The third novel in Isaac Asimov’s classic science-fiction masterpiece, the Foundation series.
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The Foundation lies in ruins—destroyed by a mutant mind bent on humanity’s annihilation. But it’s rumored that there’s a Second Foundation hidden somewhere at the end of the Galaxy, established as insurance to preserve the knowledge of mankind.
Now a desperate race has begun between the survivors of the First Foundation and an alien entity to find this last flicker of humanity’s shining past—and future hope. Yet the key to it all might be a fourteen-year-old girl burdened with a terrible secret. Is she the Foundation’s savior—or its deadliest enemy?
Unforgettable, thought-provoking, and riveting, Second Foundation is a stunning novel of adventure and ideas writ huge across the Galaxy—a powerful tale of humankind’s struggle to preserve the fragile light of wisdom against the threat of its own dark barbarism.
🔭 From the Desk of Paul Bracken:
"If the original Foundation book is about setting up a grand, mathematical plan for the universe, this third book is about what happens when absolute chaos throws that plan off course. I love how Asimov uses this installment to explore the unseen, hidden forces at play in the galaxy. When you spend your nights hunting for incredibly faint, distant deep-space objects through a telescope, you can really appreciate a story about a desperate search for a hidden sanctuary at the edge of the universe. It’s a brilliant, twisty addition to the series that keeps you guessing until the very last page."
