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The Cyberiad
The Cyberiad
Author: Stanislaw Lem
Trurl and Klaupacius are constructor robots who try to out-invent each other. They travel to the far corners of the cosmos to take on freelance problem-solving jobs, with dire consequences for their employers. “The most completely successful of his books... here Lem comes closest to inventing a real universe” (Boston Globe). Illustra...  more »
ISBN-13: 9780156027595
ISBN-10: 0156027593
Publication Date: 12/16/2002
Pages: 312
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  • Currently 4.8/5 Stars.
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4.8 stars, based on 10 ratings
Publisher: Harvest/HBJ Book
Book Type: Paperback
Other Versions: Hardcover
Members Wishing: 4
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Helpful Score: 1
A lightweight set of fairy tales set in a very vaguely SF universe. Amusing, but nothing that sticks with me over time. I'd read it before - years ago - and remembered none of it. Still, it's fun while you read it, and it is probably Lem's most famous work
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The Polish writer, Lem Stanisslaw died a couple of months ago. Probaly the best science fiction in any language. 2 robots try to ou-invent one another. Traveling to the far corners of the cosmos taking on free lance problem solving jobs. Really enjoyable
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Much funnier and more uniquely descriptive of humanity than I'd anticipated. Douglas Adams's The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy owes much to this classic.
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Fables for the cybernetic age by Poland's premier SF author/polymath.
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Terrific, inspiring...don't miss this one!


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