The only real input from this book being the Three Laws and a scene that uses the idea of the short story 'Little Lost Robot'. It's probably worth noting that the book is only loosely associated with the film of the same name. It solidified Asimov's reputation as a gifted author and is hugely influential within science fiction, the field of robotics and the larger world. I, Robot is a wonderful novel full of clever ideas. It is a worthy addition to the collection. The illustrations by Wells are simply stunning, each with it's own expressive colour palette.

The Folio Society edition of I, Robot features original binding design and illustrations by the artist Alex Wells along with an introduction by respected author and robotics engineer Daniel H. You can see the care and attention to detail that they lavish with each book, they really are something special. Each book is considered unique in which typography, illustration, paper, printing and binding technique are all carefully chosen. The thing with Folio editions is that it's not just a nice hardback with a different cover. Some (as with I, Robot) even come with their own slipcase. For almost 70 years they have been carefully crafting exquisite, often illustrated, hardback editions of some of the worlds finest literature.

You might be asking yourself, why is SFBook reviewing a book that is over 60 years old and already read and loved by many a science fiction fan? Because it's only gone and been printed by The Folio Society!įor those who don't know, The Folio Society was created back in 1947 with the belief that great books deserve to be presented in a form worthy of their contents.

It is also considered to be the first volume in Asimov's Robots Series. When read from beginning to end I, Robot can also be seen as an evolution of Asimov's Robots.

Robots and Mechanical Men Inc) relating these stories to a reporter in the 21st Century acts as a framing narrative, tying them together to create one of the finest examples of a “fix-up” novel.Įach story shares the common theme of Interaction between humans and robots and the often misplaced unease that followings a growing, artificial, intelligence (a term known as the Frankenstein complex). The fictional character Dr Susan Calvin (robopsychologist for U.S. I, Robot is a collection of nine short stories by Isaac Asimov, which originally appeared in Super Science Stories and Astounding Science Fiction between 19.

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