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Robots through the Ages
A Science Fiction AnthologyBy Robert Silverberg, Bryan Thomas SchmidtNarrated by Steven Jay Cohen, various narrators, John Pirhalla, Jim Meskimen, Peter Ganim, Matt Godfrey, Jesse Vilinsky, James Anderson Foster, Leonard Nimoy, Stefan Rudnicki, Neil Hellegers, Natasha Soudek, Noah Michael Levine, Tim Campbell, Scott Aiello, Bronson Pinchot, Dan BittnerLength14h 32m
About this audiobook
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.
Audiobook details
Rating★★★★ 4.0 (127)
Includes Goodreads
GenreScience Fiction, General Fiction, Dystopia
Length14 hrs 32 mins
Narrated bySteven Jay Cohen, various narrators, John Pirhalla, Jim Meskimen, Peter Ganim, Matt Godfrey, Jesse Vilinsky, James Anderson Foster, Leonard Nimoy, Stefan Rudnicki, Neil Hellegers, Natasha Soudek, Noah Michael Levine, Tim Campbell, Scott Aiello, Bronson Pinchot, Dan Bittner
FormatAudiobook
Publish dateJul 25, 2023
LanguageEnglish
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