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It looks like there's a lot of overlap between what stories are being told but does anyone know if any of the audiobooks have stories unique to said book?

I know the book is incomplete when Isaac Asimov passed away. But I just read Foundation and Earth, and the ending makes it seems that there are potential sequels to write.

Sorry for misspelled book name, it is Forward the Foundation.

Can someone explain me how does the imperial government works in Foundation?

We all know about the imperial emblem. But what about the foundation's one? Isaac Asimov never mentioned it. What do you imagine the Foundation's flag/symbol is?

How is Hari Seldon in prelude which is set during the rein of Cleon the first, and still alive 12 generations later for Cleon XII? I just got the book but won’t be able to read it for at least a few months due to the blessing of having an overabundance of work. It’s been killing me, I’ve googled it, but found nothing about it. Please somebody be charitable and just tell me… please?

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Hello , I am a concept artist portfolio !
I am trying to develop one of Isaac Asimov stories but I am not really understanding the functionality of the magnetic mechanism that is the primary function of a ship , therefore I can't really design it.

The story I am talking about is called "the destiny of Mars" , in which there are scrap dealers that stop the gigantic fuel tanks of spaceships launched from Earth and after catching them , they resell those for the material in Mars .
The mechanism is described as a magnetic arpoon that leverage on the magnets rather than the physical cable to slow the tanks and their rotations because otherwise the filament would break.
that is preatty much it...

Would the rotation cause the cables of multiple to tie toghever?
would the magnets explode from the impact with the tanks ?
Would magnets work without cables ?

Have anyone of you read it and knows about magnets ?
Mainly my idea is to remove the arpoons and use magnets on cables that hover around the tanks but don't attach to it. what would you think about it?

My dad was talking about it the other day he does not remember it well but this is the bare outline. These scientists are traveling to find a new planet to settle since they can’t find earth and they end up back on an irradiated earth.

Those are the only works of asimov that I have read (more will come) but it seems that both are mentions ng robots as having "positronic brains" so I figure they are even in the same universe. In the bicentennial man, it is said that colonisers on the moon were more open to robots than those on earth. This seems a bit like foreshadowing how the spacer world's were open to robots and that earth became a "backwater" of sorts. Also, if that is true, Andrew Martin may be viewed as a sort of predecessor to Daneel. Do not include any spoilers for the robot series, i haven't read that yet.

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I'm curious if Asimov's essays on science (not fiction) are still a good place to pick up cursory knowledge (and then delve deep)? It's not that fundamental sciences have changed very much in 40-70 or so years, but some of it undoubtably has.

Further, are there any 'collections' or anthologies that contain all of his essays? I searched a bit but only could find certain ones that contain 'maybe x amount' and then you hunt for the rest.

No purpose for this post other than to express how much I enjoyed "Nemesis" by Asimov. I really appreciated the galactic scope of the story and the arcs of the individual characters. The (fictional) science underlying the assumptions that drive the plot were well explained and engaged with at a 'fun' level, and I appreciated how much the plot reflected the process of scientific inquiry and how a consensus can evolve as more data emerges. Female characters were handled reasonably well, with not much obvious issues with male gaze. Really had me unable to tear my eyes away for the last 100 pages. 10/10

How receptive would people here be to book themed AI art that was created by AI then edited by me, and in my opinion is good enough to share?

I know feelings across different subs vary from overwhelming support to major criticism so I was curious what your thoughts were before I posted.

I'm rereading the entire foundation universe books, starting from The Complete Robot, to Foundation and Earth (actually to End of Eternity)

I've already read:

• The Complete Robot
• Caves of Steel
• The Naked Sun
• Mirror Image
• Robots of Dawn
• Robots and Empire
• The Stars, Like Dust
• The Currents of Space
• Pebble in the Sky
• Prelude to the Foundation
• Forward the Foundation

And now, I'm wanting your advice. My initial plan was to read Asimov-only books, and move to Foundation next, but I'm wondering whether I should read the Foundation's Fear and the other two books before moving on to Foundation.

I've already read all Asimov books many times, so there isn't any question of spoilers, but I've never read books set in the same universe by other authors.

Related question: Wikipedia seems to have a lot more books in the same universe:

• the Robot City series
• the Robots and Aliens series
• the Robot Mystery series
• the Caliban trilogy
• the Foundation's Fear trilogy (the one I'm considering most)
• the Foundations friends anthology (which I'm also considering reading, since it's a tribute)

Which of these are good, fun, and a valuable addition to Asimov 's universe? Which of these should I read as I explore this brilliant setting.

I loved robot and foundation series. I looked up asimovs other highly rated works and saw Bicentennial Man and Nightfall. There are the original novellas and then there are these novel adaptations coauthored by Robert Silverberg. When these stories come up in comments here on Reddit, am I to assume it’s the original novellas or the novels that people are praising?

