Just finished Asimov's 'The Stars, Like Dust'.

For sure not the best work by Asimov but it's not that bad, I could say it's an average Asimov work

>>8952071
>the Foundation series book 6
???
That's Prelude to Foundation

If you write as much as Asimov wrote, you're bound to generate some very crappy books every now and then.

>>8952071
This cover's offensively bad, and I don't think it's the artist's fault.

>>8952297

Well, he could have invested some time lapidating the books before writing 3 books per year, or something like this.

I mean, i really like his plots. I think they are very well done. But, taking Galactic Empire series as a parameter, the way he describes the sci-fi elements, the recurrent techonology (neuronic whips, visi-sonor, blater pistols), his social conservatism and the way he describes environments, objects and people are very boring.

I just he would be a better screenplay writer than a romance writer.

But i really like his short stories.

>>8952322

*i just feel that he would...

>>8952322
You don't read Asimov for having a glimpse of the technology of the future or bizzarre and incredible planets with their relative population...but for enjoying space-political thrillers with many science details (mostly).

>>8952372

Yeah, i like space thrillers. But in Asimov, it's like a medieval thriller. He's so damn conservative that if you replace planets for feudal castles, very little would change. He doesn't incorporates the tech into the social life, people behave as they were in 1400's.

Yeah, but the thrillers are cool, overall. I think he conceive a complex story with some exciting turnarounds.

As for the science details, i think that sometimes they go unnecessarily deep, making the reader ignore the meaning of the information.

>>8952385
>He's so damn conservative that if you replace planets for feudal castles, very little would change. He doesn't incorporates the tech into the social life, people behave as they were in 1400's.

Yeah totally true, in fact despite being probabily the most famous sci-fi writer ever he isn't even one of my favorites despite I really liked some of his works.Btw I think that that "medieval" thing is done partially on purpose, a negative view on the human nature.

>>8952411

Yes, i think it's the way he sees the domination relations (but it's a very superficial perspective).

But what makes me feel bad about his books is that it doesn't looks like he's trying to get better. It's like he's always following a romance formula and he never really "evolves" his society conceptions and his writing concerns.

It seems that he just changes the objects and the characters and creates a new book.

Yeah, he's not my favorite and i really liked some of his works too, but he's a very cheap "scientist author". I rather read a book by Carl Segan.

>>8952385
well that is sort of what would happen if we started spreading out into the galaxy, it'd be just like old history times again

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>>8952316
It's a prety ugly cover, but I guess it was the trend of covers at the time. I have a copy from the 60s or 70s with this cover, which is pretty decent but has nothing to do with the story.

Also it's an awful book and I regret reading it.

The Gods Themselves is Asimov's best work.

>>8952524

Sure, if we start living in Mars we will return to the Middle Age society.

>>8952532

What a random cover. Is that a portal?

I think a lot of Asimov's books have nothing-to-do cover, but that's not really his fault.

>>8952440
I didn't know he wrote sci-fi, too

>>8952691

Asimov isn't sci-fi? Why?

>>8952708

I meant Carl Sagan, kek

Also I suggest the book this anon>>8952541
said, it's kind of different from the other and for sure one of his best ones imho

>>8952731

Oh, yeah. I've read only 'Contact', it's nice.

>>8952322
He wrote around 10 books per year. Fiction and non-fiction.

>>8952322
he still didn't deserve them aids :-(

>>8952071
>Asimov
>good
Asimov is dreck. Hard sci fi in general is probably the worst genre ever, it's only enjoyed by genuine autists or "science is f*cking epic" types.

>>8952297
He wrote so much and never improved one bit. It's astounding, really.

>>8954594
Good thing Asimov isn't hard sci-fi.
>>8952385
That's comfy though.