A remarkable collection, Robots through the Ages includes stories from
some of the best writers of science fiction, both old and new.
This anthology, with an introduction by Robert Silverberg, offers a
sweeping survey of robots as depicted throughout literature. Since The
Iliad--in which we are shown golden statues built by Hephaestus "with
minds and wisdoms"--humans have been fascinated by the idea of
artificial life. From the Argonautica to the medieval Jewish legend of
the Golem and Ambrose Bierce's tale of a chess-playing robot, the idea
of what robots are--and who creates them--can be drastically different.
This book collects a broad selection of short stories from celebrated
authors such as Philip K. Dick, Seanan McGuire, Roger Zelazny, Connie
Willis, and many more. Robots through the Ages not only celebrates the
history of robots and the genre of science fiction, but the dauntless
nature of human ingenuity.
