The Naked Sun by Isaac Asimov

Goodreads Blurb: Like all Earthmen, detective Elijah Baley has a terror of open landscape., of the naked sun.

Reacting in fear of the technological superiority of the Outer Worlds, the people of Earth have hidden themselves in vast underground cities, nursing a hatred for Spacers. The fifty Outer Worlds of the Spacers together are home to fewer people than planet Earth. And home to many, many more robots. Earthmen hate Spacer robots, too…

But Baley doesn’t. He once had a robot partner, R. Daneel – and when the authorities of the planet Solaria request terrestrial assistance in investigating a murder, Baley is once again teamed with Daneel. He is the first Earthmen in a millennium to travel to the Outer Worlds… and he must endure the glare of a sun far more deadly than Earth’s.

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Rating: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

Goodreads Review: My God, that ending. As a whodunnit you will absolutely not see it coming, as a deeper exploration of man’s existence in the universe when earth can no longer contain him the final sentiment is almost haunting. And yes my fellow shippers, I am pleased to announce- this book is even gayer than the last one.

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Black Holes: The End of the Universe? By John G. Taylor

Goodreads Blurb: In addition to the basic information needed to understand what a black hole is, this book also explains what the existence of black holes might mean for the future of our solar system and planet. Scientists’ latest findings about the interiors of black holes and our changing understanding of the forces of nature are included in this first-time trade paperback edition. This examination of space and time asks us to contemplate the paradox of a beginning with no beginning and a future with no future.

Rating: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

Goodreads Review: A very fascinating book – but I think I could have done without that opening monologue about how we have to stop worshipping at the feet of the unknown. Not that it wasn’t thought provoking but it did come off a bit like someone’s religious parents didn’t hug them enough as a child.

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