Monday, November 19, 2007

Robot Dreams - Isaac Asimov

A pretty good collection, part of a pair based around the Robot stories, with some others included. The average is 3.48, so very solid. An introduction by the author talking about how stories can look if what they talk about does happen, or gets made to look silly.

Robot Dreams : Little Lost Robot - Isaac Asimov
Robot Dreams : Robot Dreams - Isaac Asimov
Robot Dreams : Breeds There a Man...? - Isaac Asimov
Robot Dreams : Hostess - Isaac Asimov
Robot Dreams : Sally - Isaac Asimov
Robot Dreams : Strikebreaker [Male Strikebreaker] - Isaac Asimov
Robot Dreams : The Machine That Won the War - Isaac Asimov
Robot Dreams : Eyes Do More Than See - Isaac Asimov
Robot Dreams : The Martian Way - Isaac Asimov
Robot Dreams : Franchise - Isaac Asimov
Robot Dreams : Jokester - Isaac Asimov
Robot Dreams : The Last Question - Isaac Asimov
Robot Dreams : Does a Bee Care? - Isaac Asimov
Robot Dreams : Light Verse - Isaac Asimov
Robot Dreams : The Feeling of Power - Isaac Asimov
Robot Dreams : Spell My Name with an S [S as in Zebatinsky] - Isaac Asimov
Robot Dreams : The Ugly Little Boy - Isaac Asimov
Robot Dreams : The Billiard Ball - Isaac Asimov
Robot Dreams : True Love - Isaac Asimov
Robot Dreams : The Last Answer - Isaac Asimov
Robot Dreams : Lest We Remember - Isaac Asimov


Monkeying with the Laws can have surprising results.

4 out of 5


Fractal motive improvement termination.

4.5 out of 5


Mental giant experiment.

3 out of t


Doctor, Doctor, can't give them the news, we're full of mind parasites that kill them fools.

4 out of 5


Robocar protection.

4 out of 5


Outcast negotiator.

3 out of 5


Coin flip strategy.

3 out of 5


Art does Matter.

3 out of 5


Planetary water supply.

3.5 out of 5


Small electoral analysis.

3.5 out of 5


Computer humour intuition.

3 out of 5


Immortal humans breed too fast for the universe.

4 out of 5


Busted robot art.

3.5 out of 5


Computer people consequences.

3 out of 5


Minor change equals big payout.

3.5 out of 5


Neanderthal stasis maternal ending.

4 out of 5


Antigrav rivalry.

3.5 out of 5


Computer match.

3.5 out of 5


Eternity destruction mission.

3 out of 5


Average recall preferable.

4 out of 5




3.5 out of 5

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