Asimov, Isaac,  1920- <br/><br/>
Prelude to foundation / 
Isaac Asimov. 
 - New York :  Doubleday,  c1988. 
 - x, 403 p. ;  24 cm. 
 - (Foundation series) .
<br/><br/> "A Foundation Book (New York, N.Y.)." 
<br/><br/> The year is 12,020 G.E. Emperor Cleon I rules Trantor, a civilization of unimaginable technological and cultural complexity. But among its 40 billion subjects, enemies plot against him. Enter Hari Seldon, a young mathematician -- he holds the key to the future. 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>0385233132 
<br/><br/><label>LCCN: </label>87033086 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Science fiction.