Foundation

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Summary: I can't believe that this series was written in the 40's!
Review: I read this series when I was 15 years old and could not put it down. Ten years later and it still comes to my mind from time to time. Asimov had a wonderful imagination. I would like to have met him.

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Summary: A decent series
Review: A decent series, but none of the books really stood out for me. The first, as is usually the case, was the best. A very fascination premise.

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Summary: Asimow is one of the best writers of all times
Review: Foundation, and all the other books that complete the extense colection are wonderful. I remember when i read this book 8 years ago, and as you see i still love it. If you don't want to read all the books of the series, you don't have to do it, the saga of foundation it's only three books (foundation, foundation and Empire, and Second Foundation), but if you want to read a good, good, GOOD,GOOOOOOOOOOD series of books, read them all, you won't regret it. I really loved all this books.

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Summary: Great series
Review: When I first read The Foundation book, I was pretty dissappointed and I didn't finish it. After about half a year, I've tried to read it again and I started to like it. Finally, I liked it very much and it's one of the best series I've ever read. Asimov is a fabulous writer, no doubt.

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Summary: Maybe I'm missing something...
Review: Yes, it's got some truly lovely ideas. But, no, I didn't especially enjoy reading it. Gripping storyline, anyone? Not here...

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Summary: This book is NOT a great read.
Review: After reading Prelude (which I thoroughly enjoyed), I began FOUNDATION with much anticipation. Unfortunately, the book did not meet my expectations. First, it was really boring and predictable. Second, you never stay with a scenario long enough for any character development. As soon as the reader gets to know one of the characters, Asimov rushes ahead 50 years and a new cast of characters enters. My final complaint about FOUNDATION is that most of the characters are presented as simple minded. I might read the rest of the books in this series only because I have been told they get better. However, FOUNDATION is just an average read.

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Summary: Excellent, but it now!
Review: I admit it, I am an Asimov-phile. This is yet another book by Asimov that is very hard to put down. I rate this, and all of Asimovs books with the highest regard. Quite simply buy it now, or you are a fool. ;-)

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Summary: Psychohistory used on DS9...
Review: A nod to the greatness of this book, on a recent episode of Deep Space Nine, a group of genetically altered humans got together and used mathematical formulas to predict the outcome of the Dominion War. They went as far to go ahead thousands of years to predict the rise of a new Federation that would "rule the Alpha quadrant for thousands of years." After just finishing the book, it finally hit me where they got that from. If only they would have given credit...

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Summary: Greatness and Influence...
Review: I just finished it today, and must say I wasn't dissapointed. The movement in time for each section is very effective and interesting in moving the story. I found that at each part, the radical, the person immediately disliked, turns out to be the savior of the Foundation during that crisis. I've been exposed to a lot of Science Fiction and while reading this book, I saw pieces of almost all of them in here. The Galactic Empire of StarWars originated here, the personal shields and the control of the spice guilds from Dune, to name a few. I must say, in my humble opinion, Foundation deserves the high placing as one of Science Fiction's greatest works.

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Summary: A very well writen, exciting book about a possible future of
Review: This book, the first in a series, is all about the origination of the Foundation, an orginization based on the idea to shorten the period of decay of the galactic Empire. Everyone who likes Prelude to Foundation MUST read this.