Foundation Novels (Hardcover): Prelude to Foundation (Hardcover)

from Britt84

Loved it, great story, gripping, everything you want in a good scifi story. Started off a bit slow, but got better and better. I really liked the ending, it took me completely by surprise. The funny thing is, I had considered that Demerzel might be a robot, and I had considered that Hummin might ...

from JohnFair

This is the first, in order of reading, of Dr Asimov's books to be titled as a Foundation novel and it deals with the early life of Hari Seldon when he first arrives on Trantor and begins wondering about the possibilities of a science that could predict the direction of Human history. Seldon and ...

from MorHavok

Prelude to Foundation is a novel following the scholar Hari Seldon. Hari has proven that predicting the future is possible, in a limited way. This becomes the defining point in his life as he is then embroiled in a mess of political maneuvering and intrigue. From his meeting with the Emperor to e...

from kaulsu

I cannot believe I never read this, yet evidently I, at least, never finished it. It ties more firmly the robot series to the Foundation, but it was not Asimov at his best. My guess is that I got bored at an early point and set it aside. There are many "spoiler" events I could mention, but won't....

from hskey

I've completely surrendered myself to this series. It's absolutely perfect for me, and I'm so happy to have read it a little bit later in life. As I get older, I start to think of future generations, humanity in general and, hopefully, try be a little less selfish. As far as sci-fi adventuring go...