isaac asimov

I have been thinking about this a lot recently and wondering to myself what makes me like a particular author. To give you some idea, my favorite authors are, Dr Asimov, Harry Harrison, Arthur C Clarke and A E Van Vogt. Isaac Asimov and Harry Harrison vie for my top spot constantly and...

I am currently trying to put together a definitive list of Asimov's short stories. I think I have looked at most of the sources but there are some whopping inconsistencies. I wonder if anyone knows of a good source or if any of you have actually put together a list. Thank you in advance.

Can anyone help solve a mystery please? I have received a 750 word text as a submission for a short story writing competition. The style is very Asimov and sounds familiar however despite various attempts I have not been able to identify if the text has been plagiarised. The story is set in...

In the thread the naivete of early SF I asked if this was a real thing yet. The reason I asked was not just that I liked the idea that it could be done, but I remember watching a program a while back on the stalk market and how the mathematicians were running it, and how those that adhered...

In the story '' The Merchant Princes '' Korellians were at war with the Foundation for three years and Mallow did nothing against them. And after 3 years, the war ended by Korell's surrendering. Is 3 years not enough time to destroy a civilization that does nothing during a wartime?

In the part of '' The traders '', Gorov says to Ponyet about his wanting to trade with Askonians, '' The only way we can increase the security of the Foundation here in the Periphery is to form a religion-controlled commercial empire. We're still too weak to be able to force political control...

There are at least two threads which discuss the appropriate reading order of the Asimov Robots/Empire/Foundation superseries but I thought it might be useful to have one which can be spoilery just to discuss it freely (which might be fun in itself) and to better help fans help new...

Can Azazel be called a trickster?

hi everyone, a long time ago I read an Isaac Asimov story about a world where people are categorized into professionals by a computer that scans their brains. The story focused on one individual who didn't have a clear brain scan result which was frustrating for him, but in the end he...

Article. :) Sounds like some sort of contest going on, too, but Swanwick assumes I know what he's talking about and searching turns nothing up such as an earlier blog entry on it.

Better late (it was (officially) yesterday) than never. :o Article.

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Spoilers ahead Damn, am I glad I gave Asimov's books another chance after Foundation and Earth! What a wonderful book (The Gods Themselves, that is; F&Earth was a heap of trash), one that I feel grasps human nature a lot better than the Foundation series did, especially when he started adding...

Interesting article celebrating Isaac Asimov. On a personal note, it struck me funny that, in defending Asimov's style, I'd said, (where "unforgivable sin" is ironic) and Gunn says, Slightly different (particularly as Gunn completes the parallelism), but overlapping points. I have the...

I read several Asimov novels back in the late 70's and two story lines have stuck with me but I cannot recall the titles. They may be from the same title. The first story line is a future setting where people no longer have any personal contact. In fact the thought of being in the same room...

I am trying to track down a short story I remember vividly but can't remember author or source. Probably a short story collection like Hugo winners or similar, pre 1980: Storyline: A teen (girl?) is tested to determine what job she should do. Once tested you are "auto-trained" by...

Okay, so most know that I like Mr. Asimov, just haven't been able to get into his writing. So, with all that said: You, the great big Asimov fan. The one who yells out I, Robot in the streets when seeing something awesome. You- recommend to me what is the first fiction book of Isaac Asimov that...

About 10 years ago I read this great book about a distant planet that has several suns, so the inhabitants are never in total darkness. The main character is trying to unravel the mystery about an archeological dig that indicates consistent periods of mass destruction. Then there is a complete...

I have found that modern science fiction, in particular the writers Paul Levinson, Isaac Asimov, and Arthur C. Clarke have written stories that are entangled with the reader and the universe, as well as the reader with the universe. While these stories are modern fiction and not myth, they play...

It's sci-fi and takes place on a planet that has 2 suns, so they never experience darkness. The time frame there is I imagine late 40s, early 50s.. they have cars but are just now grasping astronomy, archeology, and building rollercoaster rides. The rollercoaster ride was a small train that...