The First Foundation, inspired by a scientist of mass behavior, was created to dominate the interregnum between the First and Second Empires.
Its power was to be tested by a mysterious mutant being who could control the thoughts of others.
Now, the Second Foundation remained unknown somewhere in the Galaxy, to confront its actions. But it also had to confront the First Foundation, its scientific counterpart, which now - five hundred years after its establishment - is experiencing a new, explosive climax.