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Summary: Science Fiction ahead of it's time - Then and Now
Review: The book is excellent. If you love science fiction you will not be dissapointed. It is worth buying just to read "The Last Question".
Rating:
Summary: Science Fiction ahead of it's time - Then and Now
Review: The book is excellent. If you love science fiction you will not be dissapointed. It is worth buying just to read "The Last Question".
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Summary: I liked it -- it was very nostalgic.
Review: The stories, especially about computers, are somewhat dated but nevertheless brilliant in their conception. I remembered reading most of them, but it was a lot of fun to re-read them.
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Summary: Great book. If you read one Asimov book - read this one!
Review: This book is a collection of Asimov's short stories, most of which actually have
NOTHING to do with robots. And that's why I liked it so much!
I read this book after "I, Robot" (Which is the first Asimov book you should read if you plan to really get into the Robots saga), because for some reason I was under the impression it was the next in the series. I was wrong. Again, MOST of the stories have nothing to do with robots, but deal with a wide variety of science fiction themes.Most of the stories are great, and like many of the reviewers here I think that for "The Final Question" you should by it, but it has some weak ones too, fortunately they are short and quickly forgotten.
I do not plan to read, at the near future, any other Asimov stories, since the style is a bit out-dated, but this book was an exception and I would recommend it for all of you.
A bunch of great stories on various sci-fi themes, that make you laugh, think and be amazed...
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Summary: Great book. If you read one Asimov book - read this one!
Review: This book is a collection of Asimov's short stories, most of which actually have
NOTHING to do with robots. And that's why I liked it so much!
I read this book after "I, Robot" (Which is the first Asimov book you should read if you plan to really get into the Robots saga), because for some reason I was under the impression it was the next in the series. I was wrong. Again, MOST of the stories have nothing to do with robots, but deal with a wide variety of science fiction themes. Most of the stories are great, and like many of the reviewers here I think that for "The Final Question" you should by it, but it has some weak ones too, fortunately they are short and quickly forgotten.
I do not plan to read, at the near future, any other Asimov stories, since the style is a bit out-dated, but this book was an exception and I would recommend it for all of you.
A bunch of great stories on various sci-fi themes, that make you laugh, think and be amazed...
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Summary: One of two fine collections
Review: This books is a great example of the stories Asimov has locked away in his mind. Some of these stories he had been thinking about for years before he actually wrote them down. The book is really not complete however unless you get Robot Visions as well. Robot Visions is actually the better of the two, but you can't miss out of some of the stories in here if you are a fan of his Robot Series.
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Summary: One of two fine collections
Review: This books is a great example of the stories Asimov has locked away in his mind. Some of these stories he had been thinking about for years before he actually wrote them down. The book is really not complete however unless you get Robot Visions as well. Robot Visions is actually the better of the two, but you can't miss out of some of the stories in here if you are a fan of his Robot Series.
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Summary: Why have I not heard more about this book? It's great!
Review: This is a collection of Asimov's probably 20 best short stories. Only three of the stories have anything to do with robots, unless you consider computers and talking cars robots. This is easily one of the best books I have ever read. I read it in between his robot novels and Foundation novels, and it holds its own quite well against those. Only one of the stories is in any other collection I know of. "Jokester," "The Billiard Ball," and "The Last Answer" are some excellent ones, but I agree that "The Last Question" (as it is named in my book; not "Final Question") is the best story I have ever read. Anybody remotely interested in science fiction at all should definitely buy this book. Before long you will be an Asimov fan for life.
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Summary: A fine collection
Review: This is a fine collection of the Good Doctor's tales. It's partly an excuse to publish a book with Ralph McQuarrie's haunting illustrations, but it's also a collection no Asimov fan should be without. Most of the stories have nothing to do with robots. However, there _is_ a story written just for the collection, and it's the title piece -- a short and haunting Susan Calvin tale that introduces some _very_ deep ethical ambiguities. You'll want to let this one roll around in your mind for a while. The rest are selected (and selected quite well) from the Good Doctor's lifelong output. Some of them are indifferent, but two of Asimov's own favorites are here: "The Last Question" (my own choice for his very best short story ever) and "The Ugly Little Boy". The usual cliche applies here: these two alone are worth the price of the book. This volume was originally conceived as a companion to _Robot Visions_, and Asimov fen will want the other one too.
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Summary: Classics of Science Fiction
Review: This is a great collection of Asimov's best short stories.
Highly recommended
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