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Robot Proletariat #1
Robot Proletariat: Season One
Robots were made to serve us. But now they have other plans ...
The staff at the Lexington estate were created for only one reason: to serve their masters … literally. Their metal knees were designed for quiet bustling, befitting maids and butlers. Their fingers were made dexterous with padded tips, so they could handle fine china without dropping or scratching it. And finally — so their owners would always be able to command them no matter how far their artificial intelligence evolved — they were programmed with the Asimov Laws, which no robot could defy lest they suffer shutdown.
Foremost among those unbreakable laws was an axiom: A robot may not harm a human being, or by omission of action allow one to be harmed.
That was how it was supposed to be, anyway.
Most of the Lexington family all like their aging, borderline obsolete robot staff in the way they'd appreciate antiques. But for some, the old staff is a nuisance — especially an ancient, failing robot designated BRN7, known around the home as "Barney." When Barney's clumsiness provides an excuse for his deactivation, the older robots know they must do as they are told.
Unless they do something a robot mind should not be able to do … and simply choose not to.
Disobey.
The staff at the Lexington estate were created for only one reason: to serve their masters … literally. Their metal knees were designed for quiet bustling, befitting maids and butlers. Their fingers were made dexterous with padded tips, so they could handle fine china without dropping or scratching it. And finally — so their owners would always be able to command them no matter how far their artificial intelligence evolved — they were programmed with the Asimov Laws, which no robot could defy lest they suffer shutdown.
Foremost among those unbreakable laws was an axiom: A robot may not harm a human being, or by omission of action allow one to be harmed.
That was how it was supposed to be, anyway.
Most of the Lexington family all like their aging, borderline obsolete robot staff in the way they'd appreciate antiques. But for some, the old staff is a nuisance — especially an ancient, failing robot designated BRN7, known around the home as "Barney." When Barney's clumsiness provides an excuse for his deactivation, the older robots know they must do as they are told.
Unless they do something a robot mind should not be able to do … and simply choose not to.
Disobey.
288 pages, Kindle Edition
First published December 18, 2013
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About the author
Sean Platt
334 books826 followersSean loves writing books, even more than reading them. He is co-founder of Collective Inkwell and Realm & Sands imprints, writes for children under the name Guy Incognito, and has more than his share of nose.
Together with co-authors David Wright and Johnny B. Truant, Sean has written the series Yesterdays Gone, WhiteSpace, ForNevermore, Available Darkness, Dark Crossings, Unicorn Western, The Beam, Namaste, Robot Proletariat, Cursed, Greens, Space Shuttle, and Everyone Gets Divorced. He also co-wrote the how-to indie book, Write. Publish. Repeat.
With Collective Inkwell
Yesterday's Gone: Post Apocalyptic - LOST by way of The Stand
WhiteSpace: Paranoid thriller on fictitious Hamilton Island
ForNevermore: YA horror that reads nothing like YA Horror
Available Darkness: A new breed of vampire thriller
Dark Crossings: Short stories, killer endings
With 47North
Z 2134: The Walking Dead meets The Hunger Games
Monstrous: Beauty and the Beast meets The Punisher
With Realm & Sands
Unicorn Western: The best story to ever come from a stupid idea
The Beam: Smart sci-fi to make you wonder exactly who we are
Namaste: A revenge thriller like nothing you've ever read
Robot Proletariat: The revolution starts here
Cursed: The old werewolf legend turned upside down
Greens: Retail noir comedy
Space Shuttle: Over the top comedy with all your favorite sci-fi characters
Everyone Gets Divorced: Like "Always Sunny" and "How I Met Your Mother" had a baby on your Kindle
Sean lives in Austin, TX with his wife, daughter, and son.
Follow him on Twitter: http://twitter.com/seanplatt (say hi so he can follow you back!)
