false 1408090 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1217214129m/1408090.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1217214129s/1408090.jpg Foundation and Empire tells the incredible story of a new breed of man who create a new force for galactic government. Thus, the Foundation hurtles into conflict with the decadent, decrepit First Empire. In this struggle for power amid the chaos of the stars, man stands at the threshold of a new, enlightened life which could easily be put aside for the old forces of barbarism. The Foundation novels of Isaac Asimov constitute what is very likely the most famed epic in all of science-fiction.]]> 29581 41 1703483 book 1983 Foundation and Empire total:6939|5:2124|4:2985|3:1607|2:198|1:25| 6939 27802 8349 165 16667 3.90 104509 3733 77661460 45836 76682 0553293370 9780553293371 14 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1235578409m/76682.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1235578409s/76682.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/76682.Foundation_and_Empire 3.96 615
But not even Hari Seldon could have predicted the birth of the extraordinary creature called The Mule—a mutant intelligence with a power greater than a dozen battle fleets…a power that can turn the strongest-willed human into an obedient slave.]]> 1983 3 1 false Sun Nov 15 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Fri Nov 13 11:12:57 -0800 2009 Sun Dec 20 10:34:27 -0800 2009 more...]]> 81343167 1129580 3900465 1884214509 9781884214509 1 http://www.goodreads.com/images/nocover-111x148.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/images/nocover-60x80.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/3900465.Foundation_and_Empire_Search_for_Magicians_Bk_2 3.56 9

From the Paperback edition.]]> 1983 3 0 false Fri Dec 18 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Thu Dec 17 17:48:44 -0800 2009 Fri Dec 18 16:49:53 -0800 2009 more...]]> 60426172 1677868 29581 0553803727 9780553803723 132 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1168033541m/29581.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1168033541s/29581.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/29581.Foundation_and_Empire 4.02 6005

From the Paperback edition.]]> 1983 4 0 false Sat Dec 01 00:00:00 -0800 2007 Sat Jun 20 11:49:24 -0700 2009 Sat Jun 20 11:52:05 -0700 2009 more...]]> 42994809 968777 29581 0553803727 9780553803723 132 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1168033541m/29581.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1168033541s/29581.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/29581.Foundation_and_Empire 4.01 6939

From the Paperback edition.]]> 1983 5 0 false Sat Jan 17 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Wed Jan 14 02:27:55 -0800 2009 Sun Jan 18 00:05:21 -0800 2009 more...]]> 67785021 1072527 29581 0553803727 9780553803723 132 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1168033541m/29581.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1168033541s/29581.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/29581.Foundation_and_Empire 4.01 6939

From the Paperback edition.]]> 1983 4 0 false Sun Aug 23 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Mon Aug 17 14:29:38 -0700 2009 Mon Aug 24 06:52:33 -0700 2009 more...]]> 75018589 1595702 76682 0553293370 9780553293371 14 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1235578409m/76682.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1235578409s/76682.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/76682.Foundation_and_Empire 4.01 6939
But not even Hari Seldon could have predicted the birth of the extraordinary creature called The Mule—a mutant intelligence with a power greater than a dozen battle fleets…a power that can turn the strongest-willed human into an obedient slave.]]> 1983 3 0 false Fri Oct 30 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Mon Oct 19 09:02:44 -0700 2009 Mon Nov 02 03:49:54 -0800 2009 1 more...]]> 57637659 915296 651641 0586013555 9780586013557 5 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1176760339m/651641.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1176760339s/651641.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/651641.Foundation_and_Empire 3.98 56

From the Paperback edition.]]> 1983 4 0 false Mon Jun 08 07:13:10 -0700 2009 Thu May 28 12:25:41 -0700 2009 Mon Jun 08 07:13:10 -0700 2009 more...]]> 51374593 2143993 76682 0553293370 9780553293371 14 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1235578409m/76682.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1235578409s/76682.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/76682.Foundation_and_Empire 4.01 6939
But not even Hari Seldon could have predicted the birth of the extraordinary creature called The Mule—a mutant intelligence with a power greater than a dozen battle fleets…a power that can turn the strongest-willed human into an obedient slave.]]> 1983 3 0 false Sun Apr 01 00:00:00 -0700 2007 Fri Apr 03 09:05:17 -0700 2009 Fri Apr 03 09:13:53 -0700 2009 more...]]> 36080735 44572 29581 0553803727 9780553803723 132 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1168033541m/29581.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1168033541s/29581.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/29581.Foundation_and_Empire 4.01 6939

From the Paperback edition.]]> 1983 4 0 false Thu Oct 23 22:35:16 -0700 2008 Tue Dec 02 17:07:41 -0800 2008
So my review may contain spoilers . . . warning . . . As I said in the review of Foundation (1), I was a *little* bored by the formulaic style of the episodes. In this book we start getting into the really good stuff.

