Forward the Foundation
- 447
- Pages
- about 8 h
- Reading time
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Our view
“Forward the Foundation” is an episodic portrait of Hari Seldon growing old while psychohistory slowly takes shape. Told in sections separated by years, with the decay of the Empire ever harder to miss, it draws its strength from Seldon’s character. Some readers take it as the saga’s farewell; others add that its details fall into place best when it comes last, though a few threads never quite fit.
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About the book
Forward the Foundation is a novel by American writer Isaac Asimov, published posthumously in 1993. It is the second of two prequels to the Foundation Series. It is written in a format similar to that of the original book, Foundation, composed of chapters with long intervals in between; however, Forward takes place within only one lifetime. Both books were first published as independent short stories in science fiction magazines.
Reading order · Foundation series
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Where the score comes from
The sources average 8.0 across 407 ratings — not yet many, so the reader vote carries 73% of the weight and the rest pulls toward the Science fiction average of 7.8. That is how 8.0 comes out.
| Source | Average | Ratings | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|
| Open Library | 8.1 | 50 | 12% |
| Hardcover | 8.0 | 357 | 88% |
Frequently asked
How long is Forward the Foundation?
It has 447 pages — longer than 51% of the ranked books in Science fiction.
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