Rating: Summary: Roboticide and Robot Love. Review: For those of us who enjoy taking a peek of things to come, as we go down the road of machine intelligence, Isaac Asimov never disappoints. In Robots of Dawn we are faced with the horrors of a roboticide. The killing of a humaniform robot. A robot who was loved by a human, and who made love to a human. It is all so simple and yet it is written so prophetically right that it has all the hallmarks of a genius. Isaac Asimov - once again. Compelling.-Simon
Rating: Summary: mystery and Science fiction in one Review: Great book. Gives great psycology of humans and robots. We see how diffrent robots "think". Plus it is a great who's done it. Asimov brings back a great idea from "I, Robot" I couldn't put it down, fonoshed it within a day. I never expected the ending, even though it was hinted to through out the book. shows the power of Asimov as an Auther. Plus their is deffinete charecter develpment througout the robot series. this future us deffintly possible. Technolgy without using thehumanity of life.
Rating: Summary: Great book, but i wish i could [eliminate] Fastolfe Review: I have at last read every book in the robots and foundation saga. I must say i admire Asimov for being able to keep the magic alive across so many novels. However, this novel implies that Giskard invented psychohistory and the only part us humans play is to be nudged along by this telepathic robot. Overall it is a good read, and continues the epic of Robots and the Empire for all us die-hard Asimov fans. The character of Han Fastolfe though really taxes my patience. If you have read the first two books in this series, and are hungry for more... do go ahead and buy it!! ...
Rating: Summary: The Worst Robot Book. Review: I liked the previous two robot books. This one is different. It was written many years later and is not nearly as good as the other ones. It is also vulgar, as Isaac's later books tend to be. It was so bad and vulgar that I didn't even finish it.
Rating: Summary: Robots and Foundation Review: I love both robots and Foundation novells. This is the third book of the robot novells preceded by The Caves of Steel and Naked Sun and followed by Robots and Empire, which in turn is connected to the Foundation novells.
Rating: Summary: Robot steals show Review: I personally loved this book! Daneel (the humanoid) and Giskard (the much underestimated, simple looking robot) combine to make this novel interesting and (toward the end) exciting. A must for Asimov fans, and just about everyone. Left me guessing untill the last page
Rating: Summary: Space mistery Review: I recomend this book very strongly to sf and mistery readers. After all, who but Isaac Asimov would think of writing a sf novel, about the murder of a robot and the subsequent investigation carried through by an earth policeman on a strange planet such as Aurora? Definitely, the best Elija Bayley story.
Rating: Summary: The best in the robot series Review: I think that it is a great novel. I don't like the "read mind" idea, and I don't like the idea of the psicohisory created by a robot. But, if I forgive those things, is a good one. Asimov, allways surprise me.
Rating: Summary: A wonderful science fiction classic Review: In "The Robots of Dawn," Asimov once again examines human nature through the devices of science fiction. The plot revolves around the "murder" of one of two humaniform robots in existence, which protagonist Elijah Baley is called to the Spacer home world Aurora to investigate. Asimov's characters and plot are deep, and his understanding of human nature is truly remarkable. This book is not only a very engaging work of science fiction and mystery, but also a shrewd exposition of the motives and prejudices of human beings. And yet Asimov manages to provoke in his readers a strong sense of hope for the future of humankind.
Rating: Summary: The Robots of Dawn is a very well-crafted robot mystery. Review: Isacc Asimov is my favorite author and this is Asimov at his best. I was reading and trying to figure out the mystery with Baley to see if I could figure out the mystery before it was explained to me and I couldn't! It was just incredible how subtle Mr. Asimov was in writing his novel. When Mr. Baley was interviewing people he picked up on things that I would not have seen in a million years! You should definitely read this book.
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