Audio only
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
More from Robert Silverberg, Bryan Thomas Schmidt
Lord Valentine’s CastleRobert Silverberg19h 32m4.0 (15.1K)$32
Up the LineRobert Silverberg8h 11m3.8 (3.2K)$23
Sailing to ByzantiumRobert Silverberg2h 39m3.9 (748)$15 · $0.00
Lord of DarknessRobert Silverberg25h 6m3.7 (1.3K)$40
Star of GypsiesRobert Silverberg16h 6m3.8 (1.6K)$23
NightwingsRobert Silverberg6h 58m3.9 (3.8K)$20
Valentine PontifexRobert Silverberg15h 37m3.9 (4.1K)$25
Majipoor ChroniclesRobert Silverberg12h 32m3.9 (5.7K)$23
Letters from AtlantisRobert Silverberg3h3.5 (467)$12 · $0.00
The Silent InvadersRobert Silverberg4h 1m3.4 (693)$15
Roma EternaRobert Silverberg16h 46m3.6 (2.2K)$30
Downward to the EarthRobert Silverberg7h 10m3.9 (5K)$23
The Man in the MazeRobert Silverberg6h 55m4.0 (3.1K)$17
ThornsRobert Silverberg6h 20m$17
A Time of ChangesRobert Silverberg7h 37m3.8 (5.3K)$17
Before the Coffee Gets Cold: A Toshikazu Kawaguchi Book SetToshikazu Kawaguchi18h 55m4.5 (1.4K)$40 · $0.00
PRIMAL 2055 - EscapeJack Silkstone6h 47m4.4 (232)Free
The War of The Worlds (A Sci-Fi Classic)H. G. Wells8h 15m4.5 (11.2K)$1.99 · $0.00
GenesisRick Partlow10h 50m4.5 (2.2K)$20 · $0.00
The Galaxy, and the Ground WithinBecky Chambers9h 56m4.5 (55.2K)$29 · $0.00
TimelessR. A. Salvatore12h 30m4.5 (8K)$33 · $0.00
Thud!Terry Pratchett12h 29m4.4 (108.4K)$8 · $0.00
Anne of Green GablesLucy Maud Montgomery10h 54m4.4 (1.3M)$12 · $0.00
Science Fiction & Fantasy CollectionH. P. Lovecraft16h 32m4.5 (2.7K)$2 · $0.00
The Twilight Zone Companion, Second EditionMarc Scott Zicree16h 46m4.5 (1.8K)$28 · $0.00
Lord Kalvan of Otherwhen (Annotated)H. Beam Piper8h 23m4.5 (1.6K)$2 · $0.00
Philip K. Dick: SF Boxed SetPhilip K. Dick29h 38m4.5 (608)$1 · $0.00
Magician's EndRaymond E. Feist17h 5m4.4 (21.7K)$40 · $0.00
Good OmensNeil Gaiman, Terry Pratchett12h 14m4.4 (1M)$29 · $0.00
The Emperor's FistJay Allan8h 37m4.5 (272)$26 · $0.00
The DispossessedUrsula K. Le Guin13h 26m4.4 (189.3K)$33 · $0.00
1984George Orwell11h 31m4.3 (6.2M)$1.20 · $0.00
Lost ValleyWalt Browning7h 47m4.3 (5.4K)$20 · $0.00
AgincourtBernard Cornwell16h 18m4.3 (41.4K)$40 · $0.00
Frankenstein (The Uncensored 1818 Edition) (Annotated)Mary Shelley9h 25m4.3 (1.7M)$3 · $0.00
WhistlerAnn Patchett10h 45m4.6 (4.6K)$29 · $0.00
Demon CopperheadBarbara Kingsolver21h 3m4.5 (949.4K)$46 · $0.00
To Kill a MockingbirdHarper Lee12h 18m4.5 (7.4M)$29 · $0.00
Remarkably Bright CreaturesShelby Van Pelt11h 17m4.4 (1.7M)$29 · $0.00
This Side of Paradise - The Original 1920 Edition (Annotated)F. Scott Fitzgerald11h 30m4.6 (1.6K)$2 · $0.00
War LordBernard Cornwell13h 21m4.6 (33.1K)$33 · $0.00
The Great Gatsby: Original 1925 Edition (An F. Scott Fitzgerald Classic NovelFrancis Scott Fitzgerald4h 45m4.6 (9.3K)$18 · $0.00
Something Like LoveBeverly Jenkins10h 21m4.6 (2.7K)$29 · $0.00
Black History CollectionFrederick Douglass, Harriet Ann Jacobs, Booker T. Washington, W.E.B. Du Bois27h 9m4.6 (2.6K)$18 · $0.00
The Old Man and the Sea (Annotated)Ernest Hemingway4h 27m4.6 (1.4K)$2 · $0.00
White HotIlona Andrews13h 18m4.5 (136.9K)$5 · $0.00
The Ghost by the Billabong (The Matilda Saga, #5)Jackie French14h 58m4.6 (773)$33 · $0.00
Cast in BloodMichelle Sagara16h 35m4.6 (607)$33 · $0.00
