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Robots and Empire - Isaac Asimov


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Robots and Empire - Isaac Asimov

 
Description: ISBN 0586062009 / Genre: Sci-Fi / Fantasy

Newest Review: ... characters takes place over a much longer time-frame. This book was written well after both the original two ... more

 ... "Robot" books and the beginning of the "Foundation" series, but fills in the gap in the timeline perfectly. Isaac Asimov's stories all tend to have a moral lesson to be learnt. In some stories, this lesson is thrust at the reader wiht no way to avoid it; in others, it is more subtle. Robots and Empire is definitely one of the latter; the plot, characterisation and dialogue are fully effective in masking the moral lessons. Isaac Asimov does not present us with super-men and women in this story; instead, we s...more

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Premium Review Robots and Empire - Isaac Asimov: Bridging the gap from 51 planets to a Galactic Empire... (340 words)
by - written on 29/10/08 (Very useful, 30 readings)
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Robots and Empire is one of the later books in Asimov's "Robots" series - it's hard to place it exactly, as so many stories have been published and republished in anthologies. If you have not read any of this series, I highly recommend starting from the beginning; although each story is told in such a was that the events in the previous books doesn't need to be known, the development of his main characters takes place over a much longer time-frame. This book was written well after both the original two "Robot" books and the beginning of the "Foundation" series, but fills in the gap in the timeline ...  Read the complete review

 

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