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DECEMBER 6, 2011
Robots

Robots and humans: friends, enemies, or frenemies? Humans create robots to serve them, but all too often, at least in fiction, robots have agendas of their own.

For thrills, chills and  laughs, try these books and DVD:

RobopocalypseRobopocalypse, a 2011 novel by Daniel H. Wilson, delivers the thrills and the chills as robots turn on their human masters. This haunting book, slated for release as a movie in 2013, will make you say, “Maybe I’ll take the stairs instead of the elevator!”







The Automatic DetectiveAh, but what happens if a robot Sam Spade walks the mean streets in search of truth, justice and citizenship?  The Automatic Detective, by A. Lee Martinez finds danger and deception at every turn, as humans and ‘bots alike try to stop detective Mack Megatron’s search…permanently. This entertaining comedic send-up of noir fiction is by the author of Gil's All Fright Diner.





EagerEager, the naïve, clueless and very smart robot in the eponymous teen book Eager, written by Helen Fox, has his hands full staying out of trouble as he tries to cope with humanity’s foibles while staying on the right side of the rigid rules for robot conduct. This is the first book of a trilogy.






Wall-EThe family film WALL-E, a Walt Disney/ Pixar Animation product, presents the funny and poignant picture of a lonely robot, the last of his kind, as he cleans up the earth in readiness for mankind’s homecoming.  Wall-E’s adventures, as he finds love and reintroduces humanity to its home, is a story for all ages to enjoy.


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