“The 2nd Platoon sends its regards!” And with that, he jammed down the “fire” button on the gun and set to work. “Hello, boys!” Harvey said in a big, booming voice. The Gods Themselves has a reputation as Asimovs best novel. The gods themselves by Asimov, Isaac, 1920-1992. The other Obin in the room looked up while Harvey’s victim pinwheeled to the ground, then turned their multiple eyes toward the doorway, Harvey, and the hovercraft with its big gun poking right into the room. In the twenty-second century Earth obtains limitless, free energy from a source science little understands: an exchange between Earth and a parallel universe, using a process devised by the aliens. The Obin had enough time for a surprised squawk before the hovercraft’s gun struck it square in the chest, punching backward like it was a toy on a string, hurling down nearly the entire length of the hall. You fought the good fight, but you lost, and I’m through.” Maybe the world will last our time and, if not, there’s nothing that can be done anyway. Dive deep into Isaac Asimov's The Gods Themselves with extended analysis, commentary, and discussion. In a play about Joan of Arc, he said, ‘Against stupidity, the gods themselves contend in vain.’ I’m no god and I’ll contend no longer. A German dramatist of three centuries ago.
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