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Prelude to Foundation by Isaac Asimov, book cover
Novel · 1988 · 434 pages

Prelude to Foundation

by Isaac Asimov

Prelude to Foundation by Isaac Asimov was a finalist or poll selection for the 1989 Locus Award for Best Science Fiction Novel.

HugoNo recognition listed
NebulaNo recognition listed
LocusPoll selection1989
ClarkeNo recognition listed

Prelude to Foundation is a novel by American writer Isaac Asimov, published in 1988. It is one of two prequels to the Foundation series. For the first time, Asimov chronicles the fictional life of Hari Seldon, the man who invented psychohistory and the intellectual hero of the series.

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Locus poll selection, 1989 Locus Award for Best Science Fiction Novel · Source ↗

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