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The Gods Themselves

De: Isaac Asimov
Narrado por: Scott Brick
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Only a few know the terrifying truth - an outcast Earth scientist, a rebellious alien inhabitant of a dying planet, a lunar-born human intuitionist who senses the imminent annihilation of the Sun... They know the truth - but who will listen? They have foreseen the cost of abundant energy - but who will believe?These few beings, human and alien, hold the key to the Earth's survival.

©1980 Isaac Asimov (P)2014 Random House Audio Aventura Ciencia Ficción Primer Contacto Space Opera Suspenso Thriller y Suspenso Ficción Emocionante Sistema solar Misterio
Fascinating Scientific Concepts • Imaginative Alien World • Masterful Narration • Compelling Parallel Universe
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I approached this book with absolutely no knowledge of the story, or the way it was laid out, in terms of the three books. I was very absorbed by the first book, "Against Stupidity...", the story of two universes that find a way to share a technology that apparently provides infinite free clean energy for the entire Earth and, presumably, similar benefits for the other universe. I was getting very involved with the intrigue of that first book when, all of a sudden it ended, and book 2, "...The Gods Themselves", began. Not having a clue where this book was going, the change totally threw me. It was a completely different story with seemingly no connection whatsoever with the first book. I actually thought for a while, that a completely different novel had been accidentally appended to the audiobook!

This different story seemed to go on and on and on, seemingly with no end, and absolutely no apparent connection with the first book. It started getting so monotonous and repetitive that I just about gave up. So I decided to read some of the positive reviews to see what I could possibly be missing. The reviews convinced me to persevere and, I've got to say, this is definitely one of those times when the positive reviews got it right. The second book finally connected with the first book wonderfully, and I became just as transfixed with the second part as I had been with the first.

The third book, "...Contend in Vain?", wasn't as strong as the first two, but it certainly resolved the entire book very satisfactorily.

While not one of Asimov's best - that would arguably have to be "The End of Eternity" - I am so glad I decided to get through the difficult part, because it became very rewarding and enjoyable. Narrator Scott Brick, as usual, is masterful.

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3.5 stars. This is definitely what I would consider "hard sci-fi" and is for the physics minded reader. It is split into 3 parts which were apparently released as novellas. The first part takes place on Earth where scientists discover the possibility of a parallel universe where physics doesn't follow the same rules. The second part takes us into that para-universe. The third part takes place in the near future on the moon where there has been colonization. Liked the first part, loved the second, and got a bit bored with the characters in the third.

As a classic, it holds its own and doesn't feel too dated. Great science and concept but I was disappointed that the characters seemed a bit one dimensional

classic sci-fi

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The middle section of The Gods Themselves shows an Asimov who can deal subtly with gender issues and depict fully-formed character. THe other sections have one dimensional characters and a juvenile attitude toward sex, but advance a good story. The performance, however, is uniformly excellent.

Asimov at his Best—but only for a part of the book.

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Interesting spin on environmentalism.
I thought the pari- universe was more interesting than our own.

Unique depiction of soft one sex.

Pre environmentalism

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3 combined short stories to create 1 overall story. Personally I loved the 2nd story the most.

Loved it.

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The para-men section is so phenomenal. This book is outstanding. Scott Brick’s reading is fantastic! Amazing book. Thanks to all at Random House for making this audiobook. Isaac Asimov has done it again. Truly a worth while experience!

Beautiful

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The first half is the most amazing world building ever!

“What if I took this scientific fact to it’s natural and utterly absurd end?”
This goal permutations all IA’s works. To the compete abandon of any character development to think of and almost no story arch- but the science! Oops! I mean science fiction.

The first half is the most amazing world building ever!

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It took several attempts to get through this one. It drags on at times. Normally Scott Brick does a fine job reading but on this one he speaks as though every word is dramatic, there's no excitement and no difference between the characters. Some interesting concepts were advanced in the book though.

Drags at times but some interesting parts too.

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I like Asimov. I like this novel. The classic scientist guys vying for power is always fun to watch and there are good scientific-reveal-plot-twists as usual. I wish there was a more robust wrap up with the parauniverse though.
I don't think this is as good as his robot books (but really, what could compare).

Nifty

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I love Asimov. The Foundation books are incredible, and this book hints at the grandiose scale which makes those books so great, but I feel it's relatively short length causes it to miss the mark. Everything felt too easily solved. The imagining of the parallel universe was strange at first, but eventually quite compelling. So compelling relative to the rest of the story (especially the rather prurient and frankly gross relationship between Denison, the older earth professor, and Selene, the younger moon woman, which seems to be a personal fantasy of Asimov's, made clear especially if you have read Foundation and Earth and know of the relationship between Janov, an old professor, and Bliss, a lithe, young, sexually ambitious woman from a planet of collective consciousness) was the imagining of the parallel universe that the book's most major fault is never returning to it to see how the "paramen" react to the changes made by Denison and Selene. If you're a big Asimov fan, give this a try, but think of it more as a short story than a novel to avoid being disappointed.

Good Concept, Mediocre Execution

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