How long does it take to read The Robots of Dawn?
The Robots of Dawn by Isaac Asimov takes about 8 hours 11 minutes to read at 250 words a minute.
Book 5 of Robot series
Previous: Robots and Empire Next: Robot Dreams
About 8 hours 11 minutes
A week or two of reading
First published 1983. 446 pages, about 122,650 words.
17 days at 30 minutes a day
Estimate based on 275 words per page.
At other speeds
| Slow, 150 words a minute | 13 hours 38 minutes |
| Average, 250 words a minute | 8 hours 11 minutes |
| Fast, 400 words a minute | 5 hours 7 minutes |
The page count is the median across 42 editions, so your copy may differ. How we calculate.
About the book
A millennium into the future two advances have altered the course of human history: the colonization of the Galaxy and the creation of the positronic brain. Isaac Asimov's Robot novels chronicle the unlikely partnership between a New York City detective and a humanoid robot who must learn to work together. Detective Elijah Baley is called to the Spacer world Aurora to solve a bizarre case of roboticide. The prime suspect is a gifted roboticist who had the means, the motive, and the opportunity to commit the crime. There's only one catch: Baley and his positronic partner, R. Daneel Olivaw, must prove the man innocent. For in a case of political intrigue and love between woman and robot gone tragically wrong, there's more at stake than simple justice. This time Baley's career, his life, and Earth's right to pioneer the Galaxy lie in the delicate balance.
Subjects: American Science fiction, Robots, Fiction, Fiction, mystery & detective, general, Fiction, science fiction, general, fiction"
