I said at the first of the year that I was going to post about different Asimov stories. The semester has gotten off to a hectic start, and I’m a little behind on things.

I’ve had a copy of Nine Tomorrows sitting on my shelf for years but have never gotten around to reading it, although I’ve read some of the stories it contains when I read some other anthologies. As best I can recall, this was one of the first science fiction paperbacks I saw when I started reading science fiction way back in late elementary school. For reasons I no longer recall, it wasn’t one of the first I bought, but that Richard Powers cover left an indelible impression on my mind.

The story I decided to read was “I’m in Marsport Without Hilda”. I’ve always liked the title. It gave me an impression of a spaceman alone on an alien world pining for his lover.

Turns out that impression was only part right. [Spoilers below the fold.] Continue reading →