A mezítelen nap
Asimov a robotika jól ismert három alaptörvényéből kiindulva ismét felelevenítette a logikailag támadhatatlan alaptételeket, melyek szerint a robot nem árthat az emberéletnek. A Külső Világok egyikén, ahol már régóta elszármazott emberek élnek a sajá
t törvényeik szerint, mégis egy rejtélyes haláleset történik, aminek pedig egyáltalán nem lett volna szabad előfordulni. Hogyan történhetett?
A Külső Világok hatóságai felveszik a jó öreg Földdel a kapcsolatot, és Baley, a jó nevű és Galaktika-szert
e ismert nyomozó közreműködését kérik, hogy segítsen nekik felderíteni az ügyet. Baley vérbeli szakember módjára lát a dologhoz, s megbízói nem is csalódnak benne: kideríti a gyilkosság valódi okát, amely igen nagy meglepetést okoz egy olyan világban, ahol már rég elfelejtették az erőszakot.
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Fekete özvegyek klubja
Hatfős asztaltársaság találkozik havi rendszerességgel egy étteremben, hogy történetekkel szórakoztassák egymást egy jókedélyű vacsora keretében. Egyikük minden alkalommal vendéget is hoz, aki különleges problémákkal szembesíti a társaságot: megoldat
lan bűnügyekkel, izgalmas rejtélyekkel, amelyeket csupán megfeszített munka árán lehet felgöngyölíteni.
Ezek a legkülönfélébb szakmában tevékenykedő férfiak - mert zártkörű klubjuk csak férfiakat fogad be - Sherlock Holmest és Hercule Poirot-t megsz
égyenítő logikával derítik fel a gyilkosságok, tolvajlások és más gaztettek elkövetőit, sőt időnként az is a rejtély részét képezi, hogy egyáltalán mit követtek el.
A legendásan széles érdeklődési körű szerző ezúttal ismét új utakra merészkedik, be
bizonyítva, hogy nemcsak az SF-hez és a fantasy-hez, valamint az ismeretterjesztéshez ért, hanem a szórakoztató és izgalmas krimitörténetek írásához is.
"Kevés művemet élvezem annyira, mint a Fekete Özvegyeim történeteit." (Isaac Asimov)
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Prelude to Foundation
It is the year 12,020 G.E. and Emperor Cleon I sits uneasily on the Imperial throne of Trantor. Here in the great multidomed capital of the Galactic Empire, forty billion people have created a civilization of unimaginable technological and cultural complexity. Yet Cleon knows there are those who would see him fall - those whom he would destroy if only he could read the future. Hari Seldon has come to Trantor to deliver his paper on psychohistory, his remarkable theory of prediction. Little does the young Outworld mathematician know that he has already sealed his fate and the fate of humanity. For Hari possesses the prophetic power that makes him the most wanted man in the Empire... the man who holds the key to the future - an apocalyptic power to be know forever after as the Foundation.
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A Hajnal bolygó robotjai
Baley nyomozó a Földről érkezett a Hajnal bolygóra, hogy kiderítse egy rejtélyes gyilkosság okait, és bebizonyítsa dr. Fastolfe ártatlanságát. De valóban gyilkosságnak számít-e egy ember formájú robot megrongálása? Kinek állhatott érdekében, hogy megsemmisítse? Egyáltalán ki tehette, ha a gyanúsított is azt hiszi, rajta kívül senkinek sem lett volna erre módja, s mi több, tehetsége. Az ember formájú robot meggyilkolása mögött olyan hatalmi harc áll, amely nemcsak Baley nyomozó karrierjét, de a túlnépesedett Föld sorsát is meghatározhatja. Hiszen nem mindegy, hogy emberek vagy ember formájú robotok lesznek-e az új telepesek a világegyetemben. Ennek eldöntése új reményt adhat a Földnek, de ez okozhatja végzetét is.
Végül a bűnügyi történetek szabályainak megfelelően Fastolfe tisztázódik a vád alól, és remélhetőleg a Föld is megmenekül a katasztrófától.
Az Asimov-sorozat harmadik darabja ez a könyv, amelyben az izgalmas bűnügy mellett egy furcsa szerelem történetével is megismerkedhet az olvasó.
