Roderick at Random is a novel by John Sladek published in 1983. It is the sequel to Roderick, or The Education of a Young Machine (1980); both novels were reissued together in 2001 as The Complete Roderick.
Plot summary
Roderick at Random is a novel in which Roderick the robot tries to learn about what it means to be human.
Dave Pringle reviewed Roderick at Random for Imagine magazine, and stated that "It's a crazy, venal, hilarious world that Sladek creates. while Roderick himself is beautiful, a saint."
Reviews
- Review by Faren Miller (1983) in Locus, #268 May 1983
- Review by Cherry Wilder (1983) in Foundation, #29 November 1983
- Review by David Pringle (1985) in Science Fiction: The 100 Best Novels
- Review by L. J. Hurst (1990) in Vector 157