Nemesis - Tak's Reading Room

386 pages

English language

Published Aug. 18, 1990 by Bantam Books.

ISBN:: 978-0-553-28628-1
OCLC Number:: 320312075

(1 review)

Tearing its way through space on a collision course for Earth is Nemesis, a fiery ball of destruction, a dwarf star as red as the color of blood. Circling Nemesis is Rotor, an Earth colony whose occupants have cut themselves off from the anarchy and degeneration of an old and wasted world to form their own utopian existence. For them Rotor is a kind of Ark; one with hidden dangers that must be understood.

Set in the twenty-third century, this novel was written two years before Asimov's death, and is part of his unified History involving his Robot stories and the Empire series of stories. This story deals with a point in time just before the discovery of true FTL travel becomes possible.

Tearing its way through space on a collision course for Earth is Nemesis, a fiery ball of destruction, a dwarf star as red as the color of blood. Circling Nemesis is Rotor, an Earth colony whose occupants have cut themselves off from the anarchy and degeneration of an old and wasted world to form their own utopian existence. For them Rotor is a kind of Ark; one with hidden dangers that must be understood.

Set in the twenty-third century, this novel was written two years before Asimov's death, and is part of his unified History involving his Robot stories and the Empire series of stories. This story deals with a point in time just before the discovery of true FTL travel becomes possible.

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dorian@cutebook.club reviewed Nemesis by Isaac Asimov

My review of 'Nemesis'

5 stars

In the grand scheme of things, we are all impotent. That is the lesson I took from this story. This was a great read. I really loved the story, and quite often read longer than I had intended to because I was so engrossed. But, having finished it, I find myself thinking of little more than one of the minor characters. Janus Pitt convinced the people of his settlement to leave the solar system and strike out for a new star system to colonize. He had grand visions of performing a great experiment, of populating and entire system with a homogenous culture that would thereby be devoid of the chaos and political struggles so endemic to the planet of humanity's origin.

Janus' plans were spoiled in a way and ultimately he was powerless. If we strive for power over others in order to enact our plans we will meet the …

In the grand scheme of things, we are all impotent. That is the lesson I took from this story. This was a great read. I really loved the story, and quite often read longer than I had intended to because I was so engrossed. But, having finished it, I find myself thinking of little more than one of the minor characters. Janus Pitt convinced the people of his settlement to leave the solar system and strike out for a new star system to colonize. He had grand visions of performing a great experiment, of populating and entire system with a homogenous culture that would thereby be devoid of the chaos and political struggles so endemic to the planet of humanity's origin.

Janus' plans were spoiled in a way and ultimately he was powerless. If we strive for power over others in order to enact our plans we will meet the same end. To be able to coerce and cajole either a few or many people to work towards our own goals can certainly feel like a great deal of power and control, but when all is said and done the universe is so much more vast than we can ever be and we must submit to being nothing more than an individual with limited power, control, and life.

Subjects

Science Fiction
Science Fiction - General
Fiction
Fiction - Science Fiction
Fiction / Science Fiction / General