Isaac Asimov's Robots in Time: Book 1: Predator (Bk. 1) [Mass Market Paperback]

William F. Wu (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: November 30, 2004 | Series: Isaac Asimov's Robots in Time (Book 1)

An experimental robot and a team of human experts are on the trail of a renegade robot that has broken itself down into six pieces and launched them into the past. The team must retrieve all the pieces before the human past--and its future--is changed. Original.

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About the Author

William F. Wu is a five- time nominee for the Hugo, Nebula, and World Fantasy Awards. --This text refers to the Paperback edition.

Product Details

• Mass Market Paperback: 272 pages
• Publisher: I Books (November 30, 2004)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0743497708
• ISBN-13: 978-0743497701
• Product Dimensions: 6.6 x 4.2 x 1.2 inches
• Shipping Weight: 4.8 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 2.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #4,206,889 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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3 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Great for Teens, not for Adult readers or die-hard fans, August 19, 2005

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Stettin Palver (Galactic Empire) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Isaac Asimov's Robots in Time: Book 1: Predator (Bk. 1) (Mass Market Paperback)

I aquired this book along with about 16 Isaac Asimov classics (Foundation series, Caves of Steel, etc). I plan on reading the Foundation/Robot series chronologically from the beginning. If you are a die-hard fan like me, you will find this book/series unbearable. The book is written for a young reader according to the author. This is seen through the repetition of every single 3 law conflict over and over throughout the novel. Every situation is explained in detail with reason why Robot X can or can't do because of Law X. For a new reader that isn't familiar with Asimov this book would probably be very informative. If you are interested in Time travel, buy The End of Eternity by Asimov. If you want to read up on the 3 Laws, buy "I Robot". If you want a combination of both for a younger reader, buy this book.

0 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars written on childish intellectual level, yet not even good as that, February 13, 2007

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Grant Reiner - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Isaac Asimov's Robots in Time: Predator (Bk. 1) (Paperback)

I read about half the book before calling it quits for good. I love the real Issaac Asimov stories, but this is not even a respectable imitator (if there are any at all).

First, we are expected to buy the idea of time travel into the past--a logical impossibility that has occasionally been gotten away with when there was great action or character development to compensate. Halfway through, I realized that this book would have neither of these. Instead, two of the main characters, an outdoorsman and paleantologist inexplicably bicker with each other about nothing at all, from the moment they meet.

Wu's hidden agenda seems to be to advocate environmentalism, a religion the daily tabloids and ivory tower politician/pseudo-scientists are doing enough to disseminate on their own.

This is not even good for children, as it is poorly written, is philosophically flawed, and is uselessly descriptive (e.g., the main female character is described as 'pretty'...so what?).

Fortunately, I've yet to read over half of the REAL Asimov stories, so I have something to look forward to.