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Ecael United States6703 Posts April 28 2008 00:26 GMT #21 The rest of Asimov, obviously! Well, really, his short stories were brilliant. The foundation and robot series too were great, though I must say I enjoyed the latter much more than the former. Daybreak, which doesn't exactly fit in the short stories (thought Nightfall might appear in one of the short story collections, since the other two parts were written years later) also sports an excellent concept executed admirably.

LeafHouse United States185 Posts April 28 2008 03:34 GMT #22 Kurt Vonnegut is definitely my favorite sci-fi. You've probably seen this before, but there are plenty of obnoxious people who read his work and think they have some kind of higher understanding of social/people issues. If you can get past that it's pretty awesomt to see how his commentaries are just actually really clever and insightful. When Vonnegut was alive my grandpa used to say he was the last real science fiction writer who used sci-fi to really explore who we are as people rather than just tell stories about other worlds. If you're into Azimov's stories because of their message mixed with the imagination of it all, you'll love these.

quirinus Croatia2489 Posts April 28 2008 11:57 GMT #23 oh, read nemesis from asimov, it's not directly connected to the foundation, but it's in the same universe. it explains the beginnings well, how they got the hyperspace drive etc. I enjoyed it.

GeneralStan United States4789 Posts April 29 2008 03:00 GMT #24 Vonnegut is amazing. If you're going to read one Vonnegut book, make it Cat's Cradle. I second the recommendation of The Martian Chronicles. The atmosphere is really really good. I'm afraid I cannot second the recommendation of Foundation. The writing is just so dull and it descends into esoteric characters and situations.

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