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At last, the costly and bitter war between the two Foundations had come to an end. The scientists of the First Foundation had proved victorious; and now they retum to Hari Seldon's long-established plan to build a new Empire that the Second Foundation is not destroyed after all-and that its still-deContinue
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Scott said on Jun 27, 2009 | Add your feedback
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VK1984 said on Jan 5, 2012 about the Paperback edition | Add your feedback
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SF can be so romantic!
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'[...] you are a tiny individual. What if she gets tired of you? She is young - '
'Golan, I've thought of that. I've thought of nothing but that for days. I expect her to grow tired of me; I'm no romantic idiot. But whatever she gives me till then will be enough. She has already given me enough. ... (continue)Ersill said on Oct 29, 2010 about the Paperback edition | Add your feedback
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- English Books
- Mass Market Paperback 480 Pages
- Edition: Reissue
- ISBN-10: 0553293389
- ISBN-13: 9780553293388
- Publisher: Spectra
- Pub date: Nov 01, 1991
- Dimensions: 1097 mm x 710 mm x 194 mm Just how big is that?
- Also available as: Paperback, Hardcover, Audio Cassette, Leather Bound, School & Library Binding and Others
- In other languages: other languages
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"Foundation's Edge" by Isaac Asimov
I found it interesting that this book was written about 30 years after the previous book in the series was published. As such, there are some noticeable differences in Asimov's style and treatment of Foundation. This is also the first proper novel in the Foundation series, since the previous three b ... (continue)
I found it interesting that this book was written about 30 years after the previous book in the series was published. As such, there are some noticeable differences in Asimov's style and treatment of Foundation. This is also the first proper novel in the Foundation series, since the previous three books were really a collection of short stories. This story is much longer and much more fleshed out than the previous Foundation stories, as a result.
Lots of neat ideas to keep a reader interested: Earth as a sort of paradise lost; Earth as a sort of "grail quest"; robots, the three laws of robotics (and its conclusion); Gaia theory (a planet as a single, living organism); self-conscious, deliberate, and contradictory representations of gender; and, of course, the Seldon Plan and Foundation. There's a lot more to the book, of course, but these are some ideas I found most interesting.
I thought the book had a good opening, but most of the first half was pretty weak. It got much better in the second half, and the ending was just great (good enough for me to give it 4 stars, despite the weak beginning). Asimov really is a great storyteller, and I recommend the series. I would suggest reading the original trilogy before this one (and perhaps "I, Robot" as well).
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