Genre : Science Fiction / Mystery Format : E-book Pages : 274 Published : 1953

“Look , Julius , you’re talking about everything except what I came in here for , and it’s worrying me . What is it ? “

Summary : In a future where Earth is way too interconnected and a group of advanced people known as spacers kind of hover above New York City tensions are running high as spacers start forcing robots onto human society . Now there’s been a murder of a spacer robotists and they are blaming us . So a human detective is given the task of investigating the murder and he is given a robot partner by the spacers . Hopefully they can get along enough to solve the case because if they don’t … well that might spell doom for humanity .

“He died of a missing chest . Someone had used a blaster on him .”

Review : So I was a little worried about getting into this book . The main reason being is that I watched some Isaac Asimov interviews in the past and the guy comes off as more than a bit pretentious . Luckily though , that doesn’t come through in this novel . In fact , this is a pretty good detective novel . Detective Elijah Baley comes off realistic and complex and the mystery is well put together . Overall , it’s a historically important novel that works just as good today as it did when it was released .

“That maybe so . But I’m reconstructing the case the way they will . They’ll say she did . There’s my motive . I killed him to keep him quiet .”

Recommendations : Books

1. This Crowded Earth by Robert Bloch
2. Friend by Diana Henstell
3. The Last Days of Krypton by Kevin J. Anderson
4. Demon Seed by Dean Koontz
5. Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep by Philip K. Dick
6. Neuromancer by William Gibson
7. The Moon Is A Harsh Mistress by Robert A. Heinlein
8. The Repossession Mambo by Eric Garcia
9. Solaris by Stanislaw Lem
10. Them by William W. Johnstone

Songs

1. Mr. Roboto – Styx
2. People Are People – Depeche Mode
3. Eve of Destruction – Barry McGuire
4. Short Change Hero – The Heavy
5. The Final Countdown – Europe
6. Mouth Like A Magazine – Showbread
7. Robot Rock – Daft Punk
8. Open Your Eyes – Guano Apes
9. Firestarter – The Prodigy
10. War Pigs – Black Sabbath

Movies

1. I,Robot (2004)
2. Blade Runner (1982)
3. Short Circuit (1986)
4. Chinatown (1974)
5. Deadly Friend (1986)
6. Guardians of the Galaxy (2014)
7. The Iron Giant (1999)
8. The Day The Earth Stood Still (1951)
9. The Terminator (1984)
10. The Thing (1982)

Lesson : Don’t be afraid to look like a fool .