Richy's Random Ramblings

Brian (of the Friday Group Therapy fame) also maintains a separate weblog in which he recently blogged about the “Which Science Fiction Writer Are You?” quiz/poll (which he got via The Gamer’s Nook)

This quiz shows you which popular sci-fi author you are most like (again, no scientific evidence behind it) from the choice of: Isaac Asimov, Alfred Bester, Arthur C. Clarke, David Brin, Octavia E. Butler, Philip Jose Farmer, Gregory Benford, Frank Herbert, Samuel R. Delany, Jerry Pournelle, Mickey Spillane, Ursula LeGuin, Stanislaw Lem, William Gibson, Olaf Stapledon, Philip K. Dick, Hal Clement, Robert A. Heinlein, E.E. “Doc” Smith, James Tiptree Jr, Jules Verne, Kurt Vonnegut, H.G. Wells, Cordwainer Smith, Ayn Rand and John Brunner.

Out of all of those I’ve read some of Jules Verne and H.G. Wells, one not-very-scifish book by William Gibson and I’m a big fan of Arthur C. Clarke, the late Douglas Adams (who wasn’t included in the list) and the late Isaac Asimov.

Anyway – the quiz decided that I’m most like Isaac (“You are: Isaac Asimov -One of the most prolific writers in history, on any imaginable subject. Cared little for art but created lasting and memorable tales.”) – so I’m quite happy with that conclusion 🙂

The quiz is Javascript based and the disclaimer in the source code shows how accurately you should interpret the results: “Generally speaking, the answers that I attach to each writer should not be construed as necessarily accurate or factual. When I have no idea what the right answer is, I just make one up.”