About this title: The third book in the "Isaac Asimov's Caliban" series depicts a rapidly deteriorating world: Robots adhering to Asimov's Three Laws of Robotics coexist with humankind in an uneasy alliance with the New Law robots created after Caliban's revolution. The only way to save the planet involves a risky plan that may destroy it. With some robots pledged ...
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Binding: Paperback
Publisher: Byron Preiss
Date Published: 1993
ISBN-13:9780441090792ISBN:0441090796
Description: Good. NOT an ex-library; some general wear on clean, decent cover; a bit of creasing of solid spine; light edge age color on unmarked, uncreased pages. read more
Binding: Cloth
Publisher: Ace Books, East Rutherford, New Jersey, U.S.A.
Date Published: 1993
ISBN-13:9780441090792ISBN:0441090796
Description: Good + to Very Good- in Good + to Very Good- jacket. Hard Cover. 8vo-over 7¾"-9¾" Light to moderate wear, boards have slight warp which should flatten in shipping. (Store Display-Sci Fi under Allen) read more
Binding: Softcover
Publisher: Ace Trade
Date Published: 1993
ISBN-13:9780441090792ISBN:0441090796
Description: A wonderful copy with some minor edgewear to the cover. Dust Jacket may have chips and close tears. -, Hard Cover, Very Good / Good. read more
Description: Good. Light shelf wear and minimal interior marks. Millions of satisfied customers and climbing. Thriftbooks is the name you can trust, guaranteed. Spend Less. Read More. read more
Description: Acceptable. Shows definite wear, and perhaps considerable marking on inside. Shipped to over one million happy customers. Your purchase benefits world literacy! read more
Description: Good. Shows some signs of wear, and may have some markings on the inside. Shipped to over one million happy customers. Your purchase benefits world literacy! read more
Description: Very good. No dust jacket as issued. some wear to cover edges; no marks or writing within text; RTB939. Trade paperback (US). Glued binding. 312 p. Audience: General/trade. read more
Edition: Ace trade pbk. ed
Binding: Paperback
Publisher: Ace Trade
Date Published: 3/1/1993
ISBN-13:9780441090792ISBN:0441090796
Description: New. 0441090796 READY TO SHIP! -NEW BOOK-Hardback with jacket. Clean white pages: No marks, writing or stickers inside or out! Possibly some light shelf wear. From a Pet-free, Smoke-free warehouse. We ship to APO, FPO & Internationally. Ships within 24 to 48 hours. All items are wrapped securely to protect during shipping. Questions? Please email us and we'll be happy to assist you. Check our feedback and buy with confidence! read more
Edition: First Edition
Binding: Softcover
Publisher: Ace Books, New York
Date Published: 1993
ISBN-13:9780441090792ISBN:0441090796
Description: Fine. 9 1/2 h x 6 1/2w. Synopsis: The third book in the "Isaac Asimov's Caliban" series depicts a rapidly deteriorating world: A real nice clean, unmarked 312 page first edition Ace large Trade paperback. Has full number sequence with the "1" present. Picture showing is scan of actual book. Robots adhering to Asimov's Three Laws of Robotics coexist with humankind in an uneasy alliance with the New Law robots created after Caliban's revolution. The only way to save the planet involves a risky ... read more
Description: Reading Copy or Better (a more c. Trade Paperback: Ace: 09079: 2nd: Reading Copy or Better (a more complete description will be provided upon request): Cover Artist: McQuarrie, Ralph. read more
"This is really a three and half star book. It was my second time reading the book. The author made some good points in bringing out how the robotic society was a slave society and how dangerous that was for human. It was also lead to a waste of the usefulness of the robots as they would be used for meaningless work and not for their full potential. An intresting book with some good quotes. I underlined quite a bit. Someetimes it dragged a bit but, overall a good job."
"Caliban, Inferno, and Utopia are a trilogy written in a universe that Isac Asimov created. They are Sci Fi Mysteries. Yes, the names are from Shakespeare. They are also sanctioned by Asimov himself, a few years before his death.
Caliban is a robot without the three laws of robotics. An impossible crime is committed and Caliban is a suspect. The writing is very good and it fits nicely with Asimov's Sci Fi Robot Mysteries.
Caliban is the best of the three, but the others are very good also. The last one ends a bit weak, which is too bad, being the last of the trilogy."
"I agree that the characters were not really well rounded, but the focus on the main character, Caliban, is heightened because of this. If you blur the edges of a picture the focus on the middle is heightened. I thought the book was a great read."
"Okay, okay, I know Asimov's considered this huge name in science fiction and this book really did stay true to Asimov's original concept. Now let me clarify why I only gave this book three stars. The plot is very good, easily four stars. The futuristic world where robots are so commonplace that they are taken for granted is realistically based in science - the very essence of great science fiction. However, I didn't find the characters to be very well-rounded or sympathetic. Maybe it's me, but I didn't really care one way or another about any of the characters. I liked the robot Caliban, but not enough to read this book at one sitting like some others I've read. I was able to put the book down without much effort and didn't feel the urgency to return to find out what happened to anyone. I would've only given the characters two stars. So, there's my three star rating. I averaged the plot and the characters to reach a decent story that was worth reading but not one I'd be excited to tell all of my friends to read. A good read but nothing inspiring or emotional."
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