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''The Robots of Dawn'' is a "whodunit" science fiction novel by Isaac Asimov, first published in 1983. It is the third novel in Asimov's ''Robot'' series. It was nominated for both the Hugo and Locus Awards in 1984.〔(【引用サイトリンク】 1984 Award Winners & Nominees )〕 == Plot summary == The book opens with detective Elijah Baley on Earth, training with his son and others to overcome their socially ingrained agoraphobia, when he is told that the Spacer world of Aurora has requested him to investigate a crime: namely, that the mind of R. Jander Panell, a humaniform robot identical to R. Daneel Olivaw, has been destroyed by a mental block. The robot's inventor, Han Fastolfe, has admitted that he is the only person with the skill to have done this, but denies having done it. Fastolfe is also a prominent member of the Auroran political faction that favors Earth; wherefore, it is politically expedient that he be exonerated. En route to Aurora, Baley again is partnered with R. Daneel Olivaw, and introduced to R. Giskard Reventlov. On Aurora, he interviews Gladia Delmarre (who first appeared in ''The Naked Sun''), R. Jander's former owner, and discovers that Gladia had a sexual relationship with Jander, to the point of considering him a husband. Baley later interviews Fastolfe's estranged daughter, Vasilia Fastolfe (alias "Vasilia Aliena"), who claims that her father would do anything necessary to advance psychohistory, including the incapacitation of Jander and Gladia's heartbreak. Following that, Baley interviews Santirix Gremionis, an Auroran who, with both Gladia and Vasilia, committed the Auroran taboo of offering himself repeatedly (sexually) after rejection. Gremionis denies involvement in the murder, and says he has reported Baley to the Chairman (the executive of the Auroran Government) for slander; but realizes, upon questioning, that Vasilia arranged his infatuation with Gladia. Next, Baley interviews Kelden Amadiro, Fastolfe's chief political rival and head of the Robotics Institute, who explains the Institute's political motivations: that they wish to see Aurora alone colonize the Galaxy, by means of humaniform robots which at present only Fastolfe can build. On the way from the interview with Amadiro, Baley's airfoil (a car that uses airjets to float slightly off the ground) is forced to stop. The air compressor has been sabotaged. Baley, suspecting Amadiro, orders Daneel and Giskard to flee. When several robots catch up with the car and question Baley, Baley tells them that he ordered Daneel back to the Robotics Institute, and they leave. Baley flees the car into the thunderstorm outside, where his agoraphobia renders him unconscious. He is recovered by Gladia and Giskard, and taken to Gladia's house. At an earlier-arranged meeting with the Chairman, Fastolfe, and Amadiro, Baley confronts Amadiro with the revelation that Amadiro knew of the relationship between Gladia and Jander, and moreover, of her considering him her husband; something quite unthinkable for a native Auroran. Amadiro says he heard it from someone, but cannot remember whom. Baley then states that only one Auroran could have told Amadiro about the relationship: Jander himself. Then, he gives the solution to the mystery: that in Gladia's absence, Amadiro questioned and tested Jander via trimensional viewing (telepresence). This was intended to allow Amadiro to understand how Jander was designed, which in turn would have permitted Amadiro himself to create a humaniform robot; and this created enough entropy in Jander's positronic brain to kill him. Gremionis was encouraged to court Gladia because they tended to take long walks together, allowing Amadiro more time for his testing. The sabotage to the car was intended to capture Daneel and complete the analysis. Upon hearing the accusation, Amadiro inadvertently admits he was working with Jander. As a result, he is forced to compromise with Fastolfe's policies; he agrees with Earth's right to share in the galactic colonization, while Fastolfe gives the Institute his data about humaniform robot design. Baley, however, confronts Giskard, who admits that Vasilia unknowingly gave him telepathic abilities during experiments. Using knowledge derived from Han Fastolfe's mind, Giskard shut down Jander, to thwart Amadiro's attempt to build humaniform robots. Giskard allows Baley to retain knowledge of his abilities, but prevents him from revealing the secret. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「The Robots of Dawn」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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