The Positronic Man

One of the few Asimov books I only say OK about My collection of Asimov books includes every novel I know about and most of his short stories. So for me, this was a good buy. It is quite different from most of his robot books and stories. I enjoyed reading it but will not read it again.. "I love all Isaac Asimov Science Fiction" according to Chuck. I love all Isaac Asimov Science Fiction Mostly the Robot Novels if you have not read them get a copy and start with the Caves of Steel read them in order. Excellent book by two fantastic authors Amazon Customer I love this book, and I believe it's the best version of the story (better than Bicentennial Man, which it's based on). Hard to find, but well worth it.

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The novel chronicles the quest of the robot Andrew Martin (dubbed NDR-113 at the factory) to achieve the rights, privileges, appearance and ultimately even the weaknesses of being fully human. Copyright 1993 Reed Business Information, Inc. When brought to the home of wealthy politician Gerald Martin, Andrew is little more than a standard household robot, but he quickly develops a remarkable, even artistic, skill in woodworking. He proceeds to stretch his increasingly human-like mind, seeking and winning his freedom and legal rights, grieving as human friends die and he lives on, replacing his robotic parts with organic prostheses of his own design. . Focused on the question of what it means to be human, Asimov's short story is a masterpiece in which the thinness of the background doesn't matter. But he cannot replace his posit