| | Comment from (2003-12-15) |
| Asimov’s science fiction, unlike many authors, is fairly accessible, neither outlandish nor extremely technical. His two great acheivements are undoubtably “Foundation” and his stories exploring the Laws (and psychology) of Robotics. His writing tends to be rather cerebral, centered primarily on the idea of the story rather than the characters. Many of his stories have mystery elements, and are rather reminescent of Sherlock Holmes in the way they use scientific knowledge and logical reasoning to draw conclusions from seemingly trivial facts. His fantasies (‘Azazel’) are generally humorous but not impressive, even as parodies of the genre. His humorous science fiction stories (often relying on a pun or a surprising punch line) are sometimes quite good but often fall flat. |
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