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Foundation, Foundation and Empire, Second Foundation
Foundation, Foundation and Empire, Second Foundation | Isaac Asimov
Isaac Asimov's seminal Foundation trilogy--one of the cornerstones of modern speculative fiction--in a single hardcover volume. It is the saga of the Galactic Empire, crumbling after twelve thousand years of rule. And it is the particular story of psychohistorian 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 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 through the age of darkness. In 1966, the Foundation trilogy received a Hugo Award for Best All-Time Series, and it remains the only fiction series to have been so honored. More than fifty years after their original publication, the three Foundation novels stand as classics of thrilling, provocative, and inspired world-building.
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Interesting so far!

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xicanti
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I took a loooooong bike ride through an area full of Little Free Libraries, one of which coughed up this beautiful copy of the Foundation Trilogy! I haven‘t decided if I‘ll keep it or give it to my dad, who loved these books way back in the day.

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zgz
Foundation Trilogy | Isaac Asimov

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Twainy
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🎧 Scott Brick ... I grew up listening to this guy. I feel like he was around at Audible‘s inception. His somewhat whiny narration is generally a comfort listen for me so I automatically liked this book.

I can only hope you aren‘t reading this as it‘s about to get embarrassing. Every time he says “Weenus” in his serious voice 😆 poor Isaac, how could he have known that this reader would have such a childish sense of humor.

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️1/2 👇🏻👇🏻

Twainy Out the airlock in the NUDE? What!!?! That was random. 😆 xoxo

So the story. An empire far in the future is dying & only the creator of the science of psychohistory can see that there‘s 30K years of dark ages coming that will decimate humanity. He takes all of the scientists who can save humanities collective knowledge to a far off planet for recording all knowledge and calls it The Foundation. 👇🏻👇🏻👇🏻
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Twainy Oddly some sentences stop .. I thought I was missing something or there was trouble with playback so I got out my B&N exclusive and see that the author wrote the book like this 🤨 I see what you‘re doing Isaak, it‘s punishment for my laughter. 😆 👇🏻👇🏻👇🏻 4y
Twainy This is an older book published like 80 years ago so while it‘s a little dated it‘s still just fascinating to see the Foundation stuck with the choice of letting their planet be overcome by the warlords springing up as the empire dies or fight & possible die itself.

I apologize for the silliness. I enjoyed the book. I‘ve only read book one so now I need book 2. I see the BBC has a dramatization, need that too!

Half star for ... weenus. 😉
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Reggie Lol sounds interesting! 4y
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Jari-chan
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Mrs_B Awww, I love Asimov! 4y
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Andrew65
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Re-read the Foundation Trilogy through audio radio presentation. The presentation had a feel of the 1960s, rather like an early Dr Who episode with William Hartnell, I thought they went for a dated feel but when searching found out it was produced in 1973! Okay but would be interested to hear what a major production could do for it. A great story but as mentioned by some today does lack female characters.
#OutstandingOctober #Scarathlon2020

CocoReads Way to go! 👏👏👏 4y
Lynnsoprano Hubby reread this series a few months ago, says I need to do the same. 4y
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Clwojick Yeahhhhhhhh! 🎉 Way to go #TeamSlaughter! 🎉 4y
Andrew65 @Lynnsoprano Definitely worth a re-read. 4y
Vansa I have both the books and the BBC radio adaptation, which would you recommend? 4y
Andrew65 @Vansa The book has more detail as it is a dramatisation rather than a narration of the books, so I would recommend the book first and foremost. (edited) 4y
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Andrew65
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Started listening to The Foundation Trilogy, previously read them but decided to listen to the BBC Audio production.

