Question:
Which to read now: Foundation or War of the Worlds?
2013-04-05 20:15:30 UTC
Last month I picked up finally Ender's Game and read it and fell in love with it.
So much that it reintroduced sci-fi into my reading list. I got to Ender's Shadow and following Shadow series, but I am mid-way thru Shadow Puppets and it's getting boring.

So I looked what to pick up next and two things got me interested:
War of the Worlds
Foundation

Both huge scifi classics.
I will eventually read both, but which do you suggest first?

PS: I also havent gone thru post-Ender's Game arc (Ender in Exile, Speaker of the Dead etc), but after reading Shadow saga, I am kinda dissapointed and I don't know if I want to continue with the Ender story.
Four answers:
Kevin k
2013-04-06 14:45:36 UTC
Foundation is better than War of the Worlds by far. However, do not miss out on the Dune series by Frank Herbert and continued stories by Brian Herbert and Kevin Anderson.
Mjinga
2013-04-06 03:43:21 UTC
Asimov is superior in every way to OSC Read in this order:-

Prelude to Foundation

Forward the Foundation .

Foundation

Foundation and Empire

Second Foundation

Foundation's Edge

Foundation and Earth



Then go for War of the Worlds
2013-04-06 10:21:06 UTC
I Know That War May Be Different But I Don't Know I Think foundation is better
Perry
2013-04-06 04:14:33 UTC
"...intellects vast and cool and unsympathetic, regarded this earth with envious eyes, and slowly and surely drew their plans against us."



I love those lines. War of the Worlds for me.


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