英文名著--The Naked Sun - Isaac Asimov.pdf

The Naked Sun Book Jacket A BOUT THE A UTHOR Isaac Asimov is regarded as one of the greatest science-fiction writers of our time, as well as a valued contributor to the world of science He holds a Ph D in Chemistry from Columbia University (1948) and, though he no longer lives in the Boston area, is an Associate Professor of Biochemistry at Boston University He has received numerous awards for his inspiring scientific articles covering a wide range of subjects In this novel, Dr Asimov’s probing imagination has created a fascinating adventure set in the far-distant future--an adventure that could change from fiction to fact any day now THE NA KED SUN isaac asimov Copyright © 1956, 1957 To Noreen and Nick Falasca, for inviting me, To Tony Boucher, for introducing me, and To One Hundred Unusual Hours Contents 1 A Question Is Asked 2 A Friend Is Encountered 3 A Victim Is Named 4 A Woman Is Viewed 5 A Crime Is Discussed 6 A Theory Is Refuted 7 A Doctor Is Prodded 8 A Spacer Is Defied 9 A Robot Is Stymied 10 A Culture Is Traced 11 A Farm Is Inspected 12 A Target Is Missed 13 A Roboticist Is Confronted 14 A Motive Is Revealed 15 A Portrait Is Colored 16 A Solution Is Offered 17 A Meeting Is Held 18 A Question Is Answered 1 A Question Is Asked STUBBORNLY Elijah Baley fought panic For two weeks it had been building up Longer than that, even It had been building up ever since they had called him to Washington and there calmly told him he was being reassigned The call to Washington had been disturbing enough in itself It came without details, a mere summons; and that made it worse It included travel slips directing round trip by plane and that made it still worse Partly it was the sense of urgency introduced by any order for plane travel Partly it was the thought of the plane; simply that Still, that was just the beginning of uneasiness and, as yet, easy to suppress After all, Lije Baley had been in a plane four times before