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Supertoys Last All Summer Long: And...
by Brian Wilson Aldiss
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...Other Stories of Future Time
The title story in this collection of short stories inspired Stanley Kubrick and Steven Spielberg to make the blockbuster movie A.I.-Artifical Intelligence. Two other follow-up stories - "Supertoys When Winter Comes" and "Supertoys in Other Seasons" - are also included. Several other stories are incuded in this collection from SFWA Grand Master Brian Aldiss.
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Kiln People
by David Brin (Tor Books)
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Imagine a future where you can make a copy of yourself and send it out to do the unpleasant things (your errands, attend your classes, etc..) that you dont want to do. Then at the end of the day you can choose to download your duplicates memories. Bestselling SF novelist David Brin weaves a tale in which people can make disposable copies of them selves, dittos, that lasts for only one day. In this story Private Investigator Albert Morris investigates the murder of the co-founder of dittotech. Soon he finds himself and his ditectives copies in a great deal of trouble.
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I, Robot
by Isaac Asimov (Bantam Books)
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This science fiction classic is packed with great short stories in which Isaac Asimov introduces us to the Three Law of Robots. These stories run the gamut of light-hearted, serious, dark, and just plain fun. (Paperback)
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The Caves of Steel
by Isaac Asimov (Bantam Spectra)
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From the Publisher
A millennium into the future two advancements have altered the course of human history: the colonization of the galaxy and the creation of the positronic brain. Isaac Asimov's Robot novels chronicle the unlikely partnership between a New York City detective and a humanoid robot who must learn to work together...
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The Naked Sun
by Isaac Asimov (Bantam Spectra)
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From the Bantam Spectra
A millennium into the future, two advancements have altered the course of human history: the colonization of the Galaxy and the creation of the positronic brain. On the beautiful Outer World planet of Solaria, a handful of human colonists lead a hermit-like existence, their every need attended to by their faithful robot servants. To this strange and provocative planet comes Detective Elijah Baley, sent from the streets of New York with his positronic partner, the robot R. Daneel Olivaw, to solve an incredible murder that has rocked Solaria to its foundations...
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Bicentennial Man
by Isaac Asimov (Orion Publishing Group)
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Average Rating: 5.0
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This classic collection by one of the world's greatest writers of science fiction includes the title story, acclaimed as Asimov's single finest Robot tale, and now made into a Hollywood movie starring Robin Williams. Each of the eleven, stories here sparkle with characteristic Asimov inventiveness and imagination.
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The Positronic Man
by Isaac Asimov and Robert Silverberg (Bantam Books)
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Average Rating: 5.0
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From Bantam Spectra
The poignant story of a robots courageous journey toward humanity. Powerful and haunting, The Positronic Man is an unforgettable novel that redefines what it means to be human-and reaffirms Isaac Asimovs and Robert Silverbergs place among the greatest science fiction authors of all time...
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Galatea 2.2
by Richard Powers (Harper Collins)
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A novelist accepts the position of Humanist-in-Residence at the enormous and prestigious Center for the Study of Advanced Sciences. There, he meets Philip Lentz, an outspoken neurologist intent on creating a model of the human brain with computer-based neural networks, and together they embark on an outlandishly ambitious project -- to teach the neural net English literature so that it can pass a difficult master's exam.
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Ghost of Winter
by Stephen Kenson (ROC)
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(Mechwarrior Series, 1)
On the frozen planet of Kore, a young, untested MechWarrior yearns for excitement. He gets more than he bargained for when a surprise attack makes him the only one who can save his world from conquest!
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