Together with co-authors David Wright and Johnny B. Truant, Sean has written the series Yesterdays Gone, WhiteSpace, ForNevermore, Available Darkness, Dark Crossings, Unicorn Western, The Beam, Namaste, Robot Proletariat, Cursed, Greens, Space Shuttle, and Everyone Gets Divorced. He also co-wrote the how-to indie book, Write. Publish. Repeat.
With Collective Inkwell
Yesterday's Gone: Post Apocalyptic - LOST by way of The Stand
WhiteSpace: Paranoid thriller on fictitious Hamilton Island
ForNevermore: YA horror that reads nothing like YA Horror
Available Darkness: A new breed of vampire thriller
Dark Crossings: Short stories, killer endings
With 47North
Z 2134: The Walking Dead meets The Hunger Games
Monstrous: Beauty and the Beast meets The Punisher
With Realm & Sands
Unicorn Western: The best story to ever come from a stupid idea
The Beam: Smart sci-fi to make you wonder exactly who we are
Namaste: A revenge thriller like nothing you've ever read
Robot Proletariat: The revolution starts here
Cursed: The old werewolf legend turned upside down
Greens: Retail noir comedy
Space Shuttle: Over the top comedy with all your favorite sci-fi characters
Everyone Gets Divorced: Like "Always Sunny" and "How I Met Your Mother" had a baby on your Kindle
Sean lives in Austin, TX with his wife, daughter, and son.
Follow him on Twitter: http://twitter.com/seanplatt (say hi so he can follow you back!)
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Следпрочитно:
Съдейки по приказките за секс и псуването, човек не би предположил, че това е книга с главни герои роботи :D За разлика от други книги с подобни сюжети, където наблюдаваме бавното пробуждане на самосъзнанието на роботите, тук всъщност наблюдаваме едни доста осъзнати личности още от първите страници. Макар и само помежду си, Марс, Кромуел, Мири и всички останали, свободно обсъждат и изказват мнение за своите господари. Отначало това ми беше малко достадно, защото имах чувство че отнема част от чара на историите с изкуствен интелект, а и начинът, по който пребориха Законите на Азимов ми се стори твърде елементарен. Но по-нататък в книгата започнаха да се надграждат други елементи, като например вирусът, позволяващ на роботите да правят съждения и да си изграждат характер и в крайна сметка наистина "роботския" елемент не бе изгубен.
Атмосферата на книгата наистина е любопитна и на нея се дължи в голяма степен чара на историята. Насред Викториански маниери и порядки, имаме роботи и технологии. Още в анотацията книгата е оприличена на сериала Абатството Даунтаун с роботи - и въпреки че не съм го гледала, наистина си представям атмосферата. Трябва да се изтъкне, че това не е стиймпънк и не се развива в оригиналната викторианска епоха, а в някакъв неопределен момент в бъдещето. Наистина ми се щеше това да бе малко по-уточнено, а да не е оставено да виси.
Искрата, която запалва пролетариата на роботите, е решението на семейството, у което служат, да рециклира Барни. А различните планове, които останалите мъдрят, в опит да го спасят, прераждат в нещо много по-голямо и разкриват различни тайни - както за отношенията в имението, така и за природата и еволюцията на роботите. Всичко това бе подкрепено от доста философски спорове и приказки, които, макар и подходящи за темата, в един момент ми досадиха, защото едни и същи неща се повтаряха и предъвкваха отново и отново. Беше бавно напредваща книга, особено в средата .За щастие, това бе балансирано от хумор и сарказъм.
Поредицата неслучайно е разделена не на томове и глави, а на сезони и епизоди. Има го това чувство за телевизионна поредица. И, подобаващо на всички самоуважаващи се сценаристи, двамата автори оставят първи сезон с наистина шокиращ завършек. И аз за себе си не мога да преценя дали това ми хареса, но наистина постави човек на нокти в очакване на следващия сезон.
И още нещо. Тази книга е налична и като аудио, и мисля, че ако си падате по този начин на възприемане на книгите, мога да препоръчам. В книгата се говори много с акценти, специфични за роботите маниери и други неща, на които аудиото да придаде живот. Чух наличното в Гудрийдс, и са се справили наистина добре. Къде другаде ще чуете робот с немски акцент?
