Hugo Award Best Novel Winner

Foundation's Edge

by Isaac Asimov

Summary

Isaac Asimov returns to his Foundation saga as councilman Golan Trevize suspects that the hidden Second Foundation still guides the galaxy through Hari Seldon's plan. His quest to uncover the truth leads toward the legendary lost world of Earth and a deeper mystery shaping human destiny. Written decades after the original trilogy, the novel reconnects Asimov's robot and Foundation series into a single future history.

Historical Context & Significance

Foundation's Edge was Asimov's first Hugo for Best Novel and arrived more than thirty years after the original Foundation trilogy.