Asimov on Science Fiction

Asimov on Science Fiction (ISBN 0-586-05840-0) is a 1981 non-fiction work by American writer and scientist Isaac Asimov. It is a collection of short essays dealing with various aspects of science fiction. Many of the essays are (slightly edited versions of) editorials from Isaac Asimov's Science Fiction Magazine.

Not to be confused with Asimov's Science Fiction.
Cover of the first UK edition, published by Grenada.

Contents

Asimov wrote forewords to the essays in order to bind the collection together and grouped them in the following sections:

  • Science Fiction in General
  • The Writing of Science Fiction
  • The Predictions of Science Fiction
  • The History of Science Fiction
  • Science Fiction Writers
  • Science Fiction Fans
  • Science Fiction Reviews
  • Science Fiction and I

Reception

Dave Langford reviewed Asimov on Science Fiction for White Dwarf #47, and stated that "If you enjoy Asimov's good-humoured essay style, and don't mind bittiness and repetition, this is an interesting collection to dip into."[1]

gollark: There is not currently an automated mechanism for that.
gollark: Apparently you can win the presidency with something like 30% of the popular vote via electoral college hax.
gollark: The votes are divided by state, so states.
gollark: The electoral college is really bad too, since it makes third parties more meaningless and encourages hyperfocusing on something like five states.
gollark: Approval voting is simple and good, and not even subject to Arrow's theorem.

References
  1. Langford, Dave (November 1983). "Critical Mass". White Dwarf. Games Workshop (Issue 47): 16.


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