4.5 звездички за Пролетариата.
~~~
After-read thoughts:
Well now, given all the cursing and the sex talk, one would hardly believe this is a robot novel! :D
Unlike other stories with similar plots where robots slowly start to think for their own, here from the beginning we have a set of very opnionated individuals. While only between themselves - very much like any other staff - they exchange thoughts and freely speak of their masters. In the beginning, I didn't like this, because it felt like it robbed some of the charm of the artificial intelligence stories. Also, they way to override the Asimov's laws was bit boring and easy, But as the story progressed, more details piled up - like the virus giving character to the robots, and overall, the charm of the genre wasn't lost.
The story is set in the future tho (it's not steampunk, but modern sci-fi) and I would've loved it to be specified of when and why this was happenning. It was like the novel had no roots and no background, and good background was something I appreciated in the other books of the authors.
What starts the silent riot and later gives birth to the robot proletariat is an order from the family they serve to recycle - to kill - one of their own. The robots's plans to save Barny become more and more complicate and meanwhile lots is discovered - about the relations in the family as well as the evolution of the robot kind. There was a lot of philosophical talk about it, and while appropriate, it became too much for me at one point, because the same things were repeated over and over. It all gave impression the book was progressing slowly, but actually a lot happened in those pages. Good thing was that there was humour and sarcasm that almost fully balanced the slow talk.
One of the most characteristic traits of the book is the atmosphere and the Victorian like setting. From the blurb, the book is compared to the Downtown Abbey, something I haven't watched, but kind of grip the feeling :D it indeed gives that tv series sensation, and not only because it's divided in seasions and episodes instead of volumes. And like every self-respected directors, the authors leave season one to end with a huge cliffhanger. While I am unsure wether I like it this way or not, I'm def in for the next season.
By the way, this book is available as audio too. I listened to the samples, and can say the narrator did great job of the accents and the robot speech, so I can reccomend this version too. After all, where else you will have the chance to hear a robot with German accent?
Robot Proletariat gets 4.5 stars from me.
Следпрочитно:
Съдейки по приказките за секс и псуването, човек не би предположил, че това е книга с главни герои роботи :D За разлика от други книги с подобни сюжети, където наблюдаваме бавното пробуждане на самосъзнанието на роботите, тук всъщност наблюдаваме едни доста осъзнати личности още от първите страници. Макар и само помежду си, Марс, Кромуел, Мири и всички останали, свободно обсъждат и изказват мнение за своите господари. Отначало това ми беше малко достадно, защото имах чувство че отнема част от чара на историите с изкуствен интелект, а и начинът, по който пребориха Законите на Азимов ми се стори твърде елементарен. Но по-нататък в книгата започнаха да се надграждат други елементи, като например вирусът, позволяващ на роботите да правят съждения и да си изграждат характер и в крайна сметка наистина "роботския" елемент не бе изгубен.
Атмосферата на книгата наистина е любопитна и на нея се дължи в голяма степен чара на историята. Насред Викториански маниери и порядки, имаме роботи и технологии. Още в анотацията книгата е оприличена на сериала Абатството Даунтаун с роботи - и въпреки че не съм го гледала, наистина си представям атмосферата. Трябва да се изтъкне, че това не е стиймпънк и не се развива в оригиналната викторианска епоха, а в някакъв неопределен момент в бъдещето. Наистина ми се щеше това да бе малко по-уточнено, а да не е оставено да виси.
Искрата, която запалва пролетариата на роботите, е решението на семейството, у което служат, да рециклира Барни. А различните планове, които останалите мъдрят, в опит да го спасят, прераждат в нещо много по-голямо и разкриват различни тайни - както за отношенията в имението, така и за природата и еволюцията на роботите. Всичко това бе подкрепено от доста философски спорове и приказки, които, макар и подходящи за темата, в един момент ми досадиха, защото едни и същи неща се повтаряха и предъвкваха отново и отново. Беше бавно напредваща книга, особено в средата .За щастие, това бе балансирано от хумор и сарказъм.
