Andrew Lange

One of the funniest books I ever read, loved it

I tried reading the first book , and gave up after 200 pages meticulous boredom. I'm now over 100 pages into the second book and think these books pale to the real Asimov Foundation Series. Asimov had a crisp simplicity in writing style that kept my eyes glued to the pages, not these books. I find my mind wondering and holding my interest drudging through the pages Another thing ,this book has so many characters and subplots to keep track of. I think the books should have picked up the timeliness after "Foundation and Earth", not a rehash of Seldon's life and exploits.

I read all the Issac Asimov Foundation Series and Galctic Empires series recently I read the original Foundation Trilogy 3 times in 43 years and most enjoyed them every time. I have been struggling to get through Foundations Fear I had ordered for my Kindle. It is obvious from Gregory Benfords writing style he is a cloistered academic attempting to write a novel well above his imagination . It reminds me of an office soap opera not a space opera. After getting stuck in his long drawn out boring Sims and debates between Voltaire and Joan of Arc, I read Mr. Benfords Bio , professor in astrophysics and teaches in California. I don't profess to be a writer or able to even write a review , I know I decent book when I read it. Don't waste your time , it is nothing like an Asimov Foundation Series Book. Asimov used to poke fun at academics but the joke is on him.