Foundation (Foundation Novels)
by Isaac Asimov
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Author: Isaac AsimovEdition: Paperback
Audio: English (Unknown); English (Original Language); English (Published)
Published: 2008-04-29
ISBN: 0553382578
Number of pages: 272
Publisher: Spectra
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Book Review: A first and great classic of science fiction
Summary: 5 Stars
This was probably the book that got me into science fiction. At first, I was a little put off. (I was 12 years old) and thought, wow they talk too much. It wasn't until a few years later when I re read it, that it sunk in and the scope of the story became obvious.
Sure, there is a great deal of dialogue, and very few authors have the gift to keep it from becoming boring. It's what the characters say that's so interesting, so important. The concept is fantastic: The future of humanity can be predicted in broad terms mathematically.
The use of this method causes a mathematician 20,000 years from now in the Galactic Empire to realize that it will all come to an end very soon. In the effort to prevent Galactic civilization from breaking down altogether, he works out the formulas for keeping the universal Dark Ages to 1000 in lenghth instead of what would have been 30,000 years of barbarism.
The story is then told in segments of every 50 years or so, and the rich tapestry of the story ties together in a jaw dropping finale at the end of 'Second Foundation'.
One of the 'greats' in science fiction. Don't let the dialogue turn you off an excellent reading experience!
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