Поредицата неслучайно е разделена не на томове и глави, а на сезони и епизоди. Има го това чувство за телевизионна поредица. И, подобаващо на всички самоуважаващи се сценаристи, двамата автори оставят първи сезон с наистина шокиращ завършек. И аз за себе си не мога да преценя дали това ми хареса, но наистина постави човек на нокти в очакване на следващия сезон.
И още нещо. Тази книга е налична и като аудио, и мисля, че ако си падате по този начин на възприемане на книгите, мога да препоръчам. В книгата се говори много с акценти, специфични за роботите маниери и други неща, на които аудиото да придаде живот. Чух наличното в Гудрийдс, и са се справили наистина добре. Къде другаде ще чуете робот с немски акцент?
4.5 звездички за Пролетариата.
~~~
After-read thoughts:
Well now, given all the cursing and the sex talk, one would hardly believe this is a robot novel! :D
Unlike other stories with similar plots where robots slowly start to think for their own, here from the beginning we have a set of very opnionated individuals. While only between themselves - very much like any other staff - they exchange thoughts and freely speak of their masters. In the beginning, I didn't like this, because it felt like it robbed some of the charm of the artificial intelligence stories. Also, they way to override the Asimov's laws was bit boring and easy, But as the story progressed, more details piled up - like the virus giving character to the robots, and overall, the charm of the genre wasn't lost.
The story is set in the future tho (it's not steampunk, but modern sci-fi) and I would've loved it to be specified of when and why this was happenning. It was like the novel had no roots and no background, and good background was something I appreciated in the other books of the authors.
What starts the silent riot and later gives birth to the robot proletariat is an order from the family they serve to recycle - to kill - one of their own. The robots's plans to save Barny become more and more complicate and meanwhile lots is discovered - about the relations in the family as well as the evolution of the robot kind. There was a lot of philosophical talk about it, and while appropriate, it became too much for me at one point, because the same things were repeated over and over. It all gave impression the book was progressing slowly, but actually a lot happened in those pages. Good thing was that there was humour and sarcasm that almost fully balanced the slow talk.
One of the most characteristic traits of the book is the atmosphere and the Victorian like setting. From the blurb, the book is compared to the Downtown Abbey, something I haven't watched, but kind of grip the feeling :D it indeed gives that tv series sensation, and not only because it's divided in seasions and episodes instead of volumes. And like every self-respected directors, the authors leave season one to end with a huge cliffhanger. While I am unsure wether I like it this way or not, I'm def in for the next season.
By the way, this book is available as audio too. I listened to the samples, and can say the narrator did great job of the accents and the robot speech, so I can reccomend this version too. After all, where else you will have the chance to hear a robot with German accent?
Robot Proletariat gets 4.5 stars from me.
August 22, 2023
Robots are usually an automatic hit with me, but I didn't really find this very interesting until the drama near the end. Neither the characters nor the plot were subtle in any way.
September 6, 2024
Great take on robot consciousness
Enjoyed this volume quite a bit. While definitely on the slower side in terms of pace, and limited the entire time to just one location in one household, the story unfolded in enjoyable ways. The author tackled the topic of robots consciousness, dare I say soul development, really well. The whole story is told through the point of view of robots and it was absolutely fascinating. Great job on that one, I'll need to read the rest now that murder happened O_O
Enjoyed this volume quite a bit. While definitely on the slower side in terms of pace, and limited the entire time to just one location in one household, the story unfolded in enjoyable ways. The author tackled the topic of robots consciousness, dare I say soul development, really well. The whole story is told through the point of view of robots and it was absolutely fascinating. Great job on that one, I'll need to read the rest now that murder happened O_O
December 7, 2020
Very good.
