Smiley Posted March 7, 2016 Report Share Posted March 7, 2016 Please join us for our next chat in #readers_corner at 8:30 P.M. (EST) on March 12th, 2016 (00:30 A.M. (GMT), March 13th ), for a discussion of Youth by Isaac Asimov ( circa January 1920 – April 6, 1992 ). Doctor Asimov (PhD Biochemistry) is one of the best known and most prolific authors of the 20th century, not only of Science Fiction but of non-fiction as well. He wrote more than 100 books, edited a Science Fiction magazine, and published countless essays on scientific topics, and was a professor (and then professor emeritus) at the Boston University School of Medicine. Extensive information on Azimov is available on line. This story is an example of a main-stream, hard core, science fiction from the 1950s. Like our last story, a global war seems to have severely impacted civilization (a very frequent feature of SciFi stories of that era). This story, however, is not another "Mad Max" type tale; rather it explores the sensitivity of first contact between alien species. I think most of us will enjoy it, Nan will not find it terrible, and Star will love it. The story is available on line at: http://www.gutenberg.org/files/31547/31547-h/31547-h.htm Meeting Place: Webchat: http://koach.com/cha...=readers_corner mIRC Users: /server -m chat3.koach.com:6667 -j #readers_corner Excused absences will be difficult to justify, and appropriate chat points will be deducted for tardy appearance. There will be a virtual wine and cheese tasting immediately following the chat, Koach will bring the cheese and I will contribute a tasty Argentinian Marbec. log attached: readers_corner20160312.txt Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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