De robotromans

by Isaac Asimov, B.J. Cramer-Westerhoff (translator), Thomas Wintner (translator)

This book contains:
1. The Caves of Steel (1953)
2. The Naked Sun (1957)
3. The Robots of Dawn (1983)
4. Robots and Empire (1985)

Dit boek bevat:
1. De Stalen Holen
2. De Blote Zon
3. De Robots van de Dageraad
4. Robots en Imperium

Op basis van zijn Drie Wetten der Robotica schreef Isaac Asimov (1920-1992), de meester van de moderne science fiction, een indrukwekkende reeks korte verhalen, en vier wereldberoemde romans - de romans in deze band.

Reis mee naar het fascinerende universum van Isaac Asimov: een overbevolkte Aarde, honderden gekoloniseerde planeten en ontelbare Ruimtelingenwerelden, waar mensen en onafzienbare aantallen positronische robots in volmaakte harmonie - althans, die indruk wordt gewekt - leven, maar waar de gemoederen snel tot het kookpunt verhit raken. Maak kennis met de onvolprezen speurder en robot-expert Elijah Baley, de robots Giskard en Daneel 16, en al die andere, onvergetelijke Asimov-personages. Denk mee met Baley en de zijnen als ze keer op keer voor schier onoplosbare problemen worden geplaatst, over de motieven van de daders, de middelen, de altijd dreigende, mogelijk rampzalige uitkomst...

1268 pages, Paperback

First published November 1, 1993

About the author

Works of prolific Russian-American writer Isaac Asimov include popular explanations of scientific principles, The Foundation Trilogy (1951-1953), and other volumes of fiction.

Isaac Asimov, a professor of biochemistry, wrote as a highly successful author, best known for his books.

Asimov, professor, generally considered of all time, edited more than five hundred books and ninety thousand letters and postcards. He published in nine of the ten major categories of the Dewey decimal classification but lacked only an entry in the category of philosophy (100).

People widely considered Asimov, a master of the genre alongside Robert Anson Heinlein and Arthur Charles Clarke as the "big three" during his lifetime. He later tied Galactic Empire and the Robot into the same universe as his most famous series to create a unified "future history" for his stories much like those that Heinlein pioneered and Cordwainer Smith and Poul Anderson previously produced. He penned "Nightfall," voted in 1964 as the best short story of all time; many persons still honor this title. He also produced well mysteries, fantasy, and a great quantity of nonfiction. Asimov used Paul French, the pen name, for the Lucky Starr, series of juvenile novels.

Most books of Asimov in a historical way go as far back to a time with possible question or concept at its simplest stage. He often provides and mentions well nationalities, birth, and death dates for persons and etymologies and pronunciation guides for technical terms. Guide to Science, the tripartite set Understanding Physics, and Chronology of Science and Discovery exemplify these books.

Asimov, a long-time member, reluctantly served as vice president of Mensa international and described some members of that organization as "brain-proud and aggressive about their IQs." He took more pleasure as president of the humanist association. The asteroid 5020 Asimov, the magazine Asimov's Science Fiction, an elementary school in Brooklyn in New York, and two different awards honor his name.

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