I love how he combines an almost childish narrative with some clever detective twists, whilst also tying in some of the possible implications of developing a robotic society. ( )

Having read The Caves of Steel and The Naked Sun, I was more prepared to enjoy this for what it was - a detective story, rather than comparing it unfavourably with the original Foundation trilogy by Asimov. At the other end of Asimov's societal spectrum to Solaria where The Naked Sun was set, the inhabitants of Aurora have a relaxed attitude to social sex and many robot servants. I enjoyed the plot and the central characters (humans and robots alike) but was disappointed that Baley doesn't seem to remember his wife and family in certain parts of the book. Perhaps just a reflection of the views of the time, but it irritated me. Great ending though! ( )

The final installment of the Robot series. Again human and robot detectives Elijah Bailey and R. Daneel Olivaw are sent to solve a murder. Although it again expertly combines detective story and SF, this is the least suspenseful of the series to me. Still very good, of course... ( )

Since his trip off-world to the planet Solaria, plainclothesman Elijah Baley has founded a group of people who go outside the cities in their spare time. Although he still finds being outside difficult, he hopes that the younger members of the group, such as his son Bentley will one day get the chance to settle on another planet.

Since he has been trying unsuccessfully to get permission to travel to the planet Aurora, Elijah Baley is pleased to be summoned there to find out who 'killed' a humaniform robot, and he is even happier to meet up with his old friend R. Daneel Olivaw again. But the case has political ramifications, and failure to clear Hans Fastolfe's name could mean that Earthmen will never get the chance to live on other worlds. ( )

A robot/scifi mystery. Lije Baley and R. Daneel Olivaw must travel far from Earth to solve a robot related mystery. Exactly what happened on Aurora? A fun exploration of the relation of human to robot and the 3 Laws of Robotics. ( )