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Foundation marks the first of a series of tales set so far in the future that Earth is all but forgotten by humans who live throughout the galaxy. Yet all is not well with the Galactic Empire. Its vast size is crippling to it. In particular, the administrative planet, honeycombed and tunneled with offices and staff, is vulnerable to attack or breakdown. The only person willing to confront this imminent catastrophe is Hari Seldon, a psychohistorian and mathematician. Seldon can scientifically predict the future, and it doesn't look pretty: a new Dark Age is scheduled to send humanity into barbarism in 500 years. He concocts a scheme to save the knowledge of the race in an Encyclopedia Galactica. But this project will take generations to complete, and who will take up the torch after him? The first Foundation trilogy (Foundation, Foundation and Empire, Second Foundation) won a Hugo Award in 1965 for "Best All-Time Series". It's science fiction on the grand scale; one of the classics of the field. -- Brooks Peck
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Foundation marks the first of a series of tales set so far in the future that Earth is all but forgotten by humans who live throughout the galaxy. Yet all is not well with the Galactic Empire. Its vast size is crippling to it. In particular, the administrative planet, honeycombed and tunneled with offices and staff, is vulnerable to attack or breakdown. The only person willing to confront this imminent catastrophe is Hari Seldon, a psychohistorian and mathematician. Seldon can scientifically predict the future, and it doesn't look pretty: a new Dark Age is scheduled to send humanity into barbarism in 500 years. He concocts a scheme to save the knowledge of the race in an Encyclopedia Galactica. But this project will take generations to complete, and who will take up the torch after him? The first Foundation trilogy (Foundation, Foundation and Empire, Second Foundation) won a Hugo Award in 1965 for "Best All-Time Series." It's science fiction on the grand scale; one of the classics of the field. --Brooks Peck
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His name was Gaal Dornick and he was just a country boy who had never seen Trantor before. Lesen Sie die erste Seite Ausgewählte Seiten ansehen
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Despite all the hype and negativity due to popularity backlash none can honestly admit that Asimov made a mundane focus for his writing passions when he wrote and then published the stories that comprise 'Foundation'. Since I read this epic book in eighth grade it has stuck with me due to the relation of structural decay and rebirth in a future universe that mirrors our own rather perochial existance. The serendipity and foresight combining thought and action to build a better future for mankind in the Milky Way galaxy will leave the experienced, educated readers feeling they have witnessed the true future of our reality. This is a truely brilliant effort of science fiction as are many of Asimov's early works. Shame on the nay sayers.
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OK, I admit it. I am totally incapable of writing an unbiased, objective review of this book, just as I am unable to say unbiased, objective things about my first girl friend. This was the first SF novel that I read (actually, I bought it for a friend and then read it before I gave it to him -- the beginning of a life-long nasty habit) when I was 14.
The scope of the story is breathtaking, the pace is good -- especially for Asimov who tended to be pretty wordy -- and the details engaging. Asimov wrote this as a series of connected stories for "Astounding" magazine, and this shows in the oddly repeated facts that allowed the 'zine readers to follow the plot even when they missed earlier stories. It also adds a certain pulpy flavor to the text, which I think works well. SF about grand civilizations that are galactic in scope doesn't need to -- and probably shouldn't -- sound like Great Fiction. I think the gritty, quick style of Asimov's pulp writing works well.
One of my favorite things about the whole "Foundation" series (you need to real all three of the originals, by the way, the newer ones are optional) is the way they presaged certain now-routine SF conventions. The most notable, of course, is the globe-encovering city/planet of Trantor, most recently replicated by George Lucas in "Star Wars: The Phantom Menace." (The less said about SW:TPM the better...)
You can also see in my signature above that Asimov has had other influences on me. Salvor Hardin was a character in this novel: a trader and an agent of the First Foundation.
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Having suffered the derision of fellow sci-fi fans for many years, I recently picked up the Foundation Trilogy for the first time; I was actually pretty disappointed by my first exposure to Asimov's longer works. Obviously the man is one of the renowned masters of science fiction because he got there first: he wrote about a Galactic Empire long before it became cliche, speculated about the limits and triumphs of science, etc. That said, what struck me most about this beginning to the Foundation series was that Asimov's story exactly parallels Hari Seldon's theory of psychohistory: only movements, not individuals, are significant in shaping history, and even the main characters in the book are accordingly underdeveloped to the point of being forgettable. I enjoy world-building as much as the next sci-fi/fantasy buff, but I also appreciate well-constructed sentences and good characterization, both of which I found sorely lacking here. Also, "Foundation" is clearly a man's world, setting a tradition of male adolescent sci-fi in which strong and/or interesting female characters have no place.
I give the novel three stars only because it sets up the background for the next two in the series, which overcome some (but not all) of the faults in this first effort. But I think that I will return to my personal favorites among the old masters, including Robert Heinlein and Theodore Sturgeon, who have always delivered philosophy, wit, and imagination along with excellent storytelling.
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A classic, but also quite outdated
Another book that is considered as one of the absolute classics of Science Fiction. Asimov kind of invented the Space Opera, describing a galactic empire which decays and hopes to... Lesen Sie weiter...
Vor 2 Monaten von Lars-Christian Nitsch veröffentlicht
Foundation of SF
Foundation has been written more than 50 years ago, you might think it's outdated...forget it! It's the MUST HAVE READ book of SF. Lesen Sie weiter...
Veröffentlicht am 16. November 2009 von P. Herren
Foundation Series
I rate the Foundation Series with 5 stars.
The Foundation series consists of the following books (in chronological order):
a) Prelude to Foundation
It is... Lesen Sie weiter...
The Foundation series consists of the following books (in chronological order):
a) Prelude to Foundation
It is... Lesen Sie weiter...
Veröffentlicht am 20. Juni 2009 von cachai
Angestaubt und flach. Eine Sammlung langweiliger Kurzgeschichten.
The story contains a science orthodoxy what seems strange today. The characters are flat and boring. Lesen Sie weiter...
Veröffentlicht am 12. Januar 2009 von cebeze
Sociological Insights into Stimulating Human Progress
Foundation is the story of one man's attempt to positively influence human history beyond the grave for centuries to come. Lesen Sie weiter...
Veröffentlicht am 16. März 2007 von Donald Mitchell
Erst spannend, dann langweilig
Orson Scott Card's 'Worthing Saga' brachte mich auf die Idee, endlich Asimov's 'Foundation'-Reihe zu lesen. Begonnen habe ich dann gleich mit 'Foundation' selbst. Lesen Sie weiter...
Veröffentlicht am 7. März 2007 von canned-spoon
Isaac Asimov lays the foundation for a great SF series
According to the entry from the "Encyclopedia Galactica" (116th Edition published in 1020 F.E. by the Encyclopedia Galactica Publishing Co. Lesen Sie weiter...
Veröffentlicht am 25. August 2005 von Lawrance M. Bernabo
Sociological Insights into Stimulating Human Progress
Foundation is the story of one man's attempt to positively influence human history beyond the grave for centuries to come. Lesen Sie weiter...
Veröffentlicht am 18. Mai 2004 von Donald Mitchell
Asimov, the best scifi writer of all time
The books in Asimov's universe are by far the best scifi to date. I enjoyed the Foundation and Robot books so much I collected all 45 books that are set in the Foundation universe,... Lesen Sie weiter...
Veröffentlicht am 22. Juli 2000 von Joseph Satterthwait
Excellent stepping stone to world of SF!
Folks, till foundation happened to me, I had for some inexplicable reasons never got introduced to world of science fiction (SF). Lesen Sie weiter...
Veröffentlicht am 17. Juli 2000 von Ashish A
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