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About this product
Product Identifiers
PublisherChronicle Books
ISBN-100811840417
ISBN-139780811840415
eBay Product ID (ePID)2354956
Product Key Features
Book TitleRobota
Number of Pages176 Pages
LanguageEnglish
Publication Year2003
TopicScience Fiction / General
IllustratorYes
GenreFiction
AuthorDoug Chiang
FormatHardcover
Dimensions
Item Height0.9 in
Item Weight39.9 Oz
Item Length11.2 in
Item Width8.8 in
Additional Product Features
Intended AudienceTrade
LCCN2003-007842
Dewey Edition23
Grade FromEighth Grade
Grade ToCollege Graduate Student
Dewey Decimal813/.6
SynopsisAcademy awardwinning artist Doug Chiang and best-selling sci-fi author Orson Scott Card join forces for an extraordinary publishing adventure: Robota . An original illustrated science fiction novel, Robota follows the fortunes of a strangely powerful amnesiac named Caps as he navigates an ancient, decaying world in which a dwindling human population battles a society of merciless robot warriors. Aided by talking animals and stalked by terrifying hunter robots, Caps slowly rises to fulfill an awesome destiny. Integrating word and image, Card's masterful storytelling is interwoven with 75 pieces of Chiang's wildly imagined, meticulously rendered art. Packaged in a dramatic metallic case, this unusual and powerful collaboration is tailor-made to thrill., Academy awardwinning artist Doug Chiang and best-selling sci-fi author Orson Scott Card join forces for an extraordinary publishing adventure: "Robota." An original illustrated science fiction novel, "Robota" follows the fortunes of a strangely powerful amnesiac named Caps as he navigates an ancient, decaying world in which a dwindling human population battles a society of merciless robot warriors. Aided by talking animals and stalked by terrifying hunter robots, Caps slowly rises to fulfill an awesome destiny. Integrating word and image, Card's masterful storytelling is interwoven with 75 pieces of Chiang's wildly imagined, meticulously rendered art. Packaged in a dramatic metallic case, this unusual and powerful collaboration is tailor-made to thrill.