the original Foundation trilogy, imo.
it was just plain excellent all around. the very very end of the third book is mindblowing as hell and it had my favorite character, Arkady, but I just liked the pacing and plot of the second the most.
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'From now on, I'm going to call you Baron Squinty.'
KrahenProphet and Kana are on opposite ends of the Awesome Spectrum.