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Science of economics is more like fantasy in an unpredictable world
Original at The Herald
• Fri, Jun 12
UK Recently I read an article written in 1991 by the late Isaac Asimov about economics. Asimov, a polymath best known for his science fiction writing, simply could not understand "the dismal science" and I must admit neither can I. "People may say they ...
Nautilus Fantasy
Original at Jurnalul National
• Sat, May 16
Romania O singură recomandare, dată de însuşi Isaac Asimov, pare suficientă: "Cea mai bună repovestire a legendei lui Arthur citită vreodată. Cu totul irezistibilă". Omenirea a părăsit Pământul distrus de războaie şi sa stabilit pe planeta Harmony. ...
Broker of rare books preserves his product
Original at DetNews.com
• Wed, May 13
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MI award-winning science fiction and fantasy books, most of them signed or inscribed by their authors, many of which are famous personalities. Attention then turned to The Fine Books Company, owned by David Aronovitz, who collects Asimov to Zelanzny ...
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NC State's John Kessel Wins Nebula Award for 'Pride andprometheus' - Carolina Newswire
Original at Carolina Newswire
• Wed, Apr 29
One of his students, Josh Eure, won this year's highly coveted Dell Magazines Award for Excellence in Undergraduate Science Fiction and Fantasy Writing (formerly the Isaac Asimov Award). "Pride and Prometheus" has also been nominated for a Hugo Award, ...
10 Science Fiction Prequels, Ranked By CrappinessOriginal at io9
• Thu, Apr 23
By Charlie Jane Anders According to the Oxford English Dictionary, the word "prequel" was actually invented for science fiction by Anthony Boucher, writing in the Magazine Of Fantasy & Science Fiction in 1958. But prequels have become ever more common in recent years, with prequels to The Thing and I Am Le...
Unchained success
Original at Boston Globe
• Thu, Apr 2
United States They had a larger selection of science fiction and fantasy, and they had a larger selection of psychology and self-help." Booksmith has added a third bookcase of science fiction and has reinstated classics by Robert Heinlein and Isaac Asimov. ...
"Knowing" Director Alex Proyas Bashes 20th Century Fox
Original at The Business Insider
• Tue, Mar 17
Nashville City Paper NY During the making of I, Robot, the studio apparently asked Proyas to "inject more jokes" into his adaptation of the Isaac Asimov science fiction fantasy. Who knows if Fox's changes were responsible for I, Robot's lukewarm critical reception, ...
[Review]Skilled imitation of comic book classic hits the screen
Original at joongangdaily.joins.com
• Thu, Mar 5
South Korea Isaac Asimov once wrote that there were three stages in the history of science fiction. The first focused on simple fantasy: What adventures will we take in the future? The second, on technology: What will science do for us in the future? ...
SciFi Mags Struggling?
Original at Show Me SciFi
• Wed, Nov 19
By showmescifi There is a really interesting article up on the PBS.org site now about the current state of the Science Fiction magazine market. At this point there are only three left: Analog, Asimov’s and the Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction.
True nature of science fiction and fantasy books revealed through ...
Original at Boing Boing
• Tue, Oct 21
By Cory Doctorow October 21, 2008 8:43 PM. Catbeller, are you comfortable classifying all of Asimov's robot stories as fantasy? His Three Laws of Robotics are impossible. Asimov claims that the Three Laws are "inherent in the positronic brain. ...
Weekly reader
Original at snarkittome (Blogspot)
• Mon, Oct 13
By Gerbil(noreply@blogger.com) As a general rule I do not like fantasy as a genre. I also do not care much for science fiction, except for real old-school stuff like Asimov and silly stuff like Douglas Adams (both of whom I started reading when I was about 10). At one point I did like both of these genres, but that point has long b...
Slice of SciFi News Briefs for September 23, 2008
Original at Slice of SciFi
• Tue, Sep 23
By Sam Sloan Science Fiction Radio Theater from MoonBooks.net makes some of the best SciFi, Fantasy, Horror and Mystery audio dramas available for your listening enjoyment. There are radio plays available from a plethora of famous authors, including: Ray Bradbury, Poul Anderson, Isaac Asimov, Ph...
Two sci-fi books from Madsen Pirie
Original at Samizdata.net
• Fri, Jun 22
By Alex Madsen Pirie has just had two children's stories published. He says that fantasy and science fiction at the children's level is now nearly all fantasy about elves, warlocks, magic swords and supernatural powers. He prefers writers like Heinlein, Asimov and Clarke, who followed the rule...
Another SF Book Meme
Original at KG's Booklog
• Thu, Feb 1
Heinlein or Asimov? Asimov Magazine: Asimov's Science Fiction or Fantasy & Science Fiction? Never read either Collection (short stories by the same author) or Anthology (short stories by different authors)? Eh, I read so little short fiction it doesn't matter.