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Set a millennium in the future, Isaac Asimov’s "The Robots of Dawn" follows New York City detective Elijah Baley as he is dispatched to the Spacer world of Aurora to solve a case of roboticide. Alongside his positronic partner, R. Daneel Olivaw, Baley must work together to determine if the prime suspect—a gifted roboticist—with motive, means and opportunity, is truly guilty. The investigation reveals deeper layers of political intrigue and a tragic love affair between a human woman and a robot, raising stakes that extend far beyond personal justice and threaten the balance of Earth’s pioneering ambitions across the galaxy.
First publish date: 1983
Genre: Science Fiction/Hard Science Fiction
Authors: Isaac Asimov
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