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74th out of 233 books
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398 voters
Foundation (Razorland 0.5)
by
Ann Aguirre (Goodreads Author)
In Ann Aguirre’s award-winning novel, Enclave, humans have taken refuge in colonies below ground. Here is the story of what drove them there, told through the eyes of a teen who would later have vast influence over the fate of many, and who gave his heart to the one person who needed him most.
ebook, 32 pages
Published
October 23rd 2012
by Tor Books
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I forgot I had this one and originally the intent was to read this one first and then Endurance. I failed.
As a fan of Razorland, I never really felt the need to know exactly what happened before Enclave. Mostly because I was already heavily involved in the story Enclave was trying to weave. However, for world building purposes I can see why this one would be necessary or at the very least help out some.
Overall, this was an interesting read. We get to find out what happened in the days leading...more
As a fan of Razorland, I never really felt the need to know exactly what happened before Enclave. Mostly because I was already heavily involved in the story Enclave was trying to weave. However, for world building purposes I can see why this one would be necessary or at the very least help out some.
Overall, this was an interesting read. We get to find out what happened in the days leading...more
I'm all for the extra tid-bits authors make in accompaniment to their series.
But if you're an Enclave fan, you don't really need to read this...
It is kind of interesting because it does confirm how the Freaks were created and how the evacuation went down, but it doesn't really explain anything new like I hoped. This is partly due to the first-person POV of a kid who doesn't have all the facts about what is going on around her. I suspect it was also done to leave some omniscience about the endin...more
But if you're an Enclave fan, you don't really need to read this...
It is kind of interesting because it does confirm how the Freaks were created and how the evacuation went down, but it doesn't really explain anything new like I hoped. This is partly due to the first-person POV of a kid who doesn't have all the facts about what is going on around her. I suspect it was also done to leave some omniscience about the endin...more
Im happy there was a prequil. I really enjoyed reading it, even though it was very short. I would have loved to have a much longer account of what happened, a more detailed account of what happened. And to be honest, i spent half the short story thinking Robin was a girl, not a boy ( the main char. is a girl in the main story! ) Not until the mother calls him Robbie, do i get that its a boy haha. My bad. I even read back at that point to see if there was any clear defining moment. I guess i miss...more
This is just the sort of insanity-making awesomeness that I've come to expect from Ann Aguirre. Getting to see the beginning of the end was shiver inducing and reminded me of just how much I loved Enclave.
We got some hints of who Robin might be in Endurance when Stone and Thimble stumbled onto the underground bunker while on the run. Now we get to see how the life of the topsiders progressed as the sickness spread, what drove Robin's family below ground, and ultimately what happened to those "lu...more
We got some hints of who Robin might be in Endurance when Stone and Thimble stumbled onto the underground bunker while on the run. Now we get to see how the life of the topsiders progressed as the sickness spread, what drove Robin's family below ground, and ultimately what happened to those "lu...more
I was expecting a more detailed account of what happened to the world and more of an explanation of how the freaks came to be. So I was disappointed in this. I don't care who Robin and Austin are and I found their love to be far fetched and a poor way to bring in a homosexual aspect to the series. Besides telling us that a nuclear threat caused the world to be decimated (which I think we knew from Enclave or Outpost anyway), the only other new piece of information is that the freaks are mutants...more
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I really like Aguirre's Enclave series...yes its another dystopian/apocolyptic young adult novel but its really good and very different. I have read "Enclave" and another short called "Endurance". I was halfway through "Outpost" and without that (physical) book when I started reading "Foundation" on my kindle. "Foundation" is very short. A casual reader may not want to spend the .99 cents to buy this one but if you really like the Razorland series, it is worth the investment. "Foundation" tells...more
Foundation was interesting in many ways. As others have said, reading this novella is not necessary to understand the rest of the Razorland series. However, what I found most interesting about it was (view spoiler)...more
I liked this! It's a short story so of course I WANT MORE, but I did like seeing a little of what was going on living at the time when the breakout occurred from a survivor's POV. Some of it we already know or deduced but still it was interesting. (view spoiler)...more
Okay, that was pretty good. I think I'll definitely have to rethink my original decision to not read the sequel to Enclave. I'm still pissed at it, but since this novella was so well-written and offered a lot of much-needed background to the world-building, I'll probably give the second one a try. But if disgusting Stalker gets shoved down my throat as a love interest again or if Deuce makes one insensitive comment about rape, I'll be truly done with the series.
Foundation by Ann Aguirre is a short story prequel to (my current obsession) her series Razorland. The beginning of the pandemic that forced civilization underground and the boy who held the truth.
This is 4,888 words of emotion. I loved this short story. My only complaint is that it was too short. Yes, the SHORT story was too SHORT. I quickly attached to the characters and their struggle just to reach a time leap & then it’s over. I crave so much more. Everything else was fantastic. I won’t...more
This is 4,888 words of emotion. I loved this short story. My only complaint is that it was too short. Yes, the SHORT story was too SHORT. I quickly attached to the characters and their struggle just to reach a time leap & then it’s over. I crave so much more. Everything else was fantastic. I won’t...more
I've been wondering just how everyone came to live below ground and how the enclave's society developed. Foundation briefly explains it. Though the information is limited, as it's told from the eyes of a regular teen who just doesn't have all the answers, it does explain the virus a little and shows how the Freaks came to be. I found it to be a little sweet and touching, too. I'd like a full-on, very detailed prequel, but this will do.
