Binding: Paperback
Dewey Decimal Number: 813
EAN: 9780586058398
Edition: New Ed
ISBN: 0586058397
Label: Collins
Manufacturer: Collins
Number Of Pages: 432
Publication Date: August 22, 1994
Publisher: Collins
Studio: Collins

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Rating: - After a 30 year hiatus
After a hiatus of nearly 30 years, Asimov's next instalment in the Foundation Series feels like he never stopped writing. Fast-paced, with the usual last-minute plot-twists, this book will not disappoint Asimov and Sci-Fi fans alike.

The book follows the story of Golan Trevize (an opinionated Federation Councilman) and Janov Pelorat (a hermit Historian). The two venture out as Mayor Branno's Lightening Rod to attract the attention of the still-troublesome Second Foundation and stumble ... Read More

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Rating: - A damning rating for a book that is actually not that bad
As a stand alone book, this is not that bad, Golan Trevize is an amusing enough guy, and the story meanders along. However, it completely changes the meaning of the foundation story. While still preferrable to the insipid "Foundation and Earth" it will all come down to whether you prefer the "I Robot" side of Asimov or the "Foundation" side. If you are like me, you prefer the non-robot texts and didn't appreciate the merger of two different storylines, to the detriment of both.

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Rating: - Good, but could have been a lot better
The good news? This is very well-written compared with almost any other SF novel, and the plot does grip you (and the way that various revelations are revealed is masterly). You really do want to read what happens next. The bad news? Firstly, there is an awful lot of padding in the descriptions of life in the Second Foundation - this is just plain boring. Secondly, when we meet Bliss from Gaia, the wonder of the concepts described here is ruined by the feebly-motivated dislike that Trevize takes to ... Read More

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Rating: - Foundation's Edge
This book is written in the exact same style as the first three and as such is a good book on its own. However it doesn't seem to fit with the original three. Since these additions to the series were in effect forced upon the author, I was expecting a simple continuation of the intellectual battles between characters of the first foundation and its enemies or perhaps some more on the intentions of the second foundation. However, where at first the foundation was a force mysteriously protected by the ... Read More

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Rating: - The older and more experienced Asimov revisits his creation
It seems to me that so many have missed a very important point at what's happened here. Isaac Asimov created, in his youth and from his brilliance, a future universe. Then, as is so with all authors, he moved on to other projects, developing his philosophy and his story telling skills and also his sense of humor as his career continued. Of his own, he really had no idea of returning to Foundation, but of course, readers wanted and began to demand more. Finally, his publishers applied pressure, and ... Read More

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