Saturday 29 July 2017

I, Robot - Isaac Asimov

This is a classic of Sci Fi
Most readers will be familiar with the 2004 Will Smith film adaptation.

This is actually part of a series of novels & short stories that  Isaac Asimov wrote called the "robot series". The Series comprises 37 science fiction short stories and six novels

The main ones comprise:
1. I, Robot (1950). Later robot stories included:
    The Complete Robot (1982), Robot Dreams (1986), and Robot Visions (1990)
2. "The Bicentennial Man" (1976) & The Positronic Man (1992
3. "Mother Earth" (1948)
4. The Caves of Steel (1954)
5. The Naked Sun (1957)
6. "Mirror Image" (1972)
7. The Robots of Dawn (1983)
8. Robots and Empire (1985)




This is the cover of the first edition.
Publisher    Gnome Press
Publication date December 2, 1950
Media type    Print (hardback)
Pages    253

The 9 stories comprising I, Robot originally appeared  in two magazines:
Super Science Stories & Astounding Science Fiction (1940 to 1950).
They were then compiled into a book  by Gnome Press in 1950
The first edition was of 5,000 copies





 The 9 Stories that make up I' Robot are:



1. Robbie - September 1940 under the title "Strange Playfellow" - Super Science Stories

This 1st story was republished in a 1950 revised edition

https://www.wikiwand.com/en/Robbie_(short_story)












2. Runaround (March 1942 - Astounding Science Fiction)















3. Reason (April 1941 - Astounding Science Fiction)

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4. Catch That Rabbit (February 1944 -
Astounding Science Fiction

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5. Liar! (May 1941 - Astounding Science Fiction)
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6. Little Lost Robot (March 1947 - Astounding Science Fiction)
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7. Escape! (August 1945 - Astounding Science Fiction)

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8. Evidence (September 1946 - Astounding Science Fiction)
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9. The Evitable Conflict (June 1950 -  Astounding Science Fiction)
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You will notice that the dates of publication for the stories are not chronological.
They are independent stories that were collected and turned into the I, Robot novel in 1950.
It's facinating to read these old magazines.
The "world of the future" as it was viewed 70 years ago.

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