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City

By: Clifford D. Simak
Narrated by: Peter Ganim
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Summary

Jenkins was a robot. He was built to be the perfect worker, tireless and uncomplaining. But, quite unexpectedly, he also became a close companion to generation after generation of his owners as the human race matured, moved beyond the confines of its once tiny planet, and eventually changed beyond all recognition. And then, because he was a good and dutiful servant, Jenkins went on to serve Earth's inheritors.

Here is a masterful tale of an Earth overrun by ants, a series of parallel worlds ruled by dogs, and a Jupiter where the human race finds its Gold Age - if "human" it could still be called.

BONUS AUDIO: City includes an exclusive introduction by Hugo and Nebula Award-winning author Mike Resnick.
©1980 Clifford D. Simak (P)2008 Audible, Inc.
Historical Fiction Science Fiction
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"Simak's unforgettable compassion and affection for all creation shines through." (scifi.com)
  • All-Time Best Science Fiction Novels (Locus Magazine)

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Superb!

One of the finest classic SF novels brilliantly read. Highly recommended to anyone who loves great storytelling

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I still have it after all these years

I have really enjoyed this story so if you can get past the first part 🤣it gets so much better
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I'm not going to Jupiter

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