Title: Robots and Empire

Title: Robots and Empire Title Record # 1290
Author: Isaac Asimov
Date: 1985-09-00
Type: NOVEL
Series: Elijah Baley / R. Daneel Olivaw
Series Number: 4
Webpages: Wikipedia-EN
Language: English

Note: Also book no. 8 in the Foundation series.

Synopsis: From the flaps of the Doubleday first edition: "Isaac Asimov's Robots and Empire heralds a major new landmark in the great Asimovian galaxy of science fiction. For it not only presents the thrilling sequel to the best-selling The Robots of Dawn, but also ingeniously interweaves all three of Asimov's classic series: Robot, Foundation, and Empire. This is the work Asimov fans have been waiting for - an electrifying tale of interstellar intrigue and adventure that sets a new standard in the realm of SF literature. Two hundred years have passed since The Robots of Dawn and Elijah Baley, the beloved hero of the Earthpeople is dead. The future of the Universe is at a crossroads. Though the forces of the sinister Spacers are weakened, Dr. Kelden Amadiro has never forgotten - or forgiven - his humiliating defeat at the hands of Elijah. Now, with vengeance burning in his brain, he is more determined than ever to bring about the total annihilation of the planet Earth. But Amadiro has not counted on the equally determined Lady Gladia. Devoted to Elijah Baley, the Auroran beauty has taken up the legacy of her fallen lover, vowing to stop the Spacers at any cost. With her two robot companions, Daneel and Giskard, she prepares to set into motion a daring and dangerous plan... a plan whose success - or failure - will forever seal the fate of Earth and all who live there."

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Other Titles

Translations

Translated Serializations

Year	Language	Title
1985^ⓘTranslated by Heinz Zwack as Heinz Nagel	German	Das galaktische Imperium
1985^ⓘTranslated by José Sanz	Portuguese	Os robôs e o império^?Os robos e o imperio
1985^ⓘTranslated by Thomas Wintner	Dutch	Robots en imperium
1986^ⓘTranslated by Jean-Paul Martin First half of the original novel.	French	Les robots et l'empire 1
1986^ⓘTranslated by Jean-Paul Martin Second half of the original novel.	French	Les robots et l'empire 2
1986	Italian	I robot e l'Impero
1988^ⓘTranslated by Roland Adlerberth	Swedish	Den okända lagen
1989^ⓘTranslated by Pekka Markkula	Finnish	Robotit ja Imperiumi
1990^ⓘ Translated by Mirjana Živković	Serbian	Roboti i Carstvo [as by Isak Asimov]
1993^ⓘTranslated by Jan Pavlík.	Czech	Roboti a Impérium^?Roboti a Imperium
1993^ⓘTranslated by Füssi-Nagy Géza	Hungarian	Robotok és Birodalom
1997^ⓘTranslated by Georgeta Stancu and Milena Unciu Leanu of ''Robots and Empire''.	Romanian	Roboții și Imperiul^?Robotii si Imperiul
2003^ⓘTranslated by Jean-Paul Martin	French	Les robots et l'empire
2022^ⓘTranslated by Aline Storto Pereira	Portuguese	Os Robôs E O Império

Year	Language	Title
1987	Italian	I robot e L'impero (Complete Novel)

