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Summary: Rethinking the 3 Laws and the value of work
Review: This is a murder mystery, as Many of Assimov's books were, but this takes on important new levels. An in depth look at the famous 3 laws from the perspective of what it does to the society attitudes and pyschology. It talks about change, risk and spends time focusing on what some of the robots think, especially the radical new robot Caliban. It speculates on what what slave owners might have thought about the propoerty that dearly depended on, and reminds us that what we do everyday can matter, at least to ourselves. The ending of the mystery was a little to convienient, that is why only 4 stars.
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Summary: General comments
Review: This was my first time reading a sci fi book..i wasn't really looking forward to it, for fear of high-tech robotic jargon....but did i get proved wrong! i read this book cover to cover in a day, and it was great! i never knew that sci-fi books cover so many other aspects of society like political corruption, moral dilemmas, philosophy, and so much more. it was a great book....it raised an interesting question about if we have robots whose primary goal is to keep humans from being injured..what about pursuing things that could be perilous? since life is about taking chances, in this society it would not be possible to pursue something 'risky' because a robot's natural instinct would be to protect the human being. all it all, it was a great book, that stimulated my mind in all directions...i think i will try out this whole sci-fi deal now!
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Summary: General comments
Review: This was my first time reading a sci fi book..i wasn't really looking forward to it, for fear of high-tech robotic jargon....but did i get proved wrong! i read this book cover to cover in a day, and it was great! i never knew that sci-fi books cover so many other aspects of society like political corruption, moral dilemmas, philosophy, and so much more. it was a great book....it raised an interesting question about if we have robots whose primary goal is to keep humans from being injured..what about pursuing things that could be perilous? since life is about taking chances, in this society it would not be possible to pursue something 'risky' because a robot's natural instinct would be to protect the human being. all it all, it was a great book, that stimulated my mind in all directions...i think i will try out this whole sci-fi deal now!
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Summary: A Great Read
Review: This was the first Science Fiction book I ever read and I'm glad it was, it has made me a fan of the genre. You feel very sympathetic toward the robot and fear for his life. I can honestly say I never got bored at any point during the book!
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Summary: The Reincarnation of Asimov's Robots
Review: This well-written, fast-paced book does an admirable job of continuing the work of Isaac Asimov and his Three-law Robots. It gives you believable characters with some depth, and addresses well the impact of robots on human society. While the reality of human-like robots is still well into our future, these ideas need to be eventually figured out. If we have robots do all the work, what's left for us? If robots make us completely safe, does that take something essential away from us? Frank Herbert, in his Dune books, asnwered these questions resoundingly, as the universe of Dune has a Butlerian jihad in its "history" where all computers and artifical intelligence were wiped out. He saw a different danger, though. The Dune universe saw artificial intelligence as a potential dominator of Humanity, whereas Asimov, and now Roger MacBride Allen, are concerned that Humanity will remain the masters of their lives, but their lives will have little meaning and no excitement. In some ways, that's a more insidious slavery.This book launches a good series. If you enjoy it, you can read "Inferno" and "Utopia". They don't disappoint.
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Summary: The Reincarnation of Asimov's Robots
Review: This well-written, fast-paced book does an admirable job of continuing the work of Isaac Asimov and his Three-law Robots. It gives you believable characters with some depth, and addresses well the impact of robots on human society. While the reality of human-like robots is still well into our future, these ideas need to be eventually figured out. If we have robots do all the work, what's left for us? If robots make us completely safe, does that take something essential away from us? Frank Herbert, in his Dune books, asnwered these questions resoundingly, as the universe of Dune has a Butlerian jihad in its "history" where all computers and artifical intelligence were wiped out. He saw a different danger, though. The Dune universe saw artificial intelligence as a potential dominator of Humanity, whereas Asimov, and now Roger MacBride Allen, are concerned that Humanity will remain the masters of their lives, but their lives will have little meaning and no excitement. In some ways, that's a more insidious slavery. This book launches a good series. If you enjoy it, you can read "Inferno" and "Utopia". They don't disappoint.
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Summary: A really good book.
Review: Very entertaining, very interesting look at the only Spacer world with a crime rate, and the strange happenings revolving around a robot with no Laws. I pictured the main human character chick as Sandra Bullock in my head. Anybody got any other suggestions?
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Summary: An interesting story...
Review: When I first saw this book, I was interested in reading new robot novels set in Dr. Asimov's universe, but I was afraid it would be a bad story. But it wasn't! This novel expands on the conflict between Settler and Spacer that Asimov began in _Robots and Empire_. It's a great story. Caliban is a wonderfully interesting character, and so was Sheriff Kresh. Not only was this novel a fine addition to the Robot Novels, it was also a good mystery novel. As for the next two books, I'm not so sure yet.
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