isaac asimov

On the day in April 1992 when the good Doctor passed away? I was in a newsagents looking for a magazine and came across one called Focus. Not a SF mag but one on science and technology. I saw an item about him dying and I was shocked! I just stopped still to take it in. I bought the mag and...

I have never been a very dedicated historian. I just do not have a memory for random names, dates, places and occurrences. I never did well in my history classes, and certainly do not read much on the subject today. But there is one area of history that I do really love, and what little reading...

Isaac Asimov has been dead since April, 1992, but I still have a weird relationship with his ghost. I typically have a low opinion of his writing. I think that a lot of his story concepts were good enough, but as I sit here and think back on the Asimov stories that I have read in the past, I...

Hello, I am rather new to science fiction literature. I've read sci-fi on and off, but have only recently decided to get into the genre seriously. My first real introduction was/is the Ender Series, which I am enjoying tremendously. I would very much like to get into the Foundation Series...

The ousted founders of downsized studio New Line Cinema are producing an adaptation of the Isaac Asimov sci-fi epic "Foundation." "Foundation" is based on Asimov's "Foundation Trilogy," which centers on a society that has figured out how to predict the future based on a method called...

Interesting Asimov Fact In the new film "Hellboy II: The Golden Army," the main character Hellboy saves the world from trolls, demons, and other strange netherworld creatures. The cigar-chompin', red-skinned devil-man doesn't do it just for fun; it's his job Hellboy is a special agent in the...

In his autobiography, Isaac Asimov wrote, Have anyone of you read that piece by Asimov? What are the "gaping holes" that he is referring to here?

This is probably a very stupid question from me: what is the meaning of the title "I, Robot"? I have always wondered about that.

Hello. recently obtained some Kelly Freas artwork. need help identifying this piece. I recall seeing this cover in years past. but not sure if it is from an Asminov book or from the Science Fiction magazine. Any help would be greatly appreciated. Thanks! since I am a newbie to this...

Hello, I'm back :eek: I quite liked the first book, though I wouldn't regard it as one of my favourite Science Fiction novels though, I'm now on Foundation and Empire and it's like the first, fairly intriguing though not massively mind-blowing any opinions?

Hi Folks I have just joined this forum and never having written or read one before, not quite sure if I have got the protocol right. I am looking to trace a book on time travel I read some thirty years ago. I had in my mind that it might have been called Time Masters, or Masters of Time but I...

I was just thinking about the ending of Foundation and Earth, with the comments/fear of 'something other", i.e. non-humans. Does anyone know, or have heard any rumours, or even willing to make a guess, about where they think Asimov was heading? It would be interesting to know if there was a...

I must say I have read about 10 of his novels (few of those are with Silverberg). Few days ago I went on wikipedia to see an article about his "I, Robot" book and the first sentence of the article describe the book as collection of nine homosexual English language science fiction short stories...

I have been reading Asimov's autobiography "I. Asimov" and he stated that on the cover of his book "Sensuous Dirty Old Man" there was a photograph of him on the cover and his face was masked with brassiere. Later on he showed up in some video interview for that book and had also masked his face...

Hello. I am looking for a short story by Asimov. It involves a few men searching for an object that will grant the thing you want most when you possess it. It may have been a glass vial or something? The man has been searching his whole life for it, but when he finally finds it, it...

Multivac is the name of a fictional supercomputer in many stories by Asimov from 1955 to 1979. I think I've only read one story featuring Multivac, but what do you think about it? Which story is the most interesting?

Has anyone watched movie The Caves of Steel (1964)? I have read the novel and would like to watch the movie but it doesn't seem to be available. So I was just wandering is it any good. Anyone seen it?

I was reading an old book last night and in it was an interview with Isaac Asimov done sometime before 1975. I thought I might share a few bits with you What are the dangers you see facing mankind? Asimov: I think it is extremely unlikely that mankind could ever be wiped out completely, but...

I remember reading a novel, or a short story, don't remember which, that was about a village or group of people made out of sugar and it ended up raining at the end of the story and everybody was washed away...does this ring a bell? I swear I read it in school many years ago...at least I hope I...

Hi all been scifi lover all my life never thought to visit a forum on it until now, just reading through the forum thought i'd share a tiny silly moment, if anyone knows the the Alibi machine, well being abit dodgy at english i read the entire story as the the Ali-Bi machine thinking it was some...