The Complete Robot

All the Robot you could ever need! This doorstop of a book collects the majority of Asimov's Robot Short stories, which chart the development of man's relationship with his creation.

The stories are sharp, well written and have a huge scope to them. This is considered ‘hard' science fiction (as opposed to the fantasy space opera kind), but is immensely readable none the less.

Considered by Asimov himself to be the starting point for his 14 book ‘Future History', this is a must for any self-respecting Science Fiction fan. If you haven't read any Asimov, this is as good a place as any to start.

After just reading the first of the ~30 stories in the book I could already see the geniosity of Asimov. This book doesn't take Dune's place as my favorite, but it certainly puts Asimov as my favorite author.

This is the book I would suggest for someone who doesn't like science fiction to read first. The stories are very short, and the very first one will hook them up.

Asimov focus on the human aspects of the robot stories, making them totally atemporal.