Foundation and Empire

I enjoyed this novel a lot more than Foundation, though I concede that it was necessary set-up. I will say, however, The General was kind of disappointing, and would have maybe done better as an inclusion in book one. The Mule was fantastic, however. The character work was his best, the concept of the Mule being the only disruption to the Foundation was very interesting, and the twist caught me completely off-guard and was well-earned.