Talk:The Ifs of History

I like how Asimov was just like "Yeah, HT wrote an AH on some boring-ass Byzantine thing. Before you read that, I want you to think about an AH story that I would want to see." Imagine being asked to introduce a speaker and using your time at the podium to expound your own thoughts on the subject on which he will speak, thoughts quite different from the speaker's.

Anyway, I'm glad Asimov didn't take this FDR-Forgets-To-Authorize-Manhattan-Project POD of his and try to write it himself. It's really not as cool as he thought; if nothing else, I'm sure Einstein and Szilard would eventually have been like "Yo, Frank!  Did you get our letter or what?  Because there's a world war on, and we can build you a superweapon that will win it for you. . . . "

I'd also say Asimov's novel-writing style worked a helluva lot better set in the future than in the past, but saying that one of the most prolific and diverse authors of all time couldn't write in a partcular genre is just begging for trouble. Turtle Fan 06:53, July 12, 2010 (UTC)