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The Last Question

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The last question was asked for the first time, half in jest, on May 21, 2061, at a time when humanity first stepped into the light. The question came about as a result of a five dollar bet over highballs, and it happened this way ...

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rated it it was amazing
over 3 years ago

Shelves: sci-fi

JUST GOOGLE IT AND READ IT!!! A very quick 15 minute read and easily one of the best sci-fi short stories I've ever read. Whatever their literary tastes, anyone is capable of thoroughly enjoying this great work by one of the greatest sci-fi authors of all time! The last t... Read full review

rated it really liked it
about 1 year ago

Interesante explicación del origen del universo. No puedo decir mucho más de lo que pienso porque sería spoiler, pero muy interesante historia.

rated it it was amazing
over 2 years ago

Mind blown in 5 pages.

I've never wondered so deeply about the walks of our universe in 22 years of my life as much as I have in the span of barely fifteen minutes, which began with me opening this story and ended with me finishing it.

There is no proper review for me to pr... Read full review

rated it it was amazing
7 months ago

Shelves: ebooks
" THERE IS YET INSUFFICIENT VOCABULARY TO MAKE A MEANINGFUL REVIEW OF THIS SHORT-STORY. "

Heck, what enormous stuffs people are capable of thinking!!

And only thing in my mind now is :

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rated it it was amazing
6 months ago

Our Sun will support life for billions of years, but what happens when it burns out? Perhaps future technology will enable us to seek out the safety of distant stars and habitat new planets, but then eventually those stars will die too. So is life as we know it, and all o... Read full review

rated it it was amazing
over 1 year ago
Recommends it for: Hardcore Science Fanatics

Yes. When you want to actually think on what you are reading, pick this short story. Isaac Asimov was a genious, oh yhea. Science "Fiction" in its most perfect example.



Santo Dios
Jesús en la Cruz!
Santo niño de atocha!
Ave Maria Purisima!
Mas todas las exclamaciones que se t... Read full review

rated it it was amazing
2 months ago

Estaba segura que odiaba la ciencia ficción... hasta hoy.

rated it it was amazing
over 3 years ago

A review of this tale will not make sense for three reasons:

1) The unfolding of a certain twist in this short story is done with the last few words of this ~4000 word long story.
2) A review of any form will sweeten the pill - the crux of what Asimov is trying to get at.
3... Read full review

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Book Details

Audio CD, 9 pages
Published November 2007 by Ziggurat Productions (first published November 1956
ISBN
1884214495 (ISBN13: 9781884214493)
Edition Language
English
Original Title
The Last Question (When the World Ends)

About this Author

16667. ux50 Isaac Asimov was a Russian-born, American author, a professor of biochemistry, and a highly successful writer, best known for his works of science fiction and for his popular science books.

Professor Asimov is generally considered the most prolific writer of all time, having written or edited more than 500 books and an estimated 90,000 letters and postcards. He has works published in nine of the...

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THERE IS AS YET INSUFFICIENT DATA FOR A MEANINGFUL ANSWER.
—La entropía, pequeña, es una palabra que significa la cantidad de desgaste del Universo. Todo

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