The Naked Sun

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Summary: Another great s-f mystery romp
Review: Having successfully solved the murder of a Spacer on Earth, and thus prevented a disastrous punitive war, Elijah Baley is once again called upon for his investigative prowess. Another Spacer has been murdered, but not on Earth this time, on the newest colonized Spacer world, Solaria. Solaria is the antithesis of Earth, having a VERY lopsided robot to human ratio, while on Earth, robots are still despised and distrusted. Teaming again with R. Daneel Olivew, his investigative partner from Caves of Steel, Baley must deal with not only his own aversion to the vast robot presence, but the frequent travels through the outdoors, which his agoraphobic mind can scarcely tolerate. In addition is the nature of the Solarians, who have become so isolated from each other as to consider obscene the actual presence of humans. Meeting resistance constantly, from the Solarians and from his own partner, Baley begins to see that the Solarian way is just as bad as the Earth way, where the people are not isolated from each other, but from the galaxy. Eventually, after pursuing several wrong leads, Baley hits upon the truth, but it's not quite as one might expect. I highly recommend this as another great Asimov novel; as part of the Robot-Empire-Foundation storyline, it's a very good part.

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Summary: Important Reading
Review: I found the story to be a fascinasting account of how one person overcame his fears(personal and those imposed by his society and its customs) to logically solve a very perplexing crime which had galactic ramifications Also a must read is the Robots of Dawn and The Caves of Steel. exceedingly well written!.

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Summary: The Naked Sun
Review: I had to read this book for and MA workshop I was attending and as someone who does not read science fiction I was pleasently surprised. The analogy I drew was that the two societies, earthmen and spacers were the Northern States and the Southern States at the time of the Civil War and in this case the Southern States had managed to successfully secede. The robots are of course the Negro slaves.
As you may gather I am a student of 19th Century American History.
Alan Lowe.

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Summary: asimov at his best
Review: i havent read robots of dawn or robots and empire but this book was fonominale just like the two before it. In this book Elijah baley and r, deaneel are faced with an astonishing murder mystery on a planet that there has never been crime or murder and the only person who could have done the crime couldnt have done it either. this book was trully asimov at his best and i never read a dull moment i couldnt put it down. This book is a must read for all who like science fiction

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Summary: A Tour-de-force of 2 genres
Review: I just finished reading this. I had previously read The Caves of Steel, a marvelous book in its own right. This one, however, is superior to its predecessor. The culture of Solaria is so fascinating that I could just not put it down. The mystery is, I feel, secondary to the science-fiction element in this story. The Solarian culture is so convincing that I always wanted to know more. It is a great fusion of mystery story and sci-fi yarn. Highly recommended.

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Summary: Robots and Foundation
Review: I love both robots and Foundation novells. This is the second book of the robot novells preceded by The Caves of Steel and followed by The Robots of Dawn and Robots and Empire, which in turn is connected to the Foundation novells.

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Summary: It is very good
Review: I love reading this book because it is a continuation of the Caves Of Steel. You will enjoy it Trust me.

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Summary: It is PURE sci fi
Review: I LOVE science fiction! Asimov has it in this book. It makes you think!

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Summary: very BEST!
Review: I read this book even before i read the other Robot detective books and i found this book fascinating! Baley's work in this book is quite great and i loved the story as well as the logic shown. After reading this i bought the other robot books and after reading the Caves of Steel I could understand Baley's queer behavior in this book(jush as agrophobia). So I would recommened to read those books in order. the Caves of Steel, the Naked Sun, and the Robots in the Dawn. However the order doesn't really matter. You can enjoy this book without great knowledge about the other Robot books.

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Summary: I loved it
Review: I thought this book was wonderful. It had all the qualities of a science fiction novel. The mystery of robots and death is the most interesting part of this book. R. Daneel Olivaw is one of the most important characters.