Like on the first book where it has a Chinese Symbol on a robot meaning 'Capital', there is another symbol on the book 2 'Foundation and empire' cover art, near the Mule left feet, like an estilised ''M'', at first i thought it was like the Monster Energy Drink Logo, then ive founded about the conspiracy theory that the Monster logo make reference to the hebrew number of the beast ''666'', ive founded interesting, i didint finish the book iet, but i know the Mule is like the main antagonist, and its easilly to deducted why Asimov or the cover artist wanted to associate the beast number to the antagonist persona.

If i misinterpreted the meaning, please let me know, thanks

I remember that Isaac Asimov, possibly among others (Sagan? Clarke?), was a signatory to an open letter to then President Carter urging him to develop solar power satellites. Can anyone verify the details, and ideally give a link to the text of the letter?

When reading Robot Series novels, where would you put the short story "Mirror image"? Between The Naked Sun and The Robots of Dawn?

I know almost nothing about the writings of Asimov, yet I’m interested in picking some up in the near future.

I’d like to hear directly from people who enjoy reading his novels/stories. Why should I read Asimov? What’s his most groundbreaking work? How do you rank his writings among the massive amount of Sci-Fi novels out there? Why do you specifically enjoy his writings? What else comes to mind when you think of Asimov?

Feel free to geek out, I’ve been curious about Asimov for awhile and I don’t feel like doing research on the internet

What should I expect.

I'm trying to get into Asimov and came across a bonded leather omnibus containing a few of the works I was interested in. I was thinking of buying it, but I know books that present themselves as being a bit "fancier" are sometimes of high enough quality to match their appearance, but perhaps more often use their attractive appearance to upcharge for otherwise shoddy craftsmanship. I always google these things first, but all I can find are a few ebay listings and some other miscellany, nothing discussing the book or manufacturer itself. I figured if anyone would know anything about it, it would be the people here. Is this a good volume to have, or should I look elsewhere?

ISBN: 9781555800147

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So I just finished reading the Foundation series, and I especially loved the last two novels. However, I have one small doubt regarding the Gaians. It is revealed at the end of Foundation and Earth that the Gaians are humans bound by the three laws of robotics. However, to what extent are they bound? For instance, the Mule was a Gaian and he obviously committed a lot of attrocities. Even in less extreme cases like with Bliss, she killed Bander which a robot obviously couldnt do.

I know maybe Im overthinking things but Im a bit confused as to how the laws of robotics work with Gaians.

Hi, I'm currently reading the french version of Foundation and Earth. The part about the succession of the estate explained by Ksander seems in french at least a bit confusing.

The line of descent seems to be important. Does he have a brother ( a spare heir? ) in case something wrong happens to him?

Also what is about the concept of old/young heir?

Is this part also convoluted and vague in the English version?

Was Joseph Schwartz the first mentalic?

I just finished Second Foundation for the first time and I have a question about Arcadia: why did she believe that the Second Foundation was on Terminus?

On page 159 of Second Foundation, it's first written that Arcadia knows where the Second Foundation is. Then on page 194 she asks Mr. Palver to deliver a message to Dr. Darell, which is later shown to be "A circle has no end," which then leads him to also conclude that the Second Foundation is on Terminus. But at the end of the book in the First Speaker's closing remarks, it is revealed that the Second Foundation is actually on Trantor and that events were orchestrated so that Arcadia, who was been conditioned since birth by the Second Foundation, would mislead the Foundation into thinking they found and beat the Second Foundation on Terminus.

But it's not written anywhere (or I can't find it) how exactly Arcadia came to the conclusion that the Second Foundation was on Terminus. On page 231, all the First speaker says is that "knowledge had to be supplied to the young girl, Arcadia" into believing that Terminus was the location of the Second Foundation. But that "knowledge" and Arcadia's thought process are never shown to the reader. So, is it just a matter of Arcadia's intuition, conditioned by the Second Foundation, that led her to her conclusion? Is this just implied by the author since it's not explicitly shown? Or am I missing something?

Thanks!

There is so much conflicting information online. So many short stories that were re-packaged into novels - I just want to read everything chronologically. Can anyone help spell this out for me in laymen terms?

every time it’s mentioned the empire is collapsing in Prelude to / Forward the Foundation

Good evening I was wondering in your honest opinion which books would you recomend to someone who just started the genre, I just finished Nightfall and i loved it, what should i read next?

Gladia did commit a passionate crime that ultimately lead to the colonian's rise and to the galactic Empire . Let's say she didn't do it, how would the galaxy would have changed ?

I’ve been listening to the series in the “suggested order” and I just finished the robots of dawn on audible and there is no robots and empire.