Karthik LakshminarayananWillard Price: The Secret SauceAs we know some authors create wonderful characters. Some create these really complex plots. Then you have these authors whose language…Nov 17, 2022Nov 17, 2022
Karthik LakshminarayananWillard Price: How I met the authorBack in the pre-internet days, you found books by randomly browsing book stores or reviews in newspapers and magazines or previews by the…Nov 13, 2022Nov 13, 2022
Karthik LakshminarayananIsaac Asimov: Dark Side of the MoonScience fiction has always been considered non mainstream — usually the domain of a bunch of nerds. Even I had been hesitant to try this…Nov 12, 2022Nov 12, 2022
Karthik LakshminarayananIsaac Asimov — From the Horse’s MouthOf everything Asimov has written the below line from the book Foundation as caught my attention and has stayed with me for two decades.Nov 6, 2022Nov 6, 2022
Karthik LakshminarayananIsaac Asimov: WanderlustIsaac Asimov is not really that descriptive an author though science fiction offers lot of potential for descriptions. So places in Isaac…Oct 25, 2022Oct 25, 2022
Karthik LakshminarayananIsaac Asimov: Children of his mindIsaac Asimov has this knack of creating these larger than life iconic characters. His tallest character is Hari Selden who discovers the…Oct 24, 2022Oct 24, 2022
Karthik LakshminarayananIsaac Asimov — The proof in the puddingAsimov’s three laws of robotics are being used even by real robotics scientist. However the first series I read by Asimov was the…Oct 23, 2022Oct 23, 2022
Karthik LakshminarayananIsaac Asimov — The Secret SauceIf you are new to science fiction, Asimov is ‘the’ author I would recommend to start with. His stories are very accessible and not really…Oct 22, 2022Oct 22, 2022
Karthik LakshminarayananIsaac Asimov — How I met the authorDuring my school days, while I was decent at science, the very idea of science fiction scared me. Of course I had read H G Wells and Jules…Oct 16, 2022Oct 16, 2022
Karthik LakshminarayananEnid Blyton: Dark side of the moonThis is the tough part — when you thrust a dagger into their turned back of your favorite author. But I guess as they say even the moon…Oct 16, 2022Oct 16, 2022