Book cover of Isaac Asimov's 'Robot Dreams' featuring a robot curled up on a reddish-brown platform against a dark sky, with the title in large orange letters.
A close-up of a printed book or booklet page showing publisher and copyright information for Robert Cormier's 'The Berkeley Publishing Group' and 'Robert Dreamers', with small black text on a light beige paper background.
half title of the book Isaac Asimov: Robot Dreams, showing a beige cover with black text and the Ace Books, New York logo at the bottom.
Back cover of Isaac Asimov's Masterminds Edition paperback book, showing the author's name, biographical text, publisher information, and barcode on a brown background.
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Book cover of Isaac Asimov's 'Robot Dreams' featuring a robot curled up on a reddish-brown platform against a dark sky, with the title in large orange letters.A close-up of a printed book or booklet page showing publisher and copyright information for Robert Cormier's 'The Berkeley Publishing Group' and 'Robert Dreamers', with small black text on a light beige paper background.half title of the book Isaac Asimov: Robot Dreams, showing a beige cover with black text and the Ace Books, New York logo at the bottom.Back cover of Isaac Asimov's Masterminds Edition paperback book, showing the author's name, biographical text, publisher information, and barcode on a brown background.

Isaac Asimov Robot Dreams

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Description

Author: Isaac Asimov
Publisher: Ace Books (A division of The Berkley Publishing Group)
Year: 1990
Edition: First Ace Mass-Market Edition (June 1990)
Format: Mass Market Paperback
Condition: Very Good Plus to Near Fine
A definitive mid-century retrospective from the Grand Master of hard science fiction.
Spanning over four decades of unparalleled vision, Robot Dreams serves as an essential anthology of 20 foundational stories curated by Isaac Asimov himself. The Hugo and Nebula-nominated title story elegantly probes the unsettling subconscious frontiers of artificial intelligence and the fragile boundaries of the Three Laws of Robotics. This masterwork serves as a companion piece to Asimov's defining corporate space operas, connecting the psychological intricacies of early robotic logic with his sweeping future histories.
This premium offering is the highly collectible First Ace Mass-Market Edition, published in June 1990. A crown jewel for vintage speculative art collectors, this copy showcases the brilliant cover design and comprehensive interior plates by legendary concept artist Ralph McQuarrie—the visual genius whose conceptual artwork famously defined the aesthetic architecture of the original Star Wars trilogy and Star Trek IV. McQuarrie's stark, somber depiction of a slumbering metallic form on the cover transforms this mass-market release into a standalone canvas of retro-futurism.


Condition Notes
  • Overall Profile: Very Good Plus / Near Fine (VG+/NF). An extraordinarily well-kept specimen that feels structurally sharp and crisp.
  • Cover: Strikingly vibrant with rich, unfaded amber tones. Free of deep storage scuffs or thumb-creasing. Corners are perfectly pointed with almost zero edge wear.
  • Spine: Impeccably straight, block-flat, and completely uncreased. The text block alignment is perfectly square—unusually pristine for a 400-page vintage Ace release.
  • Interior: Page signatures are tight, clean, and unmarked. No structural splitting, owner bookplates, or pen markings. Even, light natural cream age-toning typical of 1990 pulp paper stock. All Ralph McQuarrie interior black-and-white plates are clean and sharply preserved.