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Popletený robot Norby
Čtrnáctiletý kadet Vesmírné akademie Jeff poněkud zaostává v marsovské svahilštině, a tak se rozhodne, že si pořídí učebního robota. Ovšem Norby není jen tak nějaký obyčejný robot! Dokáže létat pomocí antigravitace i cestovat hyperprostorem. Jenže je trochu popletený! A tahle podivná dvojka, dospívající vysoký hubený kluk a malý, soudku podobný robot, musí najít způsob, jak překazit zlotřilý plán Inga Nevděčníka, který se chce stát vládcem vesmíru.
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I, Robot
Voyager Classics – timeless masterworks of science fiction and fantasy. The classic collection of robot stories from the master of the genre. In these stories Isaac Asimov creates the Three Laws of Robotics and ushers in the Robot Age.
Earth is ruled by master-machines but the Three Laws of Robotics have been designed to ensure humans maintain the upper hand:
A robot may not injure a human being or allow a human being to come to harm
A robot must obey orders given to it by human beings except where such orders would conflict with the First Law.
A robot must protect its own existence as long as such protection does not conflict with the First or Second Law.
But what happens when a rogue robot’s idea of what is good for society contravenes the Three Laws?
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Second Foundation
WINNER OF THE HUGO AWARD FOR BEST ALL-TIME SERIES
The Foundation series is Isaac Asimov's iconic masterpiece. Unfolding against the backdrop of a crumbling Galactic Empire, the story of Hari Seldon's two Foundations is a lasting testament to an extraordinary imagination, one whose unprecedented scale shaped science fiction as we know it today.
The First Foundation has been defeated, crushed by the formidable mental powers of the Mule. But whispers of the mysterious Second Foundation, the only hope of defeating the Mule, are beginning to spread...
Surviving members of the First Foundation also fear the secret powers of the Second Foundation, vowing to find and destroy it. However, the location of the Second Foundation remains shrouded in mystery. Finding it will lead the Foundation to the opposite end of the Galaxy, where the fate of Seldon's two Foundations awaits.
Foundation and Empire
WINNER OF THE HUGO AWARD FOR BEST ALL-TIME SERIES
The Foundation series is Isaac Asimov's iconic masterpiece. Unfolding against the backdrop of a crumbling Galactic Empire, the story of Hari Seldon's two Foundations is a lasting testament to an extraordinary imagination, one whose unprecedented scale shaped science fiction as we know it today.
The First Foundation survived two centuries of barbarism as the once-mighty Galactic Empire descended into chaos. Now it mist prepare for war against the remnants of the Empire as the Imperial fleet advances on their planet, Terminus.
Hari Seldon predicted this war; he even prepared his Foundation for it. But he couldn't foresee the birth of the mutant Mule. In possession of a power which reduces fearsome opposition to devoted slaves, the Mule poses a terrible threat to Seldon's Foundation.
Foundation
WINNER OF THE HUGO AWARD FOR BEST ALL-TIME SERIES
The Foundation series is Isaac Asimov's iconic masterpiece. Unfolding against the backdrop of a crumbling Galactic Empire, the story of Hari Seldon's two Foundations is a lasting testament to an extraordinary imagination, one whose unprecedented scale shaped science fiction as we know it today.
The Galactic Empire has prospered for twelve thousand years. Nobody suspects that the heart of the thriving Empire is rotten, until psychohistorian Hari Seldon uses his new science to foresee its terrible fate.
Exiled to the desolate planet Terminus, Seldon establishes a colony of the greatest minds in the Empire, a Foundation which holds the key to changing the fate of the galaxy.
However, the death throes of the Empire breed hostile new enemies, and the young Foundation's fate will be threatened first.
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Robots and Empire
Isaac Asimov's ROBOT series - from the iconic collection I, ROBOT to four classic novels - contains some of the most influential works in the history of science fiction. Establishing and testing the THREE LAWS OF ROBOTICS, they continue to shape the understanding and design of artificial intelligence to this day.
Two centuries have passed since Elijah Baley's actions on Aurora sent settlers from Earth to new worlds all over the galaxy.
The Spacer planet of Solaria has been abandoned by humans, though countless robots remain. When settlers arrive to salvage them, something unthinkable happens - the robots attack.
Accompanied by Gladia Delmarre and the robots Daneel and Giskard, a descendant of Elijah Baley sets out for Solaria to investigate, a quest that will lead them to a vast, catastrophic conspiracy and a revolution in the Three Laws of Robotics.
The Caves of Steel
Isaac Asimov's ROBOT series - from the iconic collection I, ROBOT to four classic novels - contains some of the most influential works in the history of science fiction. Establishing and testing the THREE LAWS OF ROBOTICS, they continue to shape the understanding and design of artificial intelligence to this day.
