exile-and-quest

The narrative device of banishing a character to space to initiate a journey of discovery and truth.

1 chapter across 1 book

Foundation's Edge (1982)Isaac Asimov

Chapter 2

The chapter sets the stage nearly five centuries after the First Foundation's establishment, highlighting a period of peace and prosperity on Trantor following the defeat of the Mule. A mysterious appearance by psychohistorian Hari Seldon prompts a young Councilman to question the existence and influence of the secretive Second Foundation, leading to his exile and a quest to uncover the truth about humanity's destiny.