The Robots of Dawn

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novel science fiction novel

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 of America ⓘ
surface form: 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 universe ⓘ
surface form: Asimov's Robot 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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The Naked Sun → followedBy → The Robots of Dawn ⓘ
Robots and Empire → follows → The Robots of Dawn ⓘ
Robot series → hasPart → The Robots of Dawn ⓘ
Isaac Asimov → notableWork → The Robots of Dawn ⓘ