i didn't contemplate the title or direction of this second novel in the foundation series so when i sat down i wasn't real sure where this story was headed. by page three i was on board and rifling through the pages and chapters as rapidly as my nimble eyes could dart from left to right.

if i could make one book longer than it is, so it wouldn't end so fast, it would be ... well it would be puzo's the godfather. but, if i could make two books longer, the second would be this foundation series. unfortunately, it's brevity is part of why it works. there is no waste. there is no clutter. this trilogy and paris hilton are each operating with about 2% body fat.