Isaac Asimov
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| Title | : | Forward the Foundation (Foundation (Publication Order) #7) |
| Author | : | Isaac Asimov |
| Book Format | : | Paperback |
| Book Edition | : | Deluxe Edition |
| Pages | : | Pages: 464 pages |
| Published | : | February 1st 1994 by Bantam/Spectra (first published 1993) |
| Categories | : | Science Fiction. Fiction |
Narration To Books Forward the Foundation (Foundation (Publication Order) #7)
Librarian's Note: Alternate cover for this ISBN can be found hereHere, from a grand master of science fiction, is the long awaited final novel of the greatest series ever told. Completed just before his death, Forward The Foundation is the crowning achievement of a great writer's life, a stirring testament to the creative genius of Isaac Asimov.
As Hari Seldon struggles to perfect his revolutionary theory of psychohistory and ensure a place for humanity among the stars, the great Galactic Empire totters on the brink of apocalyptic collapse. Caught in the maelstrom are Seldon and all he holds dear, pawns in the struggle for dominance. Whoever can control Seldon will control psychohistory—and with it the future of the Galaxy.
Among those seeking to turn psychohistory into the greatest weapon known to man are a populist political demagogue, the weak-willed Emperor Cleon I, and a ruthless militaristic general. In his last act of service to humankind, Hari Seldon must somehow save his life's work from their grasp as he searches for is true heirs—a search the begins with his own granddaughter and the dream of a new Foundation.
Be Specific About Books Supposing Forward the Foundation (Foundation (Publication Order) #7)
| Original Title: | Forward the Foundation |
| ISBN: | 0553565079 (ISBN13: 9780553565072) |
| Edition Language: | English |
| Series: | Foundation (Publication Order) #7, Foundation (Chronological Order) #2, Foundation Universe , more |
| Characters: | Hari Seldon, R. Daneel Olivaw |
Rating Epithetical Books Forward the Foundation (Foundation (Publication Order) #7)
Ratings: 4.16 From 42607 Users | 876 ReviewsEvaluate Epithetical Books Forward the Foundation (Foundation (Publication Order) #7)
I've always loved the clarity and humor of Asimov's science articles, but I've never been a fan of his fiction, and this book points up why. The characters are cardboard throughout, and any human behavior he gives them seems contrived and thrown in as it occurs to the author that something is needed. Asimov never places you into the scene, and the reader is left watching from afar.Forward the Foundation is the second prequel to his famous Foundation series, and it was written shortly before hisIsaac Asimov's "Foundation" series is considered to be one of the best sci-fi series ever written. That is perhaps a matter of personal opinion, but it is clear that Asimov has staying power based on the popularity of his books, roughly sixty years after many of them were published. "Forward the Foundation" is actually, in terms of the storyline's chronology, the second book in the series, a sequel to "Prelude to Foundation" and the book leading in to "Foundation", but it was actually the most
This was a great, if depressing, way to finish up the Foundation series (if read in published rather than chronological order, obviously). Not only did Asimov continue to improve on writing semi-realistically flawed characters, he also managed to start drawing this reader far more emotional perspectives than before (though I don't think he's really tried to do that before in this series, at least).Most importantly to me, this book finally tied up one of the loose ends that had been nagging me
Finally! The last published Foundation book, written by Asimov (a few more titles written by other authors were published subsequently). My review of the first Foundation book was posted in 2014, as I write it is March 2019, so I feel a nice sense of accomplishment for completing a series review five years in the making. Forward the Foundation is the second prequel to the classic original Foundation Trilogy (that makes it a sequel to a prequel! Prelude to Foundation that is). It is set on
It wasn't exactly what I was expecting, and while the writing was decent, it read very much like individual short stories connected because the settings were similar. I guess the goal was to explain the time between the "announcement" of the psychohistory project to the point where it is self-sufficient. As with most of these books that want to express a very large period of time, the difficult lies in jumping through time. That said, the entire book takes place over the span of about forty
Varies from not bad to pretty good. It almost feels more like a trio of connected novellas than one cohesive novel, which is not necessarily a bad thing. But for the most part, the sequences of events seem a little too convenient. That said, the characters are pretty decent, and the female characters are significantly more capable and well-rounded than I'm used to seeing from these Great Old SF Masters, and indeed from some of Asimov's own older works. Maybe I would have appreciated it more if
In terms of Asimov's writing, this is the last work exploring the Foundation; the copyright date is actually after his death. As some have noted, there is something of a contradiction here. By the time the Foundation series ends (with "Foundation and Earth"), the Foundation is kaput in terms of the future, and Galaxia is to take its place. So, to make his last novel a Hari Seldon novel is a bit strange. Still and all, though, this is a fascinating novel.There are a couple other books that link
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