Tag Archives: Isaac Asimov

The Early Asimov

Posted on May 7, 2012 by smellincoffee

The Early Asimov, or, Eleven Years of Trying© 1972 Isaac Asimov400-500 pages Long-time readers know of my enormous affection for the good doctor Asimov; imagine my delight in finding this anthology of over two dozen of his earlier and previously … Continue reading →

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The Positronic Man

Posted on January 13, 2012 by smellincoffee

The Positronic Man© 1993 Isaac Asimov and Robert Silverberg290 pages This novel takes me back to high school, where at some point following the release of The Bicentennial Man starring Robin Williams, I checked it out and read my very first Asimov. … Continue reading →

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The Planet that Wasn’t

Posted on October 17, 2011 by smellincoffee

The Planet that Wasn’t© 1976 Isaac Asimov237 pages Isaac Asimov routinely penned science essays in various magazines, and given his eagerness to publish books, often produced collections of said science essays. The Planet that Wasn’t is one such collection, covering … Continue reading →

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The Union Club Mysteries

Posted on October 7, 2011 by smellincoffee

The Union Club Mysteries© 1987 Isaac Asimov210 pages Evening falls in New York City, and inside the aristocratic Union Club, four gentlemen sit ensconced in their usual chairs in the club library. Three talk softly among themselves while a fourth … Continue reading →

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The Gods Themselves

Posted on August 31, 2011 by smellincoffee

The Gods Themselves© 1972 Isaac Asimov288 pages “Against human stupidity, the gods themselves contend in vain.” – Friedrich Schiller In a small university office, something wondrous has been discovered: an isotope of Plutonium which cannot possibly remain stable according to the … Continue reading →

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Robots and Empire

Posted on July 9, 2011 by smellincoffee

Robots and Empire© 1985 Isaac Asimov383 pages In Isaac Asimov’s robots novels, Earth is home to some eight billion people living in vast underground complexes known as Cities or “caves of steel”. In his Empire novels, those billions have vanished: … Continue reading →

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The Currents of Space

Posted on June 18, 2011 by smellincoffee

The Currents of Space© 1952 Isaac AsimovFrom Triangle (pp. 1-172). © 1952. “Frightened people can be very dangerous, my Lady. They can’t be counted on to act sensibly.”“Then why do you keep them frightened?” An entire planet is doomed, and only … Continue reading →

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The Tragedy of the Moon

Posted on May 4, 2011 by smellincoffee

The Tragedy of the Moon© Isaac Asimov 1978224 pages The Tragedy of the Moon collects seventeen sundry Asimovian essays  which will prove a delight to most Asimov fans.  The essays were originally published in Fantasy and Science Fiction, but have been … Continue reading →

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The Stars like Dust

Posted on April 20, 2011 by smellincoffee

The Stars like Dust (originally titled as The Rebellious Stars)© 1951 Isaac AsimovFrom Triangle, pp. 349 – 516. © 1952 Only a few days before his graduation from the University of Earth, Biron Farril awoke in the middle of the night … Continue reading →

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The Near East

Posted on February 13, 2011 by smellincoffee

The Near East: 10,000 Years of History © 1968 Isaac Asimov 277 pages Come, let us sit upon the ground and tell sad stories of the death of kings. (“Richard II”, William Shakespeare) Civilization first began in the ‘land between … Continue reading →

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