The Robots of Dawn
by Isaac Asimov
The Robots of Dawn is a science fiction mystery by Isaac Asimov, first published by Doubleday in Garden City, New York, in 1983. The third Robot novel, it sends detective Elijah Baley to the Spacer world of Aurora to investigate the destruction of a humanlike robot.
- Editions tracked
- 2
- First edition
- Doubleday, 1983
- First published
- Doubleday, Garden City, New York, 1983
- First UK edition
- Granada, 1984
- Series
- Robot series
The first edition of The Robots of Dawn by Isaac Asimov was published in Garden City, N.Y by Doubleday in 1983. We track 2 editions.
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First edition
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Awards, adaptations and setting
Awards and honours
Setting and characters
- Set in
- Aurora, Earth
- Characters
- Elijah Baley, Bentley Baley, Jessie Navodny, Wilson Roth, Gladia Delmarre, Santirix Gremionis
- Genre
- science fiction
Read next
- Comes after
- Mirror Image, The Naked Sun
- Followed by
- Robots and Empire
In print
- Editions recorded
- 42 on Open Library, 14 in English
- Wikipedia
- Articles in 30 languages
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Who published the first edition of The Robots of Dawn?
The first edition of The Robots of Dawn by Isaac Asimov was published in Garden City, N.Y by Doubleday in 1983.
How many editions of The Robots of Dawn are there?
We track 2 editions of The Robots of Dawn, including 1 first edition. Each has its own page with how to identify it.
What should I read after The Robots of Dawn?
In order, it follows Mirror Image, The Naked Sun and it is followed by Robots and Empire, according to Wikidata.
Where these facts come from
- The Robots of Dawn, Wikipedia, 2026 (en.wikipedia.org)
- The Robots of Dawn editions, Open Library (openlibrary.org)
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