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The Robots of Dawn

by Isaac AsimovBook 3 of 4 in Elijah Bailey / R. Daneel Olivaw
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Description

A puzzling case of roboticide sends New York Detective Elijah Baley on an intense search for a murderer. Armed with his own instincts, his quirky logic, and the immutable Three Laws of Robotics, Baley is determined to solve the case. But can anything prepare a simple Earthman for the psychological complexities of a world where a beautiful woman can easily have fallen in love with an all-too-human robot...?

What it’s like

ThemeColonizationArtificial LifeCyber NoirMan-Made HorrorIdentity & Selfhood
ViolenceStandard
CombatPacifist/Social
HorrorCreepy
SpiceFade-to-Black
ProfanityNone

Awards

FinalistHugo Award for Best Novel1984FinalistLocus Award for Best Science Fiction Novel1984

Details

First published
1983
Pages
448
Reading time
About 9 hours
Format
Novel
Audience
Adult
Publisher
Spectra/Bantam Books
Language
English
ISBN
9780553299496
Series
Elijah Bailey / R. Daneel Olivaw, Book 3

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