Isaac Asimov's Robot City, Volumes 1 and 2 [Paperback]

Michael P. Kube-Mcdowell (Author), Mike Mcquay (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: November 1, 1999 | Series: Robot City (Two in One Collection) (Book 2)

BEYOND AURORA AWAITS A BRAVE NEW WORLD....OF ROBOTS

A man without a memory is stranded in a world-enveloping city filled with robots gone wild. At his side is a mysterious young woman who claims to know who he is but refuses to tell him. According to The Three Laws of Robotics,"A robot may not injure a human being," which narrows the suspects dramatically when the robots find a dead human body.

The man calls himself Derec; the woman is know as Katherine. Their real identities, along with that of the murder victim and the murderer, are just a few of the life-and-death mysteries the unlikely pair are forced to solve to survive on the fantastic streets of Isaac Asimov's Robot City.

The late Isaac Asimov challenged a talented group of science-fiction writers to resolve the conundrums he set for them in this complex robot mystery set early in the timeline of his robot and Foundation universes.

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Product Details

• Paperback: 448 pages
• Publisher: I Books (November 1, 1999)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0671038931
• ISBN-13: 978-0671038939
• Product Dimensions: 8.2 x 5.3 x 1.3 inches
• Shipping Weight: 14.1 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (13 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #777,869 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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9 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Fantastic piece of reading, July 16, 2000

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"subwolf" - See all my reviews

This review is from: Isaac Asimov's Robot City, Volumes 1 and 2 (Paperback)

Absolutely brilliant, in my humble opinion. I picked it up to read one night in bed, and apart from sleeping & eating, I didn't stop till the next evening. Through Asimov's helpful attitude & guidance, these authors have turned out an excellent read, which I thoroughly enjoyed. I'm potentially worried about diffferent authors doing a story along the same lines, while it allows for changes & invididualism, sometimes reading a series of books means you'll get the same 'writers attitude' whereas with this series you'll encounter a few different 'attitudes'... if this was anything to go by though, I have no concerns. :)

7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Asimov gave them permision, March 16, 2000

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Peter Eschenbrenner (USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Isaac Asimov's Robot City, Volumes 1 and 2 (Paperback)

First of all you have to understand that Asimov had planned for this book to be written and set out guidelines for the authors to follow. Michael P. Kube-McDowell and Mike McQuay have done an excelent job of honoring the foundation/robot universe and their interpretations only improve the depth and color of the story. I think Asimov is smiling on this one.

6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Captivating, but incomplete (more to come?), November 28, 1999

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Virgil Green (St. Louis, MO) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Isaac Asimov's Robot City, Volumes 1 and 2 (Paperback)

I enjoyed this work more than many I've read lately. Good sci-fi without trying to push all the moral envelopes. This is the kind of fiction I've missed in my recent reading.

Sadly, I find that there are too many questions left open at the end of the book. I want the answers. Will I find them in upcoming novels and will it be in a timely fashion? I hope so.

I'd have given the book five stars if it had wrapped up more loose ends.