Robota

[Johnny Pneumatic]

Its by Orson Scott Card and Doug Chiang. 1/3 novel 2/3 amazing art. Finished it today.

[voidx]

Ordered and received it, yet have not read it yet. How did you like it? The book itself is a piece of art. Easily the nicest looking book I own.

[Johnny Pneumatic]

good book:) the "brushed metal" cover look is cool.
[dchiang.com]cool robota videos

[Johnny Pneumatic]

Its not Hard Sci-Fi:( but the story is well written.

[corplinx]

i tried to get into it but it struck me as just being a gimmick

purty pictures though

[Hexxenhammer]

The robots aren't allegorical Mormons, are they?

[Johnny Pneumatic]

Originally posted by Hexxenhammer
The robots aren't allegorical Mormons, are they?

Has Card done that before?

[Jon.]

Originally posted by SkepticJ
Has Card done that before?

His Homecoming series was a pastiche of the whole move-out-to-Utah thing. Either that or the Book of Mormon itself, not sure which. While it had some moments, the ending really ruined it for me. And I think the Alvin Maker series is a pastiche of the life of LDS founder Joseph Smith Jr., but I haven't read it.

I'm actually working on the latest (last?) book in the Shadow series now. Not bad, but nothing of his I've read comes anywhere near Ender's Game and Speaker For The Dead, IMO.

[Boo]

Ender's Game and Speaker for the Dead are his best work, I agree. The early Alvin stories were interesting but began to pale after awhile. One I enjoyed the first time around but have difficulty rereading is Pastwatch: The Redemption of Christopher Columbus.

I will have to look for Robota, now.



Boo

[athon]

Originally posted by Boo
Ender's Game and Speaker for the Dead are his best work, I agree. The early Alvin stories were interesting but began to pale after awhile. One I enjoyed the first time around but have difficulty rereading is Pastwatch: The Redemption of Christopher Columbus.

I will have to look for Robota, now.



Boo

I started off loving Alvin Maker. It had such great potential; the whole Making / Unmaking thing, the 'knack' talent that most people possess... it was rather cool. Sure, some of it was wanky, but I actually liked reading it.

I thought it was going to end with number 4... and it didn't. So I read number 5, wanting the Unmaker to come into it more... and nothing. It's turning into another Jordan 'Waste of Time' series, where each book does nothing to really progress the story. I refuse to read any more; the latest one again doesn't seem to finish things.

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