*shudders*
It's no secret that I love a good creepy story, and certainly no surprise that I'm a fan of Ann Aguirre. This quick read, which literally only took a couple minutes, barely gives the reader enough to bite into, but somehow, I still got a sense of the characters. Knowing where the story heads from here was enough to give me goosebumps.
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It's no secret that I love a good creepy story, and certainly no surprise that I'm a fan of Ann Aguirre. This quick read, which literally only took a couple minutes, barely gives the reader enough to bite into, but somehow, I still got a sense of the characters. Knowing where the story heads from here was enough to give me goosebumps.
(view spoiler)...more
Foundation was very good and gave quite a bit of info about how the world ended up like it is in
. It was slightly disjointed in the beginning - or maybe I had a bit of trouble following - but it developed into a nice love story. I recommend this one for those of you who have those "how did it get like this?" questions about the Razorland series.
. It was slightly disjointed in the beginning - or maybe I had a bit of trouble following - but it developed into a nice love story. I recommend this one for those of you who have those "how did it get like this?" questions about the Razorland series.
Dec 17, 2012
Kim
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4 of 5 stars
Shelves:
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dystopian,
futuristic,
fiction,
reluctant-readers,
survival-stories,
young-adult,
gltbq
This answers many questions about how the human race was driven underground and how the College enclave began. It is a quick read and the pacing is consistent.
I liked this short story. I have enjoyed Ann Aguirre's writing and the topics she broaches in her stories are more sensitive, such as sexual orientation, and provides a context to cover such in a manageable manner.
Recommended for young adults
I liked this short story. I have enjoyed Ann Aguirre's writing and the topics she broaches in her stories are more sensitive, such as sexual orientation, and provides a context to cover such in a manageable manner.
Recommended for young adults
I really enjoyed the series and expected Foundation to be about one of the characters met in Enclave. Instead of going with the action, Foundation was a muted shadow of Enclave and read more like a letter explaining the past of a character I wasn't very interested in. It wasn't action packed and didn't explain much. That's okay because I have the trilogy to keep me hooked.
It was an interesting incite from a young boy at the beginning of it all but definitely added nothing to the series. Don't expect to find any answers at all regarding how/why everything happened. Otherwise, Ann Aguirre is a great author and I would say just read it, we're all waiting for Horde anyway!
I feel that Aguirre could've taken this idea on and made an entire book out of it, its a shame really. But i did really enjoy the extract, it was really nice to find out where the College Enclave came from and it gives you some idea of where the Freaks have come from.
*** :) <3
*** :) <3
Interesting and short little piece. It had some twists I did not expect and connects well with the novels and other novellas. I'd actually like to see these novellas expanded into full-length books. There's enough meat on the bones to add a lot of depth to the world the author has created.
Just fine - a nice little extra for fans of the Razorland series :)
Just fine - a nice little extra for fans of the Razorland series :)
I loved getting the origins for the College Enclave, and a glimpse at what drove everyone underground. Wish it had been maybe twice it's size, wish we could have met some of those "changed" individuals. But the cover was just beyond amazing.
Aha! So that's how it happened.
The title of this piece is an apt one as Aguirre gives the reader a more insight into how the world of the Razorland series fell apart... and how the survivors began to rebuild it.
The title of this piece is an apt one as Aguirre gives the reader a more insight into how the world of the Razorland series fell apart... and how the survivors began to rebuild it.
This is a prequel so of course it is going to be short but I loved every word of it. It was a perfect start to a series. Just enough to keep you turning the pages and wanting to know more once it was over.
Definitely made me want to pick the first book up and read it.
Definitely made me want to pick the first book up and read it.
This story was about an outbreak that sent humans underground. It was well written and intriguing. I'd definitely like to read the other books in this series.
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It was a great prequel and I think it is really useful to read it first in order to discover the world and the atmosphere of Enclave. It was a quick read, but I enjoyed it nonetheless.
Wait, what? How did I miss this??? I loved Enclave and this looks fun.
(Though Ann has a bit of nerve naming her story the same as the most famous science fiction series of all time).
(Though Ann has a bit of nerve naming her story the same as the most famous science fiction series of all time).
It was a nice to get a perspective from someone that was alive before and right after the human race went underground. I enjoyed this short story and I believe it added to the series.
I liked this story right up to the end. All that world building and then it stops short like a car running into a wall. Still as far a s survivor narratives go it was a good one.
This was a nice little find. I love reading novellas. They are short and give a little glimpse of other characters. I wish it was longer and more in depth.
This is the first of the series I read.. looking forward to reading a full novel coming after this. Good world building for such a short story.
I really liked this one, but the ending was really rushed.
Also, quick question for those of you who have read it: was Robin a boy or a girl?
Also, quick question for those of you who have read it: was Robin a boy or a girl?
Foundation didn't have a lot of pages but it still transported me into the world full of zombies. You gotta love Ann for that.
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Ann Aguirre is a USA Today bestselling author with a degree in English Literature; before she began writing full time, she was a clown, a clerk, a voice actress, and a savior of stray kittens, not necessarily in that order. She grew up in a yellow house across from a cornfield, but now she lives in sunny Mexico with her husband, children, and various pets. She likes all kinds of books, emo music,...more
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