The Gods Themselves by Isaac
Asimov
Brilliant Construction Of An Alien Culture
Winner of the Hugo Award and Nebula Award.
Personal Review: The Gods Themselves by Isaac Asimov
Having read a lot of science fiction over the years, and being a big fan of
Isaac Asimov, I can't for the life of me imagine how I neglected to read this
masterpiece. Winner of both the Hugo and Nebula Awards, in my opinion,
this is Asimov's best work and one of the finest science fiction works I've
encountered.
The book is written in three distinct parts, seperated by location, though
the time frame is more or less contemporaneous (circa 2070). The first
section of the novel sets the stage and takes place on Earth. Through
contact with a parallel universe, with radically different physical laws, a
source of free and plentiful energy is discovered, a revolutionary
development for human society. However, there is no such thing as a free
lunch, and the remainder of the novel deals with complications arising from
the ensuing Electron Pump.
The second part of the novel is simply mind blowing. In it, Asimov has
created an alien culture (beings occupying the aforementioined parallel
universe) that is so fascinating and complex as to be well deserving of the
awards which this novel has garnered. Were this 50-75 page chapter
released as a short story, it would be deserving of the title, "Best Science
Fiction Short Story Ever Written". The last two pages of the chapter
contain two different, shocking plot twists that will literally cause goose
bumps.
Finally, the third chapter of the story results in an elegant resolution of the
crisis presented in the first two. Set on the Moon, Asimov creates a lunar
colony, that while not entirely original, has aspects I've not seen before.
The creativity, while not up to the standards of the second chapter (how
could it be) is nevertheless top rate.
The story involves complex physics, which Asimov explains well and
simply enough to be understood by the average non-scientific layman.
This science fiction work is among the best novels I've ever encountered in
any genre. I've read that Asimov considered it his best work, and I agree

completely. If you're not a science fiction fan, take two hours and read the
second chapter alone, as a short story. It will be well worth your time.
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