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Robot Dreams

By: Isaac Asimov
Narrated by: George Guidall
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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 Robotics Thought-Provoking Funny

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Asimov was on time, on point, a man, racing ahead of women. Should he have? You decide.
A very well written account of all things are possible but not always predictable, and or probable.

Try it and know clues

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Fantastic compilation of short stories. Thought provoking and relevant, addressing the philosophical questions that should underpin our relationship with technology.

The original “Black Mirror”

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Scifi delight
A magnificent example of a sci-fi genius in this collection of stories. Differing tales with a central theme of ‘what if?’

Scifi delight!

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An excellent collection of Asimov stories that grounds the fantastical and far fetched firmly in reality.

Didn’t want it to end

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Top quality fiction and narration. Also includes The last Question, one of the best short stories ever written.

Excellent

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I liked this book it’s really is an interesting listen
If you love science fiction.

Great listen

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enjoyed every minute of it! both the book and the narration is sooo good!! whether you are a fan of science or not you will love it

enjoyable!

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I've never read or listened to works of Asimov before and this edition has ignited a curious search for more of his work. At no point did I ever feel the writing/dialogue was dated, the science is accurate for it's time and the stories feel just as relevant today as they ever did.

It's prompted me to pick up his novels when I've been out and about and book stores and I'm a convert. I'd likely pick up a physical copy of this too.

My only concerns with this edition was that the narration had taken a little while before I got used to it. But then I soon felt it fit the stories.

The frustrating thing was that the individual short stories/chapters aren't listed. I never knew whether Chapter 4 would be a continuation of what I was listening to or the beginning of the next story.

My introduction to Asimov

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I have no complaints about the narration, it seems to me to be appropriate to the period the stories were written. My chief annoyance is that the chapters aren’t named. The is very frustrating.

Old familiar stories

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I loved reading Asimov in my teens and now in later life I'm enjoying having them read for me, especially when they are so well read.
Exllent job from George Guildall, thankyou for bringing the stories to life. My only qualms about the book was it didn't include more of Isaac Asimovs robot stories, but that would have been down to the great man himself I guess.

A blast from the past.

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