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brihard 
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I'm just curious if anyone else here has dabbled in classic science fiction... I just finished reading Isaac Asimov's Foundation series; some pretty cool philosophical undertones in there. Anyone else read these? I don't want to get too much into waxing philosophical if noone else knows what I'm talking about...
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Posted: 12 December 2007 at 3:05pm |
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Posted: 12 December 2007 at 3:05pm |
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I've read a few short stories and excerpts a long time ago. I'm more of a fan of Vonnegut-style science fiction.
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Posted: 12 December 2007 at 3:06pm |
Haven't read those yet, although they do tie in to the Foundation series in the last Foundation book. |
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Posted: 12 December 2007 at 3:09pm |
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I read some a long time back, but I don't think they have aged as well as some of his contemporaries, like Heinlein or Clark. Clearly a pioneer in the field, however. He is constantly being copied these days. There is some decent modern philosophical Sci-Fi out there too (none of which I can recall at the moment, of course). |
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Posted: 12 December 2007 at 3:10pm |
The only Clark I've got on my shelf is 2001. Heinlein though...  |
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Posted: 12 December 2007 at 3:12pm |
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I used to read Asimov, but then I realized I was not really impressed with anything I was reading. I thought it was OK.
I am starting to get into Vonnegut's more 'out-there' style books. |
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Posted: 12 December 2007 at 3:59pm |
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Only a few short stories, not bad.
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