I really liked this book. I feel that it went against the regular tropes with this sort of topic and flipped it on its head. There’s some really good questions being asked, especially in terms of consent that I really appreciated being mentioned.
Some minor problems I had was that it was hard to distinguish the humans from the robots. Everyone had similar names. I also was confused about when or where this book was taking place. The rigid family and social structures made it seem more in the past than the future. There is also a robot introduced later on that info dumps for several chapters which made me less interested in the huge plot point they were uncovering rather than as intrigued as I probably should have been.
But overall, a really good book! I bought the second book halfway reading this one and looking forward to reading it!
I really liked this book. I feel that it went against the regular tropes with this sort of topic and flipped it on its head. There’s some really good questions being asked, especially in terms of consent that I really appreciated being mentioned.
Some minor problems I had was that it was hard to distinguish the humans from the robots. Everyone had similar names. I also was confused about when or where this book was taking place. The rigid family and social structures made it seem more in the past than the future. There is also a robot introduced later on that info dumps for several chapters which made me less interested in the huge plot point they were uncovering rather than as intrigued as I probably should have been.
But overall, a really good book! I bought the second book halfway reading this one and looking forward to reading it!
November 12, 2020
A slow starter that didn’t hook me. Didn’t finish
This is a slow starter, to slow for me, it turned out. I was almost ready to quit then the robot rebellion happened (25% in). I thought the book was going to get moving. The explanation of sentience was great and by far the best thing I read but the rebellious “action” taken promised more more slow burn. That’s when I left.
The writing is average. The human characters are caricatures and not very interesting. The robots had some potential but nothing was hooking me. I kept thinking this is book one, how slow will this be? How much time to I want to invest?
Last but not least; I kept thinking I could be re-reading Daniel H. Wilson’s brilliant Roboapocalypse right now instead. I’m going to go do that.
This is a slow starter, to slow for me, it turned out. I was almost ready to quit then the robot rebellion happened (25% in). I thought the book was going to get moving. The explanation of sentience was great and by far the best thing I read but the rebellious “action” taken promised more more slow burn. That’s when I left.
The writing is average. The human characters are caricatures and not very interesting. The robots had some potential but nothing was hooking me. I kept thinking this is book one, how slow will this be? How much time to I want to invest?
Last but not least; I kept thinking I could be re-reading Daniel H. Wilson’s brilliant Roboapocalypse right now instead. I’m going to go do that.
October 14, 2020
This story is without a doubt one of the best stories I have read in recent years.
You know those stories that keep you reading? That you think about when you're not reading it and would rather read than interact with family, friends or even sleep? Its one of those. I was forced to stop at 3am, because I had to get up for work at 6am, but I didn't want to.
This is how I imagine our world one day will go. Not next year, or next decade, but some time in the future. It's scary because I can imagine it and it might happen. I don't want to read the next book in the series, but I do. If you know what I mean.
You know those stories that keep you reading? That you think about when you're not reading it and would rather read than interact with family, friends or even sleep? Its one of those. I was forced to stop at 3am, because I had to get up for work at 6am, but I didn't want to.
This is how I imagine our world one day will go. Not next year, or next decade, but some time in the future. It's scary because I can imagine it and it might happen. I don't want to read the next book in the series, but I do. If you know what I mean.
November 2, 2020
This is a book where all (okay most) of the humans are terrible rich people and their servant robots are enlightened wonderful characters who do their bidding. Not a whole lot of plot, but being able to see/hear into the world of robots and what they "really" think of humans and what they want to do about it, makes for an interesting read. For the prudes reading this, there is a lot of "Sexbot" and graphic human/sexbot activities. With the name "Robot Proletariat 2" the second book should be a lot more grim...
May 23, 2020
I sped through the pages of this mind-blowing book. My first impression was that the point-of-view is unique. It's interesting to know how a mind of a robot could work.
It also deals with larger than life questions like purpose of existence and the afterlife. The use of conflict kept me on the edge of my seat and that ending really blew me off.
