Most impressively, Asimov’s plots could be intricate while keeping his readers’ heads free of confusion and frustration.Īpproximately 13,000 years in the future, humanity has colonized space so thoroughly that most people have forgotten about Earth. There is more than enough wit to go around. Asimov knew perhaps better than anyone in this genre that writing is about communicating. But when you consider over the years how much SF has become overburdened by either vain style or cumbersome plotting masquerading as epic legendry, Asimov’s concise writing is a true breath of fresh air. He is often derided today as a poor wordsmith. It really is a smartly crafted, entertaining piece of sociopolitical SF combined with good old space opera, even if everything about it that is dated - stilted dialogue, and the absence of female characters - is impossible to ignore. But Foundation is not a book that’s “great” simply because critics tell you it is. Isaac Asimov’s Foundation is one of those books that has become such a historical tentpole of the genre that it is easy to dismiss and take for granted, much in the same way young moviegoers today might find it hard to figure out all the fuss about Citizen Kane.
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