Nemesis: A Novel by Isaac Asimov (EPUB)

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“A totally new and original work that stretches his talents to their fullest . . . welcome back, champ!”—The Detroit NewsIn the twenty-third century pioneers have escaped the crowded earth for life in self-sustaining orbital colonies. One of the colonies, Rotor, has broken away from the solar system to create its own renegade utopia around an unknown red star two light-years from Earth: a star named Nemesis. Now a fifteen-year-old Rotorian girl has learned of the dire threat that nemesis poses to Earth’s people—but she is prevented from warning them. Soon she will realize that Nemesis endangers Rotor as well. And so it will be up to her alone to save both Earth and Rotor as—drawn inexorably by Nemesis, the death star—they hurtle toward certain disaster.

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⭐Asimov finishes this book with a note saying his plan is to write clearly and that it is not part of his “Foundation” series. The former is true, but about the latter I have my doubts: it is clearly the same universe.Not his best work, and the ending is telegraphed somewhat, but a great story nonetheless.

⭐This is an excellent tale by one of the masters of Science Fiction, well worth the read. I can’t understand why some reviewers give it such a low rating. Maybe if there were light sabers, blasters, and evil aliens it would have rated better… and it is a single volume, maybe they would have been more favorable if it had sequels, prequels, and parallel stories.Nemesis presents an unusual story, Earth is over-crowded and colony ships are leaving as soon as they can. This story follows Rotor, one of the ships, called Settlements, and some of the people aboard it. Advances in space travel have been occurring due to the Settlements research. The Rotor is the first ship capable of Hyper-Assistance, not a true ftl but better than a chemical boost. They also discover that Earth’s Sun has a … and around that … there is a planet, a very strange planet that is not exactly inhabited, but also not lifeless. And then there’s Marlene, a very unusual girl…If you enjoy reading, haven’t read this before (or even if you have!) pick up a copy and read it, you will not regret it!

⭐I have always liked his books. They are exciting, interesting. You can always count on his very good writing style.

⭐This is a typical Asimov book. You will find the usual (good) quality of the author. Entertaining, inspiring, some interesting unproven scientific theories… But to me, the most interesting part was that sometimes authors use their books as an indirect self-reflection on their own life… In this book, I have the feeling Asimov did this… I might be completely off, but there is a good chance there is some truth to it if you read between the line…Good and entertaining. Recommended SciFi addicts!

⭐An outstanding novel of Earth’s future. Written as only Asimov can. A new star threatens the solar system but there is a planet orbiting it. The planet adopts the daughter of an astronomer and develops a rapport with her that allows her to show the way to save Earth. I would highly recommend this for any Asimov fans out there. And the excerpt from Nightfall that are in the back of the book are well worth reading and will whet your appetite for that book also.

⭐Well written. It switches back and forth between th past and the future, but is very easy to follow. His writing style has improved greatly compared to when he wrote the short stories in “I, Robot”. Nemesis is my second Asimov book, and fits in nicely after the “I, Robot” which was my first.My chosen order is: I Robot, Nemesis, Caves of steel, Naked sun, Robots of Dawn, Robots and Empire, The stars like dust, The currents of space, Pebble in the sky, Foundation, Foundation and empire, Second foundation, Foundation’s edge, Foundation and earth, Prelude to foundation, and Forward the foundation.The last two prequels so they can be read ahead of the Foundations series to put things in order, but they take some of the mystery and suspense out of the series. If you don ‘t like guessing and imagining things as you read the stories, then read the prequels first. I’ll read them last. After all, Asimov wrote them afterwards.

⭐Asimov

⭐Very captivating. Difficult to put down.Would recommend this book to anyone wholikes Asimov. The best in sci-fi thrillers.

⭐Not terrible, but strangely old-fashioned for a book written in 1989. Computer graphics must have already been well known (I remember talking about computer-generated SFX for movies in the late ’70s) and yet Asimov still talks about print-outs. The structure of the story is old-fashioned too, a carry-over from the days of Victorian SF where a few people would go off on an adventure on a spaceship they’d just built. Asimov tells an involving story with pace and all the right elements set up before he needs to bring them in, but to tell that story he has to force a lot of other things to fit around the edges. For example, everybody keeps obsessing about the star Nemesis even after they have the means to travel anywhere. There’s a theme about diversity that Asimov alludes to a few times but never gets into: that is, whether the homogenous cultures of the settlements are less innovative than the melting pot of Earth. It’s an idea that’s bound to occur to Asimov (born in Russia, only spoke Yiddish as a child, grew up in Brooklyn) but he hasn’t given himself any room to explore it here.

⭐As a life-long fan of sci-fi i was looking forward to returning to Asimov after a twenty year gap, unfortunately, this book didn’t even come close to meeting my expectations.The concept, after reading modern masters such as Alistair Reynolds, seemed mundane and low impact. I found the storytelling hard going, laboured and overworked.Somehow i found myself quite irritated at the endless conversations about minor plot points, rather like a crow bashing a nut on a rock repeatedly, only to find a tiny withered kernel inside, whilst listening to all my crow friends shouting “There’s only a withered kernel in that one!”, and knowing they’re probably right, but hoping they aren’t, then finally discovering a withered, tiny, unsatisfying little niblet to chew on. And this review is direct and to the point in comparison. Sorry to all the Asimov fans, but i feel very under-whelmed. Where’s a new Richard Morgan when you need one?

⭐Quite a slow story compared with some of Asimov’s series novels. Though bearing in mind how long ago it was written, the sci-fi components and ideas must have been fairly novel at that time, but when read now the ideas seem far less novel.

⭐A strong story line is accompanied by great imagination with ideas which may well have influenced the writer of Avatar. Overall this was a very satisfying read.

⭐Great book at a great price. It was a ‘used’ book but looks almost new. Seller dispatched it quickly and i’m very happy with this purchase.The book itself is an Azimov classic. A stand-alone sci fi book not related to the foundation series. Highly recommended for any sci-fi buff.

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