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Old 12-19-2017, 07:15 AM   #1
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Isaac Asimov robot books - anything similar?
This series was some of the best reading I've ever experienced. But alas, I've finished them all for a second time and wondering if anybody wrote a remotely similar book/series?

All the plots were so creative and inventive - I had NO IDEA what was coming next, which is the opposite of many modern books I've read.

thanks!
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Old 12-19-2017, 08:45 AM   #2
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Can we assume you've read Asimov's other books?

If not, then his Foundation Trilogy fits the bill.

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There's a trilogy written by other authors in the same universe. The first is titled Caliban, I think. I enjoyed them.

Also there is a Foundation trilogy written by other authors. The best one was the one by David Brin.
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This series was some of the best reading I've ever experienced. But alas, I've finished them all for a second time and wondering if anybody wrote a remotely similar book/series?

All the plots were so creative and inventive - I had NO IDEA what was coming next, which is the opposite of many modern books I've read.

thanks!
Asimov authorized a few different experiments in his robot world.

Roger MacBride Allen's Caliban trilogy are the best Asimov books Asimov never wrote. A shame e-books don't appear to be available. The books capture Asimov's feel, but to be honest, Allen is a better writer.

The series examines what the effect of living with Three Law robots would have on humanity. Very good series that should remain available.

I have seen fan scans of the trilogy, but I guess that's neither here nor there.

There were some other robot series Asimov authorized: Robot City, Robots and Aliens and Robots in Time. Each was a six book series where each book had a different author. Not bad.

There was also a trilogy by Mark W. Tiedemann: Mirage, Chimera and Aurora. I haven't read those yet.

Lastly, there's an I, Robot trilogy by Mickey Zucker Reichert. I just discovered these myself. I think I'll give the first book a shot. It's $2.99
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Can we assume you've read Asimov's other books?

If not, then his Foundation Trilogy fits the bill.

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I like Asimov, but none of his other books ever compared to his robot books (which even he admits to preferring).
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I like Asimov, but none of his other books ever compared to his robot books (which even he admits to preferring).
I'd agree that Caves of Steel and The Naked Sun are outstanding, but I personally wouldn't class the later robot novels as being as good as earlier non-robot ones such as The Stars Like Dust and the original Foundation books.

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Roger MacBride Allen's Caliban trilogy are the best Asimov books Asimov never wrote. A shame e-books don't appear to be available. The books capture Asimov's feel, but to be honest, Allen is a better writer.
Seconded. Caliban was excellent. Note to self; I must read the other two!

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This series was some of the best reading I've ever experienced. But alas, I've finished them all for a second time and wondering if anybody wrote a remotely similar book/series?

All the plots were so creative and inventive - I had NO IDEA what was coming next, which is the opposite of many modern books I've read.

thanks!
Have a look at I, robot, a short story by Cory Doctorow. You can find in several places and formats, one is here:

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Want to know what inspired Asimov?

"Adam Link - Robot", by Eando Binder.


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There's nothing quite like Asimov's Robot series, in my opinion. However, if you are open to a slightly different and darker take on manufactured intelligence, "The Wind-up Girl" by Paolo Bacigalupi is absolutely astounding.
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Seconded. Caliban was excellent. Note to self; I must read the other two!

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You've only read the first one? You do need to read the other two. I don't like reading series and I've read the Caliban trilogy, twice.
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Asimov's Robot stories are puzzle stories. If you like the puzzle aspect, i can recommend James White's Sector Hospital stories. Lots of puzzles.
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Asimov's Robot stories are puzzle stories.
He also seemed to be able to write robot characters with more personality than his human ones.
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