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3.94 AVERAGE
3.94 AVERAGE
adventurous
challenging
reflective
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
In a future Galactic Empire, there is the Emperor who wants to keep the massive empire (including MILLIONS of worlds) together, and there are those who want to either take it or break it up. A mathematician is on the verge of developing a fortune-telling theory he calls psychohistory (which, though it's the crux of the plot, still feel very nebulous by the end) which each side believes could give them an edge in their aims. So both sides are out to get him to secure the secret for themselves, and he has to evade capture as he travels to an insular (rather xenophobic and sexist) world, accompanied by a female bodyguard, trying to perfect his theory.
This story is slow going, but may appeal to readers who enjoy the thought-expetimet-iness of different sci-fi worlds' rules and customs.
Content concerns: gangs, knife-fights; at one point near the end, we get the tiresome stereotype of ace/aro = robot e_e
This story is slow going, but may appeal to readers who enjoy the thought-expetimet-iness of different sci-fi worlds' rules and customs.
Content concerns: gangs, knife-fights; at one point near the end, we get the tiresome stereotype of ace/aro = robot e_e
Content Warnings
Graphic: Sexism, Xenophobia
Moderate: Violence
Minor: Sexual assault, Acephobia/Arophobia, Sexual harassment
adventurous
informative
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
adventurous
hopeful
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
N/A
adventurous
reflective
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
Spoiler
The legendary hero Ba-Lee and his friend Da-Nee
adventurous
mysterious
reflective
tense
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
Foundation #1 for me. I'm reading the series in chronological order, by the timeline of events, not by the publishing date.
I'm so glad I read the Robots series first because the ending of this book was much easier to understand. I absolutely loved The Flight, all of Hari's adventures with Dors, and the fascinating people they encountered along the way. Not to mention the Mycogen clan, with their bald men of authority and the women who were so humiliatingly subjugated. Although I understand that this book was written in 1988, the thought that, even after 20,000 years, such disgusting patriarchal societies could still exist sends shivers down my spine.
I'm so glad I read the Robots series first because the ending of this book was much easier to understand. I absolutely loved The Flight, all of Hari's adventures with Dors, and the fascinating people they encountered along the way. Not to mention the Mycogen clan, with their bald men of authority and the women who were so humiliatingly subjugated. Although I understand that this book was written in 1988, the thought that, even after 20,000 years, such disgusting patriarchal societies could still exist sends shivers down my spine.
adventurous
informative
tense
medium-paced
adventurous
mysterious
reflective
tense
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
Starts slow but gets much better as the book moves on