seldon-crisis

The prologue outlines the historical context of the fall of the First Galactic Empire and Hari Seldon's creation of psychohistory to shorten the ensuing dark age by establishing two Foundations. The first Foundation, focused on physical sciences, has grown powerful but faces challenges from the Mule and the secretive Second Foundation of mentalics. In Chapter One, Councilman Golan Trevize expresses skepticism about the accepted narrative of the Seldon Plan and the Foundation's current role, questioning the complacency and isolation of Terminus despite its galactic influence.