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The Robots of Dawn
by Isaac Asimov
Product Group: Book
Publisher: Topeka Bindery (1999-10)
ISBN: 0785773436
EAN: 9780785773436
Dewy Decimal #: 813.54
School & Library Binding
Reading Level: Young Adult
SKU: 21865
Condition: New
Comments: From the original 1ST EDITION. HARDCOVER BOOK W/GILT LETTERING, Dust Jacket and pages are NEW! BCE. Rapid shipping W/TRACKING. AIRMAIL+.
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Editorial Reviews
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Product 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...?
A LITERARY GUILD DUAL SELECTION
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Customer Reviews
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Asimov's Robots of Dawn
Rating  (5)
Date: 2008-06-30
Asimov's "Robots of Dawn" is a fascinating science fiction mystery. It is also a headline breaking analysis of "Robot ethics" in a secular world.
After reading the novel several times, the audio book version brought new life and meaning to the story details.
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Robots
Rating  (4)
Date: 2008-05-13
This was very entertaining. You get started and do not want to put the book down.
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Not My Favorite Robot Book But...
Rating (4)
Date: 2007-12-30
This is more for the Asimov lovers rather than a separate good read. If you were into any of his other books or enjoyed the others in the Robot Series, then I recommend this. If you are new to Asimov, I recommend Caves of Steel first
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Tedious and Flat... Wish I had those 400+ pages back...
Rating  (1)
Date: 2007-10-05
4 out of 6 customers found this reveiw helpful
I had to write a review somewhere after reading this book. After reading the Caves of Steel, I thought it would be an enjoyable read. However, it was not. This was the most tedious, long-winded, horribly written piece of snot that I have ever laid my eyes on. Asimov spends way too much time saying the exact same thing over and over as if the reader were completely illiterate. The plot is horribly stupid, and non of the interactions seem 'real' at all. save your time and reread the Foundation series... This book sucked.
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Disappointing conclusion to the trilogy
Rating  (3)
Date: 2007-09-30
1 out of 1 customers found this reveiw helpful
Robots of Dawn is the third entry in the Robot series and was written quite a few years after the second volume saw print. The story follows Elijah Bailey once again as he tries to solve a murder but this time it is not a human who has been killed but a robot. The leading suspect is a character from the first novel, the leading roboticist on the planet Aurora. Bailey travels off world and goes through his usual routine of interviewing the interested parties and accusing most of them of committing the crime in the process. His old robot partner, R Daneel Olivaw, aids Bailey in his investigation.
Perhaps due to the long delay in writing Robots of Dawn, there are some rather glaring errors in story continuity from the prior novel, The Naked Sun. Early in the story, Olivaw tells Bailey that no robot could impersonate a human on the Spacer worlds and get away with it for even a moment. They have a lengthy conversation on this point and the point is considered proven by the time they are done. Yet, in The Naked Sun, Olivaw himself impersonated a human on the Spacer world of Solaris and no one even suspected him. Bailey witnessed this, yet both characters seem to have forgotten the entire affair.
Robots of Dawn is by far the longest of the Robot novel in the series and does not benefit from the extra pages. Bailey's interviews often drag out as he puts forward exceedingly unlikely theories and forces the suspects to deny and disprove them. This has the unfortunate side effect of making Bailey seem almost stupid as he constantly asserts false solutions to the case. When he finally does come up with a solution, it is very unsatisfying. It actually feels like Asimov had written himself into a corner and didn't know how to get out so he threw together a half-baked solution and called it a day. I expected better from such an accomplished writer.
I enjoyed the earlier novels in this series considerably but was disappointed with Robots of Dawn. Asimov waited many years to write it because he didn't feel that he had a strong concept to move forward with. Having read this, I would have to say that he still didn't have a fully developed foundation for this book even when he did finally write it. He definitely needed to put more thought into the mystery, the characters, and how to keep the story interesting. This book was not lousy but it didn't live up to the earlier entries either. I would recommend it for readers who loved the earlier Robot novels and simply must read one more entry. Just don't expect it to be as strong as what you've already seen.
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