Foundation Trilogy
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- Author：Isaac Asimov
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Summary
It is the story of the Galactic Empire， crumbling after twelve thousand years of rule。 And it is the particular story of psycho-historian Hari Seldon， the only man who can see the horrors the future has in store: a dark age of ignorance， barbarism and violence that will last for thirty thousand years。 Gathering together a band of courageous men and women， Seldon leads them to a hidden location at the edge of the galaxy where he hopes they can preserve human knowledge and wisdom against all who would destroy them。
Asimov went on to add numerous sequels and prequels to the trilogy， building up what has become known as the Foundation series， but it is the original three books， first published in the Forties and Fifties， which remain the most powerful， imaginative and breathtaking。
Asimov went on to add numerous sequels and prequels to the trilogy， building up what has become known as the Foundation series， but it is the original three books， first published in the Forties and Fifties， which remain the most powerful， imaginative and breathtaking。
Reviews
John Hunt
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I kept reading about references to this series。 From other authors and science-minded people on podcasts。 This did not disappoint。 Helluva trilogy。 Super interesting and engaging。 That Isaac， man， he can write！！
Vanessa Aguilera
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Muy recomendable
Vinícius Mizobuti
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Esse é um dos melhores livros de ficção científica que eu já li （assumindo a trilogia como um único livro）， e acho que quase tudo que possa ser falado sobre Fundação já foi dito de alguma forma。 Mas de modo geral， se você espera uma história épica， de grandes personagens， alienígenas e batalhas espaciais ricamente detalhadas， você não vai encontrar isso em Fundação。 Essa é muito mais uma história sobre as ações humanas e o poder que a Ciência tem （ou não） de prever/moldar o futuro das sociedades Esse é um dos melhores livros de ficção científica que eu já li （assumindo a trilogia como um único livro）， e acho que quase tudo que possa ser falado sobre Fundação já foi dito de alguma forma。 Mas de modo geral， se você espera uma história épica， de grandes personagens， alienígenas e batalhas espaciais ricamente detalhadas， você não vai encontrar isso em Fundação。 Essa é muito mais uma história sobre as ações humanas e o poder que a Ciência tem （ou não） de prever/moldar o futuro das sociedades。Os personagens criados por Asimov são desenvolvidos no mínimo necessário para dar andamento na linha principal da história， e ainda assim ele consegue criar algumas figuras interessantes （como Hardin， o Mulo， e Arkady） que te mantém entretido ao longo dos quatro séculos de história que ele cobre nos três livros。 Os cenários e os dispositivos também são desenvolvidos de forma muito sucinta， o que eu acho ótimo， já que muitos autores de ficção científica se perdem demais em querer ilustrar o futuro e se esquecem de contar uma boa história。Também é uma leitura bastante interessante pra quem gosta muito do gênero， porque fica muito claro como essa trilogia influenciou toda a ficção científica que veio depois dela， sendo Duna o exemplo que fica mais evidente （até mesmo abrir os capítulos com citações de um livro do futuro é algo que o Herbert parece pegar emprestado do Asimov）。 Uma resenha do Paul Krugman sobre a trilogia também resume bem o papel que Fundação teve em expandir a imaginação de uma geração de cientistas， o que diz muito sobre a contribuição que a ficção tem para a vida real。Recomendo muito a leitura， apenas com a ressalva de que se for comprar uma cópia física， compre a edição em volumes separados。 Apesar de muito bonito， esse volume único da Aleph é bem desconfortável de ler pelo peso e tamanho， especialmente durante o último livro。 。。。more
