Reviews

The Cosmic Computer by H. Beam Piper

wunder's review against another edition

4.0

A surprisingly perceptive story about the economic, social, and personal consequences of a search for a supercomputer that can predict the future. Just the belief in the computer has huge effects.

Yes, a few bits haven't aged well in the years since 1963, but even the Poictesme melon brandy might be losing its edge after fifty years. But I do wish he'd chosen something else for the "Seshan" accent that the serving robot has. That was way too close to Black English. Yuk.

I read this in the Standard Ebooks edition, which was very nicely produced.

Short and worth a read, if you are into that era of SF.

nic_reads_i_guess's review

lighthearted medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

3.5

A super fun old school sci-fi romp.
The plot was the main drive so not much char dev, don’t come here for that, but if you want a peak into classic sci-fi (with far less dryness than Foundation) this is for you! 

random_shoes's review

4.0

This was such a fun and entertaining read. Classic science fiction boss are so much more fun to read and this one is in that category.
It's plot is interesting and enjoyable and the way they thought about where technology was going is so much fun to read.
Definitely recommended.