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GreenMonkey · 11-18-2010, 01:37 AM

If you haven't read it, I'd start with the original Foundation trilogy, read the Robot books, then, in no particular order, the rest of the Foundation books - the prelude ones and the last two books.

Or Robot / Foundation / the rest.

Either way.

The Robot novels have always been my favorite.

I agree with the previous person about sci-fi - I tend to read Asimov, Heinlein, etc and not a lot of modern sci-fi. Doc E.E. Smith is fun in that pulpy classic style.

Oh, and avoid the Second Foundation trilogy. It's terrible. Just terrible. I can't explain without spoilers...but awful. Especially book 2.

11-18-2010, 01:37 AM	#25
GreenMonkey DRM hater Posts: 945 Karma: 2066176 Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: Michigan Device: Nook ST glow, Kindle Voyage	If you haven't read it, I'd start with the original Foundation trilogy, read the Robot books, then, in no particular order, the rest of the Foundation books - the prelude ones and the last two books. Or Robot / Foundation / the rest. Either way. The Robot novels have always been my favorite. I agree with the previous person about sci-fi - I tend to read Asimov, Heinlein, etc and not a lot of modern sci-fi. Doc E.E. Smith is fun in that pulpy classic style. Oh, and avoid the Second Foundation trilogy. It's terrible. Just terrible. I can't explain without spoilers...but awful. Especially book 2. Last edited by GreenMonkey; 11-18-2010 at 01:40 AM.