Sunday, May 1, 2011

Prelude to Foundation by Isaac Asimov

This book chronicles the beginning of Hari Seldon's development of pyschohistory. When a young mathematician discovers that it's possible to predict the probability of a given future event, both Emperor Cleon I and his First Minister Eto Demerzel are interested in the possibilities. But Seldon is less convinced that it is practical to develop this possibility into a working science. Trying to stay one step ahead of imperial interest, Seldon traverses the surface of Trantor with Dors Venabili (a historian who becomes interested in his project) trying desperately to determine how to develop psychohistory before imperial forces catch up with him. This book is quite enjoyable.

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