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Foundation and Earth

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First off I must say that I am a BIG Asimov fan. I have read (and own) all the Robot, Empire and Foundation novels, as well as The End of Eternity, Nemesis, The Positronic Man, and The Gods Themselves, and most of the short robot stories. I have found all of them interesting at the very least. Please note that I read Foundation and Earth BEFORE Forward the Foundation was written, so my opinion may be slightly different than those who read it after. Foundation and Earth was the last book of the Foundation Series, but did more than finish that line. It tied up many loose ends from the Robot and Empire series as well, and unified these three into a single (if somewhat loosely knit) timeline. Some parts were slow moving, like the main plot, while others were not even really understood until the last few chapters. I thoroughly enjoyed this book, but I suspect I would have done so even more if I had read Forward the Foundation first. Depending on how you interpret the ending, it is either finite of open to change, something I like. I recommend this book to any fans of the Foundation, Robot, or (to a lesser degree) Empire series. One small suggestion, I recommend reading the series in the order of the future timeline, not by the dates which the books were written. All in all I feel this book is a good conclusion to the series.

I picked it up to finish the Foundation series; a good ending, I will maintain. It wraps up the idea behind the foundation and settles it to face squarely with WHY things need to be held together, and the justification for arranging things. It does change the tone of the series and is very long-winded and suddenly ended (kinda like...ok...ok...ok...huh?), but it does finally add some closure to the series and a feeling of completion - a reason behind why he even started the Foundation's Edge. For those looking for a thoughtful read and are a fan of the Foundation novels, I recommend; if your looking for more of a fun read, pass this book by.

I picked it up to finish the Foundation series; a good ending, I will maintain. It wraps up the idea behind the foundation and settles it to face squarely with WHY things need to be held together, and the justification for arranging things. It does change the tone of the series and is very long-winded and suddenly ended (kinda like...ok...ok...ok...huh?), but it does finally add some closure to the series and a feeling of completion - a reason behind why he even started the Foundation's Edge. For those looking for a thoughtful read and are a fan of the Foundation novels, I recommend; if your looking for more of a fun read, pass this book by.

This is the sequel to "Foundation's Edge" (1982), immediately following the action in that novel. The main character, Golan Trevize, who had decided the course of the future of the galaxy, is compelled to discover why he chose as he did. He comes to the conclusion that he can find the answers if he can only locate Earth, the forgotten planet of man's origin. He quickly discovers that all references to Earth have been removed and he doesn't know why. Although not the final book published in the series, "Foundation and Earth" is the last volume in the internal sequence of events in the series (as of right now). All of the other books in the series are still in print; so, it is rather hard to understand why "Foundation and Earth," the last book in the saga, is not in print. Clearly this is the publisher's fault!

This must be one of the most imaginary and brilliant books ever written. Not only exciting to read, but also an excellent plot, especially for all the fans of the complete works of Asimov.

The first Foundation book was basically a history book of a future civilization, and this is basically a travelogue. Since I started reading s.f. because I liked history and geography this isn't a problem for me, but I could see how some would find this disappointing. Nevertheless I was glad to see what happeened to the different cultures in the Robot books & it's an enjoyable book if that it what you're interested in too. Also it numbened the sting of the series abandoning the Seldon Plan (which had been the series point until edge.) a little.

After a strange (but still adequate) FOUNDATION'S EDGE, I read Foundation and Earth and was disappointed. By itself, the book was interesting (with the whole thing about the hermaphrodite), but as a Foundation book, it didn't fit. Maybe after thirtysomething years of not writing a Foundation book, Isaac Asimov couldn't really settle back into the original concept. Asimov's final Foundation book, FURTHER THE FOUNDATION, was a lot more like it, so I enjoyed that book much better.

The climax of this book is totally unexpected..You must read the robot novels to fully grasp the end..if you have a copy keep it..Excellent conclusion??to the Foundation books.

This book is ultra-rare, so if you can get a copy, keep it. I stole mine from the public library. The book visits some of the old Spacer worlds from the Robot novels, and it is interesting to see how time has treated them. This book also provides incite into the WHOLE Foundation series! THIS IS A MUST!!!!!

Well, this surely wasn't the best book of the foundation series, but it did gave me a very nice reading.
The story is full of action, and I was always in expectation to see what the next planet would be like, and if it would reveal anything. It also shows some aspects of Bliss and Trevize that were not shown before, allowing us to get a better insight on the characters.
One thing that gets to my nerve though, is the amount of pages dedicated to Trevize/Bliss arguments (with Pelorat being the referee), some of which are interesting, but soon get somewhat repetitive.
The end is very revelational, giving us a whole new view of the story of the first 4 books, and with a little more...
Oh, and I haven't found any "error" either... please someone tell me, ok? ;)