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“So far I'm liking it. Just picked it up and didn't realize it was part of a series. ”
Connie A wrote this review Saturday, November 21 2009. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No“A little dated but an good read.”
James W wrote this review Tuesday, October 13 2009. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
“I love the Robot Series pretty much as much as the Foundation Series.”
T.R.M. wrote this review Friday, September 11 2009. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
“A Lije Baley mystery. Sequel to The Naked Sun.”
Norman H wrote this review Monday, August 10 2009. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
“I liked this one because of the interesting twist at the end. Elijah always solves the case right at the end, holding you in suspense until the final moment.”
Stephanie G wrote this review Monday, June 15 2009. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
“Asimov's worlds are always amazing. This, the third of a four-book series was no exception.
ock wrote this review Monday, June 15 2009. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
Much of the book was the Earth Detective Elijah Bailey moving around interviewing people and dealing with his agoraphobia. The suspense built as the plot became tighter, making me itch to drive so I can listen to what will happen next.
Two points to note:
- Asimov is a master of logic, as is his character Elijan Bailey. However, sometimes the logic steels the plot from the fact that people will behave in illogical ways. On one hand, the investigation is masterful, on the other hand, it seems like it's missing a component of human emotions.
- Asimov does not do love very well. The scenes between Gladia and Bailey are the lowest points of the book.
I'll likely be listening to the other books in the series, especially if the top-notch William Dufris will be reading them.”
“Final (Officially) Book of the Elijah Bailey Trilogy (dunno; could be others).. FAB! AWESOME READ! Wicked! Read ALL Elijah Bailey in Series! EXCELLENT!”
Timothy N wrote this review Monday, May 18 2009. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No“Very good book, it started me reading the foundation series”
Doug P wrote this review Friday, April 10 2009. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
“This was written much later than the original two robot novels, the three Empire novels, and the Foundation trilogy. It and the following book, ROBOTS AND EMPIRE, link the first two robot books with the Empire series and leads up to Foundation.
ctmock wrote this review Thursday, February 5 2009. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
There are a couple of points easy to miss here. First, psychohistory is first suggested by Dr. Fastolfe, and then advanced by the two robots. Secondly, while there is a mystery involved here, the emphasis is on the future of space exploration and who is going to be in it. The original pioneers into space have become spoiled by their reliance on their robots and no longer have the spirit of adventure necessary to continue further exploration, and yet they are fearful of the idea of generally despised Earth people colonizing planets.
So much indeed is at stake here. For full enjoyment, I suggest reading first the Susan Calvin stories and also "The Bicentennial Man" which are in Asimov's THE COMPLETE ROBOT, and then THE CAVES OF STEEL and THE NAKED SUN, the first two Elijah Bailey & R. Daneel Olivaw novels. And be prepared for this book to be more centered on mankind's future venturing into space than in the mystery element. ”
“elijah and daneel meet once again . this books completes all the ties between robot and foundation series. as usual there is a very good twist in the end, which opens all the avenues for the foundation series.but the book drags at some places.a good read though”
sathish kumar wrote this review Wednesday, December 3 2008. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
