The complete collection of Isaac Asimov's classic Robot stories. In these stories, Asimov creates the Three Laws of Robotics and ushers in the Robot Age -- when Earth is ruled by master-machines and when robots are more human than mankind. The Complete Robot is the ultimate collection of timeless, amazing and amusing robot stories from the greatest science fiction writer of all time, offering golden insights into robot thought processes. Asimov's Three Laws of Robotics were programmed into real computers thirty years ago at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology -- with suprising results. Readers of today still have many surprises in store!
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THE DEFINATIVE COLLECTION OF ROBOT STORIES.
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Isaac Asimov was the Grand Master of the Science Fiction Writers of America, the founder of robot ethics, the world's most prolific author of fiction and non-fiction. The Good Doctor's fiction has been enjoyed by millions for more than half a century.
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131 of 138 people found the following review helpful
Format:Mass Market Paperback
Not so much review as info - I own this book, and was wondering if it had the I, Robot book's stories, to read before seeing the movie. The first review listed here said that it's not really complete, and you'd still need I, Robot (and two others). But a quick cross-check of I, Robot's contents with this book's reveals that all 9 of the I, Robot stories are indeed included in The Complete Robot.
Robot Visions has 7 of the 9 I, Robot stories, plus 2 stories from Bicentennial Man, plus 2 others. The Complete Robot includes the 2 from Bicentennial Man, but not the other two.
Robot Dreams is actually a more generic compendium and has only three robot stories, the title story being unique to Robot Dreams. The other three are included in The Complete Robot (one of those is from I, Robot as well).
So The Complete Robot has all the I, Robot stories, and all the robot stories of Robot Dreams and Robot Visions excepting their respective title stories, which were newly written for those books and together with the fantastic artwork of Ralph McQuarrie probably justifies the purchase for collectors, completists and fans.
21 of 21 people found the following review helpful
Format:Hardcover
This collection of classic science fiction short stories works on a number of levels.
First and foremost, this is darn good reading, filled with Asimov's good humor and ability to tell an entertaining story.
Secondly, it is mostly a prelude to his robot novels, Empire series, and Foundation series. Most of the stories are in a time period before CAVES OF STEEL. One obvious exception is an Elijah Bailey & R. Daneel Olivaw short which is a follow-up to the first two robot novels. One story, "Victory Unintentional", refers to the Terrestrian Empire, and others, especially some of the Susan Calvin stories, have to do with man's first expansion beyond our own Solar system.
Thirdly, we're given a variety of levels of science-fiction writing. We're told where the original stories were first published, and we see Asimov's versatility and ability to write for various markets. Many come from Astounding/Analog, the magazine which published the hardest core science fiction. A couple come from the Ziff-Davis magazines, AMAZING STORIES & FANTASTIC which were soft-core s-f magazines. A couple come from THE MAGAZINE OF FANTASY & SCIENCE-FICTION which had a more literary slant. Several other classic s-f magazines are represented. However, some stories come from non science-fiction magazines, such as SATURDAY EVENING POST and the Boy Scout magazine BOY'S LIFE, each carefully tailored for the market.
As noted by others, the Susan Calvin stories are especially good. They, along with a few other stories, appear to have been slightly revised for the sake of continuity. In fact, I question whether or not Susan Calvin was originally mentioned in "Robbie", Asimov's first robot story. Somehow, I doubt it.
At any rate, this is easily one of the best collections of classic science-fiction as well as being just plain darn good reading that you'll find.
16 of 18 people found the following review helpful
Format:Mass Market Paperback
I suppose I'm biased as an Asimov fan, but I really think it's a shame this book is out of print in the U.S. It was worth the $20.00+ price. If you want to read the robot stories of Asimov's which he did not include in _I, Robot_ ("Robot AL-76 Goes Astray" was great), this is a must.
Most Recent Customer Reviews
Loved it
Love Isaac Asimov and this book is the best. It has a lot of different robot's stories. Excellent book!! If you like sci fiction you will love it too!!.
Published 23 days ago by Sar
Great place to introduce yourself to Asimov's world....
While it doesn't contain every single one of Isaac Asimov's robot short stories (he wrote a few after this was published), 'The Complete Robot' is still a valuable collection for... Read more
Published 6 months ago by H. Jin
Great Service
This review is for the seller, the_book_depository_, not the book itself, since I haven't read it yet.
The book arrived way before the expected time. Read more
The book arrived way before the expected time. Read more
Published 13 months ago by Khalifa Alhazaa
asimov, science fiction
So pleased to have this excellent collection of short stories that I have wanted for a long time. Good merchandise, good service.
Published 20 months ago by Mary A. Stokes
The classic tales and hisory of science fiction's most renowned robots
Asimov's robot tales remain classic, timeless science fiction stories, some 68 to 32 years after their publication. Read more
Published 24 months ago by Adriano1977
this book is amazing
this book is an amazing book. i enjoyed so many of the stories and this one book marked my love for asimov's work. Read more
Published on January 25, 2010 by Nathan C. Sweet
Not Free SF Reader
As well as the stories, the book is structured thus :
Introduction
Some Non-human Robots
Some Immobile Robots
Some Metallic Robots
Some Humanoid... Read more
Introduction
Some Non-human Robots
Some Immobile Robots
Some Metallic Robots
Some Humanoid... Read more
Published on November 21, 2007 by Blue Tyson
Good Enough, But Past It's Time
With the (at the time) upcoming "I, Robot" film starring Will Smith about to hit theaters, I decided to re-read this book from my high school years and brush up on all the fun I... Read more
Published on November 11, 2004 by Norm Zurawski
A wonderful variety of short stories
I'm no diehard Asimov fan, but I could hardly put down this collection of short stories. Perhaps it was the variety that I liked most. Read more
Published on October 17, 2003 by Jeff Barnes
The dear dr. Susan Calvin
Among the thirty-one short stories, totalling some
200.000 words, included in "the complete robot", I
particular enjoyed the 10 stories featuring
chief... Read more
200.000 words, included in "the complete robot", I
particular enjoyed the 10 stories featuring
chief... Read more
Published on March 12, 2003 by Simon Laub
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