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The Rest of the Robots
by Isaac Asimov
The Rest of the Robots – Isaac Asimov (1967, my copy 1970 PB)
This won't be an extensive review but it's Asimov, I'll admit I'm a huge fan and cant remember a year in my life when I've not read one of his books. This was a Reread because I just needed something I knew I'd enjoy and was a shortish read.
The Rest of the Robots is a a follow on to IRobot (1950) and like IRobot is a collection of Short stories linked by unsurprisingly Robots. My version unlike some does not include The Naked Sun or The caves of Steel.
The Book is split into 3 sections, The Coming of the Robots, The Laws of Robotics and Susan Calvin. The Two stories in the coming of the Robots do not feel less connected than the others but these were both written in 1941 (Pre IRobot) they are both still interesting well written stories.
I have seen people state that the stories in this collection are IRobot rejects but as two thirds of them were written after the Publication of IRobot that is a false assumption. The stories are as good quality as Asimov does, sometimes people focus on his ideas and forget what a good storyteller he is, probably my favourite story is the final one Galley Slave (1957). I find with authors of the Golden Age that because they wrote so many short stories to submit to publications they have a way to keep the Narrative interesting and to the point, a technique a lot of newer writers could do with. The stories may not feel as connected to each other as IRobot but even if technology and some social ideas have caught up with some of them they are still fun and thought provoking stories, and it's Asimov you cant go wrong in my humble opinion.
If Goodreads allowed half Stars this would be a 3 1/2 rating but they don't so it gets the benefit of the doubt
This won't be an extensive review but it's Asimov, I'll admit I'm a huge fan and cant remember a year in my life when I've not read one of his books. This was a Reread because I just needed something I knew I'd enjoy and was a shortish read.
The Rest of the Robots is a a follow on to IRobot (1950) and like IRobot is a collection of Short stories linked by unsurprisingly Robots. My version unlike some does not include The Naked Sun or The caves of Steel.
The Book is split into 3 sections, The Coming of the Robots, The Laws of Robotics and Susan Calvin. The Two stories in the coming of the Robots do not feel less connected than the others but these were both written in 1941 (Pre IRobot) they are both still interesting well written stories.
I have seen people state that the stories in this collection are IRobot rejects but as two thirds of them were written after the Publication of IRobot that is a false assumption. The stories are as good quality as Asimov does, sometimes people focus on his ideas and forget what a good storyteller he is, probably my favourite story is the final one Galley Slave (1957). I find with authors of the Golden Age that because they wrote so many short stories to submit to publications they have a way to keep the Narrative interesting and to the point, a technique a lot of newer writers could do with. The stories may not feel as connected to each other as IRobot but even if technology and some social ideas have caught up with some of them they are still fun and thought provoking stories, and it's Asimov you cant go wrong in my humble opinion.
If Goodreads allowed half Stars this would be a 3 1/2 rating but they don't so it gets the benefit of the doubt