Foundation

I’m not normally a fan of sci-fi, and I suppose I’m not in this instance, either. But it was more interesting than I thought it would be originally. It was an incredibly ambitious project, to try to write the origin story of an entire galaxy. It was a bit tiring to accept the premise that Hari Seldon was able to predict and steer the course of humanity through “science,” and then I felt it silly that he kept appearing to give himself a pat on the back in front of future generations, just to tell them that he had predicted it, but not to offer any insight or advice. It was basically a book of political intrigue, but it felt disjointed to keep jumping forward decades at a time. And then it just ended. I suppose it’ll pick right up with the next book in the series, which I probably won’t read.