Lana
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I really wanted to like this but couldn't get far after starting。 I really wanted to like this but couldn't get far after starting。 。。。more
Conrad
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Finally finished this classic。 Great books！ Considering when they were written， it's not surprising to find out that there are multiple elements to the story here that have inspired so many other sci-fi stories from Star Wars to the Three-Body Problem。 I really enjoyed it。 Especially leading up to the ending。 I can't really say much without giving away why I like it， but this trilogy is still worth reading in the 21st century if you can put aside some of the old-timey sci-fi vibe and focus on th Finally finished this classic。 Great books！ Considering when they were written， it's not surprising to find out that there are multiple elements to the story here that have inspired so many other sci-fi stories from Star Wars to the Three-Body Problem。 I really enjoyed it。 Especially leading up to the ending。 I can't really say much without giving away why I like it， but this trilogy is still worth reading in the 21st century if you can put aside some of the old-timey sci-fi vibe and focus on the intellectual ideas present in the changing of time。In any case， it's highly recommended to read。 。。。more
Alejandro
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Una trama inteligente， de un autor que me apasiona。
JohnPaul Henry
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Second reading to my boys。 As good or better than the first time read！
Jaume Ayala
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Cannot remember how many times I've read this pentalogy。。。 and I know I will read it again。Superb scifi story Cannot remember how many times I've read this pentalogy。。。 and I know I will read it again。Superb scifi story 。。。more
Kitty
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This wasn't the type of series I usually read at all but I still really enjoyed it！ This wasn't the type of series I usually read at all but I still really enjoyed it！ 。。。more
Tom Grimwood-Taylor
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3½
Robgom
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Escribo mi reseña en la trilogía entera porque esta obra es mucho más que la suma de sus partes。 Asimov ha demostrado repetidas veces que es un genio y esta no es una excepción， de hecho， podría ser su obra magna。 La evolución de el Imperio y la Fundación baila maravillosamente entre la historia de la humanidad y su muy probable evolución futura。 El primer libro es maravilloso no tanto por si mismo si no por su relación con los demás， pues en el segundo todo se viene abajo （eso es bueno）。 El per Escribo mi reseña en la trilogía entera porque esta obra es mucho más que la suma de sus partes。 Asimov ha demostrado repetidas veces que es un genio y esta no es una excepción， de hecho， podría ser su obra magna。 La evolución de el Imperio y la Fundación baila maravillosamente entre la historia de la humanidad y su muy probable evolución futura。 El primer libro es maravilloso no tanto por si mismo si no por su relación con los demás， pues en el segundo todo se viene abajo （eso es bueno）。 El personaje del Mulo está al nivel de los mejores personajes ficticios de la historia， al nivel de Gollum si me preguntas a mí。 Lo más complicado， cerrar una historia así， Asimov vuelve a solucionarlo de una forma elegante， pero sobretodo， inteligente en el tercer libro。 Debo resumir pues podría estar hablando durante horas de esta obra。 Tanto si os gusta la ciencia-ficción como si no， os debéis leeros estas novelas。 Como siempre con Asimov， no solo son importantes en el mundo literario， también ayudan a comprender nuestra realidad。 Larga vida a la Fundación。 。。。more
Rami
