Best Asimov, Isaac
As he convened a board of scientists and scholars to tackle this grave challenge, an ominous choice lay ahead for all: submit to the rising warlords and their generation of corruption, or stand up and fight....and be destroyed.
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Find Best Price at Amazon"This volume is no exception; and it is highly recommended to those Sci-Fi readers who like to think, and relate the morals to our own situations in this time-space continuum."
"Another great series, the "Robot" series was later linked to this series and although I enjoyed the link not everyone may enjoy it. Nonetheless you should read the "Robot" series as well if you get the chance."
"The series was written out of chronological order but if you read the series in the order the books were published, you can see a clear progression of Asimov mastering his craft. With the exception of the series involving The Mule (second half of "Foundation and Empire" and the first half of "Second Foundation) and Prelude to Foundation little focus is on the characters themselves."
"First time readers should past the social norms that prevailed in the 1940's when the plot elements were being hatched in the genius mind of Isaac Asimov."
"Original: The message from Anacreon ... boils down easily and straightforwardly to the unqualified statement ... "You give us what we want in a week, or we beat the hell out of you and take it anyway." Kindle: The message from Anacreon ... boils down easily and straightforwardly to the unqualified statement ... "You give us what we want in a week, or we take it by force.""
Like most people left behind on an over-populated Earth, New York City police detective Elijah Baley had little love for either the arrogant Spacers or their robotic companions. The action moves swiftly, yet there is time for Asimov to weave in some engaging and edifying glosses on the Bible as literature—and for Baley to smoke, making this as an adult book of the period.
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Find Best Price at Amazon"Science fiction/detective mashup's have become popular lately."
"This is the perfect place to start (as far as novels go, discounting his short stories) if you're looking to read his novels straight through (from Robot novels to Empire novels and, finally, to his Foundation novels)."
"Good writing stands the test of time, especially science fiction, which can easily become dated as technology moves past it."
"As a story it is a bit dated and a little predictable (but remember I had read it already) and probably really rates three stars."
"Modern science fiction was founded by this book."
"Asimov wrote this in 1953."
"A true classic."
"Read this."
But can anything prepare a simple Earthman for the psychological complexities of a world where a beautiful woman can easily have fallen in love with an all-too-human robot? Isaac Asimov, who was named "Grand Master of Science Fiction" by the Science Fiction Writers of America, entertained and educated readers of all ages for close to five decades.
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Find Best Price at Amazon"This was another good science fiction mystery and, better yet, it was totally new to me."
"Asimov is always a treat but the Robots series are detective novels rather than straight-up robot scifi."
"Asimov's final Robot novel (Excluding Robots and Empire, which I did enjoy) features Elijah Baley once again facing a compound challenge: Solving a murder mystery and making a decision that will affect the future of the human race. The people of planet Aurora itself are well plotted out with their culture, politics and mores, along with their notion of an ideal society and its influence on the future of Earth."
"He had a meltdown in a thunderstorm, which I found annoying because of my experiences in this day and age, but to the character it was very realistic in the time period that story was set where human beings from Earth were agoraphobic from living completely enclosed inside of buildings (Caves of Steel) and never had contact with the world outside. The novel moved along slowly at first, but it did pick up with more interest and excitement towards the ending, which made me to listen or read as much as I could to find out the eventual outcome, which I never could have imagined but which I really did enjoy."
Best Austen, Jane
This story of the Bennet family and the novel's two protagonists, Elizabeth Bennet and Mr. Darcy, is told with a wit that its author feared might prove "rather too light and bright, and sparkling."
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Find Best Price at Amazon"I already own a few copies of Pride and Prejudice so I didn't need another but this was too cute to pass up."
"She writes in a sophisticated way, with a great setting and characters. Definitely a book everyone needs to read."
"Mr. Darcy was considered to be a very prideful and arrogant man by those who lived in Hertfordshire; which in fact he was shy and uncomfortable around strangers."
"I came to Pride and Prejudice relatively spoiler free, and although it did not engage my emotions like Sense and Sensibility did, and it started out slowly for me, I was soon enthralled by Austen's characters, their witty observations and the story of prejudiced Elizabeth Bennett and proud Mr. Darcy. Kate Reading was a pleasant reader with the ability to distinguish characters with slight variations of pitch and tone and a knack for playing up the novel's most sardonic moments."
"I have read Pride and Prejudice several times, and still love Elizabeth and Mr. Darcy!"
"Being one of the most loved novels of all time I rather expected more."
"This book is no different and allows you some surprises and some intrigue as the characters develop toward revealing who they truly are and what is driving their complex behavior."
Best Atkins, Robert C.
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