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Foundation's Edge

Written by: Isaac Asimov
Narrated by: Scott Brick
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 The fourth novel in Isaac Asimov’s classic science-fiction masterpiece, the Foundation series

THE EPIC SAGA THAT INSPIRED THE APPLE TV+ SERIES FOUNDATION

At last, the costly and bitter war between the two Foundations has come to an end. The scientists of the First Foundation have proved victorious, and now they return to Hari Seldon’s long established plan to build a new Empire on the ruins of the old. But rumors persist that the Second Foundation is not destroyed after all—and that its still-defiant survivors are preparing their revenge. Now two exiled citizens of the Foundation—a renegade Councilman and a doddering historian—set out in search of the mythical planet Earth . . . and proof that the Second Foundation still exists.

Meanwhile someone—or something—outside of both Foundations seems to be orchestrating events to suit its own ominous purpose. Soon representatives of both the First and Second Foundations will find themselves racing toward a mysterious world called Gaia and a final, shocking destiny at the very end of the universe. Classics Fiction Hard Science Fiction Science Fiction Space Opera Robotics

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This is my favorite book in the series. the whole book was interesting. The context from all the other books added to the experience even though this has all new characters.

incredible.

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The discussions between Terminus Councilman Golan Trevize and Historian Janov Pelorat during their mission to discover the mysteriously and deliberately obscured birthplace of humanity - Earth - encompass concepts varying from evolutionary mechanistics to relativistic physics. Isaac Asimov also takes full advantage of his plot to introduce cultural/historical/environmental differences between multiple planets in a hypothetical "colonized" galaxy.
This book is exemplary of what imaginative science-driven speculative fiction has to offer. This is great stuff.

Sadly, the presentation is unspectacular. On the one hand, I am grateful that Scott Brick doesn't attempt the world-by-world dialectical differences emphasized by Asimov (Brick isn't great at accents).. but the reticence to even *attempt* it is a bit insulting: the reader clearly isn't invested in the story at all.
Combine that with the requirement to set playback speed at 1.15X for a comfortable listening experience - and we have an "adequate" narration.

Bottom line: There are undoubtedly better recordings of 'Foundation's Edge' - but this 9/10-star iteration is worth your Credit.

[Random House Audio should have cast a nonfiction specialist to read this book
..Oh, and "I am NOT Angry! I AM ANNOYED!!!!" is one of the funniest petulant outbursts that I have ever heard]

Outstanding Science Fiction

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foundations edge takes what made the first trilogy great and blew it out if the water.

best book sofaf

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But don’t look forward to the next book. The narrator is the bad one from the second in the series. Definitely listen to the Afterward from Asimov - I learned that there are three other sets of books I need to check out that are loosely connected to the Foundation universe.

Loved it

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One of the best books ever. Asimov is the most genial sci-fi writer in history

A true Masterpiece

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