Having read the two prequels... which you’re supposed to read last, but my library put first, a bunch of this was telegraphed already for me. Because this was published first it was a bit jarring going into something that sounds very dated when discussing science and technology. Terminology and hand waving ‘gadgets’ and things like that. And here I thought the prequels feel outdated with this stuff sometimes!

I did appreciate this clips along much better than the prequels, which are much, much slower. I liked the pacing of this way more. It’s still an interesting concept. It’s pretty clever plot wise. I just seem to grind against Asimov’s writing style and the fact that much of this is dialogue annunciated that problem for me. It was never a chore, but I was also never very invested, either.