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The Soul of the Robot

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Cover artist
  
Laszlo Kubinyi

Language
  
English

Media type
  
Print (Hardcover)

Originally published
  
July 1974

Page count
  
206

Followed by
  
3.8/5
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Country
  
United States

Publication date
  
July 1974

Pages
  
206

Genre
  
Science Fiction

Publisher
  
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Similar
  
Barrington J Bayley books, Science Fiction books

The Soul of the Robot is the sixth science fiction novel by Barrington J. Bayley, featuring the character Jasperodus from his 1956 story "Fugitive". The book tells of Jasperodus, the only robot with a soul, as he attempts to prove that he is the equal of the humans around him.

Literary significance and reception

Rhys Hughes and John Clute both felt that this was one of Bayley's lighter yet slighter works, arguing that the themes of the novel were better handled in John Sladek's Roderick.

Brian Stableford's review compared Bayley's absurd stylings with that of Alfred Jarry, concluding that the book was "thoroughly likeable."

Alastair Reynolds remembered the "massive enjoyment" he had reading the book and mentioned that Jasperodus had formed part of the inspiration for the character of Hesperus in House of Suns.

References

The Soul of the Robot Wikipedia