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Isaac Asmiov’s classic novel about the decline and fall of Solaria.
Gladia Delmarre's homeworld, the Spacer planet Solaria, has been abandoned - by its human population. Countless robots remain there. And when traders from Settler worlds attempt to salvage them, the robots of Solaria turn to killing...in defiance of the Three Laws of Robotics.
Pax Robotica
Long ago, Gladia's robots Daneel and Giskard played a vital role in opening the worlds beyond the Solar system to Settlers from Earth. Now the conscience-stricken robots are faced with an even greater challenge. Either the sacred Three Laws of Robotics are in ruins - or a new, superior Law must be established to bring peace to the galaxy. With Madam Gladia and D.G. Baley - the captain of the Settler traders and a descendant of the robots' friend Elijah Baley - Daneel and Giskard travel to the robot stronghold of Solaria...where they uncover a sinister Spacer plot to destroy Earth itself.
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‘Isaac Asimov was one of the great explainers of the age...It will never be known how many practicing scientists today, in how many countries, owe their initial inspiration to a book, article, or short story by Isaac Asimov’
Carl Sagan
‘Asimov displayed one of the most dynamic imaginations in science fiction’
Daily Telegraph
‘Asimov’s career was one of the most formidable in science fiction’
The Times
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DECLINE AND FALL OF SOLARIA
Gladia Delmarre’s homeworld, the Spacer planet Solaria, has been abandoned – by its human population. Countless robots remain there. And when traders from Settler worlds attempt to salvage them, the robots of Solaria turn to killing ... in defiance of the Three Laws of Robotics!
PAX ROBOTICA
Long ago, Gladia’s robots Daneel and Giskard played a vital role in opening the worlds beyond the Solar system to Settlers from Earth. Now the conscience-stricken robots are faced with an even greater challenge. Either the sacred Three Laws of Robotics are in ruins – or a new, superior Law must be established to bring peace to the galaxy. With Madam Gladia and D.G Baley – the captain of the Settler traders and a descendent of the robots’ friend Elijah Bailey – Daneel and Giskard travel to the robot stronghold of Solaria ... where they uncover a sinister Spacer plot to destroy Earth itself.
THE THREE LAWS OF ROBOTICS
· A robot may not injure a human being or, through inaction, allow a human being to come to harm
· A robot must obey the orders given it by human beings except where such orders would conflict with the First Law
· A robot must protect its own existence as long as such protection does not conflict with the First or Second Law
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- PublisherHarperVoyager
- Publication date1994
- ISBN 10 0586062009
- ISBN 13 9780586062005
- BindingMass Market Paperback
- LanguageEnglish
- Number of pages512
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