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Type of bind: Mass Market Paperback
EAN num: 9780553293371
ISBN number: 0553293370
Label: Spectra
Manufacturer: Spectra
Quantity: 1
Page Count: 320
Printing Date: November 01, 1991
Publishing house: Spectra
Release Date: October 01, 1991
Sale Popularity Level: 10219
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The Foundation novels of Isaac Asimov are one of the great masterworks of science fiction. Unsurpassed for their unique blend of nonstop action, daring ideas, and extensive world-building, they chronicle the struggle of a courageous group of men and women to preserve humanity’s light against an inexorable tide of darkness and violence.
Led by its founding father, the great psychohistorian Hari Seldon, and taking advantage of its superior science and technology, the Foundation has survived the greed and barbarism of its neighboring warrior-planets. Yet now it must face the Empire—still the mightiest force in the Galaxy even in its death throes. When an ambitious general determined to restore the Empire’s glory turns the vast Imperial fleet toward the Foundation, the only hope for the small planet of scholars and scientists lies in the prophecies of Hari Seldon.
But not even Hari Seldon could have predicted the birth of the extraordinary creature called The Mule—a mutant intelligence with a power greater than a dozen battle fleets…a power that can turn the strongest-willed human into an obedient slave.
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Great book! Second in the series of three novels, all three are worth the read. I read all three in about two and half weeks. It might be interesting to read them in conjunction with Kuhn's Structures of Scientific Revolutions. Every "Seldon Crisis" brings about a "new world". Really fun stuff. Don't miss out!
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Rescued from two-star "waste of time" by a surprise twist close to the end. Episodic plot, weak character development, stilted dialogue, meek action and little humour or passion; frankly this series is just not that well written. I'd expected more from such a big-name writer. I'll finish it out to see how the twist plays out, but don't expect much.
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I very first read the foundation triology in high school in the early 60's.
Nearly 50 years later, reading it again was almost like reading for
the very first time. Asimov added two more books later, but the very first three
are the real classics here. The concept of psychohistory may be as important
as the novels are good. I haven't seen any movies made from these
stories, but it seems like they deserve that.
Before there was ever an x-man there was the mule;
that chance of genetic nature of a psi mutant who could change mens minds
as he pleased. The plan couldn't account for this, but the second foundation
was never found by the mule. I recognized in the mule a man
very like the French Napoleon who could take advantage of
the weaknesses of others. In later life Asimov became very
much 'hard science' orientated so that these early space opera
type novels were actually rationalized into an artificial unified time line
that really does a disservice to their original intension in my view.
I still like this book with age!
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I was very happy to see and read the new edition.
The Empire strikes back!
A whole new world explodes before your eyes.
Now, we understand this genius.
Never too late to revisit his masterpieces!
What a genius!!!!!!!!!!
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If you consider Star Wars as George Lucas's answer to Asmiov's "Foundation" then this is very much in the mode of Episode V. Asimov spent the very first book building up his psychohistory paradigm just to knock it down in Foundation and Empire. A much darker and more intense book, downbeat in mood, and leading to the inevitable conclusion in Second Foundation.
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