I have stolen princesses back from sleeping barrow kings. I burned down the town of Trebon. I have spent the night with Felurian and left with both my sanity and my life. I was expelled from the University at a younger age than most people are allowed in. I tread paths by moonlight that others fear to speak of during day. I have talked to Gods, loved women, and written songs that make the minstrels weep. You may have heard of me.

So begins the tale of Kvothe--from his childhood in a troupe of traveling players, to years spent as a near-feral orphan in a crime-riddled city, to his daringly brazen yet successful bid to enter a difficult and dangerous school of magic. In these pages you will come to know Kvothe as a notorious magician, an accomplished thief, a masterful musician, and an infamous assassin.

Foundation and Earth (1986) [novel]
Review by kadambi (2008-05-05)
The last of the Foundation series, this one has the same tension pervading throughout it as "Second Foundation". It is an excellent space adventure and is probably the most engrossing of the Foundation series.

The best parts are, of course is the references to the worlds presented in the Robot novels. This ties it neatly with "Robots and Empire". If you haven't read Robot novels, you need to, before picking up this one.

And, last but not the least, a very breathtaking ending.


(This review refers to the 1986 version titled “Foundation and Earth”)

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