![]() ![]() This was probably because this particular half of the book introduced a clear antagonist to the story. ![]() It’s almost a shame that the whole book wasn’t an exploration of the universe presented in the second half.Įven if it took a book and a half for me to warm up to this series, I could honestly say that “The Mule” piqued my interest and will likely contribute to my continued reading of the Foundation series. However, once this book transitioned over from topics that were more in line with science into ones that had a more fictional bend, I found the narrative to be much more enjoyable. Up until this point, I probably couldn’t tell you the premise of any of the short stories in Foundation, let alone the plot of the first half of this book. ![]() In Foundation and Empire, I finally was able to read a story that stuck with me in this series. The result was a clear improvement in clarity and focus as each half of this book only covered a single plot each. ![]() While Foundation covered five different short stories, its sequel, Foundation and Empire managed to whittle this method of storytelling down to twonovellas. Each was set in the same universe but failed to have much of a cohesive narrative that tied them all together. One of my qualms with the start of Isaac Asimov’s Foundation series was how different the stories were from each other. ![]()
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