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kittiwakeFoundation's Edge
"Where is the weakness, young man, that you should brand the Plan as meaningless?"
Gendibal stood stiffly upright. "You are right, First Speaker. The Seldon Plan has no flaw."
"You withdraw your remark, then?"
"No, First Speaker. Its lack of flaw is its flaw. Its flawlessness is fatal!"
Four hundred and ninety-eight years since the Foundation was set up the Seldon Plan is going well, having returned to its path after the Century of Deviations caused by the Mule. But are events now too perfectly aligned with Hari Seldon's original plan to be believable? On Terminus, newly elected Councilman Galon Trevize becomes convinced that the Second Foundation still exists and is manipulating events to keep the plan on track, while Stor Gendibal, the most junior of the Second Foundation's twelve Speakers, starts to suspect something even more alarming.
Unlike the original Foundation Trilogy, this book was not written as separate short stories, so it reads like a novel. I found it a quick and enjoyable read, even though both Trevize and Gendibal are rather annoying characters.
Foundation and Earth
'You stressed your desire to find Earth and insisted on its importance. I do not see that importance but you have the knack of being right so I/we/Gaia must accept what you say. If the mission is crucial to your decision concerning Gaia, it is of crucial importance to Gaia, and so Gaia must go with you, if only to try to protect you.'
This book picks up the story of Trevize and Pelorat's search for Earth immediately after the events of "Foundation's Edge", so I decided to read them one after the other. Galon Trevize reminds me of Nickie Haflinger in "Shockwave Rider", being extremely arrogant, convinced that he is always right, and prone to behaving as if he is constantly surrounded by fools (and even though he does have the knack of making correct decisions on insufficient data, Trevize is not always right).
The search for Earth led the crew of the Far Star to some of the Spacer worlds that readers of the Robot novels will recognise, and the revelation of who is ultimately responsible for the Seldon Plan led to a satisfactory conclusion.
At last, some science fiction with a proper ending!
"Where is the weakness, young man, that you should brand the Plan as meaningless?"
Gendibal stood stiffly upright. "You are right, First Speaker. The Seldon Plan has no flaw."
"You withdraw your remark, then?"
"No, First Speaker. Its lack of flaw is its flaw. Its flawlessness is fatal!"
Four hundred and ninety-eight years since the Foundation was set up the Seldon Plan is going well, having returned to its path after the Century of Deviations caused by the Mule. But are events now too perfectly aligned with Hari Seldon's original plan to be believable? On Terminus, newly elected Councilman Galon Trevize becomes convinced that the Second Foundation still exists and is manipulating events to keep the plan on track, while Stor Gendibal, the most junior of the Second Foundation's twelve Speakers, starts to suspect something even more alarming.
Unlike the original Foundation Trilogy, this book was not written as separate short stories, so it reads like a novel. I found it a quick and enjoyable read, even though both Trevize and Gendibal are rather annoying characters.
Foundation and Earth
'You stressed your desire to find Earth and insisted on its importance. I do not see that importance but you have the knack of being right so I/we/Gaia must accept what you say. If the mission is crucial to your decision concerning Gaia, it is of crucial importance to Gaia, and so Gaia must go with you, if only to try to protect you.'
This book picks up the story of Trevize and Pelorat's search for Earth immediately after the events of "Foundation's Edge", so I decided to read them one after the other. Galon Trevize reminds me of Nickie Haflinger in "Shockwave Rider", being extremely arrogant, convinced that he is always right, and prone to behaving as if he is constantly surrounded by fools (and even though he does have the knack of making correct decisions on insufficient data, Trevize is not always right).
The search for Earth led the crew of the Far Star to some of the Spacer worlds that readers of the Robot novels will recognise, and the revelation of who is ultimately responsible for the Seldon Plan led to a satisfactory conclusion.
At last, some science fiction with a proper ending!
