false 41810 25 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...?<br> <br>A LITERARY GUILD DUAL SELECTION 905286 book 1983 The Robots of Dawn (Robot 3) total:3063|5:853|4:1262|3:828|2:104|1:16| 3063 12021 3749 62 3 2 false false Sat Apr 01 00:00:00 -0800 2006 Tue Jun 26 00:48:11 -0700 2007 Tue Jun 26 00:56:25 -0700 2007 more...]]> 4 1 false false Fri May 15 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Thu May 28 12:20:51 -0700 2009 Sat May 30 08:18:50 -0700 2009 The Caves of Steel and The Naked Sun, has plainsclothesman Elijah Baley from Earth once more team up with R. Daneel Olivaw to solve a mystery. This time it is a matter of roboticide and on the leading Spacer planet Aurora. Baley is called in and ...more...]]> 3 1 false false Thu Aug 13 23:14:34 -0700 2009 Thu Aug 13 23:46:05 -0700 2009
Much of the book was the Earth Detective Elijah Bailey moving around interviewing people and dealing with his agoraphobia. The suspense built as the plot became tighter, making me itch to drive so I can liste...more...]]> 4 0 false false Thu May 07 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Fri Apr 24 04:35:53 -0700 2009 Fri May 08 01:18:36 -0700 2009 more...]]> 3 0 false false Wed Oct 28 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Mon Oct 26 07:15:22 -0700 2009 Thu Oct 29 07:44:19 -0700 2009
In Asimov's efforts to tie his robot stories together with his Foundation universe, some changes are made to the basic format of this book as opposed to the other two Bailey/Olivaw ...more...]]> 3 1 false false Thu Aug 13 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Sun Aug 09 13:25:17 -0700 2009 Fri Nov 13 14:27:31 -0800 2009 more...]]> 4 0 false false Sun Jul 26 19:28:07 -0700 2009 Sun Jul 26 19:32:00 -0700 2009 more...]]> 3 0 false false Sun May 24 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Tue May 19 12:52:18 -0700 2009 Thu May 28 21:34:19 -0700 2009 more...]]> 3 0 false false Fri May 23 10:40:58 -0700 2008 Fri Jan 16 10:07:56 -0800 2009 more...]]> 3 0 false false Wed Sep 30 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Fri Jun 12 20:30:59 -0700 2009 Wed Sep 30 11:55:06 -0700 2009 more...]]> 3 0 false false Mon Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2007 Mon Sep 21 06:52:20 -0700 2009 Mon Sep 21 06:54:56 -0700 2009 more...]]> 4 0 false false Tue Apr 01 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Tue Apr 22 11:13:51 -0700 2008 Tue Apr 22 11:23:07 -0700 2008
Asimov's stories continue to strike me as excuses for him to explore a) his views of possible futures, and how robots/technology affect them, and b) logic puzzles. He does both of t...more...]]> 2 0 false false Mon Aug 24 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Wed Aug 19 15:36:57 -0700 2009 Tue Sep 01 14:14:55 -0700 2009 more...]]> 3 0 false false Mon Apr 20 17:32:00 -0700 2009 Mon Apr 20 17:36:27 -0700 2009 4 0 false false Sun Dec 28 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Wed Dec 31 06:43:10 -0800 2008 Wed Dec 31 06:47:36 -0800 2008 4 0 false false Mon Jun 22 10:58:16 -0700 2009 Mon Jun 22 11:01:24 -0700 2009 5 0 false false Wed Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2003 Sat Apr 11 12:01:06 -0700 2009 Thu Apr 16 09:15:20 -0700 2009 2 0 false false Fri Oct 16 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Sun Oct 11 16:09:58 -0700 2009 Sat Oct 17 12:22:49 -0700 2009 2 0 false false Tue Jun 02 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Fri May 22 16:25:27 -0700 2009 Tue Jun 02 07:14:16 -0700 2009 3 0 false false Mon Jun 22 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Mon Mar 16 10:47:42 -0700 2009 Mon Jun 22 14:51:07 -0700 2009 more...]]> http://www.goodreads.com/book_link/follow/8?book_id=41810