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rereading this there are so many places where I can tell "Frank Herbert stole this for Dune", "George Lucas stole this for Star Wars", "Gene Wolfe stole this for Book of the New Sun" or "Games Workshop stole this for Warhammer 40K" (the whole "priesthood preserving advanced technology that would otherwise been lost" thing is more or less where the Adeptus Mechanicus came from)
— Dec 16, 2025 12:11PM
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Simon
is on page 106 of 244
I'm going to say that even if Asimov's writing style is pretty dry, I still end up enjoying all the slow burning political drama as well as detailed exploration of cultural differences between all the various in-universe faction more interesting than when I read this as a teenager. Back then I preferred "Dune" for that kind of thing, but thing is? Herbert probably wouldn't have been able to write it without this.
— Dec 13, 2025 01:09PM
Simon
is on page 52 of 244
I remember reading the Foundation trilogy in high school and not finding it terribly exciting, going to give it another try to see if I "get it" this time since I quite like the recent TV series based on the novels. And if there's nuances and meanings I missed first time around.
— Dec 11, 2025 11:49AM