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I thought this would be a nice science fiction book， but after finishing the first part （Foundation） and the beginning of the second I ended by leaving the books。Yes it is a book about fictitious sciences in the future but the main part of the book seems more political and discussions between 2 people talking for pages at a time。 What changes between the chapters are the time period and the 2 persons talking about one general idea （the main plot of Seldon） and 'what if' and 'outcomes'。Not the ty I thought this would be a nice science fiction book， but after finishing the first part （Foundation） and the beginning of the second I ended by leaving the books。Yes it is a book about fictitious sciences in the future but the main part of the book seems more political and discussions between 2 people talking for pages at a time。 What changes between the chapters are the time period and the 2 persons talking about one general idea （the main plot of Seldon） and 'what if' and 'outcomes'。Not the type of book I like to read。 。。。more
Chris
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A very good book， liked the way the suspense was build up and how the plot was unfolded。 A good read for anyone who does not like a very long story and useless character development who do not contribute to further the plot of the story and remain like fillers。
Andre Saldarriaga
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El libro que hizo que me enamore de la ciencia ficción。 Es increíble la manera en la que hace un paralelismo con el imperio romano y lo fiel que es， dentro de lo permisible para una novela， a la ciencia real。
Diego
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A pesar de haberlo leído hace unos tres años， el recuerdo que guardo es insuperable。 Hasta que leí El nombre del viento， este era mi libro favorito。 Si te gusta la CF tienes que leerlo， y si no te gusta， deberías darle una oportunidad también。Nota: 10/10
Buho
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This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 En la fundaciónEl uso de la religión me parece muy bueno， aunque el dejar de usarlo para pasar a ser un control económico me aburre。 Explica un poco lo sucedido a lo largo de la historia， el paso de una edad en la que la religión lo gobierna todo （Edad Media） a una edad en la que es el comercio el que lo gobierna todo （Capitalismo）Fundación e imperio:El primero de los capítulos me parece aburrido además de inútil， da la sensación de que no cuenta nada。 （Tras la lectura de segunda fundación este En la fundaciónEl uso de la religión me parece muy bueno， aunque el dejar de usarlo para pasar a ser un control económico me aburre。 Explica un poco lo sucedido a lo largo de la historia， el paso de una edad en la que la religión lo gobierna todo （Edad Media） a una edad en la que es el comercio el que lo gobierna todo （Capitalismo）Fundación e imperio:El primero de los capítulos me parece aburrido además de inútil， da la sensación de que no cuenta nada。 （Tras la lectura de segunda fundación este capítulo coge un poco más de sentido， pero a la hora de leerlo creo que sigue pareciendo una pérdida de tiempo）。 Sin embargo， la aparición de "El Mulo" y todo lo que ello conlleva hace que realmente el libro acabe siendo muy interesante， con un final inesperado y que te hizo parar por la necesidad de comentarlo con alguien。 Segunda fundación:Final muy interesante， las tácticas de la segunda fundación me parecen muy buenas e inesperadas。 Ambas partes del libro， que las entiendo como cuentos separados （el final del mulo y la vuelta a la situación inicial de "La segunda fundación no existe"） me parecen muy bien llevadas y acaban en ambos casos con personajes infiltrados que no me he visto venir。 Puede ser， pensándolo en frío， que haya repetido un poco la estructura， aún así， está muy bien。 。。。more
Toni
