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Summary: Asimov Strikes Back
Review: This is the second book in the Baley-Daneel duo. And it's better than the first one, The Caves of Steel. The Science Fiction aspect is more creative--the Solarians are unlike any race I'm seen or read. The mystery is even tougher. Looking at the two books, The Naked Sun is almost the opposite of The Caves of Steel. The latter takes place in a confined Earth, with few robots. The former is on Solaria, a world with many robots and open spaces. Baley's reaction to the expierence rings true to his character--especially when dealing with the open spaces. To sum up, this is sequel will hook you and make you crave more. How fortunate there is a book called The Robots of Dawn!
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Summary: Very entertaining
Review: This is the second novel in the Robot series and continues the adventures of Elijah Baley and Daneel Olivaw begun in The Caves of Steel. It's written in much the same style as the first book: engaging, fast-paced, and tough to put down.Baley attempts to solve a mystery on the Outer World of Solaria. Solarians run what many would consider a Utopian society; they live on massive estates in ease and comfort with tons of robots doing all the labor and necessary menial tasks. However, due to the extremely low human population, they never see each other and over the generations have even grown to shun physical human presence! Business is carried out by "viewing" each other through a projection medium. Asimov makes this unusual stigma quite believable and shows us several interesting facets of Solarian life. I just finished reading this last night! The plot is well developed, driven mainly by interviews and questioning. Not as much action as in The Caves of Steel, but there is one tense moment when an attempt is made on Baley's life. Daneel plays less of a role in this book than in the first one; Baley really does most of the work and makes the decisions. The initial solution to the murder mystery isn't as shocking as in the first book. But there's a surprising revelation at the very end! A good read with an obvious hint at a sequel. That's The Robots of Dawn, the next book on my list.
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Summary: A First for Me
Review: This was my first Asimov book. I thought it was very well written. I wasn't sure what to expect going in because I have heard so much about Isaac Asimov. Naked Sun was very entertaining. I must admit that I was sucked into the whodunnit of the book, however. I was intrigued also by the difference in cultures between the eartman and the spacers. It was interesting to see how they reacted to each other. A book like this parallels todays world in which every city has someone who was not born there, who is a sort of outsider and must adjust to the norms of that society or not adhere and pave a path for him or herself. Naked Sun will definately make me read more of Asimov.
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Summary: ILLOGICAL
Review: Too shallow, stiff and hokey. No action. No emotion. Blah. The Solarians were too extreme to swallow.
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Summary: Great sequal to "Caves Of Steel"
Review: What more is there to say? It's Asimov and it's great. I just wish there was more of it. This was the last robot novel he wrote before taking many years off from it and so it still has the feel of the original.
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Summary: Great followup to a Classic
Review: While "The Caves of Steel" gets my vote as "The Best Asimov Book of All-Time", this one comes in a close second place. I sure would have liked for Asimov to expand a bit more on the world from "The Caves of Steel", but he does a great job here as well, in presenting the different culture found on the Spacer world... someone HAS to make a movie out of the Robot Murder books.
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Summary: The second installment of a truly classic sci-fi series
Review: Yet again, Asimov proves that he is indeed THE Science Fiction mastermind. "The Naked Sun" sends detective Elijah Baley into his most challenging case yet. He must lead a successful offworld investigation against impossible odds, which leaves you intrigued every step of the way. The bold R. Daneel, and the sexy Gladia Delmarre add more spice to Lije's ordeal. A true MUST read to all sci-fi fans out there!!!!!
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Summary: Follows the Caves of Steel, a fine mystery and sci-fi novel
Review: You can read this book without having read Caves of Steel first, but it's more fun if you read both. Lije Bailey, New York cop, is sent on an extraordinary mission outside the domed world of Earth. Normally, no citizen of Earth is allowed to travel to the planets of the Spacers, who live in germ-free luxury away from the teeming caves of Earth and have little respect for it. A murder has occurred on Solaria. Because of their isolationist way of life, murder has never happened and they are ill-equipped to handle an investigation. Because of Lije Bailey's success in solving the Spacer murder in Caves of Steel, he is sent for to investigate the murder on Solaria. Asimov creates a world of people so hermetic that they only visit each other via tri-D project and find marriage and procreation a necessary but trying prospect. All work is performed by robots, who look metallic and only vaguely humanoid. Bailey is joined once more by his partner from Caves of Steel R. Daneel, a robot who is so human he can fool even a robotic expert. Asimov creates a rather touching and vulnerable female character, Gladia, with relatively good success. He also is successful with developing Daneel's character his friendship with Bailey. As at the end of Caves of Steel, Lije is a changed man and his horizons have been broadened beyond the world underground where he lives. This sets the stage for the third in the trilogy, The Robots of Dawn, which was not written until many years later, after the extension of the Foundation novels.
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