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Originally Posted by Pajamaman
I'll give The Trigger a try. The City and the Stars is very different from Against the Fall of Night.
Surprised you didn't like the short stories. I suggest you read The Songs of Distant Earth (the short story). I read it only recently. It showcases his skills.
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I don't recall mentioning short stories on this thread - or maybe you infer dislike from their absence here? I think short stories is/was where Science Fiction often shines - it lets authors wrap their neat ideas in minimal story and (often) get away with it. Both Clarke and Asimov had some truly great short stories, but Asimov was the one I where I ended up buying my own copies of various collections. But I don't tend to revisit the shorts very often.