Very high on my list of all-time favorite books!

What is this book?

Well, obviously it’s scifi. But it’s also a puzzle/mystery book, and could well be viewed as a dystopian novel towards the ending.

When robots screw up over history, one robot psychologist has been there figuring out what mysterious interpretations/interactions of the Laws of oboics has caused it, and how to remedy the situation. It’s a series of mini-mysteries written for hackers (not crackers, mind you).

If you saw the film, be aware that this book is /entirely/ different in mood, storyline, and so on. I enjoyed both, but I don’t consider them similar.

I first read this a long time ago (sometime in the 80s), and loved it then. I still like pulling my copy of the shelf and reading a story here and there.

I enjoyed the book. I’m still not sure how the movie is going to follow it though, unless they follow one specific chapter or incorporate a few chapters into one different story.

(listening to the audible.com version on mp3)

(completed 2004/07/08)

Though the movie doesn’t look like it has much (if anything) to do with the book, it still looks like it’ll be great – the book was pretty thought-provoking!

One of my all-time favorite authors and one of his best books.

06/01/2001

This was excellent.