The Naked Sun

The Robot Series, Book 2

By: Isaac Asimov

Narrated by: William Dufris

A millennium into the future, two advancements have altered the course of human history: the colonization of the Galaxy and the creation of the positronic brain. On the beautiful Outer World planet of Solaria, a handful of human colonists lead a hermit-like existence, their every need attended to by their faithful robot servants. To this strange and provocative planet comes Detective Elijah Baley, sent from the streets of New York with his positronic partner, the robot R. Daneel Olivaw, to solve an incredible murder that has rocked Solaria to its foundations. The victim had been so reclusive that he appeared to his associates only through holographic projection. Yet someone had gotten close enough to bludgeon him to death while robots looked on. Now Baley and Olivaw are faced with two clear impossibilities: Either the Solarian was killed by one of his robots - unthinkable under the laws of Robotics - or he was killed by the woman who loved him so much that she never came into his presence!

©1957 Isaac Asimov (P)2014 Random House Audio

Dated but still Fun

Just enjoyed listening to Asimov’s sci-fi world knowing too that he ties this into his Foundation world too.

a classic robot novel

loved this story. Asimov was the best at this genre. it has been a long time since I first read this book, and revisiting it as an audiobook was perfect. Excellent performance of this classic book. very much enjoyed it.

A bit dated but a good mystery

Like the first book, there are clear indications that this was written in the 50’s, especially in Asimov’s depiction of women. There are also continual references to “man” instead of humanity. But all that aside, we have a good mystery story, this time taking place on one of the “spacer” planets instead of Earth. The mystery was pretty well done, and the story moved along well. Asimov doesn’t spend time on the characters’ sinner thoughts and feelings, though, instead just focusing on the meat of the story. So there’s not a lot of depth to the book. And I wouldn’t liked more of Daneel in this one! He had a much smaller, though pivotal, role.

BLUE PRINT FOR THE TRANS-HUMANIST NEW WORLD ORDER

One of the "Robot Series" is a 1957 science fiction book by Isaac Asimov. It is a blue-print adopted by the New World Order (World Economic Forum "great reset") as the concept of "trans-humanism". Humans, who are disdained, (as filthy creatures), live in crowded underground cities on Earth. The "elite" create space travel and migrate to live on vast, opulent, isolated estates, each served by a legion of interconnected robots, on extra-planetary colonies. Virtual-reality "viewers" are ubiquitous for the "spacer" colonists so as to avoid physical contact with living creatures. This series of books is a model for the coming virtual reality "Meta-verse" of Facebook.

Good Science Fiction

Loved the book, the series is a must read. Some of the language and ideas are old fashioned, but that makes the books amazing.

jehosaphat, thoroughly enjoyed

good story. good narration. this series was a good place to start a long appreciation for Asimov.

Another inventive mystery in Asimov's Robot Series

Asimov has enthralled readers once again in this second book of the series. In Caves of Steel he introduced us to Elijah Baley and he continues his adventures here. With a great new world and a compelling mystery, this is a must read for classic science fiction fans! Five stars!

“AUDIBLE 20 REVIEW SWEEPSTAKES ENTRY”

robot's can't live with them, nor can you live wit

Man does it to him self , sometimes one will break free from those bonds of indenturement.

classic Asimov

if you are an Asimov fan you'll recognize the style of this book. it's exactly what I expected and loved it. Nice little murder mystery with baffling murder as to how it was committed.

That sense of wonder...

As a long time fan of both science fiction and astronomy, this performance brilliantly captured my childlike sense of wonder when thinking about the possibilities of interstellar space travel. Pair that with an always poignant social commentary and story telling of the ever impressive Asimov, and what you get is the novel equivalent of filet mignon.