Comments on: Asimov estate authorizes new I, Robot sequel trilogy

By: Tom Mazanec

Tom Mazanec — Mon, 02 Nov 2009 15:52:21 +0000

What ever the “sequels” turn out to be, the originals will still be in existence and will stand on their own.

By: Nick

Nick — Mon, 02 Nov 2009 12:27:12 +0000

Also worth bearing in mind was that Azimov spent a whole load of time trying to turn his books into one over-arching epic; it doesn’t seem like he worried too much about the artistic integrity of his own books.

The strangest thing about the whole thing is that, from what I can see Wikipedia, Mickey Zucker Reichert isn’t actually an SF author. Most of her books seem to mainly deal in Nordic fantasy. Giving her the rights to a new trilogy seems a little odd when I’m sure that there are a lot of established SF writers who’d kill for the chance.

By: Jonathan M

Jonathan M — Mon, 02 Nov 2009 10:30:21 +0000

To be fair, Asimov had form on this kind of thing even before he died.

My old copies of SF Eye are filled with critics grinding their teeth over Asimov’s tendency to use his own name as a marketing tool. There was a series of short story collections and (I think) novels that were put out under his name but which he did not write. Just look at Asimov’s magazine… somehow I doubt that he’s editing it from beyond the grave.

I think that LeMay’s anger is misplaced as Asimov was essentially the Krusty the Klown of science fiction.