When the Pentagon-built robot, Solo, goes AWOL, the Pentagon uses its reserve robot, Nimrod, as bait, luring Solo into a trap meant to destroy him and setting the stage for a cyborg confrontation. By the author of Weapon and Chickenhawk.
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From Publishers Weekly
In this sequel to his well-received first novel Weapon , Mason again weaves SF into a techno-thriller plot to produce a fast-moving action-adventure novel. Having faked his own destruction at the end of Weapon , killer-robot-with-heart Solo goes into hiding in a Central American village. But gung-ho Admiral Finch and his computer-hack partner Brooks learn that Solo is still loose and plan a search-and-destroy mission. The robot heads for New York to contact the other killer robot in development, Nimrod, which is currently in trainingwhat does this mean? under the malevolent Colonel Sawyer, who uses electronic pain to reinforce instruction.better?ss /now i get it/ pre Meanwhile, Solo's creator, Bill Stewart, has determined to save Solo, Nimrod and himself from the clutches of the military. Sawyer and Finch want to use Nimrod to trap and destroy Solo; Solo wants to save Nimrod and teach him to become a freethinking individual; and the novel hurtles toward a violent climax. The action is quick and entertaining, Solo is a likable personality and Mason handles the character relationships with panache, but most of the plot twists and angles are moribund and cliched. Not a bad diversion, but little else. BOMC featured alternate; QPB alternate.
Copyright 1992 Reed Business Information, Inc.
Copyright 1992 Reed Business Information, Inc.
From Library Journal
In Weapon (Putnam, 1989), military scientists created Solo, a fully sentient robot equipped with access to most other computers on earth, who became a hero in a present-day morality drama. Learning what killing is, the robot opted out of the warrior role and ran away. As Solo begins, a second robot, Nimrod, is built to track and eliminate the runaway. Meanwhile, Solo wants to rescue Nimrod from his military owners. Roaming the country from New York to Florida, Solo makes friends such as Laura, a victimized New Yorker turned bag lady, and Adrian, a jolly Florida pot farmer. Solo's physical powers, far beyond anything available to robotics experts today, trivialize the obstacles he meets and lessen the fun of Mason's creative description of the robot's computing skills. Additional problems are the impossibly callous villains and the plot's dependence upon the earlier book. Otherwise, this is a glorious human-machine adventure. Purchase where such books circulate well.
- Elsa Pendleton, Boeing Computer Support Svces., Ridgecrest, Cal.
Copyright 1992 Reed Business Information, Inc.
- Elsa Pendleton, Boeing Computer Support Svces., Ridgecrest, Cal.
Copyright 1992 Reed Business Information, Inc.
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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:
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Weapon & Solo is one of the best 2-book Sci-Fi series ever.,
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This review is from: Solo (Hardcover)
Robert Mason's 2-book series, "Weapon" and "Solo" is one of the best 2-book Sci-Fi series ever written. The author is aware of his technology and human nature. His striking archetypal images strike chords within the masculine heart and he reflects the zietgiest of the eighties, flawlessly. The movie version was an insult to the subtlety of his work. I've looked forward for years for the next Robert-Mason book and would love to contact the author or a fan club.
2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:
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Even more enjoyable than WEAPON,
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This review is from: Solo (Paperback)
After I read WEAPON (twice) I was sad to put it down because I enjoyed the character of SOLO so much. When I discovered that Robert Mason had written a sequel I was delighted and I quickly snapped it up and devoured it. This is a fantastic continuation of the plotlines and themes of the first novel. It is awesome to see SOLO again! Bravo! And let's have another SOLO adventure, soon!
4 of 5 people found the following review helpful:
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Hi-tech thriller it won't let you go when you pick it up!,
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This review is from: Solo (Hardcover)
Solo, a robot designed to kill, goes AWOL on his mission in Nicguaga, and finds himself at the bottom of a lake . When Solo reaches the surface and he relizes that he needs to recharge. Solo makes it to New York and makes friends along the way. Laura,a widowed bag lady, quickly becomes his friend using Solo not only as a friend but as protection. Solo is trying to rescue his young "brother" nimrod, a robot like Solo except stonger and newer. People like Admiral Finch and other officers want to have Solo killed or terminated but not if Solo can help it. This book is full of thrills ans spills. I highly recommend this book, i don't read alot, maybe the bible everyonce in a while, and this book caught my eye. I really recommend this book it latches on and does let go.
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