Advantages: beautifully written and engaging story, well rounded characters, thought provoking storyline Disadvantages: none
...of artificially intelligent beings. His Foundation series is also seen as one his most important contributions to the genre and it is the first book, Foundation, that I will detail further now that we have the background of the author under wraps.
~~~~The Book~~~~
Foundation is the first book of a trilogy that was later further expanded. It began life as a series of four short stories for Astounding Magazine which were printed between 1942 and ...
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Advantages: Complex and clever yet not too long, ambitious ideas and very well-written, some excellent characters Disadvantages: Pretty much devoid of action, some very long conversations that require maximum attention
...books, his claim that the Foundation series (that he was just finishing at the time) was 'absolutely brilliant' was not to be ignored. I decided to give the series a try on his recommendation - couldn't do any harm after all and it would make a change from all those thrillers I've been reading of late…
So this is the first instalment in the main Foundation trilogy, which was in later years followed up by three more related titles, and was first ...
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Advantages: Gripping plot, start of a legendary sci-fi epic... Disadvantages: ... episodic, little characterisation
Foundation is a landmark in science fiction history by one of the all-time giants of the genre, Isaac Asimov. Though this novel in itself is perhaps not an all-time great, the series the it is the beginning of most certainly is.
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The Galactic Empire is falling, but no-one can see it apart from one man. This man, Hari Seldon, has developed the science of "Psychohistory" - the art of predicting future events be analysing ...
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Advantages: Facinating Concepts, Well Detailed Universe Disadvantages: You may not own the other volumes to see what happens
...the first of Issac Asimov's Foundation series, comprising Foundation, Foundation and Empire, Second Foundation, Foundation and Earth and the Prequels, Prelude to Foundation and Forward the Foundation.
Although this book stands alone, reading Prelude to Foundation (written 30 years later) first will enhance your enjoyment of the book as it fleshes out much of the rich backstory.
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The book begins with the trial of a man named Hari ...
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Advantages: A great read if you love sci-fi Disadvantages: Too small a read
...would categorically state that the foundation series is by far the best of the batch.
This book is the first in a series of ten books which catalogue the history of the galaxy starting with the foundations hero Hari Seldon who invents a new type of science called ''Psychohistory'' which using the law of mass action, can predict the future.
Using psychohistory Seldon soon discovers that the current empire under the emporor Cleon will collapse, ...
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Advantages: A truly mind blowing and humbling experience Disadvantages: It ends.
Previous to this book I had never encountered Isaac Asimov before, I had heard that he was a giant in the SF genre and as such my expectations were very high. High expectations lead to highly critical evaluations and so it is clear that something is very special if it can meet those high expectations, even exceed them. This book is one of those very special things.
A special mention should go to the artwork on the front of my edition, it is simply ...
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but forgotten by humans who live throughout the galaxy. Yet all is not well with the Galactic Empire. Its vast size is crippling to it. In particular, the admin...
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The first volume of Asimov's saga which won the Hugo Award for Best All-Time Novel ... more
Series. The ostensible task of Foundation a group of savants established by Seldon on the remote planet Terminus is to compile the "Encyclopedia Galactica" a complet...
but forgotten by humans who live throughout the galaxy. Yet all is not well with the Galactic Empire. Its vast size is crippling to it. In particular, the admin...
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