yes it is in a sense about living. on one hand, you have Asimov's Foundation series which concludes with the inevitability of events despite the myriad ...
The thing with Gaia is, Gaia was more of a silent player in the galaxy. Also, the two Foundations were created because Seldon didn't know anything about Gaia. ...
I was wondering if there was a reason it is so difficult to find The Stars, Like Dust and Pebble in the Sky. If they are out of print, is there a REASON?...
I dont know whether it is the books or us the reason for the lack of conversation in this club. I think we owe Asimov too much not to talk about the topics ha...
i suppose u were referring to how he:<br><br>* wrote the Foundations trilogy and early Daneel/Bailey stories way back before i was born;<br>* then suddenly ...
I just joined this club, which I came upon almost by accident. I am a big fan of the Foundation series having read all of the books multiple times. The ...
hi,<br><br>i m not sure if i understand your question fully.<br><br>to quote from a good friend:<br><br>"Using Psychohistory, Seldon discoveres that the vast ...
welcome. hope you enjoy your stay here.<br><br>now that even the 2nd foundation trilogy series has ended i am sorely missing a good asimov follow-up to the...
I never bothered reading the benford/brin/bear<br>books, althoug I've read asimov's versions a NUMBER of times. I did'nt think those 3 could do justice to the ...
i recall seeing many non-asimov robot stories floating around, but i do not recall seeing many non-asimov foundation books.<br><br>anyway, you really should...
I don't think this 'predestination' was a flaw. In my opinion, it was a central theme of the plot. It was Gaia that went through all that trouble, and made all...
it was about 8-9 yrs ago when i read some of issac astronomy books 4 the first time, and 5 yrs later i read the first sci-fi stroy of him , it was so ...
Some say that Asimov's Foundations are too old. His Ideas are aged and the Mythification of Atomics is rather funny. I don't think that, but what would you say...
Hello, I think Asimov is the best science fiction writer of all time. My other favourites are Samuel R. Delaney, James Herbert and Arthur C. Clarke. But apart ...
We (humanity) have rendered science to the realm of Myth in the past. What's to prevent us from doing it again? The Dark Ages didn't happen by accident........
Frankly, there is never any guarantee that history will never be repeated. We can, of course, hope to learn from our past mistakes but that responsibility...