The Foundation trilogy consists of the books Foundation (1951), Foundation and Empire (1952), and Second Foundation (1953). All of those books are well worth reading (though I admit that I have a particular fondness for The End of Eternity), but the original trilogy offers arguably the best read. And while I write “trilogy”, but Asimov actually added more books to the series, and retroactively connected them to his series of Robot books, as well as The End of Eternity. Together, the books in the Foundation trilogy are probably the best known science-fiction novels, rivalled only, perhaps, by such landmark works as Frank Herbert’s Dune, or the older novels written by Jules Verne and H.G. In this first instalment, I focus on Isaac Asimov’s Foundation trilogy of books. just wanted to share my experience as i feel like i will be reading all of these! I am also not finished totally yet so no spoilers in the discussion if any plzĮDIT: Holy cow i did not expect this post to blow up! Usually i get like 2 replies lol Thank you guys so much for all of the recommendations and fun discussion! i have about 20 more books to tryĮdit 2: Holy front page! i never though i would see the day, thanks all! i will update this thread with my thoughts on the whole thing once i finish it.I though it would be fun to do a short series of articles about different things that have taken inspiration from the ancient world (other than Star Trek!). It is just one of the most enthralling pieces of literature I have ever set my eyes on, and it made a dude who hasnt read a book in 5 plus years read a book. The excerpts from the Encyclopedia Galactica. Then how it kind of just flips into the future with totally new characters that relate to the old ones. The idea that man has gathered so much data over the 12,000 year reign of the empire that they can use that data to accurately predict futures is just such solid foundation for a story.
The theories of psychohistory are so well fleshed out they nearly sound like they could be a legitimate statistical mathematics. It just astounds me how a book written primarily though the 1940s is still SO relevant today. I cheered in some parts, out loud, over a book.lol.
my mind was literally blown with every page turn. i looked up the plot and it sounded kind of interesting.Ī month goes by and i end up in the same book store to buy a magazine, and i saw the book again and i was like "screw it ill just buy it".
anyways i was at the bookstore randomly with my girl last month and i see this book with a really intriguing cover, the foundation trilogy all in 750 pages, large hardcover book with gold pages and a built in bookmark. likely because i work IT and read all day on the PC. So I am not normally a reader, and by that i mean i have not sat down and read a book in like 5 years at least.
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