Last year I read through the entire Asimov trunk-line grand narrative (robots -> robots and murder -> empire novels -> Foundation). It is really underrated. Beats Tolkien for eg. The lack of self-consciously literary stylings and faux-mythic characterization makes it gallop along
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When I first read through as a teenager I think I missed much of the subtlety beneath the banal workmanlike prose
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Foundation is necessary sci-fi.
Honorary mention to Dune, Star Wars, etc.


