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" I love how fast the story moves, but one point in particular had me feeling quite strange. Hari Seldon gets a 'print book', which is more like an ereader, and Dors says its positively Stone Age. I was reading on my ereader at the moment and it seemed a bit surreal, since when it was written, there were no ereaders. I'm amazed at Asimov's conceptualizations of robots and ereaders and who knows what else that I haven't' read yet that has come true already. The story moves quickly and as a behavioral science person, I love how the hero is a 'psychologist/historian/mathematician'. It reads like interrelated short stories - which makes sense as Asimov was a great short story writer - but there are threads throughout the story attached to longer threads that span the entire Foundation series. Never a dull moment in these books. "
- Claire, 2/19/2014
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" An adventure novel desguised as Science Fiction and a fun one at that. Hari Seldon delivers a paper at a math conference on the central planet of Trandor and finds that some very powerful players want his therotical ideas to be made possible so that it can help them politically. The rest of the book has him avoiding the Imperial government while trying to figure out if it he could take a theory and make it inot a useful reality. "
- Colleen, 2/13/2014
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" For some reason this has always been my very favourite Foundation book or at least a close tie with Foundation and Earth. I seem to like beginnings and endings. The structure of the book is that of a "road-movie" and while developing the plot Asimow let's us get to know the planet of Trantor. And I'm always fascinated with the concept of psychohistory which basically is just a sociology model stretched trough time. I think many sociologists would have loved to have a tool to put their ideas into use for 30 000 years at least. I wonder how much Asimow was really influenced by Communism and meritocracy as an answer to that threat? "
- Juusi, 2/13/2014
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" Very engaging intro to one of the classic scifi series. "
- Taffnerd, 2/11/2014
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" Not what I was expecting. I don't know if I will finish the series. "
- Micheal, 2/9/2014
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" Uh oh. I'm afraid this is going to lead to me rereading the entire Foundation series - could be worse, it could be Dune all over again. "
- Elihu, 1/28/2014
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" A much better work! You can tell that this was written very late in his career. It begins to tie together the three series of books by Asimov into a cohesive story. "
- Tim, 1/28/2014
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" I think these books are going to be GREAT! It has set up to be an ineesting series. "
- Becky, 1/19/2014
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" Complex civilization development. Good background on Hari Seldon. "
- Dean, 1/4/2014
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" The best SF series ever. "
- Robert, 12/17/2013
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" Leuk "
- Sven, 12/6/2013
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" Damn you Asimov! Took me two thirds of the book before I realized it. Should have know after reading the original books and Foundations Edge... "
- Jeroen, 11/30/2013
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" Not as good as the earlier Foundation Books. The dialogue leaves something to be desired, but nevertheless a damned good read. "
- Nicholas, 11/20/2013
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" Yet another great installment in the trilogy. It's definitely not a page turner, and is kind of episodic, but I definitely enjoyed it. "
- Sarah, 11/16/2013
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" The few books I have read from Isaac Asimov were great and this is no different. I cannot wait to read the rest of the books in the Foundation series. "
- Elden, 7/12/2013
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" Not that good as I expected. But still managed to entertain and gave that "wow" at the end. "
- Paweł, 4/4/2013
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" Read aloud to Kenneth & Holly; read at least 3 times to myself over the years "
- Mark, 1/30/2013
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" not bad until the last 5 pages, i won't ruin it for any one but give me a break! "
- Gina, 1/2/2013
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" Not as good as the original three, but brings some interesting insight "
- Roshni, 6/28/2012
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" Fabulous! Can't wait to read all the other books in this series! "
- Paula, 4/30/2012
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" I wasn't aware that Asimov wrote this prequel and Forward the Foundation before he died. I had read the entire series in my twenties. I enjoyed this book. Light read - makes me want to read the series again. "
- Lmhill2, 4/6/2012
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" so far this is my favorite book in the foundation series. im reading them in order so it does ruin some plots but i prefer chronological order. i would say one of the best asimov books out there that ive read so far. "
- Daniel, 12/25/2011
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" Pretty awesome but I've heard that it's quite different than the other foundation books.
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- Laurens, 10/15/2011
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" This has to be one of the best science fiction books that I have ever read. Really loved the adventures that Hari, Dors, and Hummin took. Never would have thought that Hummin was a robot, let alone Dors.
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- Justin, 9/24/2011
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" More entertaining than Foundation because more happens and there's more explanation of how the universe developed to that in which the characters find themselves living. Still, too political.
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- Erik, 8/24/2011
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" Not what I was expecting. I don't know if I will finish the series.
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- Micheal, 8/21/2011
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" Back to normal for Asimov - still better-than-average.
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- Charles, 8/20/2011
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" A very interesting read. Asimov is unique in his ideas a layout. Prelude is amazing in the fact that it keeps you interested despite the fact that most of the more intense and truth-discovering portions of the book take place within the last two chapters.
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- Bryant, 8/12/2011
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" So-so prequel that doesn't carry the same intrigue or suspense of the other Foundation novels. This one focuses all on Hari Seldon and his adventures over Trantor.
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- Chris, 7/30/2011
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" This is the best Sci-Fi book I have ever read. I, however, did not enjoy the writing of any of the other Foundation series books.
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- Neha, 7/30/2011
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" Fabulous! Can't wait to read all the other books in this series!
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- Paula, 7/24/2011
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" Gústame, sobre todo, a parte final. Do resto, quizais hai pasaxes excesivamente extensas ou exhaustivas de máis, malia que teñan un papel no desenvolvemento da historia.
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- Modesto, 7/10/2011
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