Though he is disguised for much of the novel, R. Were it not for the involvement of certain mind-altering robots, psychohistory would have no chance at all. As the novel opens, even Seldon himself does not believe he has a workable theory. None of this make sthe book any less mind-bending, and in fact these difficultuies are ones that Seldon faces from the outset. You only need to look at various real-world political analysis and predictions to see that. Now, psychohistory is essentiallyu unworkable in reality.
As high-concept SF goes, it doesn’t come much higher than that. For the late crowd, psychohistory is the study of humanity with a view to predicting the fate of civilisation. It’s the story of a young Hari Seldon and his first steps on the Galactic stage, coupled with the development of his theory of psychohistory. Prelude to Foundation is, in many ways, exactly what you’d expect given the title. Thankfully, by this stage in his career, Asimov was more than up to the task, and this is some of his best work. They have a lot of heavy lifting to do, tying together the various threads of the Foundation universe while also telling a story in their own right. Nemesis aside, the prequel duology, of which this is the first, were Asimov’s final addition to his sprawling future history. With these three names, we at last reach the Foundation series itself. Even some who are willing to kill for control of psychohistory. But while Seldon sees his paper as little more than a curiosity, there are those who see far more potential in it.
Hari Seldon has come to Trantor to present his latest paper: a mathematical treatise on his bold new theory of psychohistory. spoilers for the entire Foundation universe.
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