Now I have finished with the original Foundation trilogy tonight by finishing the third book "Second Foundation"!
As a result of the Mule, bent on the destruction of humanity, the Foundation is left in ruins. But there are rumors that a Second Foundation exists, one that has been hidden somewhere in the galaxy, that was created as a type of insurance in order to preserve mankind's knowledge.
So now it has become a desperate race between the survivors of the First Foundation and the ever destructive Mule to find the last flicker of the shining pas of humanity, and also future hope. And the key to all of it comes in the form of a 14 year old girl who is burdened with a terrible secret. But is she the Foundation, or is she the most deadliest enemy?
So again this is another two parter that I've read. And the underlying theme of this story is obviously the search for the titular Second Foundation. The first part covers the Mule's own search for the Second Foundation, and is the shortest one too.
The second is much longer, and picking up many years later, that search is continued by the survivors of the First Foundation. The quotes of the Encyclopedia Galactica appears yet again, once in "Search By The Mule" and much more frequently in "Search By The Foundation".
Out of all of three books this has to be one of the most entertaining so far. It's got some pretty funny moments in it in some places and there's a lot more action too.
This would be the last book for a long while, and few decades lat Asimov would revisit with two new installments and two prequels. Like to get around to them sometime but I've got other books that are still in need of reading! And of there the other books by Asimov I haven't read yet as well, and also hope to get soon!
by i-the-muso-1968