tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8259460772864393968.post8183175873147286788..comments2024-03-06T00:04:54.182-05:00Comments on MPorcius Fiction Log: Last of the Novelets: Blish and ClarkeMPorciushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15515742639389937221noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8259460772864393968.post-40704501770499763282014-06-07T10:28:32.170-04:002014-06-07T10:28:32.170-04:00I think Clarke is like Asimov, a genius with an as...I think Clarke is like Asimov, a genius with an astonishing store of knowledge, but lacking when it comes to putting together a story, characters, and other components I look for in fiction. I think Clarke is better than Asimov, though; <i>Imperial Earth</i> and <i>Childhood's End</i> were worth reading. MPorciushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15515742639389937221noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8259460772864393968.post-73372780697580165352014-06-06T11:57:44.912-04:002014-06-06T11:57:44.912-04:00I know this was iconoclastic, but I've never b...I know this was iconoclastic, but I've never been a huge fan of Clarke. Although some of his short stories are fine, such as Rescue Party (1946) (one of the better 40s SF works I've encountered).Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com