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[–] OutlierBlue@lemmy.ca 13 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Then I have good news! Isaac Asimov published 357 books during his lifetime, and edited/annotated many more. You can keep reading for years!

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Isaac_Asimov_bibliography_(chronological)

[–] The_Che_Banana@beehaw.org 7 points 1 day ago (1 children)

See...now that just sounds like homework :(

[–] LordTrychon@startrek.website 4 points 23 hours ago (1 children)

He wrote 40 novels and a lot of short stories, and is a great read almost always. He also wrote textbooks because he was just amazing.

[–] xilliah@beehaw.org 2 points 16 hours ago (2 children)

Well don't stop now that I'm getting all excited about him

[–] LordTrychon@startrek.website 1 points 15 hours ago

Isaac Asimov is considered one of the greats of 20th century science fiction. Again, while most famous for writing science fiction he wrote much more than just that.

Isaac Asimov has won scores of Hugo Awards for stories and for Best Editor; dozens of Nebula Awards; several World Fantasy Awards; over a dozen Theodore Sturgeon Awards and Homer Awards; and multiple Sidewise Awards1. He has won Hugo Awards for Best Related Work, Best Novelette, and Best Editor.