I was browsing through my local Waterstones with Offspring 2.0 the other day looking for some good reads for Wife 1.0 when I noticed a proliferation of books in the Asimov section. I have read most of Asimov's books over the years but actually own very few (1 to be precise). Time to rectify that oversight, I thought and started leafing through. All the Foundation series was there sporting new covers, then I picked up a copy of I, Robot. With horror I saw Will Smith's features scowling back at me. What was a second rate actor from a third rate adaptation doing on the cover of a first rate book? Maybe this is how the publishers thought they could sell more copies. I, Robot will be staying off my shelf until I can find a second hand copy with the original cover.

For your sad delectation, here is the new cover:
[url=http://images-eu.amazon.com/images/P/0586025324.02.LZZZZZZZ.jpg]Click HERE to see the new cover[/url]

What's next? Rock Hudson selling The Martian Chronicles? Ouch, does that make me sound old? What about Robin Williams on the cover of The Bicentennial Man?
__________________________