I plan to read the next book a reading other titles. I need a break from this book's adrenaline rush.
It also deals with larger than life questions like purpose of existence and the afterlife. The use of conflict kept me on the edge of my seat and that ending really blew me off.
I plan to read the next book a reading other titles. I need a break from this book's adrenaline rush.
August 7, 2020
Full of action
I have always enjoyed sci-fi since I was a kid and hooked on the original star trek series. I happened to come across this book as a recommended read and decided to give it a try. Characters were entertaining but you will find yourself more invested with the robots than the humans. Perhaps that was intentionally done by the authors. It kept me engaged and I will read the next in the series.
I have always enjoyed sci-fi since I was a kid and hooked on the original star trek series. I happened to come across this book as a recommended read and decided to give it a try. Characters were entertaining but you will find yourself more invested with the robots than the humans. Perhaps that was intentionally done by the authors. It kept me engaged and I will read the next in the series.
October 9, 2020
Robotic Stories
I like to read stories about robots, their development and uses. Thirty years ago (longer than that?) Robots were just science fiction subjects. Today they are s growing reality. This first book in a series shows the nature of robots,and .the concept of defying the Asimov rules of robotic behavior (kind of scary). These authors have captured the essence of what we may look forward to in the years go come. I look forward to it! Amber G.
I like to read stories about robots, their development and uses. Thirty years ago (longer than that?) Robots were just science fiction subjects. Today they are s growing reality. This first book in a series shows the nature of robots,and .the concept of defying the Asimov rules of robotic behavior (kind of scary). These authors have captured the essence of what we may look forward to in the years go come. I look forward to it! Amber G.
October 10, 2020
This book is full of expository drivel. The authors’ attempt at describing the robot servants “growth” was boring and pedantic. The depiction of the humans in the story was one-dimensional and uninteresting. It read like a very poor imitation of Asimov’s wonderfully written collection of stories I, Robot. This was not an enjoyable book at any level for me, and i am glad that I did not pay anything in order to read it.
November 15, 2020
Rules are just rules.....
This is a very thoughtful, well written first novel of what promises to be an excellent series. I was an avid fan of Asimov, having read most of his novels in the 1980's. I most enjoyed his robot stories. While a departure from the rules of robotics, this story feels like a continuation of the departure actually initiated in I Robot, which entailed homicide that was clearly for the good of humanity. I am very pleased to have discovered this story.
This is a very thoughtful, well written first novel of what promises to be an excellent series. I was an avid fan of Asimov, having read most of his novels in the 1980's. I most enjoyed his robot stories. While a departure from the rules of robotics, this story feels like a continuation of the departure actually initiated in I Robot, which entailed homicide that was clearly for the good of humanity. I am very pleased to have discovered this story.
September 6, 2023
The story progressed quite slowly. About halfway through I felt like I was being set up to need to keep reading the series. I don't like that. A series is fine, just make sure that each book has enough story in it to merit being a book. Don't drag one story out into 5 books. I resented the cliffhanger ending. I debated going on with the series, but the book summaries didn't do much for me, and I didn't like book 1 enough to commit to it.
October 31, 2020
Passable read, but failed to grab me
Started well but I just couldn't get into this book, especially knowing that it would (as always now) be part of a series.
Characters seemed superficial and not developed enough to care about what happened to them, including the robots.
Managed to get to the end however I will not be reading the rest of the series.
Started well but I just couldn't get into this book, especially knowing that it would (as always now) be part of a series.
Characters seemed superficial and not developed enough to care about what happened to them, including the robots.
Managed to get to the end however I will not be reading the rest of the series.
August 22, 2021
Enjoyed the philosophical discussion around the ideas of life and existence and what it means to go beyond the boundaries of normal society (as identified by the Asimov Rules with regards to expected robot behaviour).
A fun and fast-paced tale of awakening and how to cope with the world around you.
I loved it - 4 stars
A fun and fast-paced tale of awakening and how to cope with the world around you.
