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'''''Foundation and Empire''''' is the second book in [[Isaac Asimov]]'s Foundation series. I didn't care much for this book. It seemed like this book had a different approach from the first. [[Foundation]] dealt heavily with political maneuvering to defeat a more powerful opponent, while this book was spent mostly on the interaction of a couple characters as events happen around them.
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[[Image:Foundation and Empire - Hardcover - USA - 1st Edition.jpg|thumb|256x256px|1st edition, US hardcover.]]
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'''''Foundation and Empire''''' is a science fiction book written by [[Isaac Asimov]] and published in 1952 as the second book in the Foundation series. I didn't care much for this book. It seemed like this book had a different approach from the first. ''[[Foundation]]'' dealt heavily with political maneuvering to defeat a more powerful opponent, while this book was spent mostly on the interaction of a couple characters as events happen around them.
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==Status==
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I do not own this book, but have listened to an audio book recording.
  
 
==Review==
 
==Review==
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{{Spoilers}}
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===Good===
 
===Good===
 
* I like the ending, Asimov did a good job on it.
 
* I like the ending, Asimov did a good job on it.
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===Bad===
 
===Bad===
 
* In general, I found the book to be a little boring. There are several large events that happen, but the writing isn't very suspenseful or interesting.
 
* In general, I found the book to be a little boring. There are several large events that happen, but the writing isn't very suspenseful or interesting.
* A lot of the writing is very dated. Everyone is a smoker, they used phrases like, "what's the big idea, doc?" etc.
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* A lot of the writing is very dated for a futuristic settings. Everyone is a smoker, they used phrases like, "what's the big idea, doc?" etc.
  
 
===Ugly===
 
===Ugly===
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* Nothing
  
 
==Links==
 
==Links==
* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Foundation_and_Empire en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Foundation_and_Empire] - Wikipedia.
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{{Link|Wikipedia|https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Foundation_and_Empire}}
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{{Link|GoodReads|https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/29581.Foundation_and_Empire}}
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[[Category: Books I've Read]]

Revision as of 22:21, 17 May 2019

1st edition, US hardcover.

Foundation and Empire is a science fiction book written by Isaac Asimov and published in 1952 as the second book in the Foundation series. I didn't care much for this book. It seemed like this book had a different approach from the first. Foundation dealt heavily with political maneuvering to defeat a more powerful opponent, while this book was spent mostly on the interaction of a couple characters as events happen around them.

Status

I do not own this book, but have listened to an audio book recording.

Review

— This section contains spoilers! —

Good

  • I like the ending, Asimov did a good job on it.

Bad

  • In general, I found the book to be a little boring. There are several large events that happen, but the writing isn't very suspenseful or interesting.
  • A lot of the writing is very dated for a futuristic settings. Everyone is a smoker, they used phrases like, "what's the big idea, doc?" etc.

Ugly

  • Nothing

Links

Link-Wikipedia.png  Link-GoodReads.png