Robots and Empire

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science fiction novel

Robots and Empire is a science fiction novel by Isaac Asimov that bridges his Robot and Foundation series, exploring the long-term consequences of human–robot relations and the origins of key galactic events.

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Observed surface forms (2)

Surface form	Occurrences
Asimov's Robot–Foundation universe	1
Isaac Asimov's Robot–Foundation universe	1

Statements (47)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	science fiction novel ⓘ
author	Isaac Asimov ⓘ
chronologyPosition	last novel in Asimov's Robot sequence ⓘ
connectsWork	Foundation ⓘ surface form: Foundation series Robot series ⓘ
countryOfOrigin	United States of America ⓘ surface form: United States
coverArtist	Michael Whelan (US first edition cover) ⓘ
explains	origin of Earth's radioactive future in the Foundation universe ⓘ
exploresTheme	emergence of the Zeroth Law of Robotics ⓘ ethics of artificial intelligence ⓘ galactic colonization ⓘ human–robot relations ⓘ long-term historical planning ⓘ
featuresCharacter	D.G. Baley ⓘ Elijah Baley ⓘ surface form: Elijah Baley (in flashbacks and influence) Gladia Delmarre ⓘ R. Daneel Olivaw ⓘ R. Giskard Reventlov ⓘ
follows	The Robots of Dawn ⓘ
genre	science fiction ⓘ
hasMotif	decline of Spacer civilizations ⓘ rise of Settlers from Earth ⓘ
hasRobotCharacter	R. Daneel Olivaw ⓘ R. Giskard Reventlov ⓘ
hasSequelRelation	leads into events underlying the Foundation era ⓘ
isbn	0-385-19921-2 ⓘ
language	English ⓘ
literaryUniverse	Asimov universe ⓘ surface form: Asimov's unified Robot–Empire–Foundation universe
mediaType	print ⓘ
narrativeRole	bridge between Robot and Foundation storylines ⓘ
notableConcept	Three Laws of Robotics ⓘ surface form: Zeroth Law of Robotics radioactive Earth backstory ⓘ
originalPublisher	Doubleday ⓘ
pageCount	approx. 384 (US hardback) ⓘ
partOf	Isaac Asimov bibliography ⓘ surface form: Isaac Asimov's Robot series
prequelTo	Foundation ⓘ surface form: Foundation series (as a bridge work)
publicationDate	1985 ⓘ
publisher	Doubleday ⓘ
series	Foundation universe ⓘ Robot series ⓘ
setting	Earth ⓘ Spacer worlds ⓘ future Solar System ⓘ
subgenre	robot fiction ⓘ space opera ⓘ
timePeriodInUniverse	centuries after The Robots of Dawn ⓘ
workOf	Isaac Asimov ⓘ

Referenced by (6)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

The Robots of Dawn → followedBy → Robots and Empire ⓘ

Robot series → hasPart → Robots and Empire ⓘ

The Robots of Dawn → hasSequel → Robots and Empire ⓘ

Isaac Asimov → notableWork → Robots and Empire ⓘ

I, Robot → setInUniverse → Robots and Empire ⓘ

this entity surface form: Asimov's Robot–Foundation universe

The Bicentennial Man → universe → Robots and Empire ⓘ

this entity surface form: Isaac Asimov's Robot–Foundation universe