Awards

Place	Year and Award	Category
4	1986 Locus	Best SF Novel

Publications

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Title	Date	Author/Editor	Publisher/Pub. Series	ISBN/Catalog ID	Price	Pages	Format	Type	Cover Artist
Das galaktische Imperium	1985-00-00	Isaac Asimov	Heyne (Heyne Allgemeine Reihe #6607)	3-453-02201-7	DM 12.80^?DM: German (Deutsche) mark	507	tp^?Trade paperback. Any softcover book which is at least 7.25" (or 19 cm) tall, or at least 4.5" (11.5 cm) wide/deep.	novel	Jim Harris
Os robôs e o império^?Os robos e o imperio	1985-00-00	Isaac Asimov	Record			363	pb^?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.	novel
Robots and Empire	1985-09-00	Isaac Asimov	Phantasia Press	0-932096-37-9	$50.00^?$: US dollar	349	hc^?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	novel	Paul Lehr
Robots and Empire	1985-09-00	Isaac Asimov	Doubleday & Company	0-385-19092-1	$16.95^?$: US dollar	383	hc^?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	novel	Barclay Shaw
Robots and Empire	1985-09-00	Isaac Asimov	Granada	0-246-12367-2	£8.95^?£: UK pound	423	hc^?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	novel	Chris Foss
Robots and Empire	1985-09-00	Isaac Asimov	Doubleday	0-385-19092-1	$16.95^?$: US dollar	383	hc^?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	novel	Barclay Shaw
Robots and Empire	1985-10-00	Isaac Asimov	Doubleday & Company / SFBC	01937	$5.98^?$: US dollar	383	hc^?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	novel	Barclay Shaw
Robots and Empire	1985-10-00	Isaac Asimov	Grafton	0-246-12367-2	£8.95^?£: UK pound	423	hc^?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	novel	Chris Foss
Robots en imperium	1985-10-00	Isaac Asimov	Meulenhoff (M=SF #213)	90-290-1820-8		414	tp^?Trade paperback. Any softcover book which is at least 7.25" (or 19 cm) tall, or at least 4.5" (11.5 cm) wide/deep.	novel	Alan Daniels
Robots and Empire	1986-00-00	Isaac Asimov	Grafton	0-586-06200-9	£2.50^?£: UK pound	508	pb^?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.	novel	Chris Foss
Les robots et l'empire 1	1986-04-14	Isaac Asimov	J'ai Lu (J'ai Lu - Science Fiction #1996)	2-277-21996-7		287	pb^?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.	novel	Philippe Caza
Les robots et l'empire 2	1986-04-14	Isaac Asimov	J'ai Lu (J'ai Lu - Science Fiction #1997)	2-277-21997-5		283	pb^?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.	novel	Philippe Caza
I robot e l'Impero	1986-05-00	Isaac Asimov	Mondadori (Altri Mondi #1)		Lit 18,000^?Lit: Italian lira	348	hc^?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	novel	Oliviero Berni
Robots and Empire	1986-07-00	Isaac Asimov	Del Rey / Ballantine	0-345-33769-7	$3.95^?$: US dollar	468	pb^?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.	novel
Robots and Empire	1986-10-00	Isaac Asimov	Panther / Grafton	0-586-06200-9	£2.95^?£: UK pound	508	pb^?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.	novel
Robots and Empire	1986-10-00	Isaac Asimov	Grafton	0-586-06200-9	£2.95^?£: UK pound	508	pb^?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.	novel	Chris Foss
Robots and Empire	1986-11-00	Isaac Asimov	Del Rey / Ballantine	0-345-32894-9	$4.50^?$: US dollar	468	pb^?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.	novel	Michael Whelan
Robots and Empire	1986-11-00	Isaac Asimov	Del Rey / Ballantine	0-345-32894-9	C$5.95^?C$: Canadian dollar	viii+ 468	pb^?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.	novel	Michael Whelan
Urania #1059	1987-10-11	ed. Gianni Montanari	Mondadori	1059	Lit 3,500^?Lit: Italian lira	272	digest^?Digest-size magazine, including both standard digest size, at about 7" by 4.5", and also large digest, such as recent issues of Asimov's, which are about 8.25" by 5.125".	mag	Karel Thole
