SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                             Washington, D.C. 20549


                                    Form 8-K

             Current Report Filed Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of
                       the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

                                 Date of Report
              (Date of Earliest Event Reported): September 22, 1997


                            THE FOREFRONT GROUP, INC.
              -----------------------------------------------------
             (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)


   Delaware                              0-27438                    76-0365256
-------------------------------      ---------------         -------------------
(State or other jurisdiction          (Commission            (I.R.S. Employer
of incoporation or organization)      File Number)           Identification No.)



1360 Post Oak Boulevard, Suite 2050, Houston, Texas                    77056
-------------------------------------------------------              ---------
         (Address of principal executive offices)                    (Zip Code)

                                 (713) 961-1101
             -------------------------------------------------------
              (Registrant's telephone number, including Area Code)


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Item 2.           Acquisition or Disposition of Assets.

          On September 22, 1997,  The  ForeFront  Group,  Inc.  (the  "Company")
entered into an Asset Purchase Agreement  ("Agreement") with Hewlett-Packard  
Company ("HP")  with  respect to the  purchase  by HP from the Company of 
certain of the Company assets related to the Verona  Project. The Verona Project
consisted of research and development activities relating to technology for 
enhanced printing of hypertext mark-up language ("HTML") documents from the 
Internet.  HP paid the Company  $2,392,000  for the rights to Verona 
intellectual  property  and for a license to use certain  additional  software 
programs owned by the Company for a limited time. The purchase price was 
determined through negotiations between the Company and  representatives  of HP.
In connection with this asset purchase,  HP agreed to hire certain  employees of
the Company and to lease the Company's  Palo Alto office and equipment for a 
limited period.

         There was no  pre-existing  material  relationship  between the parties
prior to the transaction.


Item 7.           Financial Statements and Exhibits

         (a)      Financial Statements of Business Acquisition

                           Not Applicable

         (b)      Pro Forma Financial Information

                           Not Applicable

         (c)      Exhibits

         Exhibit
         Number

         *10.1    Asset  Purchase  Agreement,  dated as of  September  22, 1997,
                  between the Company and HP.

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         *        Confidential treatment has been requested. The copy filed as 
                  an exhibit omits the information subject to the
                  confidentiality request.
            
                                   SIGNATURES

         Pursuant to the  requirements  of the Securities  Exchange Act of 1934,
the  Registrant  has duly  caused  this report to be signed on its behalf by the
undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

                                                THE FOREFRONT GROUP, INC.


                                                /s/ Jeffrey R. Harder
                                                -------------------------------
                                                Jeffrey R. Harder,
                                                Vice President & General Counsel




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                                 EXHIBIT INDEX


Exhibit
Number              Documentation Description
--------            -------------------------
*10.1               Asset Purchase Agreement between The ForeFront Group, Inc.
                    and Hewlett-Packard Company dated September 22, 1997

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*    Confidential treatment has been requested.  The copy filed as an exhibit
     omits the information subject to the confidentiality request.
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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                             Washington, D.C. 20549

                                    Form 8-K

             Current Report Filed Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of
                       the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

                                 Date of Report
              (Date of Earliest Event Reported): September 22, 1997

                            THE FOREFRONT GROUP, INC.
              -----------------------------------------------------
             (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

   Delaware                              0-27438                    76-0365256
-------------------------------      ---------------         -------------------
(State or other jurisdiction          (Commission            (I.R.S. Employer
of incoporation or organization)      File Number)           Identification No.)

1360 Post Oak Boulevard, Suite 2050, Houston, Texas                    77056
-------------------------------------------------------              ---------
         (Address of principal executive offices)                    (Zip Code)

                                 (713) 961-1101
             -------------------------------------------------------
              (Registrant's telephone number, including Area Code)
Item 2.           Acquisition or Disposition of Assets.

          On September 22, 1997,  The  ForeFront  Group,  Inc.  (the  "Company")
entered into an Asset Purchase Agreement  ("Agreement") with Hewlett-Packard  
Company ("HP")  with  respect to the  purchase  by HP from the Company of 
certain of the Company assets related to the Verona  Project. The Verona Project
consisted of research and development activities relating to technology for 
enhanced printing of hypertext mark-up language ("HTML") documents from the 
Internet.  HP paid the Company  $2,392,000  for the rights to Verona 
intellectual  property  and for a license to use certain  additional  software 
programs owned by the Company for a limited time. The purchase price was 
determined through negotiations between the Company and  representatives  of HP.
In connection with this asset purchase,  HP agreed to hire certain  employees of
the Company and to lease the Company's  Palo Alto office and equipment for a 
limited period.

         There was no  pre-existing  material  relationship  between the parties
prior to the transaction.

Item 7.           Financial Statements and Exhibits

         (a)      Financial Statements of Business Acquisition

                           Not Applicable

         (b)      Pro Forma Financial Information

                           Not Applicable

         (c)      Exhibits

         Exhibit
         Number

         *10.1    Asset  Purchase  Agreement,  dated as of  September  22, 1997,
                  between the Company and HP.

        ----------
         *        Confidential treatment has been requested. The copy filed as 
                  an exhibit omits the information subject to the
                  confidentiality request.
            
                                   SIGNATURES

         Pursuant to the  requirements  of the Securities  Exchange Act of 1934,
the  Registrant  has duly  caused  this report to be signed on its behalf by the
undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

                                                THE FOREFRONT GROUP, INC.

                                                /s/ Jeffrey R. Harder
                                                -------------------------------
                                                Jeffrey R. Harder,
                                                Vice President & General Counsel
EXHIBIT INDEX

Exhibit
Number              Documentation Description
--------            -------------------------
*10.1               Asset Purchase Agreement between The ForeFront Group, Inc.
                    and Hewlett-Packard Company dated September 22, 1997

--------------
*    Confidential treatment has been requested.  The copy filed as an exhibit
     omits the information subject to the confidentiality request.