Isaac Asimov
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| Title | : | Foundation's Edge (Foundation (Publication Order) #4) |
| Author | : | Isaac Asimov |
| Book Format | : | Paperback |
| Book Edition | : | Deluxe Edition |
| Pages | : | Pages: 450 pages |
| Published | : | December 31st 2010 by Bantam/Spectra (first published October 28th 1982) |
| Categories | : | Science Fiction. Fiction |
Commentary Conducive To Books Foundation's Edge (Foundation (Publication Order) #4)
At last, the costly and bitter war between the two Foundations had come to an end. The scientists of the First Foundation had proved victorious; and now they return to Hari Seldon's long-established plan to build a new Empire on the ruins of the old. But rumors persist that the Second Foundation is not destroyed after all—and that its still-defiant survivors are preparing their revenge. Now two exiled citizens of the Foundation—a renegade Councilman and a doddering historian—set out in search of the mythical planet Earth. . .and proof that the Second Foundation still exists.Meanwhile someone—or something—outside of both Foundations seems to be orchestrating events to suit its own ominous purpose. Soon representatives of both the First and Second Foundations will find themselves racing toward a mysterious world called Gaia and a final shocking destiny at the very end of the universe!
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| Original Title: | Foundation's Edge |
| ISBN: | 0553293389 (ISBN13: 9780553293388) |
| Edition Language: | English |
| Series: | Foundation (Publication Order) #4, Foundation (Chronological Order) #6, Foundation Universe , more |
| Characters: | Golan Trevize, Janov Pelorat, Blissenobiarella |
| Literary Awards: | Hugo Award for Best Novel (1983), Nebula Award Nominee for Best Novel (1982), Locus Award for Best Science Fiction Novel (1983) |
Rating Appertaining To Books Foundation's Edge (Foundation (Publication Order) #4)
Ratings: 4.13 From 65769 Users | 1261 ReviewsNotice Appertaining To Books Foundation's Edge (Foundation (Publication Order) #4)
Christmas 2010: I realised that I had got stuck in a rut. I was re-reading old favourites again and again, waiting for a few trusted authors to release new works. Something had to be done.On the spur of the moment I set myself a challenge, to read every book to have won the Locus Sci-Fi award. Thats 35 books, 6 of which Id previously read, leaving 29 titles by 14 authors who were new to me.While working through this reading list I got married, went on my honeymoon, switched career and became aFoundation series is one of the most known series in Science fiction world, Asimov wrote first three books in the 50's, and they were in that time groundbreaking and really something new, they have influenced many other science fiction writers, and later movies and even video games. I reallly enjoyed first three books, especially first one, but sometimes the writing style can be better. Asimov made a break of 30 years from Foundation serial, and he finally made a comeback with Foundation's Edge.
4.5 StarsDefinitely a better read than the The Foundation Trilogy, as some friends had suggested. :)Having written this much later in life (early 1980s, 32 years after the publication of the previous Foundation book Second Foundation), Asimov's writing style seems to have had improved than from the 1950s. The book won the Hugo Award for best novel and the Locus Award for Best Science Fiction Novel in 1983. Although the book is self-contained, the story in this book is a continuation to the
Some say that the two books he wrote later in the Foundation story aren't as good as those that he wrote in the 50's. Don't believe it, this is every bit as good as the best of the original trilogy. The Seldon plan is only half way to completion but the Foundation is strong, surely ready to re-establish a unified galactic empire now. Why wait another 500 years? Only the Second Foundation can possibly stand in their way...or is there something else?The second time I've read this book and I very
Just wonderful!Asimovs original Foundation series wasnt instantly popular when it was released in the 50s, but like the proverbial snowball rolling downhill, became one of the most popular science fiction series of all time. Fast forward thirty years, and Asimov could no longer avoid writing the fourth book in the series not only because his publisher was becoming rather insistent, but because readers (even readers like me who were born after the original series was published) were bombarding
This was, like its predecessors, an enjoyable story. I enjoyed the premise for it, the pacing, and even the characterization is very much improved over the earlier Foundation novels (however little that may be saying).But I cannot review this book without spoiling it. So read no further if that bothers you.The real shortcoming is that Asimov abandons (at the very end) the first two foundations to have yet a third organization secretly pull strings from behind a curtain. I get that they're
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