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I'm revisiting the best sci fi ever written。 This radio adaptation is losing a star because of the soft， mumbling voices of the actors jarringly contrasted with the crystal clear obnoxiously loud sound effects。Ugh。 This was a pain to listen to， but worth it to hear Azimov's galaxy-wide musings on historical patterns and human behavior。 I'm revisiting the best sci fi ever written。 This radio adaptation is losing a star because of the soft， mumbling voices of the actors jarringly contrasted with the crystal clear obnoxiously loud sound effects。Ugh。 This was a pain to listen to， but worth it to hear Azimov's galaxy-wide musings on historical patterns and human behavior。 。。。more
Raquel Euphrasio
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Os dois primeiros livros eu amei o ritmo e a história， o último eu perdi totalmente o ritmo e ainda achei difícil acreditar， por causa das motivações apresentadas。
Nassim Mahammedi
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The Foundation Series - Isaac Asimovإن سألتني عن افضل روايات خيال علمي قرأتها （أجزاء منها） فسأجيب بدون تردد: "ثلاثية اسحاق اسيموف Isaac Asimov العظيمة The Foundation Trilogy"。 "سلسلة الأساس （أو القاعدة*）"。سلسة روايات ايقونية نشرها اسيموف （او عظيموف） بين سنة 1942 و 1950، تحتوي على سبع اجزاء اصلية تم تجميعها في ثلاثة ثم اضيف جزئين لها سنة 1981。 هذه السلسلة ألهمت عدة افلام وروايات تاريخية أخرى كـ Star Wars و Star Trek وغيرها، و في جزئيها الأخيرين، خصص الكاتب الجزء لقصة قيام حضارة الروبوتات وهي بدور The Foundation Series - Isaac Asimovإن سألتني عن افضل روايات خيال علمي قرأتها （أجزاء منها） فسأجيب بدون تردد: "ثلاثية اسحاق اسيموف Isaac Asimov العظيمة The Foundation Trilogy"。 "سلسلة الأساس （أو القاعدة*）"。سلسة روايات ايقونية نشرها اسيموف （او عظيموف） بين سنة 1942 و 1950، تحتوي على سبع اجزاء اصلية تم تجميعها في ثلاثة ثم اضيف جزئين لها سنة 1981。 هذه السلسلة ألهمت عدة افلام وروايات تاريخية أخرى كـ Star Wars و Star Trek وغيرها، و في جزئيها الأخيرين، خصص الكاتب الجزء لقصة قيام حضارة الروبوتات وهي بدورها ألهمت العديد من الأفلام و الروايات。 تعرف الأعمال العظيمة من خلال تأثيرها على القراء و إلهامهم。 فرواية The Foundation رواية الخيال العلمي المفضلة لايلون ماسك و هي سبب حبه الكبير للفضاء، و كذلك لعدة شخصيات مشهورة اخرى （سنذكر واحد منها لاحقا） و لها مجموعات و نوادي قراء و محبين و شعبية واسعة في الغرب。تدور أحداث الرواية في المستقبل البعيد （سنة 22000م） أين يتمكن البشر （الذين فاق عددهم ترليون أي الف مليار انسان و الذين غادروا كوكب الارض الذي اختفى في الفضاء） من العيش في الكواكب و المجرات البعيدة。 و تعتمد هذه القصة الرائعة في مجريات أحداثها على شخصيات مفتاحية تتبدل ادوارها و تتناقل البطولات من جيل لآخر ، و مصطلحات جديدة وضعها آسيموف بعبقرية منقطعة النظير ، واستلهم القصة من ازدهار و أفول حضارة روما الغربية。 تمثل كل مجرة "امبراطورية مستقلة" عن المجرات الأخرى و يتم السفر بين كواكب كل مجرة بمركبات تتحرك بسرعة الضوء。 وكل كوكب يمثل دولة مستقلة لها رئيس و حكومة مستقلة و دستور لكنها تخضع لحكم امبراطور المجرة。تمثل مجرة درب التبانة "الامبراطورية المجرية The Galactic Empire"،و التي تدور فيها أحداث الرواية。 بطل القصة الأول هو البروفيسور "هاري سيلدون Hari Seldon" اختصاصي في الرياضيات الذي وضع علم جديد سماه PsychoHistory و هو علم يستخدم فيه سيلدون الرياضيات و الاحصائيات لبناء نماذج تسمح بتوقع تاريخ محدد لانهيار الحضارة و اعادة احيائها، ألقى سيلدون خطابه في كوكب يدعى "ترانتور Trantor" الذي يمثل عاصمة المجرة، ولما يسمع الامبراطور بتوقعات سيلدون يقوم بمطاردته و مصادرة املاكه و يقوم بطرده لأحد الكواكب في أقصى اطراف المجرة و هو المنفى الذي يبعث فيه العلماء。يقوم سيلدون بانشاء منظمة سرية تسمى بالFoundation مع زملاءه العلماء و لها فرع ظاهر للعوام و فرع يعمل في الخفاء و يتواجد كل طرف من المنظمة في كوكب من كوكبي ا"لمنفى Terminus و Stars End" في أقصى طرفين متعاكسين من المجرة。 