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Considered by many to be the greatest science-fiction series of all time (at least the original trilogy). In the far future, psycho-historian Hari Seldon has created an avenue of mathamatics that can predict the general sweep of future history. Seldon predicts the Galactic Empire will fall, leading to a long period of chaos and barbarism. But Seldon has a plan--create a society and...more
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One of the reasons this book is a classic must be its influence over so much science fiction that came after it. But like so many creative works at the beginning of movements, Asimov's "Foundation" is primitive in comparison to later examples in the genre. The first two-thirds of the book are gripping. Asimov is clearly writing about ideas here, and the ideas are interesting enough: that the...more
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Finally found just the original and in great condition! I think that the story was actually harmed by the fact that I expected so much from it. I'm left disappointed, but the story is actually quite solid. Told from the perspective of different people along Seldon's predicted timeline of Empire collapse - it still has quite a bit to say about modern society and life on the edge of a former...more
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Jay
few weeks ago
I have long heard that the Foundation novels are THE science fiction series to read, but for some reason never got around to it until a long train ride across northern India this week. And now I'm a believer. While some have called the Foundation books a sci-fi epic, I like that Asimov is able to establish relevant concepts and dilemmas for each section very quickly (unlike other "epic"...more
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This is brilliant. The writing is very terse and devoid of flowery descriptions or emotional baggage, in fact most of the writing is straight dialogue, there's no romance and there's actually not that much in the way of "action" either. Yet it still managed to captivate me, I found it totally engrossing and loved every word. I read the book in one sitting and immediatley went out to find more...more
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  • ISBN-10: 0345308980
  • ISBN-13: 9780345308986
  • ISBN-10: 0385177259
  • ISBN-13: 9780385177252
  • ISBN-10: 0553293389
  • ISBN-13: 9780553293388
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