Foundation's Fear - Softcover

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1857235630 ISBN 13: 9781857235630

Publisher: Orbit, 1998

Synopsis

Hari Seldon is close to perfecting his theory of psychohistory and is a reluctant candidate for First Minister. There is considerable and dangerous opposition, and he and his wife Dora are forced to flee Trantor. His experiences whet his political edge and prepare him for confrontation.

About this title

Review:

This is the first installment of The Second Foundation Trilogy, based on Isaac Asimov's famous Foundation series. Acclaimed hard science fiction writers Gregory Benford, David Brin, and Greg Bear will each produce a work for the trilogy. Benford kicks off exploring the beginnings of the Foundation itself and its creator, Hari Seldon. Seldon is working on a project to ease the inevitable collapse of the universe-spanning Empire and the Dark Ages that will ensue. But the current emperor has other plans, like appointing Seldon first minister and thus thrusting him into a world of political intrigues and assassination attempts that ultimately will bring him up against future history's greatest threat.

About the Author:

Gregory Benford is a professor of physics at the University of California, Irvine. He is a Woodrow Wilson Fellow, and was Visiting Fellow at Cambridge University. and in 1995 received the Lord Prize for contributions to sciences. His research encompasses both theory and experiments in the fields of astrophysics and plasma physics. His fiction has won many awards, including the Nebula Award for his novel Timescape. Dr. Benford makes his home in Laguna Beach, California.

About this edition

• Publisher: Orbit
• Publication date: 1998
• ISBN 10: 1857235630
• ISBN 13: 9781857235630
• Binding: Paperback