Author: Isaac Asimov Type: Fiction, novel Part of series: Robot (#2) Published: 1979 I read it: August 2018 After the events from The Caves of Steel, the setup for The Naked Sun has the basic serial elements required to continue the regular installments: the reluctant duo of Elijah Baley (human) and R. Daneel Olivaw (robot),…
Author: Isaac Asimov Type: Fiction, novel Part of series: Robot (#1) Published: 1954 I read it: August 2016 What is Greg Graffin doing on the cover of this book? Apparently starring as the main robot in this science fiction detective story. The caves of the title are simply Earth’s cities, fully enclosed and delicately sustained…
Author: Isaac Asimov Type: Fiction, short stories Published: 1950 I read it: August 2015 “There was a time when humanity faced the universe alone and without a friend. Now he has creatures to help him; stronger creatures than himself, more faithful, more useful, and absolutely devoted to him. Mankind is no longer alone. Have you…
Author: Isaac Asimov Type: Fiction, short stories Full title: The Martian Way and Other Stories Published: 1955 (this collection), 1952-1954 (original stories) I read it: July 2015 This $2 paperback caught Laura’s eye because the weekend that we perused Jackson Street Booksellers in Omaha, we were partway through reading The Martian. Used bookstores are great…
Author: Isaac Asimov Type: Fiction, novel Part of series: Foundation (#3) Published: 1953 I read it: January 2015 The first thing that struck me about this last volume of the original trilogy was how focused Part I turned out to be. (Well, that was the second thing. The first thing that struck me was how confusing…
Author: Isaac Asimov Type: Fiction, short stories Full title: Buy Jupiter and Other Stories Published: 1973 I read it: October 2013 My first foray into Asimov. It was a bit of an odd one to kick off with: a collection of miscellaneous stories that had been published in magazines but not yet anthologized. The stories…
Author: Isaac Asimov Type: Fiction, novel Part of series: Foundation (#2) Published: 1952 I read it: June 2014 Here is part two of Asimov’s ambitious Foundation saga. It opens with an outline of how the Galactic Empire is in the process of crumbling, and the question is how it will all play out against the…
Author: Isaac Asimov Type: Fiction, novel Part of series: Foundation (#1) Published: 1951 I read it: February 2014 Isaac Asimov could predict the future. Or at least that’s what it seemed like when fans dug up his essay from 1964 in which he imagined visiting a World’s Fair in 2014. Although the essay can be cherry-picked for inaccurate guesses,…
Leviathan, Bound 