I, Robot (Unabridged) I, Robot (Unabridged)
Audiobook 1 - The Robot Series

I, Robot (Unabridged‪)‬

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Publisher Description

This classic science fiction masterwork by Isaac Asimov weaves stories about robots, humanity, and the deep questions of existence into a novel of shocking intelligence and heart.
 
“A must-read for science-fiction buffs and literature enjoyers alike.”—The Guardian

I, Robot, the first and most widely read book in Asimov’s Robot series, forever changed the world’s perception of artificial intelligence. Here are stories of robots gone mad, of mind-reading robots, and robots with a sense of humor. Of robot politicians, and robots who secretly run the world—all told with the dramatic blend of science fact and science fiction that has become Asimov’s trademark. 

The Three Laws of Robotics:
1) A robot may not injure a human being or, through inaction, allow a human being to come to harm.
2) A robot must obey orders given to it by human beings except where such orders would conflict with the First Law.
3) A robot must protect its own existence as long as such protection does not conflict with the First or Second Law.

With these three, simple directives, Isaac Asimov formulated the laws governing robots’ behavior. In I, Robot, Asimov chronicles the development of the robot from its primitive origins in the present to its ultimate perfection in the not-so-distant future—a  future in which humanity itself may be rendered obsolete.

“Tremendously exciting and entertaining . . . Asimov dramatizes an interesting question: How can we live with machines that, generation by generation, grow more intelligent than their creators and not eventually clash with our own invention?”—The Chicago Tribune

GENRE
Sci-Fi & Fantasy
NARRATOR
SB
Scott Brick
LANGUAGE
EN
English
LENGTH
08:22
hr min
RELEASED
2004
June 1
PUBLISHER
Random House Audio
SIZE
406.9
MB

Customer Reviews

Mike:::q ,

Interesting

Thought provoking

farsuy ,

Annoying and nadal

I had no other option to listen to this book. The reader is annoyingly nasal, and sounds very arrogant and obnoxious. I did not enjoy listening to this book and it cost a lot!
The book itself is misogynistic, ableist, proviolence and myopic but that’s expected for a sci-fi from 1950. It sounds like a boomer wrote it but I guess Asimov is not a boomer but if boomers grew up reading this kind of stuff no wonder they’re so obnoxious

Comedyjc ,

Classic Science Fiction...So-So Reading

The book is a classic for good reason. The prose is understandably a bit dated (it was written in the early 50’s, after all). The reading was the weak link here. Too stilted and overly dramatic, like he was trying to go for an old-time radio performance. But he didn’t do a good enough job modulating his voice to differentiate between characters. At time, it was tough to figure out who was speaking, except when it came to Hiram McKenzie, for whom the reader trots out a Scots accent. This makes me think it’s the only accent he can pull off. I think a new version is in order, preferably with someone who can do more than one voice.

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