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Robot Dreams

By: Isaac Asimov
Narrated by: George Guidall
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Summary

In a career spanning nearly 50 years, Isaac Asimov - science writer, historian, and futurist - accurately predicted how technological breakthroughs would be developed and utilized, years before they became reality. His foresight envisioned calculators, computerized cars, and advances in the field of robotics as chronicled in such popular books as I, Robot; Robots and Empire; and The Robots of Dawn.

Robot Dreams spans the body of his fiction from the 1940s to the mid ’80s, featuring all of the classic Asimovian themes - from the scientific puzzle and the extraterrestrial thriller to the psychological discourse. In addition to the title story (a Locus poll winner and Hugo and Nebula Award finalist), this collection features several of Asimov’s robot tales. A robopsychologist must outwit a machine determined to stay hidden in "Little Lost Robot"; a woman’s talent for "Light Verse" overshadows her true accomplishments with her robot servants; "The Last Question" presented to computer after computer over a hundred billion years may remain forever unanswered…and 17 more future visions from the grand master of science fiction.

©1986 Byron Preiss Visual Publications, Inc., Isaac Asimov (P)2014 Recorded Books Anthologies & Short Stories Fantasy Fiction Hard Science Fiction Science Fiction Technology Robotics Thought-Provoking Funny
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Truly great writing. Thought provoking, intelligent & entertaining. A collection of stories that leaves you asking questions about what is possible.

fantastic

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Read it as a teenager. 40 years later still relevant. Brings back so many memories.

Classic SciFi from The Master

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The stories are very intriguing and engaging, however the narration really detracts from the overall enjoyment of the book - there are stops at odd places of the sentence, and sometimes it's quite hard to distinguish between characters.

Love the stories, hate the narration

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Somewhat accurate, total recall - never ignore the words spoken on this planet - it’s the gist, not the intention and mistakes happen because we’re implanted with adverts, that deceive as we choose to believe- awareness and psychic abilities exist. It’s a weird world and it’s the symbols below consciousness that influence more outcomes than verbal agreements. Diplomacy matters more than religion.

Very clever

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Narrator takes a bit of getting used to, sounds like he has had a stroke, however he does have good comic timing

Some real gems

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