"Prelude To Foundation" by Isaac Asimov
Hari Seldon is a scholar in the year 12,020. The future is a place where there are over 25 million inhabited worlds in the Universe. Seldon is developing a new field of study called "psychohistory" and the prospects are good that this new field of study will enable Seldon to predict the future. The story follows Seldon eluding capture by the Imperial Emperor while he is researching his new and exciting field of psychohistory. Seldon has become a highly valuable person to the Emperor and others who wish to use his ability to accurately predict the future. The chase around the world of Trantor, teaches Seldon alot about the human species and he discovers that finding adequate sources of historical literature is harder than it seems. There are no reliable historical sources dating back to the dawn of humankind and this poses a real problem for Seldon in developing psychohistory. Seldon can't seem to find any information about the dawn of humankind and the folklore about an ancient planet called "Earth" truly captivates Seldon. Did this mythological place called Earth actually exist? If so, how can he find out about it? There are lots of intellectual twists and turns in this fun story, especially the twists at the end! I highly recommend reading Isaac Asimov. If you received the Vesuvius Records Book Club copy of this novel, be sure to sign and date the inside back cover when you are done reading it and pass it on to someone you love :)
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