Fantastic Voyage
by Isaac Asimov · first published 1966
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The incredible journey of a microscopic crew inside a dying man’s body. The team aims to destroy a blood clot in the man’s brain using a miniaturized submarine.
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…word "alimentary" means anything. You probably know related words like "alimony." (Tangentially, the humorous novel Through the Alimentary Canal with Gun and Camera is a surprising early precursor to Fantastic Voyage and related stories of microscopic explorers inside the human body.) The point is that calling any food product "alimentary paste" is hilariously unappetizing.
on “Why Is There a Bucatini Shortage in America?” ↗Another funny anecdote in that category I didn't see in the article is Isaac Asimov's novelization for Fantastic Voyage. Because of filming delays the book was published 6 months before the film release, leading many people to believe the film was an adaptation of the book. That novelization differs significantly from…
on “In praise of the novelization, pop fiction’s least reputable genre” ↗