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The Foundation, established after the Old Empire gives way to barbarism, fights against a mutant strain called the Mule and tries to get rid of the Second Foundation after learning it will inherit a future Empire.
By the end, I got tired of playing the "who's a double agent/who's brainwashed/who's doing the brainwashing" game, but overall, this is some top notch sci-fi. Also, there seem to be some theosophical underpinnings. I wonder if Asimov read The Secret Doctrine. ( )
By the end, I got tired of playing the "who's a double agent/who's brainwashed/who's doing the brainwashing" game, but overall, this is some top notch sci-fi. Also, there seem to be some theosophical underpinnings. I wonder if Asimov read The Secret Doctrine. ( )
Peculiar stuff. It's striking to see Asimov steadily become a better writer over the course of the series, but the overall trilogy just isn't that good. Better off reading one of the trilogy's descendents, like Parker's Engineer trilogy or Dickinson's Traitor Baru Cormorant. ( )
This series solidified my love of classic sci-fi and Asimov's work, especially his robot stories. I read all these books over 25 years ago and they are still awesome. ( )
3½ stars. Sadly this BBC audiobook adaptation of Asimov's classic trilogy suffered from some sound quality issues (variable volume ranging from almost inaudible to too loud; annoying sound effects). It is also much abridged.
An acceptable way to recall the books but I wouldn't recommend it as a replacement for reading them (or listening to an unabridged audiobook). ( )
Foundation: To My Mother Of whose authentic gray hairs not a few were caused by myself
Foundation and empire: To Mary and Henry For patience and endurance
Foundation: To the memory of my mother [1895–1973]
Foundation and Empire: To the memory of my father [1896–1969]
Second Foundation: To the memory of John W. Campbell, Jr. [1910–1971]
--Bantam Dell, 2004 edition
First words
Foundation:
HARI SELDON— ... born in the 11,988th year of the Galactic Era; died 12,069.
Foundation and Empire:
PROLOGUE
The Galactic Empire was falling.
Second Foundation:
PROLOGUE
The First Galactic Empire had endured for tens of thousands of years.
Quotations
Last words
Foundation:
KORELL—...And so after three years of a war which was certainly the most unfought war on record, the Republic of Korell surrendered unconditionally, and Hober Mallow took his place next to Hari Seldon and Salvor Hardin in the hearts of the people of the Foundation.
Eight months earlier, the First Speaker had viewed those same crowding stars—nowhere as crowded as in the central regions of that huge cluster of matter Man calls the Galaxy—with misgivings; but now there was a somber satisfaction on the round and ruddy face of Preem Palver—First Speaker.
This omnibus edition includes: Foundation; Foundation and Empire; and Second Foundation. Please do not combine it with any individual work, or with any other combination of titles. Thank you.
The Foundation, established after the Old Empire gives way to barbarism, fights against a mutant strain called the Mule and tries to get rid of the Second Foundation after learning it will inherit a future Empire.
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