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  • adjective Of or pertaining to Isaac Asimov (1920-1992) or his writings, especially science fiction.

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Asimov +‎ -ian

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Examples

  • I would probably have added the word "Asimovian" to describe my style, and I'm not the only one.

    [IRTF] Two Reviews and Hour of the Wolf jfreund 2008

  • But it was awful in exactly the Asimovian way you intended, and so it was wonderful.

    BRAINS • by Karel Smolders 2009

  • And if I can suggest three totally non-Asimovian robots that made major ballots:

    April 2010 2010

  • But as a unreconstructed Asimovian and a good Suvinian I worry about the consequences of an ideology in which science and military [...] ‘Avatar’ and the War of Genres « Gerry Canavan

    Foundations « Gerry Canavan 2009

  • And if I can suggest three totally non-Asimovian robots that made major ballots:

    MIND MELD: What Are The Coolest Robots in Science Fiction? 2010

  • Did I ever imagine that, within my own lifetime rather than in some far-off Asimovian future, it would be possible to buy a personal supercomputer?

    What I Really Want for Christmas 2008

  • This story fits smack dab in what is now the Asimovian tradition of robot stories, with robots having psychology that needs attending to essentially puzzles that need solving.

    Archive 2010-06-01 Karen Burnham 2010

  • This story fits smack dab in what is now the Asimovian tradition of robot stories, with robots having psychology that needs attending to essentially puzzles that need solving.

    Golden Age Adventures Karen Burnham 2010

  • Williams has created an interesting, post-human/post-singularity world, albeit one where 'true' A.I. hasn't occurred because all computers powerful enough to host an A.I. have 'Asimovian Protocols' in place to prevent them from evolving into sentience.

    REVIEW: Implied Spaces by Walter Jon Williams 2008

  • Or even if you only recognise 'Asimovian protocols' because you know who Asimov is.

    Science Fiction, Fantasy, Horror: Implied Spaces - Walter Jon Williams Blue Tyson 2008

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