يهدف سيلدون Seldon من خلال هذه المنظمة Foundation و من خلال الحلول التي اقترحها بالتحضير لنواة انبثاق الحضارة الجديدة بعد انهيار الحالية من خلال تجميع الكتب و العلوم و الوثائق العلمية و انشاء مجمعات بحوث سرية （بانشاء الموسوعة المجرة Encyclopedia Galactica تجتمع فيها كل علوم المجرة و تحفظها لغاية بروز الحضارة القادمة）، حيث اثبتت حساباته ان الحضارة بعد انهيارها ستواجه المجرة فترة ظلام سماها اسيموف بالعصور المظلمة Dark Ages تمتد ل30 ألف سنة ادعى سيلدون في محاضراته انه بامكانه و بفعل خططه ان يخفض فترة الظلام الى عشرة قرون فقط بدلا من 30 قرن و هو ما أدى به للمنفى。قام سليدون خلال حياته بالسفر بين الكواكب لدراسة التاريخ النفسي ووضع حساباته و اخذ منه الامر كل حياته لغاية آخر ايامه اين مرر جميع خططه و مسؤولية الاساس لحفيدته التي اكملت انشاء منظمة الاساس الثانية。هناك الكثير من التفاصيل و الأسرار والرسائل المبطنة وراء هذه السلسلة "السابقة لعصرها" و المئات من الاعمال و الشخصيات التي تأثرت بها。من بين الذين قرأوها في شبابهم أسامة بن لادن الذين كان يدرس الانجليزية في اوكسفورد و تاثر كثيرا بفكر هاري سيلدون ومنظمته السرية ويقال انه استلهم اسم منظمته من عنوان الرواية ！！！✍️ م。ن20042021 。。。more
Drew Powell
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The mule！ the mule！Typical BBC recording where the sound effects are twice as loud as the actual dialog and I had to turn my speakers way up to hear those。Now I want to read the actual books。
Nik Nattawat
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นิยายวิทยาศาสตร์เกี่ยวกับโลกอนาคต แต่จริงๆแล้วน่าจะเป็นหนังสือประวัติศาสตร์สังคมมนุษย์มากกว่า เพราะเล่าเรื่องการพัฒนาการของสังคมมนุษย์ ผ่านการปกครองด้วยกำลัง มาเป็นการปกครองด้วยศาสนาความเชื่อ จนมาถึงการปกครองด้วยระบบเศรษฐกิจและเงินตรา เฉกเช่นสังคมในเมืองไทยปัจจุบันในเล่มหนึ่งเป็นการปูพื้นให้รู้จักตัว Foundation องค์กรลึกลับที่ลึกลับแม้กระทั่งคนที่ทำงานให้กับมัน หนังสือจะค่อยๆเปิดความลับของตัวองค์กรออกมาให้กับตัวละครและผู้อ่าน ผ่านบทย่อยต่างๆ ที่เกิดขึ้นต่างวาระ ต่างช่วงเวลา เป็นเหมือนกับเรื่องสั นิยายวิทยาศาสตร์เกี่ยวกับโลกอนาคต แต่จริงๆแล้วน่าจะเป็นหนังสือประวัติศาสตร์สังคมมนุษย์มากกว่า เพราะเล่าเรื่องการพัฒนาการของสังคมมนุษย์ ผ่านการปกครองด้วยกำลัง มาเป็นการปกครองด้วยศาสนาความเชื่อ จนมาถึงการปกครองด้วยระบบเศรษฐกิจและเงินตรา เฉกเช่นสังคมในเมืองไทยปัจจุบันในเล่มหนึ่งเป็นการปูพื้นให้รู้จักตัว Foundation องค์กรลึกลับที่ลึกลับแม้กระทั่งคนที่ทำงานให้กับมัน หนังสือจะค่อยๆเปิดความลับของตัวองค์กรออกมาให้กับตัวละครและผู้อ่าน ผ่านบทย่อยต่างๆ ที่เกิดขึ้นต่างวาระ ต่างช่วงเวลา เป็นเหมือนกับเรื่องสั้นหลายๆเรื่องที่เอามาต่อกันเป็นเรื่องยาว น่าติดตามและเข้าใจได้ไม่ยากสำหรับนักอ่านนิยายวิทยาศาสตร์หน้าใหม่ เล่มนี้ไม่ได้เน้นหลักการวิทยาศาสตร์ หรือ คำศัพท์แปลกๆ เข้าใจยาก แต่จะเน้นการเกิดขึ้น ตั้งอยู่ และดับไปของรูปแบบหนึ่งๆในสังคมมนุษย์มากกว่าHighly Recommend Sci-fi for History Fans 。。。more
Asmara Malik （TheDoctorReads）
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FINALLY FINISHED FOUNDATION ✅I think the @appletv trailer for #foundation （and， let’s be honest here， @leeepfrog looks hella good） just raised my expectations toooooooooo high for the actual source material and while the story is compelling， it didn’t work for me on the same level as #Dune 。 Also， holy moly did #georgelucas lift #HanSolo from #HanPritcher ？ The similarities speak for themselves 👻The lack of really interesting female characters was one thing。 The other was the scale of time invol FINALLY FINISHED FOUNDATION ✅I think the @appletv trailer for #foundation （and， let’s be honest here， @leeepfrog looks hella good） just raised my expectations toooooooooo high for the actual source material and while the story is compelling， it didn’t work for me on the same level as #Dune 。 Also， holy moly did #georgelucas lift #HanSolo from #HanPritcher ？ The similarities speak for themselves 👻The lack of really interesting female characters was one thing。 The other was the scale of time involved— almost 3000 years。 It was kinda sad to see a beloved character from one sequence be remembered hundreds of years later as a 。。。 battleship。 I mean 😪 It’s hard not to draw comparisons with something that is often hailed as the Holy Grail of a particular genre （looking atcha， Tolkien boi） but somehow #isaacasimov ‘s world has been so vastly improved on by subsequent writers， that it feels more and more dated the more you read it。 Plus， #themule wasn’t as cool as the #benegesserit 。 I said what I said 😝Still， I’m glad I read this one through。 It gives me a greater appreciation for newer #sci-fi writers like #beckychambers and the beautiful and diverse universe that they’ve written in the #wayfarers series。 #thedoctorreads 。。。more
