{"product_id":"robot-dreams-9780441731541","title":"Robot Dreams","description":"\u003cb\u003eFrom the Bestselling Author of \u003ci\u003eI, Robot\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e \"His name is synonymous with all that is best in science fiction.\"--\u003ci\u003eThe New York Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e 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 in such popular books as \u003ci\u003eI, Robot\u003c\/i\u003e; \u003ci\u003eRobots and Empire\u003c\/i\u003e; and \u003ci\u003eThe Robots of Dawn\u003c\/i\u003e. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003ci\u003eRobot Dreams\u003c\/i\u003e 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. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e In addition to the title story (a \u003ci\u003eLocus \u003c\/i\u003epoll 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. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cb\u003e\"Classic science fiction . . . includes many of Asimov's best.\"--\u003ci\u003eChronicle\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e \"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.\"--\u003ci\u003eStarlog\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Ace Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 06\/01\/1990\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780441731541\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 400\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.44lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 6.88h x 4.18w x 0.90d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAccelerated Reader Quiz #\/Name: \u003c\/b\u003e53687 \/ Robot Dreams\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReading Level:\u003c\/b\u003e 5.9 \/ \u003cb\u003eInterest Level:\u003c\/b\u003e Upper Grade \/ \u003cb\u003ePoint Value:\u003c\/b\u003e 21\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Isaac Asimov","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":36637252026524,"sku":"9780441731541","price":8.49,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/products\/img_64dab9ef-e68e-4f34-aa65-946e667eaaf9.jpg?v=1603844325","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/robot-dreams-9780441731541","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}