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Isaac Asimov Fanatic

Wednesday, January 4, 2006

I consider myself to be a voracious reader. But of all the books I have read, it was Isaac Asimov that got me pretty hooked up to his writings. (I think he has a very yummy mind.) Anyway, it was my friend Mima who first introduced me to Asimov and his Foundation novels, then his robot novels. From then on, I tried to get my hands on all of Asimov’s writings. Believe it or not, he’s not only a science fiction writer but a writer of humor and jokes as well (he said it himself.)

Upon further research, I found out that based on a chronological time line (and not when the books were published), I should read the following Asimov novels in this order:

1. The Complete Robot Stories (1982) - 31 robot stories, including I, Robot
2. Caves of Steel (1954) - 1st robot novel
3. Naked Sun (1957) - 2nd robot novel
4. Robots of Dawn (1983) - 3rd robot novel
5. Robots and Empire (1985) - 4th robot novel

6. Currents of space (1952) - 1st empire novel
7. Stars Like Dust (1951) - 2nd empire novel
8. Pebble in the Sky (1950) - 3rd empire novel

9. Prelude to Foundation (1988) - 1st foundation novel
10. Foundation (1951) - 2nd foundation novel
11. Foundation & Empire (1952) - 3rd foundation novel
12. Second Foundation (1953) - 4th foundation novel
13. Foundation’s Edge (1982) - 5th foundation novel
14. Foundation and Earth (1983) - 6th foundation novel

Thanks to Jinky, I am now currently reading The Gods Themselves (book review later). She also gave me Nemesis. I have stricken from the list above books that I have read. If any of you are thinking of giving me a gift any time soon, an Asimov creation would be greatly appreciated. ;)

Chomp!


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I got to watch the CSI Las Vegas episode, where Asimov was quoted and his life/work were discussed. Makapagbasa na nga ng book niya. =D

Posted by najanaja at February 2, 2006, 12:06 pm

If you look closely and observe closely around you these days, it seems that Isaac Asimov’s imagination is turning into reality! Isaac Asimov is still the leader in the tales of the future, alien beings, robotic things and man-made or alien-made worlds!

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