Second Foundation

Seldon's Plan becomes a Sel-Don't Plan (sorry!), when three centuries after his death, Foundation citizens are starting to resent the elusive, yet powerful, Second Foundation.The Mule continues to seek and destroy the Second Foundation, and 14-year-old Arkady Darrell dives into midst of her father's intrigues, inadvertently causing a war, and stumbling upon some hidden knowledge.

Asimov's skill as a storyteller is at its best when he explores the complex depths of his freaky antagonist, The Mule. The second part introduces another strong, intelligent female character, Arkady, and even the male characters get some personality injections. As story comes to a close (but not really because he picks up the series again in the 1980′s), Asimov has to overstretch those plot threads to establish satisfying reasoning, which is a little unconvincing in places. Click the link below to see my full review!