The Originist
Short story by Orson Scott Card
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"The Originist" is a short story by Orson Scott Card. First published in the short story collection Foundation's Friends (1989),[1] it also appears in his short story collection Maps in a Mirror. This story is set in Isaac Asimov's Foundation universe. It was voted 8th in the category Best Novella at the 1990 Locus Awards.[2]
| "The Originist" | |
|---|---|
| Short story by Orson Scott Card | |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Publication | |
| Published in | Foundation's Friends |
| Publisher | Tor Books |
| Media type | Print (hardcover & paperback) |
| Publication date | 1989 |
| Series | Foundation series |
Plot summary
The events in "The Originist" take place just after the first part of Foundation and deal with Hari Seldon's establishment of the Second Foundation.[3]
Reception
David Langford who commented briefly on the anthology Foundation's Friends, praised Orson Scott Card's work as the best story in the anthology and "the best Foundation/Empire story ever written".[4] Similar sentiment was expressed by the reviewer for asimovreviews.net.[5]
