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Re: Book

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Originally posted by Suneet
There's an amazing series of books by Isaac Asimov, starting with one called Foundation, with a total of 5 books in the series (+ some prequels).

The books are rarely mentioned, for some reason... But this series is a must-read, esp. for sci-fi fans.
Definately agreed, and it's one of the few series where all seven books are good (5 regular +2 prequel). The ideas about predicting/manipulating the future mathematically are mind-boggling, yet not too far-fetched. Another one that hasn't been mentioned yet is Frank Herbert's Dune. The first book and the last two are absolutely amazing (the ones in the middle are mediocre at best). I also like LotR, Ender, Clancy, and Bradbury's short story collections.
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