A review by bedwinnjamin
Foundation's Edge by Isaac Asimov

medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

3.75

With such a large writing gap, it was interesting to see what Asimov came up with while having stepped away from this series for so long.  It did have a lot of interesting moving pieces, and finally some consistent characters that were all interesting in their own ways.  The search for Earth was an interesting tangent that began in this book.  I was a bit saddened that the Foundation as a whole entered the back burner, while the main character is a Foundationer, we don't see too much of the system as a whole.  The Second Foundation also has some strings that they're pulling, which has some interesting ramifications, and then

Gaia shows up

.  It's ok, I'm just a bit tired at this point of new super beings showing up and taking away the identity of the books, but I'll have to see what the last book holds.