Of course I am

I am:
Isaac Asimov

One of the most prolific writers in history, on any imaginable subject. Cared little for art but created lasting and memorable tales.

Which science fiction writer are you?

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22 Responses to Of course I am

  1. I am:

    Olaf Stapledon

    Standing outside the science fiction “field”, he wrote fictional explorations of the futures of whole species and galaxies.
    Which science fiction writer are you?

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    • John Wilkins

      First eve SF novel I read, at 8, was Stapledon’s First and Last Men, very much in the Wellsian tradition. His Sirius remains a favourite.

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  2. Cory Albrecht

    Apaprently I’m Cordwainer Smith.

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  3. Ian H Spedding FCD

    Hal Clement – who I have not read as far as I can remember although, when it comes to SF, I prefer the hard stuff.

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  4. HP

    I’m Kurt Vonnegut, but I was hoping for Harlan Ellison.

    So it goes.

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  5. HP

    Oh, hell. As long as I’m Vonnegut, here’s a picture of an asshole:

    *

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  6. HP

    Well, that’s weird. I just retook the quiz, and I’m not aware of answering anything differently, but suddenly I’m some dude known as “John Brunner.” Apparently, he writes science fiction. This is what I get for deciding, circa 1982, that I didn’t have time to read Snow Crash. Which is why, for me, SF ended in the late 70s.

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  7. This is what I get for deciding, circa 1982, that I didn’t have time to read Snow Crash. Which is why, for me, SF ended in the late 70s.

    Brunner is one of the 60s greats. If you haven’t read Stand on Zanzibar (1969) then you should. Brunner also invented the ‘Internet worm’ before the Internet even existed!

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  8. J. J. Ramsey

    I ended up being Hal Clement, and unfortunately, I haven’t heard of him.

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    • ckc (not kc)

      me, too – hey, bloghost – why don’t you include a poll to characteriz(s)e your readers?

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  9. john monfries

    Hal Clement, also never heard of him.

    Now, if I were to read him, would I like him? Would it imply self-love if I did ?

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  10. I’m James Blish. Which explains why I continue to struggle in obscurity.
    :(

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  11. Guy Plunkett

    I’m Philip Jose Farmer … I can’t complain about that.

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  12. Augray

    I too am revealed to be Asimov.

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  13. Aaron Clausen

    I’m Asimov as well. Fine by me, he’s perhaps not my favorite SF writer, but he’s probably the one I admire the most.

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  14. Gregory Benford. The irony was I just pulled Heart of the Comet (Benford/Brin) out of a storage box for re-reading…

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  15. Susan Silberstein

    William Gibson, which makes no sense. Did we take the same poll? John, did you notice me wearing a shirt that says Cyberpunk? Okay, maybe I shouldn’t have said that I am the opposite sex; I just liked the answer.

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    • John Wilkins

      I thought I was the opposite sex. Oh well…

      Yes, when I first met you I immediately thought to myself, “Cyberpunk”. A clear child of the 70s (2070s, that is)…

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  16. Chris' Wills

    H.G.Wells

    Hapilly suprised

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