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Asimov's Chimera. 2001 Asimov's Chimera
by Mark W. Tiedemann
First Edition 2001
ibooks
New York
ISBN 0743412974
Trade paperback
Cover illustration by Bruce Jensen
464 pages
Price: $14.95

Notes
Asimov's Chimera, a Robot novel by Mark W. Tiedemann based the stories of Isaac Asimov.

The second of a series of Robot mystery novels.

The image opposite and the blurb below are from the 2005 ibooks paperback edition, ISBN 0743498321. Cover illustration by Bruce Jensen.

Publisher’s Blurb – Lower Cover
"Tiedemann constructs an elaborate mystery that would do Raymond Chandler proud . . . He honors Asimov's original concern with making the mystery elements of his hybrid novels as important as the SF. Additionally, Tiedemann draws some convincing characters, perhaps better than Asimov ever did."

The Second Law of Robotics states that a robot must obey the orders given it by human beings, except where such orders would conflict with the First Law.

Coren Lanra is the head of security for DyNan Manual Industries. A former Special Service agent, he's never cared for bureaucracy, piracy, or deception. And he hates mysteries.

Lanra's troubles begin with the death of Nyom Looms, daughter of DyNan president Rega Looms, during an ill-fated mission to smuggle illegal immigrants from Earth to the colony Nova Levis – all were apparently murdered, but why? The only clue might be contained within the positronic brain of a robot that had accompanied the victims, but it has been deactivated, and Lanra is denied access to its memories.

With the help of roboticist Derec Avery and Auroran ambassador Ariel Burgess – whom he aided in exposing an anti-robot conspiracy on Earth a year before – Lanra searches for the identity of a killer, before more lives are lost.

"Dialogue and plot are crisp and tight, and the characters are distinct and multilayered. This is superior franchise fiction, designed for adults with a taste for mystery and rigorous logic."

 
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