Long after his humiliating defeat at the hands of Earthman Elijah Baley, Keldon Amadiro embarked on a plan to destroy planet Earth. But even after his death, Baley's vision continued to guide his robot partner, R. Daneel Olivaw, who had the wisdom of a great man behind him and an indestructable will to win....
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Isaac Asimov was the Grand Master of the Science Fiction Writers of America, the founder of robot ethics, the world's most prolific author of fiction and non-fiction. The Good Doctor's fiction has been enjoyed by millions for more than half a century.
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By Jordan
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I would recommend reading any of Asimov's books and this one is no exception, it was a very good book to read.
By Brian
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Robot and Empire is another entertaining story from the prolific writer Isaac Asimov. Set many decades after Robots of Dawn, when the Earth detective Elijah Bailey has long ago passed, Robots and Empire tells the story of Dr. Kelden Amadiro's nefarious attempt at destroying Earth and the Settlers. The Auroran Gladia, along with the robots Daneel and Giskard, must go to great lengths to protect Earth and countless lives.
What I really enjoyed about this book was the interaction between the robots Daneel and Giskard. As both characters work at deducing and anticipating Amadiro's motives and actions, it's really interesting to watch the relationship between these two as they provide much needed counsel and assistance to one another. It's very entertaining to follow along as the fly all over the galaxy in an attempt thwart Amadiro's plans. It's even more interesting to see them attempt to circumnavigate the famous 3 Laws of Robotics which they often find hinder, rather than help, their attempts at protecting Earth. I don't think I'm revealing too much to say that Daneel even goes so far as to introduce the Zeroth Law of robotics which is basically the need to protect all of humanity. This plays an integral part in the unfolding of the book.
I was pleased that the whole book moves at a speedy pace(I took less than two days to read this), with nothing seeming trivial or overly drawn out.This book is very entertaining and as it's only the fourth work I've read by Asimov, I'm moved to read more of his books. Perhaps the only real complaint about this book is that the ending is slightly anticlimatic, but rather touching and fitting. If you like Asimov's work, particularly his robot books concerning Elijah Bailey, I think you'll really enjoy this book.
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I really like this book. Daneel try to revive the steps of Elijah Baley, and with Giskard and Gladia, he will try stop Amadiro in their madness to destroy the future of Earth. Only these two Robots can save mankind of the extinction: Spacers by the hands of their own laziness and Earthmen by their fanatism for Earth. A great novel.
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Robots and Empire
This book is an excellent show of human emotions and a mixtureof conspiracy with mystery. R. Daneel and R. Read more
Published on April 18 2000
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Not enough left
I read this book in two nights, and in some respects hated finishing it, because there is no more foundation series or robot series left for me to read ... Read more
Published on July 23 1999 by John Domby
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Very moving. A book with a soul.
Yet again, you feel deeply the personalities of the worlds that are presented. On the one hand, Solaria along with the Spacer worlds in general makes you feel as if they are old... Read more
Published on July 7 1999
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Good book. (for anyone but Asimov would rate excellent)
This is worth the reading, but sometimes it feels like Asimov remembered that he got paid by the page.
Published on Dec 16 1998 by R. Ayers
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Isaac Asimov's crowning achievement in the Robot Series
Asimov delivers the quinticential Robot novel in Robots and Empire. Delving into the robotic souls of the man-mimicing robot R. Read more
Published on Aug 26 1997
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I book I thoroughly enjoyed.
By the time I got around to this impossible-to-find book, I had fallen in love with the Robot books and the Foundation books. Read more
Published on Aug 1 1997
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Review of Ballantine paperback edition.
This novel, like a number of others from the 80's, was written to tie together two existing series. Robots and Empire is therefore a more recent rendition of the Robot and Empire... Read more
Published on May 11 1997
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