Isaac Asimov has a very unique plotting style. His book rarely have any action in them, or more accurately all the action happens off screen. And in places it can be frustrating. A character leaps to a conclusion and the reader is wondering why this crazy character is spouting nonsense. Asimov then clearly and logically lays out all the information that led to that conclusion and the reader then understands. But, during that process, you just get the feeling that every Asimov character is much smarter than you. This is the feeling I had several times while reading The Caves of Steel. It’s a mystery mixed with science fiction in the form of robots, along with a lengthy digression on humans and space colonization. Overall a fun read. So, let’s see what happened.
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Classic Science Fiction Week: I, Robot by Isaac Asimov
During the Golden Age of science fiction, many writers were using robots in their stories. The idea of a robotic man was not created by Isaac Asimov, but Asimov was one of the few writers who explored the implications of robots. And he was the first to explore what it meant to be a robot. His Three Laws of Robots were one of the first attempts to clarify how robots and humans should work together. Asimov’s short story collection I, Robot
Classic Science Fiction: Foundation by Isaac Asimov
Foundation
Psychohistorical Crisis by Donald Kingsbury
Psychohistorical Crisis