Isaac Asimov's Robot City

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Isaac Asimov's Robot City is a series of novels written by various authors and loosely connected to Isaac Asimov's Robot Series. It takes place between The Robots of Dawn and Robots and Empire. The novels were written in response to a writing challenge issued by Asimov to write a series involving the Three Laws of Robotics, which brought about a collaboration of several talented authors.


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[edit] Robot City

The Robot City novels begin revolving around Derec, a man who has no memory of who he was. Derec journeys to Robot City, a city almost entirely composed of robots. There, Derec meets another mysterious person named Ariel and together the two disprove their role in a murder of an unknown human to the robots. Fleeing an increasingly dangerous Robot City, Derec and Ariel journey to Earth to find the city's creator, the insane Dr. Avery and learn their true identities. As the series goes on, Both Ariel and Derec are repeatedly asked to confront more questions as old ones are answered all of which, no matter how broad, always seem to connect with Robot City.

  1. Odyssey by Michael P. Kube-McDowell (1987)
  2. Suspicion by Mike McQuay (1987)
  3. Cyborg by William F. Wu (1987)
  4. Prodigy by Arthur Byron Cover (1988)
  5. Refuge by Rob Chilson (1988)
  6. Perihelion by William F. Wu (1988)


[edit] After the series

[edit] Robot and Aliens

The Robot and Aliens series spin off of the Robot City series, dealing with the Three Laws, Robots and what would happen if robots were to encounter alien life. The series also features Derec and Ariel.

  1. Changeling by Stephen Leigh
  2. Renegade by Cordell Scotten
  3. Intruder by Robert Thurston
  4. Alliance by Jerry Oltion
  5. Maverick by Bruce Bethke
  6. Humanity by Jerry Oltion

[edit] References

Robot City had a mystery game of the same name released for the PC in 1995. You played as the role of Derec.

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