{"product_id":"robot-dreams-isaac-asimov-9780441731541","title":"Robot Dreams","description":"\u003cb\u003eFrom Isaac Asimov--the bestselling author of \u003ci\u003eI, Robot\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eFoundation\u003c\/i\u003e--comes a collection of 20 of his best science fiction stories.\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. \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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Isaac Asimov\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0441731546\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780441731541\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Ace Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 06\/01\/1990\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 400\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\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\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAccelerated Reader:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReading Level:\u003c\/b\u003e 5.9\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePoint Value:\u003c\/b\u003e 21\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eInterest Level:\u003c\/b\u003e Upper Grade\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eQuiz #\/Name: \u003c\/b\u003e53687 \/ Robot Dreams\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Isaac Asimov","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44051680821503,"sku":"9780441731541","price":8.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_44fc0def-6690-491e-b3fc-8a1d7d929487.jpg?v=1685014538","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/robot-dreams-isaac-asimov-9780441731541","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}