Robots of Dawn

Yep, still more Asimov. The main thing I wrote down about this one (since I read it more than a couple of weeks ago) is more on the cities/suburbs divide. It’s important to note that Robots of Dawn was written in the early 80s, while The Naked Sun was written in the 50s. In The Naked Sun, the Spacer Worlds (read: suburbia) were still very powerful compared to Earth (read: cities), but in this one there’s a palpable sense of decline. The idea here is that the Spacers are too comfortable with all their creature comforts, and lack the energy and willpower to expand their society.

Basically, it’s the same book as The Naked Sun. It’s even still got the reproduction issues that squick me out so.

Robots of Dawn: Meh.