of [/Emperor Cleon I]
?. Hari is pursued by powerful enemies and the future of /Psychohistory
? is at risk.