tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5711195880526876235.post6756154983567720139..comments2024-03-09T03:30:45.524-05:00Comments on Mad Hatter's Bookshelf & Book Review: NEWS | New I, Robot Universe TrilogyThe Mad Hatterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14135107584625716128noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5711195880526876235.post-26707348687014265022009-11-23T13:00:00.282-05:002009-11-23T13:00:00.282-05:00In fairness, Asimov was happy enough to let other ...In fairness, Asimov was happy enough to let other authors play in his universe when he was alive, such as Roger Macbride Allen's so-so Inferno trilogy set on a Spacer world in the later Robots setting, and Reichert is actually a pretty good author (certainly a better writer than Benford, whose FOUNDATION novel was appalling). It's entirely possible he'd have been okay with this when he was alive.<br /><br />However, I agree (as the author of the linked DUNE article) that if you're going to be tackling a key character from the series (and Calvin qualifies as that) and such a key event, it's really necessary to have the approval of the author himself to give it some legitimacy. Otherwise it's nothing more than glorified fanfiction.Adam Whiteheadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11383677312079611311noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5711195880526876235.post-79575286103790464712009-11-14T09:39:35.022-05:002009-11-14T09:39:35.022-05:00Come on. I've had enough of this crap. And S...Come on. I've had enough of this crap. And Sanderson better not do those prequel books for TWoT. I still can't believe there is a new Stoker book out and from what I hear it is a stinker. Grumble...<br />-KevinAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5711195880526876235.post-2876550629723810962009-11-13T10:22:12.418-05:002009-11-13T10:22:12.418-05:00I grew up on the I, Robot books and I can't be...I grew up on the I, Robot books and I can't believe they would do such a thing. Still this isn't surprising as everyone is money grubbing nowadays and has no care for the legacy the author created. Those "authorized" Foundation books were crap though.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com