Zachary Brawley
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The Foundation Trilogy is grand is scope and size， from the ideas that Asimov tries to tackle to the history of an entire galactic civilization。 This book， broken into many parts and characters， spans hundreds of years through the downfall of one galactic civilization， and the rise of another。 The catch？ All of this has been carefully analyzed， and the seeds of a new galactic empire planted by one Harry Seldon， who， at the start of the book is one of the most brilliant psychologists and mathemat The Foundation Trilogy is grand is scope and size， from the ideas that Asimov tries to tackle to the history of an entire galactic civilization。 This book， broken into many parts and characters， spans hundreds of years through the downfall of one galactic civilization， and the rise of another。 The catch？ All of this has been carefully analyzed， and the seeds of a new galactic empire planted by one Harry Seldon， who， at the start of the book is one of the most brilliant psychologists and mathematicians in the history of the galaxy。 Through his developed work in psychohistory， he is able to foresee the fall of the galactic empire。 In an effort to shorten a 30，000-year dark age in the empire， he plants two foundations of scientists at “opposite ends of the galaxy” who will be the seeds of the new， better galactic empire， while also cutting the dark age short to just 1，000 years。 Seldon attempts to predict all of the next thousand years of history through the eyes of his mathematics and probabilities and attempts to set-up the initial conditions in such a way that history will follow a directed path。 In this way， the overarching theme of the book is free-will versus determinism。 Do we have a pre-determined path， or can we change the future？ The problem is， psychohistory can only predict the ways societies evolve on the macro-scale （i。e。 large number of individuals and how they are influenced by factor such as war， trade， and religion）。 He cannot predict what the individual will do， so Seldon has to keep his ultimate goals secret， only showing himself to the people via recording during key moments of history called “Seldon Crises。” The reader follows multiple characters over the next 400 years。 In this way， you never follow one character too long， and the book never follows one character-driven narrative for an extended period of the book。 Instead， you follow different characters in different points in history as a device to get perspective on the grand ideas Asimov is attempting to tackle; albeit often times the characters do at least know of each other。 In this way， some readers may find the story dry， as it is primarily focused on how characters interact through dialog – rarely action。 However， I often found that the book was written as much like a mystery novel as sci-fi。 There are obviously important things going on behind the scenes， whether that be the empire’s downfall， the second foundation’s motivations， or Seldon’s plan， and we are able to discover what these mysteries are through the ideas of the characters。 And I will say， the characters themselves are interesting enough to keep you entertained and on edge during key points in the book。 Rarely was I ever bored reading。 It was also fun to read this story through the eyes of how people spoke an acted in the 50s， which as when the book was written， then placed that in a futuristic society。 Certainly， there is more of an emphasis on talking over cigars than I would have ever envisioned from a modern author。 Certainly， Asimov was a sci-fi genius。 