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From the mind of The Master

Advantages: A very entertaining award winning story
Disadvantages: Not to everybodys taste

This is a work from the mind of the master. I well remember the day that I got this book. Asimov had not been writing very much Science Fiction recently and I was haunting my favourite shop for any new works that I could fine by any favourite author. I st ...

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Review of The Gods Themselves - Isaac Asimov

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A challenging and very rewarding read

Advantages: A compelling, ever-so-alien environment challenges your imagination
Disadvantages: The first and third chapters pale compared to the second

...I've read pretty much every sci-fi story Asimov ever produced and I can honestly say that The Gods Themselves is my favourite. The joy of reading, as opposed to, say, watching a film or going to the theatre, is that the images conjured up belong solely ...

malross 12.09.2000 · Read full review
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Review of The Gods Themselves - Isaac Asimov

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The Master Storyteller's Trademark

Advantages: Early suspense hooking the interest of the reader
Disadvantages: Excessive description of the surroundings in some parts of the story

The Gods Themselves makes one realize the great difference of reading a book story from watching a film. Hard-to-imagine sceneries can only come up in one's own imagination which cannot be captured by any film director. At the outset, the story revolv ...

Xelavie 29.05.2001 · Read full review
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To the Beginning of the End of an Empire

Advantages: beautifully written and engaging story, well rounded characters, thought provoking storyline
Disadvantages: none

~~~~~A bit of background~~~~~ This book is undoubtedly one of the masterworks of science fiction, but before I can even begin to explain why to you, first I feel I should give a brief introduction to the author in order to offer some insight. Isaac A ...

Shroud 20.04.2007 · Read full review
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Review of Foundation - Isaac Asimov

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"Violence is the last refuge of the incompetent"

Advantages: Complex and clever yet not too long, ambitious ideas and very well-written
Disadvantages: Pretty much devoid of action, some very long dialogues

A friend of mine can read at incredible speeds. It’s amazing – he pointed out to me just recently that he had read three books during the week in which he had been on holiday, which I reckon is roughly as many as I read in the whole of 2004. I confess I’ ...

tom1clare 23.03.2005 · Read full review
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Review of Foundation - Isaac Asimov

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