Name: Foundation's Edge
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Author: Isaac Asimov

About This Book

Councilman Golan Trevize questions the very truths that have held the Foundation together, while Mayor Branno navigates dangerous political waters with everything on the line. As secrets surface on the tranquil world of Terminus, the fate of an entire civilization may hinge on the choices of a few. Dive into a riveting tale where every decision could alter the destiny of the galaxy.

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About the Author

Isaac Asimov

1920–1992

Isaac Asimov (1920–1992) was a prolific Russian-born American writer and professor of biochemistry at Boston University. Born in Petrovichi, Russia, Asimov immigrated with his family to the United States at the age of three and grew up in Brooklyn, New York. He earned his degrees from Columbia University, receiving a Ph.D. in chemistry in 1948. While pursuing his academic career, Asimov began writing science fiction stories and quickly became one of the most recognized voices in the genre. Over the course of his life, he authored or edited more than 500 books, spanning topics from science fiction to history and popular science.

Places and Terms in this Book

Terminus— A mild planet with a high water/land ratio, established as the traditional seat and capital of the Foundation, located at the very edge of the Galaxy.

Second Foundation— A secret organization established by Hari Seldon to preserve and develop psychological sciences and subtly guide the Seldon Plan.

Trantor— The former capital of the First Galactic Empire, a world-girdling city that housed the Galactic Library.

Foundation— The organization founded by Hari Seldon to preserve civilization and guide humanity towards a Second Galactic Empire after the collapse of the first.

Galaxy— The vast star system where the Galactic Empire and the Foundation are situated.

Earth— The legendary original planet where human beings first appeared and evolved.

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Vocabulary

Seldon Plan— Hari Seldon's elaborate, long-term strategy, based on psychohistory, designed to minimize the Interregnum and guide humanity to a Second Galactic Empire.

parsecs— A unit of astronomical distance, approximately 3.26 light-years.

hyper-relay— A device placed on a spaceship, possibly for tracking or communication during hyperspace travel.

hyperspace— An alternate dimension or state of space that allows for instantaneous travel across vast interstellar distances.

mentalics— The specialized science and technique of mental control, manipulation, and influence, central to the abilities of the Second Foundation.

psychohistory— A mathematical science, developed by Hari Seldon, capable of predicting the overall reactions of large groups of human beings and forecasting social and historical changes.

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