#Scarathlon2020 #Screamathon #OutstandingOctober #CocoTurns50 #FraterfestRAT #Whodunitathon
#TeamSlaughter #FallReadathon

TheSpineView What are your thoughts so far? 4y
Andrew65 @TheSpineView I am enjoying it, but strangely produced feels like a 1960s production with its style. Currently 2 hrs 15 mins into it. Listening to remind me of plotting before reading the other books after the trilogy. (edited) 4y
CocoReads Awesome work! 4y
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Andrew65 Thanks, going well. 👍 4y
TheSpineView @Andrew65 I am noodling on rereading the series again. Maybe I'll just stick to a physical book 4y
Andrew65 @TheSpineView I re-read the trilogy as physical books 2 years ago which I did as physical books and really enjoyed. I now want to read books 4 - 7. 4y
TheSpineView @Andrew65 Good plan!😊 4y
StaceGhost I know it‘s a classic but I was real annoyed by the lack of strong female characters with actual names 4y
Andrew65 @StaceGhost Yes a victim of the time it was written in I feel. 4y
Ruthiella @Andrew65 @StaceGhost The lack of female characters and excess tobacco use dates it as well! 4y
Andrew65 @Ruthiella I wonder whether the later ones written in the 1980s and the 1990s address this, as compared the ones written in the 1950s. (edited) 4y
Ruthiella @Andrew65 you‘ll have to tell us! I‘ve only read the first trilogy. Ive read some books by Philip K. Dick from the ‘60s that also have a lot of smoking despite the futuristic setting. 4y
Andrew65 @Ruthiella I hate a lot of the detective books that constantly talk about smoking. 4y
Clwojick ☠ ✨Way to go! GO # TeamSlaughter! 💀 🎉 4y
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Leftcoastzen Good one! 5y
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LauraJ
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So, my book club‘s consensus is that the trilogy doesn‘t work as well as reading all seven books in the series. Start with Foundation and it‘s a so-so. Start with Prelude to Foundation and it‘s a pick! And everyone else in my club giggled at Wienis too!

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LauraJ
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I love the people in my book club so much! Anyone else have this dilemma? #bookishproblems

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RamsFan1963
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1. Vienna, West Virginia
2. Science Fiction, History
3. Simon R. Green, John Scalzi and many more...
4. Deathstalker, Old Man's War, Dhalgren, Lord of Light, Starship Troopers, Mr. Penumbra's 24 Hour Bookstore and tagged book

#SocialSunday

Bklover I just bought Old Man‘s War a couple weeks ago. I‘d never heard of it. Glad to know you liked it! 6y
RamsFan1963 @Bklover I loved the whole series, but I think the first one is the very best. Classic space opera. As the series goes on, it becomes more political, less action oriented. 6y
Bklover I was browsing through Barnes and Noble and was wondering if I could possibly still pick out a book for myself without consulting Litsy and Old Man‘s War was what I ended up with. Guess I chose a good one! 6y
EchoLogical Deathstalker sounds intriguing. #Stacked 6y
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Andrew65
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You can‘t beat the classics. Isaac Asimov wrote some great science fiction books, a true favourite! Many years in my youth spent on these. #ASpacemanCameTravelling #WinterWonderland

TrishB I loved these in my teens - not so sure I would now. 6y
Andrew65 @TrishB Me too, would be interesting to read these now and see how they stand up. 6y
EadieB @Andrew65 I have those books! They are on the list 1001. Not sure I will like them though. 6y
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Andrew65 @EadieB They may surprise you, I remember enjoying them and al, the Isaac Asimov books I read. 6y
EadieB @Andrew65 I‘ll have to try them. 6y
Andrew65 @EadieB I might try rereading them myself. 6y
EadieB @Andrew65 Buddy Read. 6y
Andrew65 @EadieB sounds a good plan. 6y
RealBooks4ever I may try the first book during next month's #vintagescifimonth ! 6y
myellenbee Also check out the Caves of Steel, The Naked Sun ,and The Robots of Dawn. A trilogy with a policeman and his partner a robot. Also by Asimov. 6y
Cinfhen I‘ve never read Asimov although he is probably a pioneer in sci-fi 6y
SleepyDragon I plan to reread the trilogy some day, as I don't remember very much. Question, though. Do you recommend the entire series, or just the original trilogy? 6y
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ladybrightscales
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This is what sci-fi should be! 😀

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Morr_Books
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I just got my TBR pile set for the #readathon and then I got a NetGalley book, my #PageHabit box and an Asimov collection at the library book sale. I think this is the definition of a dilemma.

