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Christmas Without Rodney

Isaac Asimov

First published December 1988
Type Short Fiction
Length Short Story

Synopsis

The visitation of relatives causes a robot to propose a hypothetical where it does not have to be confined to the Three Laws of Robotics.

Awards

YearAwardCategoryStatus
1989 Asimov's Readers' Poll Best Short Story Nominee/Finalist

Publications (16)

Date Publication Publisher Type Page
December 1988 Isaac Asimov's Science Fiction Magazine, Mid-December 1988 Davis Publications MAGAZINE 18
1990 Robots from Asimov's Davis Publications Anthology 16
1990 Robot Visions Guild Publishing Collection 315
April 1990 Robot Visions Roc / Penguin Collection 395
September 1990 Robot Visions Gollancz Collection 315
December 1990 Christmas on Ganymede and Other Stories Avon Anthology 202
March 1991 Robot Visions Roc / New American Library Collection 395
May 1991 Robot Visions VGSF / Victor Gollancz Collection 315
November 1991 Isaac Asimov's Robots Ace Books Anthology 13
March 1993 The Loch Moose Monster: More Stories from Isaac Asimov's Science Fiction Magazine Delacorte Press Anthology 184
September 1993 Robot Visions VGSF / Gollancz Collection |30
February 1997 Robot Visions Vista Collection |30
December 1997 Isaac Asimov's Christmas Ace Books Anthology 163
April 2001 Robot Visions Gollancz Collection |30
July 2004 Robot Visions Roc / New American Library Collection 395
September 2015 Robot Visions Recorded Books Collection |315