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Isaac Asimov’s Robot Books in Order

Here is a list of Isaac Asimov’s Robot Books in Order.

I, Robot (1950)

Isaac Asimov’s Robot Books in Order

From the blurb:

What happens when a robot begins to question its creators? What would be the consequences of creating a robot with a sense of humour? Or the ability to lie? How do we truly tell the difference between man and machine?

In I, Robot, Asimov sets out the Three Laws of Robotics designed to protect humans from their robotic creations and pushes them to their limits and beyond.

The Caves of Steel (1954)

Isaac Asimov’s Robot Books in Order

From the blurb:

In the vast, domed cities of Earth, artificial intelligence is strictly controlled; in the distant Outer Worlds, colonists and robots live side by side.

A Spacer ambassador is found dead and detective Elijah Baley is assigned to find the killer. But with relations between the two cultures in the balance, the Spacers insist that he work with a partner of their choosing – a robot partner, R. Daneel Olivaw….

The Naked Sun (1957)

Isaac Asimov’s Robot Books in Order

From the blurb:

On the planet of Solaria, Spacers live in almost complete isolation, tended by robot servants and disgusted by the thought of human contact. And yet, one of their number has been beaten to death.

Incapable of solving the crime, the authorities of the Outer Worlds seek help from Earth from renowned detective Elijah Baley….

The Rest of the Robots (1964)

From the blurb:

How could robots be used in a time of war? Could a robot be raised like a child? Could we allow them to have children of their own? Is there any human profession that could never be performed by a robotic replacement?

In The Rest of the Robots, robopsychologist Dr. Susan Calvin and engineers Powell and Donovan return to investigate many more puzzling anomalies and catastrophic malfunctions….

The Robots of Dawn (1983)

From the blurb:

On Aurora, the first and greatest of the Spacer planets, Elijah Baley and R. Daneel Olivaw investigate yet another seemingly impossible crime this time, a roboticide.

Someone has destroyed the positronic mind of R. Jander Panell, a humanoid twin to Daneel. His creator, the master roboticist Han Fastolfe, denies all involvement. So does Gladia Delmarre, the robot s owner. And lover….

Robots and Empire (1985)

From the blurb:

Two centuries have passed since Elijah Baley s actions on Aurora sent settlers from Earth to new worlds all over the galaxy.

The Spacer planet of Solaria has been abandoned by humans, though countless robots remain. When settlers arrive to salvage them, something unthinkable happens the robots attack….

Robot Dreams (1986)

From the blurb:

Robot Dreams collects 21 of Isaac Asimov’s short stories spanning the body of his fiction from the 1940s to the 1980s, exploring not only the future of technology, but the future of humanity’s maturity and growth.

Robot Visions (1990)

Isaac Asimov’s Robot Books in Order

From the blurb:

From Isaac Asimov, the Hugo Award-winning Grand Master of Science Fiction, comes five decades of robot visions: thirty-four landmark stories and essays–including three rare tales–gathered together in one volume.

Meet all of Asimov’s most famous creations including: Robbie, the very first robot that his imagination brought to life; Susan Calvin, the original robot psychologist; Stephen Byerley, the humanoid robot; and the famous human/robot detective team of Lije Bailey and R. Daneel Olivaw, who have appeared in such bestselling novels as The Robots of Dawn and Robots and Empire.

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