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It's impossible for science fiction lovers to go wrong with an Isaac Asimov novel. This is one that escaped me, years ago, when I first started reading the "old masters," so it was a true and absolute pleasure to finally read this one. Asimov has always had a perfect knack for making his characters seem real, which is more important to me than all the "science stuff" combined. I feel privileged to have been introduced to his books fairly early in life, as they made a positive impression on me that not everyone gets, these days.


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Robots and Empire Starring R Daneel Olivaw No 4 Isaac Asimov 9780345328946 Books Reviews

I like Asimov.
Outstanding series (Robots). Wish he had written more. Books delivered as scheduled / I appreciate that.
Any Isaac Asimov, Foundation Series, all the Robot books are well worth the read. Science Fiction Fans if you don't read these you're missing out. Robots and Empire brings the Robot Series to a climatic end. Certainly worth a re-read.
Reading Asimov's novels after having finished reading them some forty years ago, is like visiting with an old dependable friend.
I am re-reading all of Asimov's novels, and I am surprised to find myself rating this book higher than the Foundation series. In fact right now I believe it is Asimov's best novel. Generally I am not that interested in robots, but in this case I was enthralled with Asimov's brilliant characterizations of Daneel and Giscard as evolving beings. The two robots, one of them humaniform and the other telepathic, engage in philosophical discussions about what the First Law (not harming a human being) really means. Their definition of "harm" gradually expands to include the general well-being of humanity. As they follow this logic to its conclusion, they transcend their own programming, to the point where they have evolved from mechanical slaves to near-gods. In fact these robots are nobler than most human beings, as they have no selfish or base motives at all.

I was also fascinated with Asimov's nuanced portrayal of Gladia, the Solarian woman who first appeared in The Naked Sun. In that novel she started off as a self-absorbed aristocrat, like all Solarians. By the time she appears in this novel, (several hundred years later) she has evolved beyond the Spacers' prejudices and found the strength to become a public spokeswoman for peace between Spacers and Settlers.

As another reviewer said, I was not happy with the idea that Earth had to be destroyed in the interests of creating a galactic Empire. I definitely don't believe that Earth is unique as an abode of intelligent life, and that the universe is full of empty planets just waiting for humans to move in. As we are finding new planets around other suns, it is quite improbable that humans are alone in the universe. However, I will ignore these reservations and accept Asimov's writing on his own terms.

At the end of this book I was really wishing for another novel, which would show what finally happened between the Spacers and Settlers.
As the third book in the trilogy covering R Daneel Olivaw, Robots and Empire wraps up the development of Daneel in preparation for his part in the Foundation series. Robots and Empire delivers a complex, logical story with enough changes in direction to keep you on your toes. Highly recommend, along with Caves of Steel and the Naked Sun, which precede it.
More than 200 years have passed since events of Robots of Dawn. Hans Falstofe has recently passed, leaving his arch-enemy, Dr. Amadiro, the main power of the Spacer worlds. Still bent on revenge for his defeat by Earther Elijah Baley and his robot partners Daneel and Giskard, Amadiro and his accomplices seize on a plan that will irradiate the Earth, killing billions, and leaving the Spacer planets free to colonize the rest of the galaxy. Lady Gladia, Elijah's former love and Settler space trader DG Baley (five generations removed from his patron, Elijah), Daneel and Giskard must puzzle out Amadiro's plan before it's too late, and in the process test the boundaries of the Three Laws of Robotics.

As many reviewers have previously pointed out, Robot's and Empire was Asimov's attempt to fuse his three main Sci-Fi "worlds" (Robots, Empire, Foundation) into one universe. I won't get into the debate about whether this book was necessary, although it was, for the most part, successful in it's attempt. The biggest negative to Robots and Empire might be that it is somewhat contrived...that is to say bridging the Robots story arcs and the Empire story arcs requires a certain level of Dues Ex Machina in that the end result has to be one that connects the two story arcs with a minimum of inconsistencies. Anyone who has read the Empire or Foundation series of books - which were all written long before Robots and Empire - knows how Robots and Empire has to end, so that while the conclusion is good (and somewhat emotional), it's also a known ending.

Beyond that, I found Robots and Empire to be a great story overall. Taking place over four worlds (Aurora, Solaria, Baleyworld and Earth), Robots and Empire is a race from the beginning, although the reader doesn't necessarily know that until the chapters dealing with Amadiro. It also leaves open a few threads for other writers to potentially follow later (as have been done by Mark Tiedemann and Roger Allen), like why the Solarians have vanished. We also get a touching recount of Elijah Baley's last moment with Daneel and reflections from both Robots and Gladia on their lives after Robots of Dawn. Recommended for any fan of Asimov, but probably important to have read previous Asimov Robots novels first.
It's impossible for science fiction lovers to go wrong with an Isaac Asimov novel. This is one that escaped me, years ago, when I first started reading the "old masters," so it was a true and absolute pleasure to finally read this one. Asimov has always had a perfect knack for making his characters seem real, which is more important to me than all the "science stuff" combined. I feel privileged to have been introduced to his books fairly early in life, as they made a positive impression on me that not everyone gets, these days.