> > What? You didn't think Hari Seldon was cool? Not to mention the other > > guy....uh...the one who tried to ignore his psycho-history training. He > > was cool too. > > > >I don't think it's so much that they weren't cool--it's just that they're >almost insignificant compared to the scope of what's going on... Asimov wasn't known for deep characterization, and I think that he would have been the first to admit it -- he tended to prefer stories that were, in essence, little logic puzzles where the delight was in finding how they resolved. However, there were exceptions, in his writing. The Ugly Little Boy springs to mind... it is, very much, a character driven story and a heartbreaking one, at that. _________________________________________________________________ Add photos to your messages with MSN 8. Get 2 months FREE*. http://join.msn.com/?page=features/featuredemail