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rob, Sun 1 Apr 2001, 1:00)
I read all his stuff when I was a teenager.
They're a lot more hard core science based stories which are hard for me to get through but still worth it.
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girlinthehole, Wed 21 Apr 2010, 10:17,
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I find that Asimov's Foundation series are far superior to the Robot stuff
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Vipros. clever got me this far, then tricky got me in, Wed 21 Apr 2010, 10:30,
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Noted.
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Noeli overtheshoulderboulderholderthingstraplatchboobs, Wed 21 Apr 2010, 10:31,
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on the otherhand...
the Robot stuff had Susan Calvin
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Amberl was stripey and dominated Europe, Wed 21 Apr 2010, 10:54,
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Me too, by far
But I love the 3 rules and all the incongruences (?) and impossibilities on robots' actions. It was always fun to see how many times he could contradict himself and still make you believe that last explanation was the right one.
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Aberracion Life's getting very complicated, but a lot of fun., Wed 21 Apr 2010, 10:32,
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I'm not keen on series of books.
I'm not good with long term commitment.
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girlinthehole, Wed 21 Apr 2010, 10:35,
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you are missing out on some superb works though
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Vipros. clever got me this far, then tricky got me in, Wed 21 Apr 2010, 10:40,
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But that's the best about the Fundation
You can read each book (and in fact each chapter) as a completely finished story. But you won't. It'll hook you.
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Aberracion Life's getting very complicated, but a lot of fun., Wed 21 Apr 2010, 10:42,
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I probably read it when I was a teenager but I don't remember.
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girlinthehole, Wed 21 Apr 2010, 10:51,
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Agreed.
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Larry Vest One day at a time, sweet Jesus, FFS., Wed 21 Apr 2010, 10:44,
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