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Le robot qui revait by Isaac Asimov
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Le robot qui revait (original 1986; edition 2002)

by Isaac Asimov (Author)

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This collection of 21 of Isaac Asimov's short stories spans the body of his fiction from the 1940s to the 1980s--exploring not only the future of technology, but the future of humanity's maturity and growth.
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Robot Dreams by Isaac Asimov (1986)

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I have read a lot of books--over 100 in 2012 alone--and Isaac Asimov has written a lot of books--over 400. In fact, sitting on my almost bare bookshelf (don't ask), are a half a dozen of these novels. Still, before Robot Dreams, I had never read a single word written by the sci-fi legend.

Robot Dreams is 364 page book of short stories; some good, some great, but none of which left me confused, bored, or angry; feelings I often encounter while reading short stories and/or books over 350 pages long. Many of the stories were connected and Asimov definitely has a distinct style, but there still wasn't anything repetitive in this book.

Soon enough I'll read another of his books. And then another and another ( )
  bookonion | Mar 8, 2024 |
El buen Isaac Asimov... Gracias! ( )
  franhuer | Sep 5, 2023 |
As most folks note, there are surprisingly few robot stories within, though the first few in the collection and the title set the reader up to expect more. To be fair, there are a fair number of stories here focused on a computer AI, often with either malevolent intent or cluelessness about humans amounting to the same thing. Some of the stories are dated, not in their Science Fiction quotient but in the provinciality of the human characters. Asimov's rare imagination is regularly on display. Another cool element, the illustrations were created by Ralph McQuarrie, who worked on the original Star Wars movies and won an Academy Award for special effects for Coccon. They are a nice addition to the book.

3 1/2 bones!!!
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1 vote blackdogbooks | May 3, 2022 |
4/6/22
  laplantelibrary | Apr 6, 2022 |
A collection of early Asimov tales with an introduction by the author. I'd read some before in other collections (I think a few were in 'Nine Tomorrows') and some were new to me. My favourite was 'The Martian Way'. ( )
  questbird | Sep 11, 2019 |
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This collection of 21 of Isaac Asimov's short stories spans the body of his fiction from the 1940s to the 1980s--exploring not only the future of technology, but the future of humanity's maturity and growth.

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Introduction
Little Lost Robot
Robot Dreams
"Breeds There A Man...?"
Hostess
Sally
Strikebreaker
The Machine That Won the War
Eyes Do More Than See
The Martian Way
Franchise
Jokester
The Last Question
Does A Bee Care?
The Light Verse
The Feeling of Power
Spell My Name With an S
The Ugly Little Boy
The Billiard Ball
True Love
The Last Answer
Lest We Remember
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