To have little-to-no prior work to base this story off of is one of the top accomplishments in the history of sci-fi， and the book is still approachable today （i。e。 not dated）。 I will give the same criticism here that I did of Dune， which seems to be a plague of classic sci-fi。 The only part of the story that I will complain about is in descriptions of settings。 I often read sci-fi because I am interested of settings of future societies – how their economies work， what their building and structures look like， is there AI or robots， how are wars fought， etc。？ Also， just basic descriptions such as what a room looks like， or what are some nuances of a city; all of that was in the book， but not detailed enough for me to really get a firm grasp on setting。 Asimov clearly had a galactic vision， it would have just been nice to get in his head on paper。 However， all of that can be ignored because Asimov was not focused on this。 Instead， he was determined （and successful） and creating one of the most grandiose plots sci-fi ever constructed， and in doing so， inspired a genre。 。。。more
Robert Waite
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It was a really great， thoughtful exploration of societies at a large scale。 I did find it a little hard to care about any particular character in the story， however， because time just moves by so much。
Brian
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Required reading
Marilyn Saul
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Well， I got through 564 pages of this 679 page tome。 I was SO DONE with it after the Mule。 Arkady irritated me from the get go， and I just lost interest。 I have no regrets putting it down forever。
Vânia
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Depois de muito protelar， finalmente li essa trilogia de uma só vez。O ínicio do primeiro livro é lento， fiquei um pouco perdida devido à passagem rápida de tempo e à aparição de novos personagens， mas o importante é não desanimar。 Depois de alguns capítulos lidos， acostumei-me com o estilo e a escrita e imergi no universo。Isaac Asimov trabalha muito bem a ambientação e os diálogos dos personagens， além de apresentar sempre uma boa explicação para a resolução dos problemas que vão surgindo ao lon Depois de muito protelar， finalmente li essa trilogia de uma só vez。O ínicio do primeiro livro é lento， fiquei um pouco perdida devido à passagem rápida de tempo e à aparição de novos personagens， mas o importante é não desanimar。 Depois de alguns capítulos lidos， acostumei-me com o estilo e a escrita e imergi no universo。Isaac Asimov trabalha muito bem a ambientação e os diálogos dos personagens， além de apresentar sempre uma boa explicação para a resolução dos problemas que vão surgindo ao longo da história。 A presença da psico-história é tão bem elaborada que poderia até ser real。Li os três livros em sequência e fiquei imersa na trama até o final。 Os arcos dos personagens melhoram a cada sequência e o "plot twist" do final é incrível！ Definitivamente， uma obra genial de Asimov。Concluir essa trilogia foi uma experiência única e indico demais essa leitura。 （4，5/5） 。。。more
Juan Losada
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Un clásico de la ciencia ficción， totalmente recomendable。 Fue en cierto sentido mi inicio en la literatura como método de entretenimiento y no solo algo que se supone que haga。
Brian Parker
