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Summary: Great take on aging
Review: Forward the Foundation is (I believe) the last novel that Asimov wrote. Consequently, it is probably the second most poignant and revealing literary take on growing old (the first, by the way, has to be Vonnegut's Timequake). You should read this entire book just in order to enjoy the last few pages.
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Summary: Solid Foundation in liturature
Review: Forward the Foundation is a must for any Asimov fan. This enigmatic novel beautifully provides substance and character to the shadowy character who founded the Foundation- Hari Seldon. Asimov gives his characters extreme depth coupled with an intense and thought provoking plot. It is a perfect addition to the completion of the Foundation series.
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Summary: A good transitional book in the series
Review: Forward the Foundation is the last book that Asimov wrote. Out of the seven books in the Foundation series it is chronologically the second, following Prelude to Foundation. I recommend reading both the Robot and Empire series prior to starting the Foundation series. Both "Prelude ..." and "Forward ..." contain a major character from the Robot series.Forward consists of four novelettes separated by ten years each. Hari Seldon is the main character throughout the work and the description of his aging from 40 to 70 seems to reflect on Asimov's own disillusionment with the aging process. The first three parts each eliminate a major character from Prelude in order to provide a seamless transition into the original Foundation trilogy written in the 1950's. The last part gives details on Seldon's development of the Second Foundation. Forward isn't stellar but is quite engaging and a good read overall. I felt that the individual stories served as more than adequately convincing links betweeen Prelude and Foundation. Part 4 and the Epilogue overlap slightly with the first story in Foundation. I did find the ending to Part 2 to be particularly weak. I've read the entire Foundation series now and didn't notice any "spoilers" in Forward that ruined anything for me. The location of the Second Foundation is fortunately *not* revealed in Forward. It's worth the read and is a great linking book.
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Summary: OK book, but still a must read for fans of the series
Review: Forward the Foundation is the second book in the Foundation series, but the last book to be written by Asimov. The setting for Forward the Foundation predates that of Foundation as Asimov reveals more about the life of Hari Seldon, his family and those who help him with his psychohistory work. I first became acquainted with the Foundation series when I read Foundation. Since that time, I have hungrily read the other books of the series with Forward the Foundation being the last of the books to be read. I like the Foundation series due to the problems that the characters face and the clever and seemingly easy ways in which the Foundation avoids destruction. However, I feel that Forward the Foundation just is not up to par with the other Foundation books. The writing is disjointed almost as if Asimov would pick up the manuscript after being absent from it for a while and start to write again. He starts chapters by introducing information that the reader already knows from other chapters as if it is new. Furthermore, some of what is written seems to contradict things that happen in some of the other books. The contradictions are small, but noticeable. In all, I think that Forward the Foundation is a descent book which helps to fill in the time period before the Foundation was established. I would not say that I have found it an essential read to enjoy the Foundation series. However, as a fan of the Foundation, I would have read it nonetheless. Just be prepared for a book which is not as good as the other books in the series.
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Summary: OK book, but still a must read for fans of the series
Review: Forward the Foundation is the second book in the Foundation series, but the last book to be written by Asimov. The setting for Forward the Foundation predates that of Foundation as Asimov reveals more about the life of Hari Seldon, his family and those who help him with his psychohistory work. I first became acquainted with the Foundation series when I read Foundation. Since that time, I have hungrily read the other books of the series with Forward the Foundation being the last of the books to be read. I like the Foundation series due to the problems that the characters face and the clever and seemingly easy ways in which the Foundation avoids destruction. However, I feel that Forward the Foundation just is not up to par with the other Foundation books. The writing is disjointed almost as if Asimov would pick up the manuscript after being absent from it for a while and start to write again. He starts chapters by introducing information that the reader already knows from other chapters as if it is new. Furthermore, some of what is written seems to contradict things that happen in some of the other books. The contradictions are small, but noticeable. In all, I think that Forward the Foundation is a descent book which helps to fill in the time period before the Foundation was established. I would not say that I have found it an essential read to enjoy the Foundation series. However, as a fan of the Foundation, I would have read it nonetheless. Just be prepared for a book which is not as good as the other books in the series.
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Summary: Foward The Foundation: A Modern Masterpiece
Review: Forward The Foundation: was by far the best book of the Foundation Series. It enters a depth of intellect unseen in the previous wonderful novel, and is only surpassed by the last of the Original Series, Second Foundation. This novel deals with the creation of life in psychohistory... and the struggles along the road. From triumpf in theory, to disaster in family, Hari Seldon battles all... and it is proven that he was human. Dr. Isaac Asimov (RIP) achieved his goal (of bringing Hari Seldon back from the "god like" spotlight to human form) extremely well! Those persons who seek to "get a feel for" things, and psychohistory IS one of those things, Foward The Foundation does just that: delivers an intuition to the open minded, as well as the open hearted. I do not believe that Isaac Asimov had a more than general theory of psychohistory, and thus he had to use mystisim to describe this beautiful concept. Forward the Foundation, has left me with one simple question (seemingly) eternally within me: "How would psychohistory have dealt with this?" I hope, I sincerely hope, that I am not alone in this quest for knowledge and intellect Dr. Asimov believed to be so prudent in our species' survival... read this novel, and please send me your thoughts... I welcome them! I highly recommend this, and all other Foundation novel before Foundation's Edge, to all reading enthusiasts alike! Sincerely, "Raych Seldon" P.S.: I have created my own personal "Star's End." A place where intellect, the quest for knowledge, is highly welcomed (if not encouraged).
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Summary: The tie in.
Review: Foward The Foundation finishes of the loose ends Isaac Asimov needed to do before he died. In it we are prepared for Hari Seldon's final plunge into the Trilogy and it's sequels. As it is, this book should always be treated as a continuation of Prelude To Foundation. Essential reading.
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Summary: only for hardcore fans
Review: I could barely get through this, even on a remote beach w/ limited reading available. Talk about formulaic! And the sexual stereotyping really gets old.
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Summary: Weak book, ill-fitting the Foundation series
Review: I loved the Foundation series, but this book was weak, weak, weak. Hard-core Foundation fans will of course (have) read it anyway, but if you have any qualms about the original trilogy or are otherwise pressed for time (and who isn't?), don't bother with this one.
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Summary: Truly epitomizes the series
Review: I loved this book, but, strangely enough, I followed the series in the order recommended (PRELUDE,FURTHER,FOUNDATION,FOUNDATION & EMPIRE,2ND FOUNDATION, EDGE,and EARTH). As is such, a lot of the mysteries that would have been revealed had a read the original trilogy before reading the preludes were revealed to me so that when I read FOUNDATION, I already knew Terminus was a set up and the Encyclopedists were cover ups. Probably the ONLY set back for this book, FURTHER was a thrilling look into the life of the legend and read much like an autobiography.
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