The Captain Blood Trilogy (Annotated)Rafael Sabatini29h 20m4.6 (1K)$3 · $0.00
Ship of the Line (Annotated)Cecil Louis Troughton Smith11h 13m4.6 (1K)$2 · $0.00
The George Orwell CollectionGeorge Orwell24h 46m4.5 (14.4K)$12 · $0.00
ShivajiRanjit Desai25h 13m4.6 (3.1K)$24 · $0.00
Time RegainedMarcel Proust15h 38m4.5 (9.2K)$2 · $0.00
Driving ForceElle James4h 58m4.6 (407)$20 · $0.00
When God Calls the HeartBrian Bird, Michelle Cox3h 24m4.6 (439)$10 · $0.00
Enemy of GodBernard Cornwell18h 12m4.5 (44.9K)$40 · $0.00
The Road to Gundagai (The Matilda Saga, #3)Jackie French12h 31m4.6 (1.2K)$33 · $0.00
1984 & Animal Farm (Annotated)George Orwell15h 54m4.5 (220.8K)$1.99 · $0.00
The Murder of Roger Ackroyd & The HollowAgatha Christie14h 6m4.6 (441)$33 · $0.00
The Rose CodeKate Quinn16h 2m4.4 (493.7K)$33 · $0.00
My Dear HamiltonStephanie Dray, Laura Kamoie23h 7m4.4 (63.6K)$46 · $0.00
Philip K. Dick: SF Boxed SetPhilip K. Dick29h 38m4.5 (608)$1 · $0.00
The Act of DisappearingNathan Gower12h 23m4.4 (3.4K)$8 · $0.00
The Consequences of FearJacqueline Winspear10h 28m4.4 (26.1K)$29 · $0.00
At the Foot of the Cherry Tree: The bestselling, heart-warming novel based on a true story of forbidden love & heartbreak SHORTLISTED FOR THE DYMOCKS 2023 BOOK OF THE YEARAlli Parker10h 8m4.4 (5.6K)$29 · $0.00
Counting Lost StarsKim van Alkemade13h 55m4.4 (22.7K)$33 · $0.00
The German WifeKelly Rimmer13h 49m4.3 (70.3K)$33 · $0.00
The Tattooist of AuschwitzHeather Morris7h 26m4.3 (1.4M)$24 · $0.00
1984Eric Arthur Blair12h 41m4.3 (6.1M)$1 · $0.00
The Unbreakable Heart of Oliva DenaroViola Ardone8h 57m4.3 (14.7K)$29 · $0.00
The Pearl That Broke Its ShellNadia Hashimi13h 47m4.3 (125.6K)$8 · $0.00
Lord of the SilentElizabeth Peters6h 7m4.3 (14.9K)$24 · $0.00
The Little LiarMitch Albom7h 41m4.3 (122.5K)$26 · $0.00
The Benevolent Society Of Ill-Mannered LadiesAlison Goodman15h 33m4.3 (25.5K)$33 · $0.00
The Flight GirlsNoelle Salazar10h 21m4.3 (49.9K)$29 · $0.00
You may also like
Machines of Loving GraceJohn Markoff11h 53m3.8 (1.4K)$29 · $0.00
Sea of RustC. Robert Cargill10h 26m4.1 (23.5K)$29 · $0.00
Toward EternityAnton Hur7h 5m3.7 (2.8K)$24 · $0.00
The MANIACBenjamín Labatut9h 51m4.3 (32.8K)$26 · $0.00
Second VarietyPhilip K. Dick1h 38m4.1 (5.1K)Free
Expiration DayWilliam Campbell Powell13h 5m3.7 (1.2K)$23
The Greatest Works of Philip K. DickPhilip K. Dick29h 39m4.1 (514)$2 · $0.00
Machine LearningHugh Howey10h 36m4.0 (5.6K)$25
We Radiant ThingsFranny Choi6h 8m$24 · $0.00
The World in a Mirror and five more storiesAlbert Teichner2h 54m$2.30
Made To Measure and Five More StoriesWilliam Campbell Gault4h 53m$2.30
Robot RightsDavid J. Gunkel10h 58m4.1 (122)$23 · $0.00
THE RISE OF PHYSICAL AI and HUMANOIDSGathu Kamau2h 59m4.7 (134)$4.99 · $0.00
Amazing Tales Volume 103Charles Beaumont2h 47m$2.30
I Asked AI. It Sounded Right. - A Satirical Guide to Life That Makes Sense NowMax Paradox2h 20m4.3 (156)$7.70 · $0.00
MuskismQuinn Slobodian, Ben Tarnoff5h 59m3.9 (186)$24 · $0.00
I Am Not a RobotJoanna Stern8h 2m4.0 (403)$28 · $0.00
The Greatest Science Fiction Works of Philip K. DickPhilip K. Dick29h 46m4.3 (25)$1.99 · $0.00
AI and Genius MachinesScientific American7h 58m3.6 (23)$20 · $0.00
I, Robot by Isaac Asimov (Book Analysis)Bright Summaries27m$29 · $0.00