The third volume in the "Foundation" saga. Psychohistorian Hari Seldon was the only man in ... more
history to have understood the shifting patterns of the inhabited cosmos. He foresaw that the Foundation he set up on the planet Terminus would be vulnerable as...
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Prelude To Foundation.
Author - IsaacAsimov.,
Synopsis -
This book was written in 1988 and was the last Foundation book yet to be written. As with Star Wars not all 6 Foundation novels where written chronologically. It, as the name suggests, should be considered the 1st Foundation book.
At 460 pages long, here are just a few pointers to the virgin foundation reader.
The book wastes no time in introducing the reader to Hari Seldon, the mathematical genius of physcohistory. Which is the prediction of future events by mathematically understanding MASS human behavior.
Hari travels to Trantor to give a lecture but ends up meeting the Emperor Cleon 1 and his dangerous advisor Eto Demerzel.
The Emperor is skeptical but decides to keep hari under survalence. Hari visits a local park where he is almost mugged but rescued by ...
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A few facts before this review starts,
This is the Seventh and final book in the foundation series. Understandable really as IsaacAsimov died just 2 weeks after completing the book in April 1992.
It is widely accepted that Asimov regarded Hari Seldon as his alter ego and in this book Hari..... Well you'll have to read it.
The book follows the decline of the Empire and the coming to fruition of Hari Seldons great plans and works. Mixed in are flash back to Haris? earlier days, which are used to fill in many missing parts of Haris? earlier life and some of the crisis moments of the Seldon plan.
You are shown the clash between Hari and Cleon II, Emperor of the known Universe. But more importantly the manoeuvres between Hari and Cleons adviser, Eto Demerzel ...
Advantages: If you've read the others, you might enjoy reading more. Disadvantages: If you've read the others, this will probably come as a let down.
. The reason I think you should read this is because if you ever think of or are writing a book, this would serve as a stark reminder of the problems with publishers. They ask for things that, often, writers don't really want to do. The other reason is actually just the first reason again, but I think it's relevant to mention it twice because it is two reasons in reality.
I won't beat about the bush: I don't like this book. I think Mr. Asimov should have left the Foundation series alone here. I haven't read the prequels yet, and I don't doubt that they might be okay, but I view this book as a bit of a travesty. The dialogue is extended beyond reasonable limits and laboured to the extreme, and, given the foreword, in which old Isaac tells us that he was asked to write how ever many thousands of words, the only conclusion I can come to is that he ...
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EAN
9780586017135
Type
Fiction
Genre
Science Fiction
Publisher
HarperCollins Publishers
Title
Second Foundation
Author
Isaac Asimov
ISBN
0586017135
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The third volume in the Foundation" saga. Psychohistorian Hari Seldon was the only man in history to have understood the shifting patterns of the inhabited cosmos. He foresaw that the Foundation he set up on the planet Terminus would be vulnerable as it was to be attacked by the Mule."
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