In the vast, domed cities of Earth, artificial intelligence is strictly controlled; in the distant Outer Worlds, colonists and robots live side by side.
A Spacer ambassador is found dead and detective Elijah Baley is assigned to find the killer. But with relations between the two cultures in the balance, the Spacers insist that he work with a partner of their choosing - a robot partner, R. Daneel Olivaw.
Baley has never seen a robot like Daneel before - almost indistinguishable from a human - and soon, though the Three Laws of Robotics should render the crime impossible, Baley's partner becomes his prime suspect.
The Naked Sun
Isaac Asimov's ROBOT series - from the iconic collection I, ROBOT to four classic novels - contains some of the most influential works in the history of science fiction. Establishing and testing the THREE LAWS OF ROBOTICS, they continue to shape the understanding and design of artificial intelligence to this day.
On the planet of Solaria, Spacers live in almost complete isolation, tended by robot servants and disgusted by the thought of human contact. And yet, one of their number has been beaten to death.
Incapable of solving the crime, the authorities of the Outer Worlds seek help from Earth - from renowned detective Elijah Baley.
Partnered once again with the robot Daneel Olivaw, Baley travels to this strange new world and uncovers a plot that could change the relationship between humans and robots for ever.
The Robots of Dawn
Isaac Asimov's ROBOT series - from the iconic collection I, ROBOT to four classic novels - contains some of the most influential works in the history of science fiction. Establishing and testing the THREE LAWS OF ROBOTICS, they continue to shape the understanding and design of artificial intelligence to this day.
On Aurora, the first and greatest of the Spacer planets, Elijah Baley and R. Daneel Olivaw investigate yet another seemingly impossible crime - this time, a roboticide.
Someone has destroyed the positronic mind of R. Jander Panell, a humanoid twin to Daneel. His creator, the master roboticist Han Fastolfe, denies all involvement. So does Gladia Delmarre, the robot's owner. And lover.
Working in the heart of Spacer politics and civilisation, Baley and Daneel soon realise that their decisions will have profound consequences not only on relations between Earth and the Outer Worlds, but on mankind's place in the galaxy.
I Robot
Isaac Asimov's ROBOT series - from the iconic collection I, ROBOT to four classic novels - contains some of the most influential works in the history of science fiction. Establishing and testing the THREE LAWS OF ROBOTICS, they continue to shape the understanding and design of artificial intelligence to this day.
What happens when a robot begins to question its creators? What would be the consequences of creating a robot with a sense of humour? Or the ability to lie? How do we truly tell the difference between man and machine?
In I, Robot, Asimov sets out the Three Laws of Robotics - designed to protect humans from their robotic creations - and pushes them to their limits and beyond.
Following genius robopsychologist Dr. Susan Calvin and engineers Powell and Donovan, these short stories helped to transform artificial intelligence from a dream into a science and changed perceptions of robots for ever.
The Complete Robot
Isaac Asimov's ROBOT series - from the iconic collection I, ROBOT to four classic novels - contains some of the most influential works in the history of science fiction. Establishing and testing the THREE LAWS OF ROBOTICS, they continue to shape the understanding and design of artificial intelligence to this day.
Could a robot ever show true creativity? Is it wise to trust self-driving cars? Will robotic body parts transform human beings into machines? Will organic technology allow robots to become human?
The Complete Robot combines the stories in I, Robot and The Rest of the Robots with many more found only in this collection - including one of Asimov's masterpieces, the Hugo and Nebula award-winning novella `The Bicentennial Man'.
Featuring Dr. Susan Calvin, Donovan and Powell, and the detective Elijah Baley, hero of the Robot novels, this is the ultimate collection of short stories from a genius of the genre.
The Rest of the Robots
Isaac Asimov's ROBOT series - from the iconic collection I, ROBOT to four classic novels - contains some of the most influential works in the history of science fiction. Establishing and testing the THREE LAWS OF ROBOTICS, they continue to shape the understanding and design of artificial intelligence to this day.
How could robots be used in a time of war? Could a robot be raised like a child? Could we allow them to have children of their own? Is there any human profession that could never be performed by a robotic replacement?
In The Rest of the Robots, robopsychologist Dr. Susan Calvin and engineers Powell and Donovan return to investigate many more puzzling anomalies and catastrophic malfunctions.
With characteristic wit, foresight and imagination, Asimov's stories uncover the practical and ethical issues humanity will encounter in a robotic future.
