Robots and Empire (Elijah Baley, Book 4)
by Isaac Asimov
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Read in February, 2008
It should be noted that I am a long-standing Asimov fan, so my opinion is perhaps not entirely objective. Having said that, Robots and Empire stands out to me as one of his top works. It serves to bridge his Empire/Foundation and Robots series; this is a dangerous venture, because there is always the risk of fouling one or both stories in the process. Asimov handles it admirably though, in a way that gives a satisfactory conclusion to the Elijah Baley story, and sets the scene for the way into t...more
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Read in May, 2000
I got to Asimov's robot novels late. They are generally all good--I like htis one the best. Sometimes, there's a sense of "product" in Asimov's work. (I suppose when you write 500+ books, that's inevitable.) But this is an unusually well-written and structured book. The flashback narrative of Daneel and Elijah's final parting moved me to tears...I thought of it recently when I saw Wall-E and concluded that the robots were far more interesting and likeable than the people. ...more
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Another solid crime/sci-fi novel exploring the theoretical Laws of Robotics and, to a lesser extent, of Humanics. Asimov handles inhuman reasoning and emotion in an inventive and thought-provoking style.
As always, Asimov really makes the reader care about his characters, and it's heartwarming to follow their exploits. The ending is fantastic, and entirely unexpected if, like myself, you had never read another Asimov before this one.
Asimov is one of the masters of literature, and this boo...more
As always, Asimov really makes the reader care about his characters, and it's heartwarming to follow their exploits. The ending is fantastic, and entirely unexpected if, like myself, you had never read another Asimov before this one.
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Read in November, 2007
I'd forgotten how whiny the robots are in this book ("woe is me, for we are bound to fail as always"), but the plot's pretty interesting, and the ending was still rather unexpected even though I'd already read the book before and the series that happen later. If nothing else, it's worth reading as history for the Foundation series.
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Asimov is brilliant. In the final book of his robot series, Elijah is dead, but . . . well, you'll need to read it. Asimov actually manages to tie this series to his other, more important Foundation series.
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Part of a group of 1980s add-ons to the Foundation and Robot Series that are quite solid and worth reading.
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Read in September, 2007
The friendship that develops between the 2 robots is the best part.
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