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 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.
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.
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 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.
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.
Norbyho další tajemství
Vědci chtějí dostat robůtka Norbyho. Rádi by totiž zjistili, co se skrývá za jeho antigravitačními schopnostmi. A tak před nimi musí popletený robůtek společně s vesmírným kadetem Jeffem, svým nejlepším kamarádem, uprchnout na planetu plnou hladových draků a šílených robotů. Dokážou tu přežít? Můžou využít Norbyho nově objevené schopnosti.
V pořadí druhý díl Norbyho příběhů napsala Janet Asimovová společně se svým manželem a autorem knihy Já, robot a spousty dalších vyprávění o robotech Isaacem Asimovem. Vzrušující svět science fiction se tak otvírá i pro mladé čtenáře.
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: megoldatlan bűnügyekkel, izgalmas rejtélyekkel, amelyeket csupán megfeszített agymunka árán lehet felgöngyölíteni. Ezek a legkülönfélébb szakmákban tevékenykedő férfiak – mert zártkörű klubjuk csak férfiakat fogad be – Sherlock Holmest és Hercule Poirot-t megszégyenítő 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, bebizonyítva, hogy nemcsak az SF-hez és a fantasyhez, valamint az ismeretterjesztéshez ért, hanem a szórakoztató és izgalmas krimitörténetek írásához is. „Kevés művemet élvezem annyira, mint Fekete Özvegyeim történeteit.” – Isaac Asimov
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Foundation's Edge
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.
After a long war which saw the First Foundation emerge victorious, the Second Foundation is now believed to be extinct, and all records of planet Earth's existence have been erased.
No one suspects that the Second Foundation could still exist. None, except Council member Golan Trevize, who finds himself ordered to leave Terminus, accompanied by historian Janov Pelorat, in order to find it.
Yet this quest will lead an unsuspecting Golan further than he could have possibly imagined - closer than ever to Earth, where the fate of the whole galaxy awaits him.
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.
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.
Robotok és birodalom - Robot sorozat 4
Gladia Delmarre szülőbolygója, a Solaria elnéptelenedett, az emberek elhagyták, de a robotok azután is ott maradtak. Amikor a telepes világok kereskedői ismét felkeresik a bolygót, Solaria robotjai gyilkolásba kezdenek, fittyet hányva ezzel a robotika három alaptörvényére.
Gladia robotjai, Daneel és Giskard a múltban lényeges szerepet játszottak abban, hogy a Naprendszer mögötti világokat megnyitották a földi telepesek előtt. Most viszont még ennél is nagyobb kihívással találják szembe magukat: a robotika három törvénye megsemmisül, vagy egy új szupertörvényt kell létrehozni, ami békét hoz a galaxisban.
A két robot Gladiával és D. G. Baley-vel – a telepes kereskedők kapitányával, aki a robotok nagy barátjának Elijah Baley-nek a leszármazottja – együtt elutazik a Solariára, ahol felfednek egy baljós titkot, amely magának a Földnek a létét fenyegeti…
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Foundation Trilogy
It is the story of the Galactic Empire, crumbling after twelve thousand years of rule. And it is the particular story of psycho-historian Hari Seldon, the only man who can see the horrors the future has in store: a dark age of ignorance, barbarism and violence that will last for thirty thousand years. Gathering together a band of courageous men and women, Seldon leads them to a hidden location at the edge of the galaxy where he hopes they can preserve human knowledge and wisdom against all who would destroy them. Asimov went on to add numerous sequels and prequels to the trilogy, building up what has become known as the Foundation series, but it is the original three books, first published in the Forties and Fifties, which remain the most powerful, imaginative and breathtaking.
Nahé slunce
Po úspěšném objasnění vraždy Vesmířana na Zemi je Elijáš Baley požádán, aby vyřešil další případ – vraždu na Solarii, světě izolovaných panství, jejichž obyvatelé se spolu fyzicky téměř nesetkávají. Baley pozoruje první známky úpadku Vnějších světů. Stagnace dlouhověké kultury závislé na robotech je zřejmá a na Solarii je situace nejvážnější. Země poprvé svitla naděje vymanit se z nadvlády Vesmířanů a začíná snít o nové expanzi…
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Azazel
Két centiméter magas. Tűzvörös. És varázserejével bármely halandó ember életét pokollá teheti… természetesen csakis a legjobb szándékoktól vezérelve. George Bitternut, a különc nyelvész véletlenül bukkan rá az ősi megidéző szövegre, amely előszólítja ezt a rettentő hatalmaknak parancsoló, aprócska démont. A lény azonban sajnos semmi olyat nem hajlandó tenni, amiből George-nak személyes haszna származna – viszont hajlandó segíteni a barátain. Időnként egészen katasztrofális következményekkel… Ez az ördögien mulatságos, csalafinta novellafüzér Asimov új oldalával ismerteti meg hűséges olvasóit. Az SF nagymestere ezúttal a habkönnyű szórakoztatás mellett teszi le voksát, de a tőle megszokott rendszerező, csavaros észjárás minden történetben a felszínre bukkan.
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