Literature

COLLISIONStor Gendibal was edging toward Gaia almost as cautiously as Trevize had – and now that its star was a perceptible disc and could be viewed only through strong filters,…

GAIAIt took hours for the ship from the space station to reach the vicinity of the Far Star – very long hours for Trevize to endure. Had the situation been…

CONVERGENCEWhen Stor Gendibal finally made out Compor’s ship on his viewscreen, it seemed like the end of an incredibly long journey. Yet, of course, it was not the end, but…

GAIA-SSura Novi now stepped into the control room of the small and rather old-fashioned ship that was carrying Stor Gendibal and herself across the parsecs in deliberate Jumps. She had…

FORWARD!Janov Pelorat looked out at the dim landscape in the graying dawn with an odd mixture of regret and uncertainty. “We aren’t staying long enough, Golan. It seems a pleasant…

UNIVERSITYPelorat wrinkled his nose when he and Trevize re-entered the Far Star. Trevize shrugged. “The human body is a powerful dispenser of odors. Recycling never works instantaneously and artificial scents…

AGENTMunn Li Compor, councilman of Terminus, looked uncertain as he extended his right hand to Trevize. Trevize looked at the hand sternly and did not take it. He said, apparently…

SAYSHELLJanov Pelorat watched, for the first time in his life, as the bright star graduated into an orb after what Trevize had called a “micro-Jump.” The fourth planet – the…

TABLETwo days had passed and Gendibal found himself not so much heavyhearted as enraged. There was no reason why there could not have been an immediate hearing. Had he been…

HYPERSPACETrevize said, “Are you ready, Janov?” Pelorat looked up from the book he was viewing and said, “You mean, for the jump, old fellow?” “For the hyperspatial jump. Yes.” Pelorat…

FARMWOMANThd Speakers sat about the table, frozen in their mental shielding. It was as though all – with one accord – had hidden their minds to avoid irrevocable insult to…

FARMERStor Gendibal jogged along the country road outside the university. It was not common practice for Second Foundationers to venture into the farming world of Trantor. They could do so,…

EARTHTrevize was hot and annoyed. He and Pelorat were sitting in the small dining area, having just completed their midday meal. Pelorat said, “We’ve only been in space two days…

SPEAKERTrantor! For eight thousand years, it was the capital of a large and mighty political entity that spanned an ever-growing union of planetary systems. For twelve thousand years after that,…

SPACEThe ship looked even more impressive than Trevize – with his memories of the time when the new cruiser-class had been glowingly publicized – had expected. It was not the…

HISTORIANJanov Pelorat was white-haired and his face, in repose, looked rather empty. It was rarefy in anything but repose. He was of average height and weight and tended to move…

MAYORBranno had been waiting for an hour, thinking wearily. Technically speaking, she was guilty of breaking and entering. What’s more, she had violated, quite unconstitutionally, the rights of a Councilman….

COUNCILMAN “I don’t believe it, of course,” said Golan Trevize standing on the wide steps of Seldon Hall and looking out over the city as it sparkled in the sunlight….

The first Galactic Empire was falling. It had been decaying and breaking down for centuries and only one man fully realized that fact.He was Hari Seldom the last great scientist…

EpilogueThey say in death, all things become clear. Tokugen Numataka now knew it was true. Standing over the casket in the Osaka customs office, he felt a bitter clarity he…