In which a great work is finally completed: Isaac Asimov’s Forward the Foundation
Though not without its flaws, Forward the Foundation is a fascinating book, in which both author Isaac Asimov and his hero scientist Hari Seldon strive to finish the works that would define them after they were gone. It is the seventh and final day of Foundation Week at Blogging the Hugos, and time to talk…
In Prelude to Foundation, Isaac Asimov delves into psychohistory’s sorta psycho history
In the prequel Prelude to Foundation, Isaac Asimov takes us back to see how psychohistory, the science that saved humanity, was born — and it’s kind of a crazy ride. Knife fights, mustaches, and high-level math await! Here we are on day six of Foundation Week, a very special Blogging the Hugos event. Today we…
Home again, home again, in so many ways: Isaac Asimov’s Foundation and Earth
Having determined the fate of the galaxy, our intrepid space travelers move on to the next task at hand — finding the long-lost planet where humanity was born. It’s a strange trip into yesteryear, in Isaac Asimov’s Foundation and Earth. Blogging the Hugos presents day five of Foundation Week, in which we dive into Foundation…
Foundation’s Edge by Isaac Asimov: The end is the beginning is the end
Three decades after his Foundation stories became classics, Isaac Asimov returned to that universe. In Hugo winner Foundation’s Edge, he covers old ground and new, and shows how a whole galaxy can work in harmony, in more than one sense. It is day four of Foundation Week for Blogging the Hugos, and time to discuss…
Mind games and mysteries abound in Isaac Asimov’s Second Foundation
The Mule has disrupted Hari Seldon’s plan, and nothing can save the Foundation. Unless — yes! There’s another Foundation, hidden away at Star’s End. Or is there? Let’s find out, as we dig into Second Foundation, by Isaac Asimov. Welcome to day three of Foundation Week, brought to you by Blogging the Hugos. On Monday,…
In which events take a generally darker turn: Foundation and Empire by Isaac Asimov
Hari Seldon’s plan is working perfectly, and thanks to psychohistory, the Foundation is well on its way to saving what remains of Galactic civilization. And then Isaac Asimov throws a wrench or two into the works, in Foundation and Empire. It’s day two of Blogging the Hugos’ Foundation Week. Your hosts are Alasdair Wilkins and…
Isaac Asimov’s Foundation: The little idea that became science fiction’s biggest series
On the planet Terminus, a group of academics struggles to survive as the Galactic Empire crumbles. With no weapons, all they can rely on are the predictions of a dead genius named Hari Seldon. That’s right – it’s time to discuss Isaac Asimov’s Foundation! Welcome to Foundation Week, a Blogging the Hugos special event. In…
Isaac Asimov’s The Gods Themselves: In which scientists are jerks and aliens masturbate
At long last we come to perhaps the biggest name in science-fiction literature. Settle in for a long, long — long — look at what might be the least Asimovian story Isaac Asimov ever wrote. This weekend we’re doing something different: Instead of just me droning on all by myself, io9 contributor and Asimov aficionado…