[vcf-midatlantic] OT: Foundation movie, Robot and foundation book series Isaac Asimov

[Dean Notarnicola]

Also, read the short story *The End of Eternity* before you read *Foundation’s
Edge*.


On Thu, Jul 2, 2020 at 12:38 AM Jeffrey Brace via vcf-midatlantic <
vcf-midatlantic at lists.vcfed.org> wrote:

> On Wed, Jul 1, 2020 at 11:55 PM Jason Howe via vcf-midatlantic <
> vcf-midatlantic at lists.vcfed.org> wrote:
>
> > I would highly recommend reading the foundation series in publication
> > order, rather than "chronological" order.
> >
>
> Why in publication order?
>
>
> >
> > --Jason
> >
> > On 7/1/20 8:24 PM, Jeffrey Brace via vcf-midatlantic wrote:
> > > I have always been a science fiction fan, but have neglected reading
> the
> > > "great" novels. So I saw a trailer for The Foundation movie based on
> > Isaac
> > > Asimov's book. It will be coming on Apple TV:
> > > https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3Gdm40MPYnw
> > >
> > > So I was like now's a good time to read the books. Then I find out that
> > not
> > > only were there the trilogy, but two prequels and two sequel books.
> Then
> > I
> > > get the audio book and the author says, wait, the I, Robot series is
> > > connected to these books and you should read those first, ugh.
> > >
> > > So here is the recommended order of the books:
> > > The Complete Robot (1982)
> > > I, Robot (1950)
> > > Caves of Steel (1954)
> > > The Naked Sun (1957)
> > > The Robots of Dawn (1983)
> > > Robots and Empire (1985)
> > > The Currents of Space (1952)
> > > The Stars, Like Dust (1951)
> > > Pebble in the Sky (1950)
> > > Prelude to Foundation (1988)
> > > Forward the Foundation (1993)
> > > Foundation (1951)
> > > Foundation and Empire (1952)
> > > Second Foundation (1953)
> > > Foundation's Edge (1982)
> > > Foundation and Earth (1986)
> > >
> > > So I already have:
> > > I, Robot
> > > Prelude to Foundation
> > > Foundation's Edge
> > > Foundation and Earth
> > >
> > > And I ordered:
> > > The Complete Robot
> > > Caves of Steel
> > >
> > > I may have some others, but definitely not all of them.
> > >
> > > I was just wondering if anyone wanted to give or sell very cheaply
> their
> > > copies of their books?
> > >
> >
>
>
> --
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> Jeff Brace
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