Book Excerpt for the Day

    “Greetings, travelers!” exclaimed the male half of the pair, as they approached.  “Tell me, have you thought about-“

    “No,” said Rex.

    The two stopped in front of us and the young man laughed politely.  “You didn’t let me finish,” he said.  “Have you thought-“

    “No,” said Rex again.  “I haven’t.  Whatever it is, the meaning of life, where I’ll go after death, whether robots have souls, I can pretty much guarantee you I haven’t thought about it.”

    The pair laughed nervously.

    “He’s not lying,” I said.  “Rex doesn’t have an introspective bone in his body.  He’s all surface.”

    (from Aye, Robot, by Robert Kroese)

     7½*/10.  The full review is here.

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