What if we walked the fine line between humanity and machine, and that line slowly blurred? That's what happens throughout Isaac Asimov's novelette Bicentennial Man. Let's get into the review. Asimov included this story in his collection The Bicentennial Man and Other Stories, which came out in 1976. Originally, Asimov wrote the story to commemorate the … Continue reading The Bicentennial Man Review
As I continue trekking through my science fiction and fantasy TBR, lo and behold, the next book on my list was Philip José Farmer's Hugo-award-winning novel To Your Scattered Bodies Go. Having no idea what it was about, I was excited to get into it. Published in 1971, the book won the Hugo Award in … Continue reading To Your Scattered Bodies Go Review
Welcome back to another Heinlein review, as well as another time paradox review! In the spirit of reading and reviewing the classics of science fiction, both short stories and books alike, I thought I would review the novella "By His Bootstraps." Robert Heinlein originally wrote this story under the name Anson MacDonald for Astounding Science … Continue reading By His Bootstraps Review
What if the stars only appeared once in a thousand years? That's the question Ralph Waldo Emerson first asked, believing "how would men believe and adore, and preserve for many generations the remembrance of the city of God!" Isaac Asimov and editor John W. Campbell would come up with a much different interpretation. Asimov would … Continue reading Nightfall Short Story Review