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Knowing only the trilogy's reputation as one of the greatest works of sci-fi of all time， it did not turn out to be what I expected。 Less worldbuilding or deep characterization than I usually see in contemporary sci-fi; a very approachable reading level （surely a lot of kids first read this at age twelve）， and a brisk pace despite the "action" consisting mostly of verbal sparring between clever men。 （I say "men" intentionally; although there are a couple of significant female characters， the 195 Knowing only the trilogy's reputation as one of the greatest works of sci-fi of all time， it did not turn out to be what I expected。 Less worldbuilding or deep characterization than I usually see in contemporary sci-fi; a very approachable reading level （surely a lot of kids first read this at age twelve）， and a brisk pace despite the "action" consisting mostly of verbal sparring between clever men。 （I say "men" intentionally; although there are a couple of significant female characters， the 1950's gender norms throughout have not aged well。）There are a ton of reviews and synopses to be found so I won't belabor a lengthy one of my own。 Asimov was inspired by Edward Gibbons' History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire， and the trilogy spans hundreds of years examining the fall of one galactic empire and the rise of the next。 It zooms in at critical points of societal evolution， where the "action" typically consists of clever men trying to anticipate and outsmart each other， with violence and war usually relegated to the background。 There are twists I won't spoil， but hopefully this is enough for you to decide if the tone and style is of interest to you。 。。。more
Jairo Fruchtengarten
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Confesso que não sou muito fã de ficção cientifica， e que a trilogia foi uma última tentativa de pegar gosto pelo gênero， apelando para um clássico consagrado。 Posto isso， é de se esperar que minha resenha tenha um viés um tanto negativo。。。 A “Trilogia da Fundação” têm duas características que a tornam bem peculiar。 Primeiro， vários personagens do livro aparecem e desaparecem mais rápido do que em ”Game of Thrones”。 Isso porque， numa análise mais ampla， o personagem principal do livro é a própri Confesso que não sou muito fã de ficção cientifica， e que a trilogia foi uma última tentativa de pegar gosto pelo gênero， apelando para um clássico consagrado。 Posto isso， é de se esperar que minha resenha tenha um viés um tanto negativo。。。 A “Trilogia da Fundação” têm duas características que a tornam bem peculiar。 Primeiro， vários personagens do livro aparecem e desaparecem mais rápido do que em ”Game of Thrones”。 Isso porque， numa análise mais ampla， o personagem principal do livro é a própria Fundação， seu surgimento， evolução， crises， ascensão e queda de grupos políticos， o impacto da religião na sociedade， etc。 Além disso， o livro se baseia numa ideia bem interessante: como a ciência pode prever matematicamente o comportamento de grandes populações ao longo do tempo。O livro 1 deve ser o que mais agrada os fãs do gênero。 Repleto de descrições de uma nova realidade futurista， é também onde se apresenta a teoria da psico-história de Henri Seldon， a base de toda a trilogia。 Essa inconstância de personagens supracitada é mais marcante， e parece até que estamos lendo um livro de contos。 Já o livro 2 tenta desenvolver a estória， mantendo o casal Bayta e Toran mais em evidência。 São personagens pouco interessantes e que não acrescentam muito。 Mais que isso， a narrativa flutua por altos e baixos， e ganha corpo somente no final， quando o Mulo se vê frente ao seu maior desafio， preparando o terreno para o livro 3。 Este， por sua vez， encerra a saga do Mulo de forma decepcionante e se concentra no papel oculto da Segunda Fundação e em como ela supostamente guarda o Plano Seldon ao longo dos anos。No fim， apesar de não ter me maravilhado com o livro， o contato com a ideia da psico-história já justifica a leitura， mas fica o sentimento que faltou algo a mais pra marcar o livro， pelo menos um personagem bem desenvolvido ou a descrição mais detalhada e impactante de uma das inúmeras batalhas que acontecem。 。。。more
Reference
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The British Library https://bll01.primo.exlibrisgroup.com/discovery/search?query=any,contains,Foundation Trilogy&tab=LibraryCatalog&search_scope=Not_BL_Suppress&vid=44BL_INST:BLL01&lang=en&offset=0