Foundation

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Summary: An engaging sci-fi yarn of psycho-political intrigue
Review: Asimov's Foundation is a wonderful sci-fi novel, and was the first in the Foundation series. With prequels and sequels, it tells the story of Hari Seldin's plan to preserve the achievments of mankind through the inevitable collapse of the Galactic Empire, and the chaos that follows. By use of the science of Psycho-History of which he represents the apex, Seldon atempts to establish the foundation, and reach beyond the grave to shape the forces of the future, but to what end? Sort of a stripped down Dune, it reads like a Steinbek re-write of The Scarlet Letter. With religious, psychological and political intrigue, Foundation and its subsequent works are the perfect stepping stone to Herbert's monumental series. If you like epic tales that span centuries in scope and content you'll enjoy this book and its companions. With short chapters and smoth flow it's perfect for the commuter or busy reader, and is a must for those who want a grouding in classic sci-fi.

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Summary: This was the best book that I have ever read!
Review: Foundation is the complete book of adventure. Brilliantly written by Asimov (as usual). This book is a must-read for all readers!

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Summary: Holy crap this book rocked!
Review: i've read it 4 or 5 times already and i STIL can't stop after i start! it has a plot! something most Sci-Fi seems to be severly lacking...

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Summary: Wonderful
Review: What can I say??? Asimov at his best. It's impossible to stop reading this book. The chapters are so incredible, that you can't wait to get to the finish to know how the plot ends. If you haven't read it, you don't know what you are missing

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Summary: Foundation is Wonderful
Review: This may be the best SF book ever written. I started reading it and couldn't put it down. I read all 296 pages in less than 12 hours. This book is so much better than more modern sci-fi (for the difference between SF and sci-fi, see Isaac Asimov Gold) because it actually has a story, rather than a colection of all the stupidity the author could think of. This book is the best book I've ever read.

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Summary: The Birth of an Epic Saga
Review: The Good Doctor himself was a genius and the Foundation series is the best parts of that genius. Foundation is interesting, believable, funny, and loveable. Perhaps its greatest feature is that this book makes you think. You can spend hours just thinking about the concept of psychohistory. I cannot reccomend this book and the other Foundation novels more. This is pure science fiction at its greatest. You must read this or be forever deprived.

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Summary: Just kidding around
Review: This book was hilarious. I read it yesterday, and I am still laughing my Asimov. Get it? Hahahaha. Huh. Okay. Nevermind.

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Summary: This is a GREAT book
Review: This book is my favorite book. It is very well writen, and it pulled me in. It wasn't quite as gripping as some other books, but after I read it the first time (and every time after) I felt changed. It is very. The other books in the series aren't as good, but they still are very interesting. I recommend this book.

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Summary: A good lead-in, but the series gets better
Review: (If Amazon allowed fractional reviews, I would have given 3.5) While I enjoyed "Foundation" and found some of the concepts intriguing, it seems that Asimov had a lot of maturing to do as a writer at this point. The characters don't seem to really reach me the way they should, but one has to bear in mind that this book is actually a collection of shorter stories published in serial format, and the writer could not be bothered too much with deep character development. I still reccomend this book, in part because it leads into the rest of the series, which tends to improve stylistically as the books advance. However overrated "Foundation" may be, it firmly holds ground simply because it is so integral to the foundation trilogy and subsequent additions.

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Summary: It can be an applicative sociology, too.
Review: I have just read all the volumes in the "Foundation" series. Because the basic ideas of society and its control ("psychohistory," "Foundation, "Gaia") are cleverly and skillfully constructed, I could grasp these highly abstract ideas much easyly. Forever Asimov's Galactic genious! Of course this series planned as an entertainment, it can be recommended to the academician, who has his/her major in social science or its related area.