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The robots of dawn

by Isaac Asimov

Detective Elijah Baley and his humanoid partner, R. Daneel Olivaw, travel to the planet Aurora to investigate the destruction of an advanced robot. The case involves political tensions that could impact Earth's efforts to colonise the galaxy.

Accession 13955 ISBN 0586061991 Publisher Panther
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