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Moskie · 10-07-2003, 02:08 PM

I got myself engrossed in Asimov's Foundation series a while back. I started with "Foundation," worked my way through "Foundation and Empire" and "Second Foundation," and have just recently finished "Foundation's Edge." I haven't read any other of Asimov's books.

I really liked the first three books, especially "Second Foundaion". I couldn't stop there, so I picked up "Foundation's Edge." Am I wrong to have been completely let down by this book? I suppose I was a little skeptical, given the 30 year or so gap in authorship. But Asimov seems to have forgotten the themes and ideas that made the series so good, and then had the gall to replace them with the equivalent of advertisments for some of his other novels. I thought Asimov was just being eclectic, but then I read the afterword, in which he explains that all the random stuff going on in the book are references to his to his other novels. I felt raped. (ok i'm laying it on thick).

So now I'm wondering whether I should invest in the rest of the series. I really, really want to find out how the Seldon Plan turns out, but is it worth it? Are the first three novels the only good ones of the series? Also, are the ones written by those other authors any good? Any comments (without spoilers please) from people who've read the series would be appreciated.

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Moskie Pure Chewing Satisfaction Location: can i use bbcode [i]here[/i]?	has anyone read all of the "Foundation" series? I got myself engrossed in Asimov's Foundation series a while back. I started with "Foundation," worked my way through "Foundation and Empire" and "Second Foundation," and have just recently finished "Foundation's Edge." I haven't read any other of Asimov's books. I really liked the first three books, especially "Second Foundaion". I couldn't stop there, so I picked up "Foundation's Edge." Am I wrong to have been completely let down by this book? I suppose I was a little skeptical, given the 30 year or so gap in authorship. But Asimov seems to have forgotten the themes and ideas that made the series so good, and then had the gall to replace them with the equivalent of advertisments for some of his other novels. I thought Asimov was just being eclectic, but then I read the afterword, in which he explains that all the random stuff going on in the book are references to his to his other novels. I felt raped. (ok i'm laying it on thick). So now I'm wondering whether I should invest in the rest of the series. I really, really want to find out how the Seldon Plan turns out, but is it worth it? Are the first three novels the only good ones of the series? Also, are the ones written by those other authors any good? Any comments (without spoilers please) from people who've read the series would be appreciated.