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Nah, this story is just exceptionally good. Asimov was a fine writer, but this story was his crowning achievement in short fiction and he knew it too. You can r
by windowshopping 4y ago
Nah, this story is just exceptionally good. Asimov was a fine writer, but this story was his crowning achievement in short fiction and he knew it too. You can read his other things and none of them will give the same feeling.
Nightfall is a decent story though. But yeah, The Last Question is in a league of its own. It's one of my favorite short stories ever along with The Library of Babel by Borges, The Great Automatic Grammatizator by Roald Dahl, and "Repent, Harlequin!" said the Tick-Tock Man by Harlan Ellison.
- teekert 4y agoIf you like these kind of "Mind blown", "Goose bumps" stories, read some Ted Chiang. Really stories that stick with you. I love this whole book: [0] If you like a bit longer stories, try some Greg Egan. Or, his book with short stories is also really nice: [1] [0]: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/223380.Stories_of_Your_Life_and_Others https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/223380.Stories_of_Your_L... [1]: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/156783.Axiomatic https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/156783.Axiomatic
- sky-kedge0749 4y agoI want to second or third the recommendation for Ted Chiang. Basically all of Chiang's stories could go on any "best short stories" list.
- numlocked 4y agoThank you for the recommendations! I've read the Borges, but the other two were new to me and were a great way to start my day. The sibling comment also wisely recommends Ted Chiang. "Exhalation" is probably the canonical equivalent to The Last Question.
- aerovistae 4y agoYep I enjoyed Exhalation a lot. Good collection and great story.