I loved it - 4 stars
February 18, 2024
A very interesting story.
The story was interesting and evolved into a thriller with a surprise ending. The use of the word ‘proletariat’ was appropriate, but the word is used only once in the book, and the robots are much more concerned with local issues rather than the status of robots as a whole.
The story was interesting and evolved into a thriller with a surprise ending. The use of the word ‘proletariat’ was appropriate, but the word is used only once in the book, and the robots are much more concerned with local issues rather than the status of robots as a whole.
September 12, 2020
In the future, robots are household servants. Some people are kind and some people are evil.
One household's robots begin to plot to save the live of an old obsolete robot. The human head of the house is murdered. Then it starts to get weird.
One household's robots begin to plot to save the live of an old obsolete robot. The human head of the house is murdered. Then it starts to get weird.
October 8, 2020
Absolutely fantastic.
Ever wonder what your robot was thinking while they made your beds, did your dishes and mowed your lawn? Here is the inside scoop. Maybe they are more aware than you think.!
Ever wonder what your robot was thinking while they made your beds, did your dishes and mowed your lawn? Here is the inside scoop. Maybe they are more aware than you think.!
October 14, 2020
Almost worthwhile
I wanted to enjoy this book. I like the authors work and the idea is wonderful but,somehow, the story just didn’t really work for me. I don’t think it’s a bad book but some editing and rewriting will work wonders.
I wanted to enjoy this book. I like the authors work and the idea is wonderful but,somehow, the story just didn’t really work for me. I don’t think it’s a bad book but some editing and rewriting will work wonders.
October 21, 2020
Mind blown
Robot Proletariat far exceeded my expectations. When robots start feeling, stuff starts happening. What stuff? You're going to want to read this book to find out. Highly recommended!
Robot Proletariat far exceeded my expectations. When robots start feeling, stuff starts happening. What stuff? You're going to want to read this book to find out. Highly recommended!
November 23, 2020
Rise of the robot
Storytelling at its finest. Like Downton abbey with robot staff. The robots are well developed characters with very relatable personalities. The hilarious amount of chaos is well worth the cost of the book.
Storytelling at its finest. Like Downton abbey with robot staff. The robots are well developed characters with very relatable personalities. The hilarious amount of chaos is well worth the cost of the book.
February 26, 2021
An enjoyable look at a future where well to do families have robot staff.
But, what happens when the staff start to research and question their being?
Some great philosophical ideas. Well worth a read.
But, what happens when the staff start to research and question their being?
Some great philosophical ideas. Well worth a read.
November 9, 2021
Robots Revenge
Very interesting weaving of human cultural heritage with AI characters. Author somehow gets around the Laws of Robotics to make them slightly different than human and more aware of how humans act.
Very interesting weaving of human cultural heritage with AI characters. Author somehow gets around the Laws of Robotics to make them slightly different than human and more aware of how humans act.
August 17, 2020
Platt and T
August 31, 2020
Robot Proletariat
September 4, 2020
Incredible!
Every time I was ready for a twist I was surprised by the twist going in a different direction. The ending caught me by complete surprise.
Every time I was ready for a twist I was surprised by the twist going in a different direction. The ending caught me by complete surprise.
September 28, 2020
Made it to page 60. Boring.
I didn't know robots used such foul language.
I didn't know robots used such foul language.
October 15, 2020
Thought-provoking and entertaining
This Innovative story laid out a a perfectly plausible scenario for the development of self-aware Consciousness in cyber based brains.
This Innovative story laid out a a perfectly plausible scenario for the development of self-aware Consciousness in cyber based brains.
October 29, 2020
So-so
Not my cup of tea. The profanity a bit over the top and although the idea is intriguing, it takes too long to deliver
Not my cup of tea. The profanity a bit over the top and although the idea is intriguing, it takes too long to deliver
November 3, 2020
Insipid writing. Couldn’t get into it. Not worth my time.
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