tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3538502828554372917.post4275553877893744397..comments2024-03-29T07:50:15.957+00:00Comments on Poul Anderson Appreciation: Flandry And Foundation IIKetlanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08588156788583883454noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3538502828554372917.post-39518811871318731902022-02-15T16:01:24.316+00:002022-02-15T16:01:24.316+00:00Kaor, Jim!
Sorry, I did not read Kingsbury's ...Kaor, Jim!<br /><br />Sorry, I did not read Kingsbury's continuation of Asimvov's FOUNDATION. But i did read Greg Bear's addition to the Foundation timeline. Truthfully, considering how unsatisfactory and disappointing I came to find Asimov's original FOUNDATION stories, I'm not much interested in the additions written by various authors.<br /><br />Ad astra! Sean /rSean M. Brookshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13973738112230622557noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3538502828554372917.post-50796855674350958642022-02-09T18:12:00.506+00:002022-02-09T18:12:00.506+00:00Have any of you read "Psychohistorical Crisis...Have any of you read "Psychohistorical Crisis" by Donald Kingsbury?<br />It's the continuation of the Foundation series that Asimov should have written.<br />It's set in a Galactic Second Empire (with the trademarks filed off) run by psychohistorians & shows a Crisis inherent to the very idea of psychohistorical manipulation.Jim Baerghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03182949391365921637noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3538502828554372917.post-12976031351929853332013-02-11T11:20:48.659+00:002013-02-11T11:20:48.659+00:00Sure and I knew you didn't mean just those cha...Sure and I knew you didn't mean just those characters! But isn't PA amazing? I'm just about to post on his presentation of different perspectives on war.Paul Shackleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04180596532266581425noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3538502828554372917.post-16974508127325396972013-02-11T00:55:49.097+00:002013-02-11T00:55:49.097+00:00 Hi, Paul!
And them as well! I merely listed cha... Hi, Paul!<br /><br /> And them as well! I merely listed characters I quickly thought of, off the top of my head. Gospodar Bodin Miyatovich, Brechdan Ironrede, Roan Tom, being three more!<br /><br /> SeanSean M. Brookshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13973738112230622557noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3538502828554372917.post-81581326893753544832013-02-10T23:04:16.640+00:002013-02-10T23:04:16.640+00:00David Falkayn, Fr Axor, Diana Crowfeather, Aychary...David Falkayn, Fr Axor, Diana Crowfeather, Aycharych, Chunderban Desai, Arinnian, the human and Ythrian March Wardens of Avalon.Paul Shackleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04180596532266581425noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3538502828554372917.post-87914308537875717402013-02-10T05:42:44.494+00:002013-02-10T05:42:44.494+00:00Hi, Paul!
I remember how powerful an impression... Hi, Paul! <br /><br /> I remember how powerful an impression Asimov's original Foundation stories made in my mind. But, as time passed, I more and more became dissatisfied with them. And more and more came to regard Anderson's Polesotechnic League and Terran Empire stories as far more carefully thought out and convincing.<br /><br /> I recall how disappointed I was the last time I read the Foundation stories, only a few years ago. Some parts, like "The General" should have focused on Bel Riose, not the pointless adventures of a Trader whose name I don't recall.<br /><br /> And almost the only interesting character in the stories was the Mule. I can easily list memorable characters from Anderson: Nicholas van Rijn, Adzel, Manuel Argos, Dominic Flandry, Max Abrams, even Josip III, etc.<br /><br /> SeanSean M. Brookshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13973738112230622557noreply@blogger.com