Forward the Foundation (Foundation: Prequel, #2)
by:
Isaac Asimov (author)
Format: hardcover
ISBN:
9780385247931 (0385247931)
Publish date: March 1st 1993
Publisher: Doubleday
Pages no: 415
Edition language: English
Series: Foundation (Chronological Order) Prequel 1
And with this volume, I bring to a close the Foundation series by Asimov (sort of; I'm still planning on reading the Benford-Bear-Brin books, since those at least have a pretty devoted following, too). I'm partly glad to be finished, since the stories tended to be somewhat repetitious and lacking i...
The story itself was good, and the writing wasn't bad. However, the short, awkwardly divided chapters and the cornball, George Lucas-esque dialogue prevented this from being amazing. Still, I look forward to finishing the series and reading some of Asimov's other works.
I came to the original Foundation books rather late, so it was lovely for me when all the other books came along tying the Robot and the Foundation series together. And I guess it's time for a reread, because I don't remember what happens in any of them any more.