...more...]]> 50598840 1170292 29581 0553803727 9780553803723 132 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1168033541m/29581.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1168033541s/29581.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/29581.Foundation_and_Empire 4.01 6939

From the Paperback edition.]]> 1983 3 0 false Fri Mar 27 06:37:40 -0700 2009 Fri Mar 27 06:41:03 -0700 2009 more...]]> 78480303 2903886 29581 0553803727 9780553803723 132 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1168033541m/29581.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1168033541s/29581.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/29581.Foundation_and_Empire 4.01 6939

From the Paperback edition.]]> 1983 4 0 false Sun Nov 29 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Fri Nov 20 17:04:24 -0800 2009 Tue Dec 01 18:59:11 -0800 2009 Foundation and Empire mostly revolved around a single event in the history of this universe and more...more...]]> 78735188 925562 29581 0553803727 9780553803723 132 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1168033541m/29581.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1168033541s/29581.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/29581.Foundation_and_Empire 4.01 6939

From the Paperback edition.]]> 1983 5 0 false Sat Dec 05 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Mon Nov 23 08:22:13 -0800 2009 Sat Dec 05 17:53:38 -0800 2009 more...]]> 58906996 1995871 1408090 0380007746 9780380007745 8 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1217214129m/1408090.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1217214129s/1408090.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/1408090.Foundation_and_Empire 3.82 82 Foundation and Empire tells the incredible story of a new breed of man who create a new force for galactic government. Thus, the Foundation hurtles into conflict with the decadent, decrepit First Empire. In this struggle for power amid the chaos of the stars, man stands at the threshold of a new, enlightened life which could easily be put aside for the old forces of barbarism. The Foundation novels of Isaac Asimov constitute what is very likely the most famed epic in all of science-fiction.]]> 1983 4 0 false Tue Jul 01 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Mon Jun 08 15:19:41 -0700 2009 Tue Aug 04 09:55:34 -0700 2009 Chief Recommendation: Commit to reading the trilogy (includes Foundation and Second Foundation).

Foundation wasn't a quick read for me. Nor was this second installment, with its deep layered ideas. Also, these books are set so far in the future, and so far out in space, that they don’t...more...]]> 55044023 2281230 29581 0553803727 9780553803723 132 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1168033541m/29581.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1168033541s/29581.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/29581.Foundation_and_Empire 4.01 6939

From the Paperback edition.]]> 1983 3 0 true Wed Jul 08 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Tue May 05 12:46:33 -0700 2009 Fri Jul 10 00:27:51 -0700 2009 Foundation. Many of the same trends that made the mighty forces of Terminius prevail against any form of rational and legitimate invasion with their superior intellect to create the religious and economic tools the ever-growing group of mor...more...]]> 30646780 1385106 29581 0553803727 9780553803723 132 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1168033541m/29581.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1168033541s/29581.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/29581.Foundation_and_Empire 4.01 6939

From the Paperback edition.]]> 1983 3 0 false Fri Apr 07 00:00:00 -0700 2006 Wed Aug 20 07:26:40 -0700 2008 Wed Aug 20 07:27:05 -0700 2008 more...]]> 20784511 1050215 29581 0553803727 9780553803723 132 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1168033541m/29581.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1168033541s/29581.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/29581.Foundation_and_Empire 4.01 6939

From the Paperback edition.]]> 1983 4 0 false Thu May 22 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Wed Apr 23 07:37:40 -0700 2008 Thu May 22 13:15:56 -0700 2008 more...]]> 8240590 441385 29581 0553803727 9780553803723 132 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1168033541m/29581.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1168033541s/29581.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/29581.Foundation_and_Empire 4.01 6939

From the Paperback edition.]]> 1983 1 1 false Thu Feb 01 00:00:00 -0800 2007 Thu Oct 25 13:01:37 -0700 2007 Thu Oct 25 13:01:37 -0700 2007 Foundation and Empire. I was more forgiving of Foundation when I read it because I was consciously trying to give the series a chance. Slogging through F&E all I could think was, “If nothing an individual does impacts the outcome then why should I care?” Heck, I even basically agree with...more...]]> 5698397 213627 29581 0553803727 9780553803723 132 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1168033541m/29581.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1168033541s/29581.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/29581.Foundation_and_Empire 4.01 6939

From the Paperback edition.]]> 1983 3 0 false Mon Oct 01 00:00:00 -0700 2007 Wed Sep 05 06:51:52 -0700 2007 Mon Oct 08 15:51:24 -0700 2007 more...]]> 1863003 125045 29581 0553803727 9780553803723 132 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1168033541m/29581.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1168033541s/29581.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/29581.Foundation_and_Empire 4.01 6939

From the Paperback edition.]]> 1983 3 0 false Mon Jun 11 17:11:49 -0700 2007 Mon Jun 18 19:41:07 -0700 2007
The whole premise of psychohistory and th...more...]]> 59207131 1016005 29581 0553803727 9780553803723 132 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1168033541m/29581.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1168033541s/29581.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/29581.Foundation_and_Empire 4.01 6939

From the Paperback edition.]]> 1983 4 0 false Sun May 24 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Wed Jun 10 17:21:15 -0700 2009 Wed Jun 10 17:22:32 -0700 2009 more...]]> 8 http://www.goodreads.com/book_link/follow/8?book_id=1408090