Review: Prelude To Foundation
Paningin na pang Editoryal - Kirkus ReviewsA prequel to the Foundation trilogy, the young Asimov's compelling, pulpish, celebrated fall-of, galactic-empire yarn. For fans of the latter, there's an annoying air of print to fit about this upstart Prelude. Young mathematician Hari Seldon visits the Imperial capital world of Trantor to present a paper on psychohistory, his newly invented mathematical tool for predicting the future--except that Seldon can see no way of making his idea practicable. Unfortunately, the Emperor thinks that Seldon has found a new way of controlling the masses--so Seldon, unable to deliver a blueprint to the Emperor, must flee and hide among the multifarious sub-societies of Trantor, pursued by Imperial agents. Thus obliged to concentrate his mind, Seldon gets glimmerings of how a useful psychohistory might be worked out. A major clue proves to be the lost and forgotten planet Earth, where--maybe--humans originated, and where--possibly--robots were invented (robots are unknown in the Empire). Promising if talky material. However, all too soon it degenerates into yet another who's-the-robot caper, like all the recent Foundations. So: an above average backdrop, and some solid if ultimately obvious plotting. Yet Seldon himself is poorly drawn and unconvincing; and the more you liked the original trilogy, the more disappointing and deflating you'll find the underlying ideas here. The one big plus: it's much better than the recent, wretched Fantastic Voyage II.
Review: Prelude to Foundation (Foundation (Chronological Order) Prequel 1)
Paningin ng isang mambabasa - Jen - GoodreadsI had long meant to read the Foundation novels, even after I read "I, Robot" once while in graduate school and was later informed that it was part of the Foundation universe. I even somehow acquired ... Read full review
Review: Prelude to Foundation (Foundation: Prequel #1)
Paningin ng isang mambabasa - Harry Robinson - GoodreadsThis book tells of the adventures of a young Hari Seldon as the mathematics of psychohistory are just being developed. In the story, Seldon visits Trantor to give a paper. But his paper attracts a ... Read full review
Review: Prelude to Foundation (Foundation (Chronological Order) Prequel 1)
Paningin ng isang mambabasa - Rachel - GoodreadsAfter reading a few Asimov books, I'm starting to notice a trend. Asimov is wonderful at the big, fantastic, intriguing ideas and worlds but not so great on the character and dialogue front. And that ... Read full review
prelude to foundation
Paningin ng isang mambabasa - saca1 - Walmartneat and well put together Read full review
Review: Prelude to Foundation (Foundation Novels)
Paningin ng isang mambabasa - BookJettyIn _Prelude to Foundation_, Hari Seldon is a young mathematician who's just given his first paper on psychohistory, to popular acclaim. He immediately discovers that giving it was a huge mistake. Now ... Read full review
