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I, Robot
- Narrated by: William Hope
- Length: 9 hrs and 6 mins
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I, Robot
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Summary
Isaac Asimov’s Robot series – from the iconic collection I, Robot to four classic novels – contains some of the most influential works in the history of science fiction. Establishing and testing the Three Laws of Robotics, they continue to shape the understanding and design of artificial intelligence to this day.
What happens when a robot begins to question its creators? What would be the consequences of creating a robot with a sense of humour? Or the ability to lie? How do we truly tell the difference between man and machine?
In I, Robot, Asimov sets out the Three Laws of Robotics – designed to protect humans from their robotic creations – and pushes them to their limits and beyond.
Following genius robopsychologist Dr. Susan Calvin and engineers Powell and Donovan, these short stories helped to transform artificial intelligence from a dream into a science and changed perceptions of robots for ever.
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Critic reviews
‘An exciting science thriller…’
New York Times
‘Isaac Asimov was one of the great explainers of the age…It will never be known how many practicing scientists today, in how many countries, owe their initial inspiration to a book, article, or short story by Isaac Asimov’
Carl Sagan
‘Asimov displayed one of the most dynamic imaginations in science fiction’
Daily Telegraph
‘Asimov’s career was one of the most formidable in science fiction’
The Times
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- Josef Tyler
- 25-01-20
Classic title from a classic author.
I, Robot is Isaac Asimov's exploration of a future defined by robots and machine intelligences. Entertaining, intelligent and human throughout, the story is well-read by the narrator.
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- Thomas
- 01-02-20
Asimov is a visionary
Asimov is a master of science fiction writing and this is one of his greatest works
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- Jim
- 05-09-21
Nothing like the film but wonderful
A fantastic journey into how the world could be and the problems the 3 simple robot rules could cause
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- Uncle Dragon
- 01-04-20
Brilliant despite being dated
Even though Asimov's ideas about Computers, Communications and Atomic Power appear naive to us now, these stories are still powerful and relevant today.
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- Anonymous User
- 26-09-22
A good book for new listeners
I really enjoyed the engagement of the narrator, makes it a lot easier for me to distinguish who is saying what “i know i had a problem with this while reading Dune”
It helps keep me engaged in the story and build characters. A very good listen for people who find it hard to follow more intricate books on paper like myself.
The book is entertaining and even gave me some chuckles. If you don’t like the voice of the narrator read the book yourself
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- Matt Carter
- 09-06-20
Don't think this is like the film, it's better.
Yes, of course is dated which makes it even more interesting. The collection of short stories is set in the early 21st century with global political upheaval, a divide Europe, with a politically and economically emergent Asia. By 2008 it had talking devices. by anyone's reckoning, that's not a bad guess.
The dialogue is bizarrely confrontational for much of the time not particularly helped by the delivery from William Hope. So only a 4/5 overall.
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- ET
- 16-09-24
Everyone should listen
I, Robot is a really good book and the rendition was great. It is well worth a listen, especially for anyone currently thinking about modern AI as Asimov has walked these philosophical paths in this book.
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- Glezza
- 21-11-23
Superb performance and very different from the film but a telling warning of how Ai may affect humanity
I love the movie inspired by this book but the book is an entirely different story from the movie and it is a very telling warning about how Ai and machine thinking may affect humanity!
The performance is absolutely enthralling and is an example of why an audible account is such an important thing to have!
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- Claudiu
- 27-02-21
Not quite what I have expected
I expected to hear one story about robots, or The Robot, but the book has multiple stories, short ones... however, the stories are interesting.
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- Peter Szabo
- 31-03-22
amazing
it was brilliant, really enjoyed it. William Hope is a genius with his voice acting
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