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Pros
Mit der dummheit kämpfen götter selbst vergebens. What the public wants is their own individual comfort" - friedrich schiller, the maid of orleans. The book is really 3 related novellas strung together. Each one of them is fantastic.
Asimov crafts a truly alien universe where there are three sexes, the rational, the parental, and the emotional. He portrays a unique social configuration which results in a similar to dilemma as earth.
The conceit is that there is a chance for energy exchange in *both* directions. In this book the blending of story within the earth universe frame is cleverly juxtaposed with his concept for an alternate para universe populated with beings totally unl... Read More
Like great scifi, it stimulates the imagination and brings an * of possibilities. I hope too that there is still an audience for this sort of science fiction.
The gods themselves tells the story of a not-to-distant future. A bumbling scientist stumbles upon a cross-universe transfer of energy.
Cons
Terribly boring with stereotypical charcters. Science in this story is dubious bordering on ridiculous.
Highlights
Quality
The characters are well developed and their motivations are clear.
Work through the bizarre visuals and unconventional uses of sexual relationships, and you’ll find an interesting window into li... Read More
I bought this ebook solely to replace my paper copy because it eventually fell apart.
The first is an authors attempt to either be way too specific in the science portion of science fiction, as in they delve way t... Read More
Price
Except it would eventually be at the cost of destruction of the world.
Shipping
I could tell right away that the book was worth my while, and it delivered right to the finish!
Competitiveness
Up to 5 stars for others, isaac's markers are galaxies.
The story primarily follows two of hallam's academic rivals who thwart his desperate bid to protect his scientific reputation b... Read More
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Well as i already hinted he began as a golden age science fiction author
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The golden age of science fiction is a term of art referring to the early days of science fiction beginning in the first half of the twentieth century when the pulp magazines controlled the genre
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It was dominated by the proteges of john w
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At this time science fiction was despised by all serious literary people who were of course too highbrow to read any of it and therefore knew next to nothing of what they were condemning
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It wasnt really until ursula k
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Now to be fair science fiction had a stinky aura in the golden age typified by the lurid cover art of the pulps
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It was around this time that theodore sturgeon a truly great golden age author who deserved respect and didnt get it formulated sturgeons law which states quite correctly that 34ninety percent of everything is crap34
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