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I, Robot

By: Isaac Asimov
Narrated by: William Hope
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Isaac Asimov’s Robot series – from the iconic collection I, Robot to four classic novels – contains some of the most influential works in the history of science fiction. Establishing and testing the Three Laws of Robotics, they continue to shape the understanding and design of artificial intelligence to this day.

What happens when a robot begins to question its creators? What would be the consequences of creating a robot with a sense of humour? Or the ability to lie? How do we truly tell the difference between man and machine?

In I, Robot, Asimov sets out the Three Laws of Robotics – designed to protect humans from their robotic creations – and pushes them to their limits and beyond.

Following genius robopsychologist Dr. Susan Calvin and engineers Powell and Donovan, these short stories helped to transform artificial intelligence from a dream into a science and changed perceptions of robots for ever.

©2019 Isaac Asimov (P)2019 HarperCollins Publishers Limited Adventure Fiction Hard Science Fiction Science Fiction Technology Computer Science Robotics Thought-Provoking Artificial Intelligence

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Critic reviews

‘An exciting science thriller…’
New York Times

‘Isaac Asimov was one of the great explainers of the age…It will never be known how many practicing scientists today, in how many countries, owe their initial inspiration to a book, article, or short story by Isaac Asimov’
Carl Sagan

‘Asimov displayed one of the most dynamic imaginations in science fiction’
Daily Telegraph

‘Asimov’s career was one of the most formidable in science fiction’
The Times
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Very well told story from the master of Science Fiction along with Arthur C. Clark

Incredible Asimov

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Asimov created a world that today is slowly coming true. The creation of artificial intelligence and the reliance on robots is as prevalent now as it was in the book

A depiction of mankind that has stood the test of time

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the performance was terrible in my view- strident and overactive with an unnecessarily high pitched and excitable delivery- ugh.

almost frenetic reading

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Pésima lectura, la voz y la entonación horrible, distraen de la historia, no he podido aguantar

La historia

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......ruined by awful narration!.

I purchased this audio book way back in September 2019 and today I FINALLY managed to listened to the whole audio book.

I LOVED these stories as a teenager. I still have the books that I purchased with my winnings from a school poetry competition.

I was very excited to get the audio book and settled down to listen.... and had to stop after the first chapter. I just could not stand the Narrators strange choice of character voices. I have tried many times to listen but gave up time and again. However today, 13/05/2021, at a loss for a new book to listen to while doing some DIY, I decided to try again.

The stories have not dated well. We are past the future dates Isaac Asimov set his stories in. It is very interesting to compare his vision of our future with how it actually turned out. Sums of money considered to be exorbitant when it was written are peanuts compared to today's. However you can suspend disbelief and accept them at face value and as classic piece nostagia. However time and again my immersion was broken by the awful narration. The worst being Dr Susan Calvins voice!. Every time she "spoke" I inwardly cringed.
This Audio book needs desperately to be re-recorded by a better Narrator. Personally Marc Thompson who narrates a lot of Star Wars books would be FAB.

If you are an Isaac Asimov fan looking for a trip down memory lane you will most likely enjoy that aspect but be prepared for a sub-par narrator with terrible character voices.

Beloved Classic Sci-Fi from my youth........

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