I, Asimov: A Memoir

Isaac Asimov

Dec 2009 · Sold by Bantam

About this ebook

Arguably the greatest science fiction writer who ever lived, Isaac Asimov also possessed one of the most brilliant and original minds of our time. His accessible style and far-reaching interests in subjects ranging from science to humor to history earned him the nickname “the Great Explainer.” I. Asimov is his personal story—vivid, open, and honest—as only Asimov himself could tell it.

Here is the story of the paradoxical genius who wrote of travel to the stars yet refused to fly in airplanes; who imagined alien universes and vast galactic civilizations while staying home to write; who compulsively authored more than 470 books yet still found the time to share his ideas with some of the great minds of our century. Here are his wide-ranging thoughts and sharp-eyed observations on everything from religion to politics, love and divorce, friendship and Hollywood, fame and mortality. Here, too, is a riveting behind-the-scenes look at the varied personalities—Campbell, Ellison, Heinlein, Clarke, del Rey, Silverberg, and others—who along with Asimov helped shape science fiction.

As unique and irrepressible as the man himself, I. Asimov is the candid memoir of an incomparable talent who entertained readers for nearly half a century and whose work will surely endure into the future he so vividly envisioned.

Ratings and reviews

Isaac Asimov is a remarkable man indeed, he portrayed his life brilliantly. I always wondered what made Isaac Asimov tick, now i know. I'm glad he dedicated his life to writing. I'm a better informed person due to him. In 1988 while going through our local library in Atlantis,Western Cape, South Africa, I read The Neutrino by Isaac Asimov, I was a fan of his forever after that. The science was brilliantly explained. After that I looked for more books written by Isaac Asimov and came upon The robots of dawn, Foundations edge amongst others. He was a true visionary.

Not a review, a question, so ignore the raiting I was forced to put before publishing... Asimov wrote an earlier memoir, um, blocking on the title... something like "on memory so green"... So, how do the memoirs compare? To what extent is this a rewrite, re-using previously published chapters? I enjoyed the earlier memoir, remembering his early friendship with Frederick Pohl.

One of my best author of all times. I have learned of more of the universe through his books than anywhere else...

About the author

Isaac Asimov began his Foundation series at the age of twenty-one, not realizing that it would one day be considered a cornerstone of science fiction. During his legendary career, Asimov penned more than 470 books on subjects ranging from science to Shakespeare to history, though he was most loved for his award-winning science fiction sagas, which include the Robot, Empire, and Foundation series. Named a Grand Master of Science Fiction by the Science Fiction Writers of America, Asimov entertained and educated readers of all ages for close to five decades. He died, at the age of seventy-two, in April 1992.