Pourquoi des extraterrestres veulent-ils à tout prix nous acheter Jupiter ? Ce n'est pas tant que nous en ayons besoin mais voilà un échange commercial des plus troublants... Avec les quatorze nouvelles de ce recueil (re) découvrez un Asimov en grande forme, tout autant porté par l'humour que par le romantisme.

Cher Jupiter et autres nouvelles

Susan Calvin est robospychologue à l'United States Robots, Inc. Née en 1982, elle a aujourd'hui 75 ans. Ce livre relate ses souvenirs sur l'évolution du robot dans l'histoire humaine, depuis Robbie qui, en 1996, fut vendu comme bonne d'enfants, jusqu'à Byerley qui devint Président de la Fédération Mondiale Terrestre en 2044.À travers ces récits, on voit comment le robot, d'abord esclave soumis à l'homme, parvint peu à peu à être son égal, avant de devenir son maître.Les souvenirs du Dr Calvin forment un livre au charme désuet qui fait revivre l'aube du XXIe siècle, époque où l'homme existait encore indépendamment de son compagnon de métal, le robot.

Les Robots

A millennium into the future two advances 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.Detective Elijah Baley is called to the Spacer world Aurora to solve a bizarre case of roboticide. The prime suspect is a gifted roboticist who had the means, the motive, and the opportunity to commit the crime. There's only one catch: Baley and his positronic partner, R. Daneel Olivaw, must prove the man innocent. For in a case of political intrigue and love between woman and robot gone tragically wrong, there's more at stake than simple justice. This time Baley's career, his life, and Earth's right to pioneer the Galaxy lie in the delicate balance.

Les robots de l'aube

In the twenty-second century Earth obtains limitless, free energy from a source science little understands: an exchange between Earth and a parallel universe, using a process devised by the aliens. But even free energy has a price. The transference process itself will eventually lead to the destruction of the Earth's Sun--and of Earth itself.Only a few know the terrifying truth--an outcast Earth scientist, a rebellious alien inhabitant of a dying planet, a lunar-born human intuitionist who senses the imminent annihilation of the Sun.  They know the truth--but who will listen?  They have foreseen the cost of abundant energy--but who will believe?  These few beings, human and alien, hold the key to the Earth's survival.

Les Dieux eux-mêmes...

This classic text takes readers through a series of observations about the development of intelligent life here on Earth, and he brings the data we have about ourselves into the question of whether or not intelligent life is probable elsewhere in the universe.

Civilisations extraterrestres

When the First Foundation was conquered by a force Seldon had not foreseen - the overwhelming power of a single individual, a mutant called the Mule - the second Foundation was forced to reveal its existence and, infinitely worse, a portion of its power.    One man understood the shifting patterns of the inhabited cosmos. This was Hari Seldon, the last great scientist of the First Empire. The mathematics of psychohistory enabled Seldon to predict the collapse of the Empire and the onset of an era of chaos and war. To restore civilization in the shortest possible time, Seldon set up two Foundations.    The First was established on Terminus in the full daylight of publicity. But the Second, "at the other end of the galaxy", took shape behind a veil of total silence. Because the Second Foundation guards the laws of psychohistory, which are valid only so long as they remain secret.    So far the second Foundation's location, its most closely guarded secret of all, has been kept hidden. The Mule and the remnants of the First Foundation will do anything to discover it.    This is the story of the Second Foundation.

SECOND FOUNDATION

L'univers uni, c'est fini. L'Empire galactique se désagrège. Trente mille ans de chaos sont au programme. Et moi, j'en ai trop fait et je suis las. 
Oui, je m'appelle Hari Seldon et je vois que ce nom vous dit quelque chose. Tout ce que j'ai fait, c'est

Le cycle de fondation Tome 2 : l'aube de fondation

Les nouvelles qui composent ce volume font partie du recueil américain NIGHTFALL AND OTHER STORIES. Les autres récits se retrouvent dans "Quand les ténèbres viendront" et "Jusqu'à la quatrième génération".

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