I'am great fun of science fiction of literature and the best author for me is Isaac Asimov writing in English.
Sometimes I like read criminal - horror and I'm not very original beacuse books of Stephen King seems very interesting.
do you mean books like "davinci code"?
I am not a big fan of that, because it takes me a lot of time to understand the culture and religion background of the story. Sometimes I could just not get myself immerse into the story, so that I do not feel moved by the scene.
I would rather read history or fiction of history. That's easier to understand and imagine.
If we try to talking about Asimov we havve to talk about the future. I think I never could be bored with Asimov, I like to read his tales before sleep, because I can dream with different worlds, robots, technology and future... did you ever think how would be the Earth with amazing technoology?. Well, I heard that some kind of technology was inspired on a Asimov tale once.
I really liked... which one was your favorite tale?
For Stephen King, the Dark Tower series, so far, is exemplary. I have just started the third book in the series and am hopefull. The second wasn't quite as good as the first, but still interesting.
Asimov!
I love his short stories. Those are the only things I've read of him, but I like the detail he goes into, and the thorough clarity of his writing. I like the one about the jokes of unknown origin.
Never actually read anything by Stephan King. I really ought to read Tommyknockers or something. He is the rock star of authorship. Everything he writes gets put at the front of book stores - but I've never actually read anything by him.
I don't mind Asimov, but I lean towards being an Arthur C. Clarke fan to get my Science Fiction fix. I got caught in reading 2001:A Space Oddysey and proceeded to get every book I could find in the library.
I did very much enjoy Asimov's Foundation Series.
Asimov is great.. very intelligent and good storytelling..
I LOVED ASIMOV.
It's a shame he died. I don't read much fiction anymore, but waaaaaaaaay back when I did, I also enjoyed Orson Scott Card's (ender's game!!!) books. I was more into fantasy though.
Asimov is, to me, the father of sci-fi. The 'science' part is secondary in some of his writing but the political intrigue and real storytelling are wonderful.
I just finished reading the Foundation Trilogy again after 20+ years. He is the master!!
I read Isaac Asimov's Foundation for the umpteenth time. It's just about the best science fiction novel ever, even considering it's less a novel than a collected serialized story. As long as we're serenading a charmingly flat style (and I sure am; screw the fancy lads and give me a terse verse any day), I should note that Asimov is famous for his no-nonsense writing. I've been rereading Foundation for the past five years.
| utamnis wrote: |
| I just finished reading the Foundation Trilogy again after 20+ years. He is the master!! |
Hey, did you know there is 7 books altogether? Just a heads up in case you weren't aware.
Definitely my favourite series of all time.The Gods Themselves was a fast read. Kind of hard to believe that it was written about 40 or more years ago. And even I, Robot was a great book. I'm so glad it wasn't anything like the movie. A little similar in parts, but otherwise, totally separate in concept.
What was the Asimov book that was based around a colony of people living on a new planet... There was a girl that the planet talked to, and if I remember the planet was on a collision course with Earth.
Could be wrong on the details, but I do remember really enjoying it. It was ages ago that I read it so my memory is seriously hazy
| Octaeder wrote: |
What was the Asimov book that was based around a colony of people living on a new planet... There was a girl that the planet talked to, and if I remember the planet was on a collision course with Earth.
Could be wrong on the details, but I do remember really enjoying it. It was ages ago that I read it so my memory is seriously hazy |
Nemesis is set at one of the first colonys. But I don't remeber if it fit what you are looking for.
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Personally I see Asimov more as the older sibling of Sci-Fi the real fathers and mothers is before that. (Jules Verne for example)wow, seems you guys really know a lot about Isaac Isamov, I only knew because of the movie I robot which is based on one of his novels. Although I never EVER read anything he wrote, would anyone recommend a book title by him, prefereable what you think is his best book ever, I want to start reading on that one.
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| wow, seems you guys really know a lot about Isaac Isamov, I only knew because of the movie I robot which is based on one of his novels. Although I never EVER read anything he wrote, would anyone recommend a book title by him, prefereable what you think is his best book ever, I want to start reading on that one. |
Well you should start with Reading "I, robot" and see the differences from the film. Which should be heavy if I understand correctly (I refused to see it, due to the trailer makeing it see as it was totaly destroyed.)
I guess you should write the Foundation trillogy (Foundation, Foundation and Empire, Second Foundation) but probably the two before: Prelude to Foundation and Forward the Foundation.
You might also have some use of the Wikipedia article, espacally the biography part:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Isaac_Asimov#.22Greater_Foundation.22_seriesI was reading about Dr. Isamov on the wikipedia and he seems to have written quite a lot of books in his lifetime. Very impressive indeed. I think I should start of with the Foundation series.
| blk3 wrote: |
| I was reading about Dr. Isamov on the wikipedia and he seems to have written quite a lot of books in his lifetime. Very impressive indeed. I think I should start of with the Foundation series. |
I to recomend at least reading Forward the Foundation before the acctual three first pulished books. Although you can read them at first, you just get a much better feel for the hole complexy of the wonderfull universe he created if you read Prelude and Forward first. | virre wrote: |
| blk3 wrote: | | wow, seems you guys really know a lot about Isaac Isamov, I only knew because of the movie I robot which is based on one of his novels. Although I never EVER read anything he wrote, would anyone recommend a book title by him, prefereable what you think is his best book ever, I want to start reading on that one. |
Well you should start with Reading "I, robot" and see the differences from the film. Which should be heavy if I understand correctly (I refused to see it, due to the trailer makeing it see as it was totaly destroyed.)
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That's true. The movie shouldn't have been called "I, Robot" or even said to be based off the novel. The only similar characteristic between the two was the 3 Robot Laws and maybe the concept of robot individuality. Even so, Asimov didn't go as far as the movie in its drama. However, if you look at the movie purely as a movie by itself, it wasn't half bad.
