Asimov wrote the Lucky Starr series of juvenile science-fiction novels using the pen name Paul French. He also wrote mysteries and fantasy, as well as a great amount of nonfiction. He penned numerous short stories, among them 'Nightfall', which in 1964 was voted by the Science Fiction Writers of America the best short science fiction story of all time, a title many still honor. Heinlein and previously produced by Cordwainer Smith and Poul Anderson. Asimov's most famous work is the Foundation Series his other major series are the Galactic Empire series and the Robot series, both of which he later tied into the same fictional universe as the Foundation Series to create a unified 'future history' for his stories much like those pioneered by Robert A. Clarke, was considered one of the 'Big Three' science-fiction writers during his lifetime. He has works published in nine of the ten major categories of the Dewey Decimal System (lacking only an entry in the 100s category of Philosophy).Īsimov is widely considered a master of the science-fiction genre and, along with Robert A. Professor Asimov is generally considered one of the most prolific writers of all time, having written or edited more than 500 books and an estimated 90,000 letters and postcards. The idea seems to drown out everything - and I'm satisfied that it should.Isaac Asimov was a Russian-born, American author, a professor of biochemistry, and a highly successful writer, best known for his works of science fiction and for his popular science books.

But, of course, they never forget the story itself especially the ending.

They seem never to remember the title of the story or (for sure) the author, except for the vague thought it might be me. I also undertook another task, but I won't tell you what that was lest l spoil the story for you.' 'It is a curious fact that innumerable readers have asked me if I wrote this story. Don't read the end of the story first! 'This is by far my favorite story of all those I have written.' 'After all, I undertook to tell several trillion years of human history in the space of a short story and I leave it to you as to how well I succeeded. Even if you do not have the background in science to be familiar with all of the concepts presented here, the ending packs more impact than any other book that I've ever read. Asimov thought that The Last Question, first copyrighted in 1956, was his best short story ever. In fifty years he averaged a new magazine article, short story, or book every two weeks, and most of that on a manual typewriter. Isaac Asimov was the most prolific science fiction author of all time.

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