The Cyberiad
by Stanislaw Lem
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Author: Stanislaw LemEdition: Paperback
Audio: English (Unknown); English (Original Language); English (Published)
Published: 2002-12-16
ISBN: 0156027593
Number of pages: 312
Publisher: Mariner Books
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Book Review: "Fables for the cybernetic age"
Summary: 4 Stars
The Cyberiad is more than just "a brilliantly funny collection of stories for the next age," as the back cover claims. The tales within blend philosophy, mathematics, and computer science with cruel kings, pugnacious pirates, and improbable dragons. They chronicle the exploits of the robots Trurl and Klapaucius, renowned constructors who offer their services to the robot kings that rule the robot kingdoms comprising their universe. So great is their knowledge of the universe that they build a royal advisor that never errs, a perfect mechanical poet, a machine that can model anything in existence, and a machine that can fabricate anything beginning with the letter 'n'. Of course, their creations don't always work out quite the way they hope, but in edifying and entertaining ways. This combination of fanciful adventure and academia, often laced with delightfully clever wordplay, makes the Cyberiad well worth reading.
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