- Mass Market Paperback: 464 pages
- Publisher: Spectra Books; Reissue edition (Mar 1994)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 0553565079
- ISBN-13: 978-0553565072
- Product Dimensions: 10.6 x 2.4 x 17.5 cm
- Average Customer Review: 4.4 out of 5 stars See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 763,220 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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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,
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For more than forty years, Isaac Asimov thrilled millions of readers with his bestselling Foundation series, a spellbinding tale of the future that spans thousands of years and dozens of worlds. Completed just weeks before his death in April 1992, Forward the Foundation is the seventh and concluding volume of this masterwork, which was awarded a Hugo for the 'Best All-Time Science Fiction Series'.
In the earlier Foundation novels, Hari Seldon, the guiding genius of the Foundation, was a figure of history. By going back to the great mathmatician's life, in Forward the Foundation, Asimov fills in the remaining gaps in his epic story. Asimov acknowledged that he always regarded Seldon as his alter ego, and this novel is all the more poignant for the fact that he himself died only weeks after writing about Seldon's death.
A resounding tour de force, Forward the Foundation offers the dramatic climax to the Foundation series, and perhaps the greatest moment in science fiction to date.
--This text refers to the Paperback edition.
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14 of 14 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
This was probably my favourite book out of the entire series. It's great. It's set between Prelude to Foundation and Foundation, and serves as an excellent bridge between the two books. The book provides a characterized version of Hari Seldon, which I felt was missing in the other books, where the only place where readers would 'see' Hari Seldon would be at the Vault during the crises. In addition, while retaining a high level of excitment and plot-development, it made psychohistory come to life as a science, instead of just the as a mysetrious force as portrayed in the other books of the series. I recommend reading this book in its correct place in the series.
8 of 8 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
This book shows Asimov's story telling powers remained undiminshed by the years. The story is fascinating even though we know, in a broad sense, what will happen in the end. Asimov has stated that he viewed Hari Seldon as his alter ego, and so it is appropriate that the story of Seldon's last days should be Asimov's last work.
13 of 14 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
An absloute classic. This, Asimov's last book, is another jewel in the Foundation series. It fills a gap between foundation and its prelude, and fits in seamlessly. It completes the series in a glorious manner. The end, and the failing of Seldon's faculties, are made especially relevant because of Asimov's own life at the time, and his unwelcome death.
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Asimov is Sci Fi.
Very enjoyable read...fleshes out the Foundation story, and has more character depth than his earlier books.
Published on 19 Jan 2000
The last triumphant effort of the master
The Foundation series is probably THE sci-fi series. In recent years Asimov rather lost it with regard to the genre, becoming rather self indulgent and wobbling on about all... Read more
Published on 23 Nov 1999
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