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Good old-timey ( '40s'-50's) science fiction by one of John W Campbell's acolytes. It follows Simak's non conventional view of humanity's destiny from the mid Twentieth Century to thousands of years into the future, in a series of interrelated stories, collected here in one volume. Some of Simak's themes here are also some of Issac Asimov's favorite topics: the future of human settlements (cities); interaction with artificial intelligence ( robots); agoraphobia. Had something to do with the mid-20th gestalt, I guess.
Age has rendered the stories a bit quaint but there's no denying the imagination.
Good old-timey ( '40s'-50's) science fiction by one of John W Campbell's acolytes. It follows Simak's non conventional view of humanity's destiny from the mid Twentieth Century to thousands of years into the future, in a series of interrelated stories, collected here in one volume. Some of Simak's themes here are also some of Issac Asimov's favorite topics: the future of human settlements (cities); interaction with artificial intelligence ( robots); agoraphobia. Had something to do with the mid-20th gestalt, I guess.
Age has rendered the stories a bit quaint but there's no denying the imagination.
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Apr 07, 2025 05:08AM
I love Simak’s robots.
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Jenkins, the robo-butler, is one of the best bits of the book.
