Here, from the writer whose name is synonymous with robots and the
science of robotics, are five decades of robot visions gathered together
in one volume. These 36 landmark short stories and essays include three
never before colleccted stories: " Too Bad," "Chritmas Without Rodney"
and "Robot Visions," which was created specifically for this book. And
you will meet all of Isaac Asimov's technological children from Robbie,
the very first robot that Asimov's imagination brought to life, to Susan
Calvin, the original robot psychologist, Stephen Byerly, the humanoid
robot, and the famous human/robot detective team of lije Bailey and R.
Daneel Olivaw, the starts of so many best--selling novels. Let the
master himself be your gide as you explore the key moments in the
financial history of robot--human relations--from the most primitive
computers and mobile machines to the first robot to become a man. And
you will see these "robot visions" skillfully captured in illustrations
by Academey Award--winner Ralp McQuarrie, production designer of "Star
Wars."