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A review by maxed
Code of the Lifemaker by James P. Hogan
3.0
Interesting, but utterly naive book. The way Karl Zambendorf changes in the middle of the novel is unreal. Even the victory which the characters achieve is highly unrealistic, especially over the background of "fake news" that are spread on Earth, a brief view of which we get in one of the chapters.
Also, the way the robot civilization is reduced to humanity's clone (after the long and elaborate set up in the first chapters) is disappointing. Titan civilization should be very different, if only because you can't really damage a metallic robot creature with a sword! At the very least, warfare methods should be different, which means composition of armies should be different, which, in turn, might lead to a completely different political system. But no, Hogan wanted a clone of Middle Ages Earth to prove his point, so that's what we get.
Not a really bad book, but not a really good one, even if I agree with the author on many ideological points.
Also, the way the robot civilization is reduced to humanity's clone (after the long and elaborate set up in the first chapters) is disappointing. Titan civilization should be very different, if only because you can't really damage a metallic robot creature with a sword! At the very least, warfare methods should be different, which means composition of armies should be different, which, in turn, might lead to a completely different political system. But no, Hogan wanted a clone of Middle Ages Earth to prove his point, so that's what we get.
Not a really bad book, but not a really good one, even if I agree with the author on many ideological points.