Foundations Edge (Foundation #4)

Posted on 01 May 2018 by Isaac Asimov

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 retum to Hari Seldon s long established plan to build a new Empire that the Second Foundation is not destroyed after all and that its still defiant survivors are preparing their revenge Now the two exiled citizens of the Foundation a renegade Councilman and the 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 sees 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 New Read [ Foundations Edge (Foundation #4) ] by [ Isaac Asimov ] For Kindle ePUB or eBook – kino-fada.fr First published in 1982 almost 30 years after the last volume of the iconic original Foundation Trilogy, namely Second Foundation, I was skeptical that Asimov would be able to maintain his mojo post the Golden Age of Science Fiction when he was publishing his most iconic sci fi stories and novels Of his 80s books I only read The Robots of Dawn which I thought was quite good but not in the same league as his 50s robot novels The Caves of Steel and The Naked Sun Still, I liked it enough to rekin First published in 1982 almost 30 years after the last volume of the iconic original Foundation Trilogy, namely Second Foundation, I was skeptical that Asimov would be able to maintain his mojo post the Golden Age of Science Fiction when he was publishing his most iconic sci fi stories and novels Of his 80s books I only read The Robots of Dawn which I thought was quite good but not in the same league as his 50s robot novels The Caves of Steel and The Nak...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 That s 35 books, 6 of which I d 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 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 That s 35 books, 6 of which I d 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 a father As such these stories became imprinted on my memory as the soundtrack to the happiest period in my life so farFoun...This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers To view it, click here 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 benevo 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 benevolent, that s fine, but Asimov spent the first three books building up the predictive powers of psychohistory as thoroughly grounded in scientific fact and experimentation, and vetted and improved upon...4.0 to 4.5 stars Excellent book, but not as good as the original trilogy Winner Hugo Award for Best Science Fiction Novel 1983 Winner Locus Award for Best Science Fiction Novel 1983 Nominee Nebula Award for Best Science Fiction Novel 1983Asimov surrounds me everytime I read his books This time he workedon the characters and their interactions, which made the book evenfluent to enjoy The writing style is still very simple, so even when the plot gets dense it doesn t bother and everything Asimov has to say about the Universe, the human race, our minds as a group or a single person is so fascinated to me A very special book about balance, our decisions and how important they are Second favorite b...Although written much later than the original Foundation trilogy, this book in my opinion is on a par with them Not only is it a great story, well written as ever by Asimov, but after having read the Fou...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 Hug...I didn t plan to read the later Foundation books because most attempts to reinvigorate an early, highly successful series and except for Lord of the Rings, no original series of the 50s and 60s was as successful as the Foundation trilogy usually leave you somewhat embarrassed for the author.Not here Rather than trying to reanimate the sword and hoopla of much of 1950s SF, Asimov writes us a 450 page logical argument You might think that would be enough to give Socrates a headache, but, I didn t plan to read the later Foundation books because most attempts to reinvigorate an early, highly successful series and except for Lord of the Rings, no original series of the 50s and 60s was as successful as the Foundation trilogy usually leave you somewhat embarrassed for the author.Not here Rather than trying to reanimate the sword and hoopla of much of 1950s SF, Asimov writes us a 450 page logical argument You might think that would be enough to give Socrates a headache, but, as the master storyteller he always was, Asimov keeps you hanging on every unexpected but perfectly reasoned turn of plot.By logical argument I mean a warring of intensely bright minds trying to one up each other s motivations and uncover the structure behind a constantly reorga...Sort of brick like sequel to the earlier Foundation books.One can read and enjoy this book and the one that comes after it and as a pair they serve to tie the Foundation series back to the Bailey robot books They take the Foundation idea in a slightly different direction by introducing a factor and the possibility of a factor outside of the original psychohistorical calculations made by Seldon Which rather renders the original stories superfluous The drive of late Azimov to completeness and n Sort of brick like sequel to the earlier Foundation books.One can read an...

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01 May 2018

Isaac Asimov