Foundation and Earth vs Second Foundation: Which Should You Read?

Both live on shelves: Psychohistory, Long Now Manual for Civilization, Life on other planets, Science Fiction, Fiction

Cover of Foundation and Earth

Foundation and Earth Isaac Asimov · 1986 ★★★★☆ 4.1 522 pages · ≈ 9 h 40 m · Moderate Find on Amazon

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Cover of Second Foundation

Second Foundation Isaac Asimov · 1953 ★★★★☆ 4.5 272 pages · ≈ 5 h 02 m · Moderate Find on Amazon

The verdict

Readers rate Second Foundation higher: 4.5 vs 4.1 from 789 votes.
Second Foundation is the quicker read — about 5 hours vs 9 for Foundation and Earth.

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