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The Naked Sun

By Isaac Asimov

By Isaac Asimov

By Isaac Asimov

By Isaac Asimov

By Isaac Asimov
Read by William Dufris

By Isaac Asimov
Read by William Dufris

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Part of The Robot Series

Part of The Robot Series

Part of The Robot Series

Category: Space Opera

Category: Space Opera

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Nov 01, 1991 | ISBN 9780553293395 *This format is not eligible to earn points towards the Reader Rewards program

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Apr 13, 2011 | ISBN 9780307792402

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Jul 15, 2014 | 461 Minutes

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    About The Naked Sun

    A millennium into the future, two advancements have altered the course of human history:  the colonization of the Galaxy and the creation of the positronic brain.  On the beautiful Outer World planet of Solaria, a handful of human colonists lead a hermit-like existence, their every need attended to by their faithful robot servants.  To this strange and provocative planet comes Detective Elijah Baley, sent from the streets of New York with his positronic partner, the robot R. Daneel Olivaw, to solve an incredible murder that has rocked Solaria to its foundations.  The victim had been so reclusive that he appeared to his associates only through holographic projection.  Yet someone had gotten close enough to bludgeon him to death while robots looked on.  Now Baley and Olivaw are faced with two clear impossibilities:  Either the Solarian was killed by one of his robots–unthinkable under the laws of Robotics–or he was killed by the woman who loved him so much that she never came into his presence!

    About The Naked Sun

    A millennium into the future, two advancements have altered the course of human history:  the colonization of the Galaxy and the creation of the positronic brain.  On the beautiful Outer World planet of Solaria, a handful of human colonists lead a hermit-like existence, their every need attended to by their faithful robot servants.  To this strange and provocative planet comes Detective Elijah Baley, sent from the streets of New York with his positronic partner, the robot R. Daneel Olivaw, to solve an incredible murder that has rocked Solaria to its foundations.  The victim had been so reclusive that he appeared to his associates only through holographic projection.  Yet someone had gotten close enough to bludgeon him to death while robots looked on.  Now Baley and Olivaw are faced with two clear impossibilities:  Either the Solarian was killed by one of his robots–unthinkable under the laws of Robotics–or he was killed by the woman who loved him so much that she never came into his presence!

    About The Naked Sun

    A millennium into the future, two advancements have altered the course of human history:  the colonization of the Galaxy and the creation of the positronic brain.  On the beautiful Outer World planet of Solaria, a handful of human colonists lead a hermit-like existence, their every need attended to by their faithful robot servants.  To this strange and provocative planet comes Detective Elijah Baley, sent from the streets of New York with his positronic partner, the robot R. Daneel Olivaw, to solve an incredible murder that has rocked Solaria to its foundations.  The victim had been so reclusive that he appeared to his associates only through holographic projection.  Yet someone had gotten close enough to bludgeon him to death while robots looked on.  Now Baley and Olivaw are faced with two clear impossibilities:  Either the Solarian was killed by one of his robots–unthinkable under the laws of Robotics–or he was killed by the woman who loved him so much that she never came into his presence!

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    Product Details

    Category: Space Opera

    Mass Market Paperback | $7.99
    Published by Spectra
    Nov 01, 1991 | 288 Pages | 4-3/16 x 6-7/8 | ISBN 9780553293395

    Category: Space Opera

    Ebook | $7.99
    Published by Spectra
    Apr 13, 2011 | 288 Pages | ISBN 9780307792402

    Category: Space Opera | Audiobooks

    Audiobook Download | $20.00
    Published by Random House Audio
    Jul 15, 2014 | 461 Minutes | ISBN 9780804191227

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