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Dewey Decimal Number: 813 EAN: 9780517154823 ISBN: 051715482X Label: Random House Value Publishing Manufacturer: Random House Value Publishing Publication Date: July 24, 1995 Publisher: Random House Value Publishing Release Date: July 24, 1995 Studio: Random House Value Publishing Related Items:
Browse for similar items by category: Click to Display Editorial Review: Product Description: A stunning testament to his creative genius. Forward The Foundation is a the saga's dramatic climax -- the story Asimov fans have been waiting for. An exciting tale of danger, intrigue, and suspense, Forward The Foundation brings to vivid life Asimov's best loved characters: hero Hari Seldon, who struggles to perfect his revolutionary theory of psychohistory to ensure the survival of humanity; Cleon II, the vain and crafty emperor of the Galactic Empire, From the Paperback edition. Average Rating:
 Rating:  - Readable, but not that goodLast-written in the Foundation series, this book slots in chronologically close to the beginning, explaining some lose ends and providing more detail about Hari Seldon. Still not that good, but at least well-enough written to be readable without cringing. Rating:  - Best outside of the original trilogyI am a huge Asimov fan, but I have always been dissapointed by his later fiction, which never seems to have the life and tight plotting that his earlier stuff does. That is, untll AI read Forward the Foundation. Returning to the style of the original books, Forward the Foundation is a series of short stories, each separated by ten years, rather than a single narrative. And much like in the originals, it work very well. I guess what I like most about the book is the way it ties up loose ... Read More Rating:  - Kind of a strange book, but still worth readingIn terms of Asimov's writing, this is the last work exploring the Foundation; the copyright date is actually after his death. However, in terms of the Foundation chronology, it comes early on in the series of novels exploring the Foundation and Second Foundation. Over the past few months, I have felt a need to go back and reread the Asimov works again (it's been quite awhile since I last read these), and this review is one of the byproducts of that. As some have noted, there is something ... Read More Rating: - Not Free SF ReaderThe last of Asimov's Foundation books, and the second of his Seldon prequels. Forward the Foundation : Eto Demerzel - Isaac Asimov Forward the Foundation : Cleon I - Isaac Asimov Forward the Foundation : Dors Venabili - Isaac Asimov Forward the Foundation : Wanda Seldon - Isaac Asimov Forward the Foundation : Epilogue - Isaac Asimov Seldon is robot replacement. 3.5 out of 5 Removing the boss. 3 out of ... Read More Rating: - A great bookIt's part of the great Foundation saga from I. Asimov.... i really enjoyed every word of it.... you must read the saga!.. This book explains a lot of the beginnings of psycohistory... 
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