The Robots of Dawn

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The Robots of Dawn is a science fiction novel by Isaac Asimov that continues the adventures of detective Elijah Baley as he investigates a high-stakes robotic "murder" on the Spacer world of Aurora, further developing Asimov’s robot universe and the Three Laws of Robotics.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf novel
science fiction novel
author Isaac Asimov
centralTheme Three Laws of Robotics
crime investigation
human–robot relations
countryOfOrigin United States
coverArtist Michael Whelan
exploresConcept Spacer culture
psychological effects of space living
robot ethics
followedBy Robots and Empire
follows The Naked Sun
genre detective fiction
mystery fiction
science fiction
hasHumanCharacter Elijah Baley
Gladia Delmarre
hasPrequel The Naked Sun
hasRobotCharacter R. Daneel Olivaw
R. Giskard Reventlov
hasSequel Robots and Empire
language English
literaryForm prose
mainCharacter Elijah Baley
Gladia Delmarre
R. Daneel Olivaw
R. Giskard Reventlov
mediaType print
narrativePerspective third-person narrative
notableFor further development of the Three Laws of Robotics
linking Robot and Foundation series continuity
originalPublisher Doubleday
partOfUniverse Asimov's Robot universe
linked to: Asimov universe

Foundation universe continuity
plotElement investigation of a robotic "murder"
precededBy The Naked Sun
protagonistAffiliation Earth police
protagonistOccupation detective
publicationDate 1983
publisher Doubleday
series Elijah Baley novels
Robot series
setting Aurora
Spacer worlds
targetAudience adult readers
timePeriodInFiction far future

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subject linked to: planet Solaria