Isaac Asimov*
The greatest sci-fi writer of all times.
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William

William people used to tell me i was a dreamer, im 3/4 of a computer engineer now, thanks for keeping me dreaming isaac...

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Alfredo Marfisi

Alfredo Marfisi "The Caves of Steel" was my first book by Asimov, then in read in few moths, one by one, all other books of the robot-foudation saga... simply fantastic!!!

Mon at 4:11pm · Report
Grahame Shoesmith

Grahame Shoesmith The first book by Asimov I read was Foundation, which was given to me by one of my high school teachers. I now have 51 of his books on my shelf, including some of his non-fiction. Definately the best author of all time...Would be nice to see a screen adaptation of the Foundation series though..Any thoughts on that??

November 21 at 2:58am · Report
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Juan Carlos Avila Sanchez
Juan Carlos Avila Sanchez
A screen adaptation of the Fundation series would more successful than any other adaptation made from a book series like The Lord of the Rings or Harry Potter. However, there's a trend to destroy the pure spirit of the stories when a guy tries to make a film based on them. Since you have to "compress" a million zillion lines into 3 movies 2 hours each, there'd a lot of things left behind. I bet many many Doc's fans would not like that.
Mon at 6:40pm
Candice Kerrick
Candice Kerrick
I just finished Robots and Empire and it brought me to tears. I would love to see a film adaptation along the lines of LOTR. Preserving the spirit and the detail of the stories. I vote Brad Pitt for R. Daneel Olivaw! And Clive Owen for Elijah Baley. :-)
Yesterday at 9:27pm
Tony

Tony I miss Bliss.

November 20 at 6:12pm · Report
Jared Scott

Jared Scott A real visionary. Asimov, Clarke, and Heinlein are kickin it together out in the stars. maybe roasting marshmellows on the shore of Rama's water ring

November 20 at 7:21am · Report
Christopher Sterbenz

Christopher Sterbenz I have never encountered another author who could explain complex
theories in such a logical and concise manner.

November 16 at 9:23pm · Report
Laura Woodswalker

Laura Woodswalker Did Asimov make a MISTAKE?? I just read the story Nightfall & thought of a problem. The whole world is panicked & civilization collapses when there is a total eclipse every 2500 years?? Well... a total eclipse doesn't occur over the whole planet!!! Just a small section. So it doesn't make sense. At least one of the SIX... suns would still be shining on other parts of the planet. Those parts would carry on just fine.

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November 11 at 4:31am · Report
Paul
Paul
Not only that, but the eclipse path wouldn't cover an entire half of Lagash anyway. And in the rewrite (why did they change the names of all the planets and stars!), Dovim/Beta rises in the west (establishing the direction of rotation for Lagash/Kalgash), while a few pages later (on the opposite side of the planet), while Dovim is setting (... See Morelogically in the east), Onos/Alpha rises in the east - exactly how does the planet turn for THAT to happen?
But other than total scientific screw-ups, it's one heck of a great story! :)
November 12 at 7:59pm
Michael Leary
Michael Leary
"Nightfall" is a brilliant short story. But it is Science FICTION, not a lesson in astronomical physics. Lighten up and enjoy one of the finest short stories ever written.
November 21 at 4:02am
Candice Kerrick
Candice Kerrick
I agree, the story and the character reactions are more important than the physics. Plus they thought a planet like we live on couldn't possibly exist, so who's to say theirs can't?! I loved that story. It helped me when I was suffering from PTSD. Would anybody like to see a "good" film adaptation? Not that horror show Roger Corman made. Ben Browder and Claudia Black would be perfect for Theremon and Siffera, imo.
Yesterday at 9:31pm
Irene Roberti

Irene Roberti Asimov ha reso scientifica la fiction, ormai c'é un prima e un dopo Asimov.

November 10 at 11:04am · Report
Roland Richard

Roland Richard Hey everybody ! Do you know if Asimov wrote a continuation of Robots and Empire with R. Daneel Olivaw ?

November 9 at 5:45pm · Report
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Juan Carlos Avila Sanchez
Juan Carlos Avila Sanchez
prelude to fundation?
Tue at 2:50pm
Karthik Sn
Karthik Sn
yes.. actually it is revealed in the end..
Yesterday at 5:21pm
Sanjoy Bhose

Sanjoy Bhose Have read the Foundation Trilogy a 1000 times and have just re-read them, inspirational...

November 8 at 10:47am · Report
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Jared Scott
Jared Scott
classic stuff, the foundation series is epic
November 20 at 7:17am
Michael Leary
Michael Leary
No, I did not know that about the Yes song, and that is one of my favorite songs. I have heard it a million times, and never knew what it was about. I love the version on the live album "YesSongs". "Close To The Edge" and "And You And I" are both fantastic.
November 21 at 4:04am
Syed Rezaul Hayat

Syed Rezaul Hayat baal chirata kiyer modhdhe boia roise?............

November 7 at 6:08pm · Report
Gabriel Gongora Navarrete

Gabriel Gongora Navarrete Muy curiosa la pagina , se escribe en varios idiomas, perfecto!

November 7 at 10:53am · Report
Andrés Trujillo León

Andrés Trujillo León http://www.lettersofnote.com/2009/11/please-no-preferential-treatment.html

November 7 at 12:39am · Report
Tim Walton

Tim Walton He was inspirational.

November 6 at 2:53am · Report
Pierre Baudemont

Pierre Baudemont I've read so much SF from the gold age when I was a kid, especially from Asimov. So, thank you, "Good Doctor" :-)

November 5 at 11:52am · Report