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Originally posted by Mr Mephisto
Bear and Brin are excellent.
Now, I hardly ever read fiction any more, especially science fiction. I'm reminded of the famous comment by Ray Bradbury when asked by a reporter why he wrote SF when 90% of it was crap. "Yes" replied Ray "but 90% of everything is crap."
How true.
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As it turns out, that was Theodore Sturgeon.
The "3 B's" books in the latter-day Foundation series aren't quite worth picking up, with all the other good stuff out there. If you haven't checked them out already, I recommend Harlan Ellison, Alfred Bester and Philip K. Dick.
Unfortunately, the <i>Foundation</i> series penned by Asimov never comes to a satisfying conclusion, and the "3 B's" books don't further the story. If you don't want the series to leave a bad taste in your mouth, I recommend ending with <i>Prelude to Foundation</i>.