The estate of legendary science fiction author Isaac Asimov, who passed away in 1992, has authorised a trilogy of sequels to his seminal I, Robot short story series, to be written by fantasy author Mickey Zucker Reichert.
There are nine I, Robot stories, first published in the 1940′s and then in compendiums after that date, They feature quirks of robot behaviour that often lead to ethical or philosophical questions about the existence and treatment of robots, especially revolving around three central laws that all robots must follow, known as Asimov’s Three Laws of Robotics.
Several of the stories also feature Dr Susan Calvin, the fictional chief robopsychologist at U.S. Robots and Mechanical Men, Inc, who is involved in troubleshooting problems that crop up with the robots.
The official press release about the move doesn’t appear to be available online, but UK newspaper The Guardian reports the first book will be called Robots and Chaos, and will follow Calvin’s medical internship. Further information at Entertainment Weekly.
