Robot Dreams

Masterworks of Science Fiction & Fantasy

Isaac Asimov, Ralph McQuarrie, Ralph McQuarrie

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ACE BOOKS
01 June 1990

Science fiction; Science; Robots; Future Society

Series: Masterworks of Science Fiction & Fantasy

"From Isaac Asimov-the bestselling author of I, Robot and Foundation-comes a collection of 20 of his best science fiction stories.

""His name is synonymous with all that is best in science fiction.""-The New York Times

In a career spanning nearly fifty 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.

Robot Dreams spans the body of his fiction from the 1940s to the mid-1980s, featuring all of the classic Asimovian themes-from the scientific puzzle and the extraterrestrial thriller to the psychological discourse-presented by the author in an introductory essay.

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 Robot Lost;"" a woman's talent for ""Light Verse"" overshadows her true accomplishments with her robot servants; and ""The Last Question"" presented to computer after computer over a hundred billion years may remain forever unanswered."

By: Isaac Asimov, Ralph McQuarrie
Illustrated by: Ralph McQuarrie
Imprint: ACE BOOKS
Country of Publication: United States
Dimensions: Height: 175mm, Width: 105mm, Spine: 21mm
Weight: 193g
ISBN: 9780441731541
ISBN 10: 0441731546
Series: Masterworks of Science Fiction & Fantasy
Pages: 400
Publication Date: 01 June 1990
Recommended Age: From 18 years
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Reviews for Robot Dreams (Masterworks of Science Fiction & Fantasy)

Praise for Robot Dreams Classic science fiction...includes many of Asimov's best. --Chronicle The collection gathers 20 of Asimov's greatest (with Asimov, the word 'great' is no mere hyperbole), older short stories, plus one new tale written especially for this book, and an important essay which opens the book. --Starlog