Dua is an Emotional but acts more like a Rational and also learns as much as she can, she learns about the material trading and is also able to figure out the dangers it causes to earths sun. They both care for Dua, but care more for each other. Odeen and Tritt can’t have freaky alien sex (a concept very prominent but essential to the story) without an Emotional, Dua. Odeen is a Rational and spends his time learning, Tritt is a Parental and raises their 3 children. He describes each as being as having a specific role in life and in the marriage. The each chapter is split into 3 sections and follows the goings on of a triad (3 in a marriage) of beings named Odeen, Dua, and Tritt. In it, Asimov paints a picture of a world, the parallel universe which is dying, of a species that have 3 genders, are fluid or gaseous in body and live among a group of people called “the hard ones” who sound a little more human. Part 2: “The Gods Themselves” is a brilliant piece of writing, and by far the better section of the book. Looking for flaws, he discovers that the pump is actually detrimental to the stability of space over time, but that it is even more harmful to the stability of the sun, which is likely to blow up if this continues. Unable to destroy his reputation, he turns his focus on the effectiveness of the pump. When he squashes the theories of historian/theorist – Peter Lamont, the theorist goes on a quest to ruin Hallam’s standing in the community. So much so that he can make or break the career of whoever he likes. The scientist is not a brilliant one, but it brings him recognition and power within the science community. What he does create is a system called an Electron Pump that improves the process. He does not create the idea, he just notices that the switch has been initiated by the other side. A scientist, Frederick Hallam, discovers that by trading specific materials, those materials, which are unnatural in the opposite universe become radioactive after a time and can be used as a source of energy. The Part 1: “Against Stupidity” Follows begins with the discovery of the possibility of trading materials with another dimension. The book is split into 3 sections and has some interesting chapter breakdowns. Well, I went home and (with the intention of reading two or three more chapters) blitzed through the rest of the book. I was telling a friend, yesterday, that it was good, but that I just wasn’t into the actual task of reading it, and I worried if I would have it done by the Wednesday. I started this book on Thursday and read 20 pages of it here and there for a few days. His 1972 book: The Gods Themselves is evidence of this. Isaac Asimov, whom I’ve written about before, here, is a true master of story telling.

The gods themselves