![]() It is followed, however, by one of Asimov’s most brilliant pieces, ever. On the whole, this is a tired story by someone who didn’t really want to write it. The Second Foundationers remain shadowy voices who are never allowed to show themselves (with the exception of their spy in the Mule’s camp) until the end, which confuses the narrative further. The narrative involves a convoluted back-and-forth between the Mule’s expedition to find the Second Foundation and the Second Foundationers themselves. (His hope, however, was that by reversing the ending-the Second Foundation triumphs, the Plan is restored, and nothing interesting ever happens again-he would still be free of the series.)Īsimov’s distaste for his subject shows here. Seldon’s plan would then be completely wrecked, and Asimov would be free of the Foundation stories. His original plan, which John Campbell talked him out of, was to have the Mule find and destroy the Second Foundation. Asimov was very, very tired of the Foundation series by this point and wanted to end it, he didn’t care how. “ The Search by the Mule” is the weakest of the Foundation stories, bar none. ![]() Here, however, the sections are also very uneven in quality, not just in length. ![]() The book divides, like Foundation and Empire, into two very uneven sections, the first (“ The Search by the Mule”) occupying about one-third the book and the second (“ Search by the Foundation”) the remainder. My very favorite of the Foundation books. ![]()
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