> Before science fiction became respectable—indeed, inescapable—any fan could still tell you that Robert Heinlein and Theodore Sturgeon, and before them Stanley

> Before science fiction became respectable—indeed, inescapable—any fan could still tell you that Robert Heinlein and Theodore Sturgeon, and before them Stanley Weinbaum, wrote circles around Arthur C. Clarke or Isaac Asimov. Asimov has obvious technical shortcomings as a writer but his strengths more than compensate. Meanwhile much of Heinlein is so bad it's unbearable. Argue if you like, but don't claim that this opinion is unanimous.