
Foundation and Chaos
7.77.7 / 10
Score out of 1078 ratingsConfidence 34%: this much of the score is the readers’ own
- 445
- Pages
- about 8 h
- Reading time
Part of a seriesSecond Foundation TrilogyVolume 2 of 3
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About the book
Foundation and Chaos (1998) is a science fiction novel by Greg Bear, set in Isaac Asimov's Foundation universe. It is the second book of a trilogy written after Asimov's death by three authors, authorized by the Asimov estate.
Reading order · Second Foundation Trilogy
Full order & progress →- Foundation's FearStart hereFoundation's Fear–Not ranked yet
- Foundation and ChaosThis book
7.77.7 / 10 - Foundation's TriumphFoundation's Triumph–Not ranked yet
Where the score comes from
The sources average 7.7 across 78 ratings — not yet many, so the reader vote carries 34% of the weight and the rest pulls toward the Science fiction average of 7.8. That is how 7.7 comes out.
| Source | Average | Ratings | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|
| Open Library | 7.3 | 16 | 21% |
| Hardcover | 7.8 | 62 | 80% |
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It has 445 pages — longer than 51% of the ranked books in Science fiction.
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