Caliban [Import] [Hardcover]

Isaac and Allen, Roger MacBride Asimov (Author)

Product Details

• Hardcover: 304 pages
• Publisher: Legend paperbacks (December 31, 1918)
• ISBN-10: 0099262118
• ISBN-13: 978-0099262114
• Shipping Weight: 1.7 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (15 customer reviews)

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7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Gerat Book, Interesting Viewpoint., July 2, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: Isaac Asimov's Caliban (Paperback)

Let me start by saying that I have read all of Asimov's Robot series and enjoyed them tremendously. To me, this book represents a major achievement in the understanding of robots in Asimov's Universe. I completely enjoyed this book from cover to cover, reading it in one night. But the most important part (I think), was how Caliban developed. Never before have we had a look into a robots mind like this, regardless of the Three Laws. The way Allen described the development of the robot was amazing. I hope to see more of his development in Inferno, which I will definitely purchase. In addition, I thank Mr. Allen for leaving Asimov's Universe intact, not changing any of his fundamentals (Except for the Three Laws obviously), and for helping to fill a blank in Asimov's future history between the Spacer and Settler era, and Trantor's rise.

6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars A must read for Asimov Fans, September 23, 1998

By A Customer

This review is from: Isaac Asimov's Caliban (Paperback)

Allen does a wonderful job of expanding on Asimov's universe and upon ideas about robots and the Three Laws. Anyone who liked the Elijah Baley and R.Daneel Olivaw novels by Asimov should enjoy these very much. However it is a Spacer not an Earthman or Settler that is the main character behind the three books in this series. Like Baley he is a lawman and has to solve some interesting cases. The "No Law" Robot Caliban is in the background and is not really the central character, but does play a pivotal role in all three novels. It really gets into the relationship between the Spacer and Settler worlds as one civilization is in decline and the other just blooming. The other thing is that he presents a pretty good mystery into the science fiction realm and does it about a well as Asimov did. This is not an easy task. Allen has got me hooked now. I'll be looking for his other works including his Corellian Trilogy in the Star Wars universe. He definitely has talent.

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars General comments, February 5, 2000

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Bhakti (Chicago, IL) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Caliban (Paperback)

This was my first time reading a sci fi book..i wasn't really looking forward to it, for fear of high-tech robotic jargon....but did i get proved wrong! i read this book cover to cover in a day, and it was great! i never knew that sci-fi books cover so many other aspects of society like political corruption, moral dilemmas, philosophy, and so much more. it was a great book....it raised an interesting question about if we have robots whose primary goal is to keep humans from being injured..what about pursuing things that could be perilous? since life is about taking chances, in this society it would not be possible to pursue something 'risky' because a robot's natural instinct would be to protect the human being. all it all, it was a great book, that stimulated my mind in all directions...i think i will try out this whole sci-fi deal now!