[doorgunner69]

Never read the Foundation series, might have to search it out.

[mountainlion]

The best foundation for an alien is a thick layer of grease following by appropriate skin color.

[JoeProBono]

[vladimir998]

I read it in the late 80s - early 90s. I thought it was overrated.

[Sans-Culotte]

I think I need to read this trilogy.

[PapaBear3625]

It’s a Leftist view of the future: the Second Foundation is an elite group of psychologists who quietly rule the galaxy via manipulation.

[cripplecreek]

I wish I could write.

I’ve got the ideas and imagination but putting it all into coherent form is a who different matter.

[ClearCase_guy]

Asimov had interesting ideas, and a reasonably pleasant writing style. I would say, however, that his style is rather 1940s or 1950s. It has an inherent macho swagger and a constant, implied, "Step aside there fellows -- you seem to missing the obvious thing; it's lucky for you that I happen to be here and can point it out to you!"

I don't consider him much of a stylist, but he's easy reading.

[Radix]

I have read the Foundation series 3 times. In his later years Azimov managed to consolidate his Robot series with the Foundation which worked for me.

Two of the aspects regarding this future timeline which always intrigued me was the absence of computers and the universal ban on atomic weapons. The computer thing was no accident, Azimov intentionally excluded them.

I saw Azimov speak once at a University in Boston. He was amicable and humble I felt. Somewhat liberal I sensed but he absolutely believed in a future which involved space exploration and colonization.

Easy to read stuff. The Dune series had similar aspects but was prone to certain elements in the later books which I found to be incomprehensible.

I would never consider reading the sequels published after Frank Herbert died.

[Lazamataz]

What Is Best In Science Fiction

Q: What is best in Science Fiction?

A: To crush your enemies -- See them driven before you, and to hear the lamentation of their women!

[muir_redwoods]

Asimov had wonderful ideas described in wooden prose

[Bernard]

The first 3 books were written as a set. Everything in the series after that was written because the publisher wanted to keep the franchise going and offered good money to the author.

Sort of "Foundation Book 4 - Jumping The Shark"

[Gideon7]

Isn’t Nolan or somebody slated to do a miniseries on HBO? It was mentioned about a year ago but I haven’t read anything lately about it.

[squarebarb]

Thank you so much for keeping us up on the Sad Puppies and the rebellion against the SJW’s in the science-fiction field! Keep it up, there are a lot of sci-fi and dystopian fans here on FR. Loved your blog background.

I lurk regularly at Vox Day’s site and am much heartened by the high spirits and defiance expressed toward the ultra-left political crowd that has taken over SF, not only in words but deeds. I wish it were going on in other areas of the literary world. Maybe it will. Just looking into this controversy over the Hugos I have learned more about the literary world and publishers in a month than in the previous ten years. Man it is a can of worms.

Thanks, look forward to more posts about the Sad and Rabid Pups and sci-fi in general.

[Pearls Before Swine]

A generation ago, I was completely enthralled by the Foundation series. When I skim it now, I’m less taken by the writing style. But, the concept of the book is incredible: that there could be a thermodynamics of history. It gives hopeful precision to the off stated notion that history more or less repeats.