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Originally Posted by J. Strnad
I'd definitely go with his short stories, as his writing is much more idea-based than character-based, and I need good, well-developed characters to hang with for a novel. The robot stories are a great starting point!
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I agree. I like many of his short stories, but really find the novels tedious. (Foundation is a classic, and I feel I should read it, but I always put it down after a few pages and have no interest in picking it up again for years...)
I also like his non-fiction science essay collections.
By the way, "Nightfall," an interesting Asimov short, is available free in audio here:
http://escapepod.org/2007/04/05/ep100-nightfall/
ApK