From: utzoo!decvax!harpo!npoiv!npois!houxm!houxa!houxi!houxz!ihnp4!ixn5c!inuxc!pur-ee!uiucdcs!uicsl!preece Newsgroups: net.sf-lovers Title: Re: The Foundation Quadtilogy - (nf) Article-I.D.: uiucdcs.1503 Posted: Fri Feb 18 13:17:59 1983 Received: Sun Feb 20 04:06:34 1983 #R:nmtvax:-18200:uicsl:10700006:000:522 uicsl!preece Feb 18 10:43:00 1983 I enjoyed FE a lot. I was amazed at Asimov's ability to write in the same style he used 30 years ago. One of the previous responses complains that the book would have been ok in 1952. That's high praise by the reasonable standard that a book in a series should mesh in texture and style with the rest of the series. IF, on the other hand, the book were a stand-alone, its feel would have been anachronistic. I don't think I could honestly evaluate the book in those terms; its context is too much a part of my SF frame.