"Gladia felt the lawn lounge to make sure it wasn't too damp and then sat down. A touch at the control adjusted it in such a way as to allow her to be semirecumbent and another activated the diamagnetic field and gave her, as it always did, the sensation of utter relaxation. And why not? She was, in actual fact, floating-a centimeter above the fabric."
Robots and Empire is the natural continuation of Robots of Dawn. Despite the death of Elijah Baley decades ago, long-lived Gladia still remember him, and she has the opportunity to meet their descendants carried on an adventure, althought Asimov employs a deus ex machina in the development of the plot.
(view spoiler)[The action seems moves without rhythim with Solarians robots modified and Gladia presentations in different "earth" worlds. However, if there is anything worth reading in this book, and so redeems his earlier failures, it is increased prominence of the robot Daneel and Giskard Olivaw, and conversations that will lead to the Zeroth Law. (hide spoiler)]
Robots and Empire is the natural continuation of Robots of Dawn. Despite the death of Elijah Baley decades ago, long-lived Gladia still remember him, and she has the opportunity to meet their descendants carried on an adventure, althought Asimov employs a deus ex machina in the development of the plot.
(view spoiler)[The action seems moves without rhythim with Solarians robots modified and Gladia presentations in different "earth" worlds. However, if there is anything worth reading in this book, and so redeems his earlier failures, it is increased prominence of the robot Daneel and Giskard Olivaw, and conversations that will lead to the Zeroth Law. (hide spoiler)]