Binding: Paperback
Dewey Decimal Number: 813
EAN: 9780586017135
Edition: New Impression
ISBN: 0586017135
Label: Collins
Manufacturer: Collins
Number Of Pages: 192
Publication Date: March 28, 1994
Publisher: Collins
Studio: Collins

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Rating: - Best of the first Trilogy
Better than both the first and second book's in Asimov's Foundation Series.

This third instalment begins from the aftermath of the Mule's annexing of the Foundation and tells the story of his, and his successors drive to find the elusive Second Foundation.

The leaders of Terminus of the First Foundation believe that Hari Seldon devised the Second Foundation to ensure the longevity of the First's rule of the Galaxy. They may have been mistaken.

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Rating: - The climax to the series, and for most people, the place to stop reading
If you started with "Foundation", went on to "Foundation and Empire" and did not read the prequels, this is a high note to go out on. Your own internal loyalty will be tested between Foundation and Second Foundation - your old alliegance is to the Foundation, but is the Second Foundation a necessary evil? Iconic stuff of a level of art rarely reached in science fiction.

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Rating: - Second Fouundation: shocking revelations
Whilst it is best to read second foundation after 'foundation' and 'foundation and empire' it is not essential, as the prologue fills you in on the basics of the previous two novels.

The book goes a long way to explain the purpose of the mysterious second foundation, but the main focus is on its location, and the search for it by both the mule and the first foundation.

The first half puts order into the chaotic situation left by the events in 'foundation and empire', and follows ... Read More

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Rating: - Second Foundation: shocking revelations
Whilst it is best to read second foundation after 'foundation' and 'foundation and empire' it is not essential, as the prologue fills you in on the basics of the previous two novels.

The book goes a long way to explain the purpose of the mysterious second foundation, but the main focus is on its location, and the search for it by both the mule and the first foundation.

The first half puts order into the chaotic situation left by the events in 'foundation and empire', and follows ... Read More

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Rating: - Golden age science fiction at its best
Through all the works that make up the foundation 'trilogy' Asimov maintains a tightly plotted, fast paced story.

"Second Foundation" adds to the ideas developed in "Foundation" and "Foundation and Empire", although it perhaps somewhat undermines the idea of psychohistory.

Science fiction is rarely this good. Buy it

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