The Naked Sun

The Robot Series, Book 2

De: Isaac Asimov

Narrado por: 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

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.

Great book, poor Audible connection

Great story written by a great writer. I never managed to connect the audio book with the Kindle book. I had to turn each page and at times the book and audio would not sync taking me back (the audio) to a page I've already read/heard.

A little more Robotic Depth, but...

If you could sum up The Naked Sun in three words, what would they be?

Impossible connections robots

What did you like best about this story?

The newish angle on the same old robot role. I say newish, as he's playing on an old story in his collection: I, Robot.

How could the performance have been better?

Dufris in this collection reads women as morons who are constantly weepy, whiny, irrational upset or angry. I can't say about other collections. It's eye rolling worthy. Otherwise, he's quite good. Different voices, etc.

Was this a book you wanted to listen to all in one sitting?

God no.

Any additional comments?

Asimov is a true legend, but it's sad to see how he writes women most times. This is no exception. Even a prominent Roboticist is irrational, quick to temper. Women are told to "quite down" and talked to like children. I know the argument is, it was his time, but that's BS. He could envision a society living across the galaxy in wildly revolutionary types of cultures, but no women NOT ready to fly off the handle at the slightest provocation. Oh yea, and he can't NOT mention breast size when describing characters.
Of course the "Spacers" have no concept of nudity, and of COURSE it's only the woman character who shows up unclothed...more than once even.

Brilliant

It's very engaging and entertaining. Asimov is really brilliant. He's prophetic and the best of sci-fi.

Great follow up to Caves of Steel

The mystery was very complex. I was not able to figure it out ahead of Elijah.

Classic Asimov

What is there to say it is Asimov. This is a classic series. 1 more book to go.