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Cover of The Robots of Dawn

The Robots of Dawn

Isaac Asimov (1983)

SubgenreAI & Robots
Age groupAdult 18+
Content ratingPG-13
Pages (Standard (250-400))
SeriesElijah Baley / R. Daneel Olivaw #3
SettingFar-Future Space
CSM age14
Goodreads4.2

Content levels

ViolenceMild
Sexual contentMild
LanguageMild

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Positive tags

Slow BurnMentor Figure

Tropes

Robot CompanionAI AwakeningGalactic EmpireSocial SFSoft SFReluctant HeroInterstellar Politics

Themes

AI ConsciousnessIdentityLove vs DutyClass StrugglePolitical Intrigue

Synopsis

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...?

Tags

MysteryDetective Fictionhard SFPhilosophical SF