Leftcoastzen Great haul. 7y
Leftcoastzen Those Asimov titles ! Great collection. 7y
Morr_Books @Leftcoastzen I actually had to fight an old woman for the Asimovs. She came in and bought all thirty bags of vintage books. I kindly ask her to release the Asimovs to my care and she relented. 😉 She was nice though and I appreciate that. 7y
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Temger09
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Does anyone else use pictures as bookmarks? #quitterstrips

wanderinglynn No, but I‘ve gotten used books with photos in them. 🙂 7y
Temger09 That‘s interesting! Hmm I wonder if I have left any 🤗 7y
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TheBookKeeper
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"Violence is the last refuge of the incompetent."
Isaac Asimov

#isaacasimov #thefoundationtrilogy #sciencefiction

GarthRanzz Love this trilogy. 7y
TheBookKeeper @GarthRanzz so do I 😊 7y
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Leniverse
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My #birthdaybookhaul (and yours truly) from day 1. The stack is fairly small, but we had limited time today. And I was trying to orient myself more than spending my entire birthday book budget in one go. 😆
I have Asimov's three first Foundation books, Wise Children by Angela Carter, Primo Levi's Periodic Table, and Wide Sargasso Sea by Jean Rhys.

LeahBergen 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻 7y
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Sarah83
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DivaDiane This is a Litsy Classic?!? I‘m just about to start reading the 3rd book to my husband. 7y
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Leftcoastzen
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#TuneInNovember #BooksFromBoxes Some boxed sets I have found at various used book sales .Sadly ,I have some books in boxes I don‘t have shelves for right now, I‘d open those , but don‘t want to cry,sigh,and carry on right now.😂🙄

vivastory Love these, especially the calvino set 7y
Leftcoastzen @vivastory I‘ve read one of the 3, others on the Everest that is my TBR. 7y
vivastory One of the three sets, or one of the three calvino) 7y
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Leftcoastzen @vivastory Invisible Cities of the Calvino set, read foundation years ago ,only pilgrim in Dillard. 7y
vivastory Invisible Cities is the only of all of these I have read. I want to read all of them eventually 7y
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GondorGirl
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I love the old school illustrations on this #Studio42Books leather cover. ❤❤

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Sha0102
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Psychohistory rules! Although this is considered a scifi classic Foundation didn't involve me as much as Red Mars. But it is still a excellent book for those who love SciFi. "For 12000 years the Galactic Empire has ruled supreme. Now it's dying. But only Hari Seldon, creator of the psychohistory, can see into the future -- to a dark age of ignorance, barbarism, and warfare that will last 3000p years." Entertainment level: ???#Clary #Sha2016

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Dwayne_Shugert
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One of my favorite quotes: "Violence is the last refuge of the incompetent."

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kirylin
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I actually listened to an older audio production of this on the Internet Archive, and because the quality was difficult to take, it took me much longer than it should have. Different time, and all that. But the stories are good, despite that. #readinglog #sciencefiction

DivaDiane I read this aloud to my husband. Well, actually, we still have #3 to read. His style takes some getting used to and the dialogue is often cringeworthy, but I'm glad we read it. My husband read them as a teenager (in Italian) and is now wondering why he was so obsessed. 7y
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Bklover
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Well I finally got to Barnes and Noble to get my classics sale purchases! You all were making me envious. I am happy. 😊

Tanner Oooh, pretty! 7y
vivastory The Asimov cover is wonderful 7y
minkyb Sweet! 7y
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MeaMck
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Ventured out of my comfort zone with this one, I've never read anything in the sci-fi genre and I'm so glad I started with this. I wasn't sure what to expect but I couldn't put this down or stop talking about Hari Seldon and the Foundation. I enjoyed it so much more than I expected to. Makes me wonder what else I'm missing.