Isaac Asimov
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| Title | : | Foundation and Earth (Foundation (Publication Order) #5) |
| Author | : | Isaac Asimov |
| Book Format | : | Paperback |
| Book Edition | : | Special Edition |
| Pages | : | Pages: 500 pages |
| Published | : | August 31st 2004 by Spectra (first published 1986) |
| Categories | : | Science Fiction. Fiction. Science Fiction Fantasy. Classics. Space. Space Opera. Fantasy. Novels |
Narrative Toward Books Foundation and Earth (Foundation (Publication Order) #5)
Golan Trevize, former Councilman of the First Foundation, has chosen the future, and it is Gaia. A superorganism, Gaia is a holistic planet with a common consciousness so intensely united that every dewdrop, every pebble, every being, can speak for all—and feel for all. It is a realm in which privacy is not only undesirable, it is incomprehensible.But is it the right choice for the destiny of mankind? While Trevize feels it is, that is not enough. He must know.
Trevize believes the answer lies at the site of humanity's roots: fabled Earth . . . if it still exists. For no one is sure where the planet of Gaia's first settlers is to be found in the immense wilderness of the Galaxy. Nor can anyone explain why no record of Earth has been preserved, no mention of it made anywhere in Gaia's vast world-memory. It is an enigma Trevize is determined to resolve, and a quest he is determined to undertake, at any cost.
[ Original description here:
Горстка смельчаков пытается найти прародину человечества - Землю, чтобы получить разгадку тайн истории Галактики.
= A handful of brave souls trying to find humanity's ancestral home—the Earth, to get answers to the mysteries of the history of the Galaxy.]
Present Books To Foundation and Earth (Foundation (Publication Order) #5)
| Original Title: | Foundation and Earth |
| ISBN: | 0553587579 (ISBN13: 9780553587579) |
| Edition Language: | English |
| Series: | Foundation (Publication Order) #5, Foundation (Chronological Order) #7, Foundation Universe , more |
| Characters: | Golan Trevize, Janov Pelorat, Blissenobiarella |
| Literary Awards: | Locus Award Nominee for Best Science Fiction Novel (1987) |
Rating Based On Books Foundation and Earth (Foundation (Publication Order) #5)
Ratings: 4.05 From 52869 Users | 1248 ReviewsCommentary Based On Books Foundation and Earth (Foundation (Publication Order) #5)
Terribly disappointing end to an entertaining series. Supposedly smart people acting as insufferable morons, spouting some of the clunkiest dialogue I've ever read. The endless exposition could be forgivable, but to add insult to injury I was bored throughout. It is so bad that it lessens the series as a whole. I wish I'd never read it.When the second Pirates of the Caribbean movie came out, one of the reviewer complaints about how the film failed to acknowledge the difference between drudgery that adds unnecessary time and doesn't advance characters versus dialogue that was about character development and furthering the plot. The scene that epitomized this involved a minute-plus segment where the camera followed two minor characters in a rowboat as they made the entire trip to shore, adding nothing and extending running
So, the weakest part of the Foundation series is that Asimov's draws his characters so thinly, they might as well be cartoons. Of course, when the story is spanning centuries and the main character is civilization itself, you don't mind so much. Unfortunately, Foundation and Earth is the worst of all possible worlds. Instead of millenia, we get a month stuck on a spaceship with three people (if you call a planetary consciousness inhabiting the mind of a sorority girl a person, that is) who in
Sometimes I had hated Golan, but at the end he's right on what he said. Yes, Asimov, that was a good response in your book. I love it. And it was a good arguments whether or not once it existed Earth.I had figured out why are not there records about Earth like books and many things. xDJanov became my favourite character and Bliss, too. But Janov, I know how it feels to have a character like he. He wants to know everything between mythology and legends about that certain planet. Fallom seemed to
4.5 StarsA good ending to the series. I really liked the extended story in Book 4-5 more than 1-3, although of course, it was built up on the latter. This book (book 5) deals with conflicting ideas of the extremes: that of oneness (groupism) and isolationism (individualism). Full of continuing mystery to the search for Planet Earth, the novel is complete adventure, as Asimov connects the series with his Robot series of titles.Somehow, although I did not find the ending excellent, it did satisfy
The near impossible from Asimov: a boring book. After finding that, after all the intervening years, #4 in the Foundation series had the same spirit as the original trilogy, the damp writing, lack of decent plotting and unlearning characters in #5 are a real let-down.Three characters councilor Golan Trevize and historian Janov Pelorat, both from Terminus, and Bliss from the sentient world Gaia zip around the galaxy looking for Earth, its existence erased form historical records. For about
I loved the first 3 foundation novels. But this one, and to a lesser but still significant extent, the previous one, were awful.Have you seen the first season of the tv show 24?It follows various characters through 24 straight hours of an action packed day. Jack Bauer, the main character, is doing whatever the main plot of the season is, saving the president or whatever.All the while, as filler, other things are happening. The worst of all are the ridiculous storylines following his daughter,
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