Reading the second book of the Foundation Trilogy, I noticed a change in Asimov's writing style. Rather than follow a detached story line which is based around the planet Terminus, book two follows actual characters and develops them to progress the story line. The First part
relates the story of the Mule, the dictator of
the galaxy who uses mind control to re-enforce his power, as he hunts,
and is hunted by the Second Foundation, that Hari Seldon created. This story is different from other Asimov books I've read, it focuses on the characters and operates almost as a physiological thrill, for only at the end of the first half do we figure out who has
maneuvered whom.
The second half focuses on a little girl in the center of a
conspiracy by the telepaths of the second foundation. While this story is a necessary part of the Foundation universe, it was a disappointment.
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