The Start of Eternity/Contents

Aliens and Foundation
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Chapters
Chapter 0. Andrew Harlan and Noÿs Lambent in their new life on Earth in the 20th century. Andrew Harlan and Noÿs Lambent are characters from Isaac Asimov's novel, The End of Eternity. This chapter reveals key events in their lives from the years immediately after the end of Asimov's novel, The End of Eternity.

For 20,000 years humans spread across the galaxy and now they are now forming a vast telepathically integrated group mind known as Galaxia. Galaxia was designed by robots to satisfy the Laws of Robotics and protect humanity, but aliens from other galaxies view Galaxia as a ghastly aberration that must be destroyed.

The story continues with the alien crew of the inter-galactic cruiser, Many Sails on the human world of Tokishira....about two centuries after the events depicted in Asimov's novel, Foundation and Earth.

Chapter 1. After two weeks of frustration on the planet Tokishira, the crew of the Many Sails decides to stop trying to work with humans through conventional channels. Humans clearly have no intention of cooperating with alien visitors from other galaxies, such as the crew of the Many Sails.

Chapter 2 Captain Hooski informs the crew of the Many Sails that they will now ignore human-imposed travel restrictions and that their destination is Earth. When they reach Earth their mission will be to reverse a 20,000 year old defeat suffered at the hands of humans.

Chapter 3 Before proceeding to Earth, the Many Sails first goes to the Large Magellanic Cloud. There, additional crew members are taken aboard: humans and humaniform robots.

Chapter 4 Daneel and Fallom prepare for the arrival of the Many Sails at Earth.