Den okända lagen	1988-00-00	Isaac Asimov	Legenda (Stockholm) (Legenda pocket)	91-582-1222-1	skr 49.50^?skr: Swedish krona (crown)	483	pb^?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.	novel	Staffan Göransson^?Staffan Goeransson
I robot e l'Impero	1988-06-13	Isaac Asimov	Mondadori (Oscar #2038)	88-04-30851-6	Lit 8,000^?Lit: Italian lira	viii+ 392	pb^?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.	novel	Karel Thole
Robotit ja Imperiumi	1989-00-00	Isaac Asimov	Werner Söderström Osakeyhtiö^?Werner Soederstroem Osakeyhtioe Werner Soderstrom Osakeyhtio	951-0-15501-2		475	hc^?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	novel
Das galaktische Imperium	1990-00-00	Isaac Asimov	Heyne (Heyne Allgemeine Reihe #6607)	3-453-02201-7	DM 14.80^?DM: German (Deutsche) mark	507	tp^?Trade paperback. Any softcover book which is at least 7.25" (or 19 cm) tall, or at least 4.5" (11.5 cm) wide/deep.	novel	Jim Harris
Roboti i Carstvo	1990-00-00	Isak Asimov	Polaris Beograd (SF biblioteka Polaris)			334	tp^?Trade paperback. Any softcover book which is at least 7.25" (or 19 cm) tall, or at least 4.5" (11.5 cm) wide/deep.	novel
Robots en imperium	1991-05-00	Isaac Asimov	Meulenhoff (M=SF #213)	90-290-4030-0		414	tp^?Trade paperback. Any softcover book which is at least 7.25" (or 19 cm) tall, or at least 4.5" (11.5 cm) wide/deep.	novel	Don Carroll
Roboti a Impérium^?Roboti a Imperium	1993-00-00	Isaac Asimov	Klub Julese Vernea ( Poutník^?Poutnik #11)	80-901280-9-2	Kč 77.00^?Kč: Czech koruna (crown)	464	pb^?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.	novel	Miloslav Havlíček^?Miloslav Havlichek Miloslav Havlicek
De robotromans	1993-11-00	Isaac Asimov	Meulenhoff (*M)	90-290-4710-0		437+ 417+ 414	tp^?Trade paperback. Any softcover book which is at least 7.25" (or 19 cm) tall, or at least 4.5" (11.5 cm) wide/deep.	omni	Nico Keulers , Ralph McQuarrie
Robots and Empire	1994-01-00	Isaac Asimov	HarperCollins (UK)	0-586-06200-9	£5.99^?£: UK pound	508	pb^?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.	novel
Les robots et l'empire 1	1995-11-15	Isaac Asimov	J'ai Lu (J'ai Lu - Science Fiction #1996)	2-277-21996-7		287	pb^?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.	novel	Caza
Les robots et l'empire 2	1995-11-15	Isaac Asimov	J'ai Lu (J'ai Lu - Science Fiction #1997)	2-277-21997-5		283	pb^?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.	novel	Caza
Robots and Empire	1996-00-00	Isaac Asimov	HarperCollins (UK)	0-586-06200-9	£6.99^?£: UK pound	508	pb^?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.	novel
Das galaktische Imperium	1997-00-00	Isaac Asimov	Heyne (Heyne Science Fiction & Fantasy #8104)	3-453-12769-2			hc^?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	novel	Thomas Thiemeyer
Roboții și Imperiul^?Robotii si Imperiul	1997-00-00	Isaac Asimov	Editura Teora (Sci-Fi (Editura Teora) #19)	973-601-345-6		376	tp^?Trade paperback. Any softcover book which is at least 7.25" (or 19 cm) tall, or at least 4.5" (11.5 cm) wide/deep.	novel
Robotok és Birodalom	2000-00-00	Isaac Asimov	Lazi	963-9227-37-4	Ft 2,200^?Ft: Hungarian forint	288	hc^?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	novel	Csaba Borbély
Les robots et l'empire	2003-01-05	Isaac Asimov	J'ai Lu (J'ai Lu - Science Fiction #5895)	2-290-31116-2		567	pb^?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.	novel	E. Gorinstein
Robots and Empire	2018-04-19	Isaac Asimov	HarperVoyager / HarperCollinsPublishers	978-0-00-827779-6	£8.99^?£: UK pound	436	tp^?Trade paperback. Any softcover book which is at least 7.25" (or 19 cm) tall, or at least 4.5" (11.5 cm) wide/deep.	novel	Mike Topping , Shutterstock.com
Os Robôs E O Império	2022-04-00	Isaac Asimov	Editora Aleph	978-85-7657-319-7		560	pb^?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.	novel
Robots and Empire	date unknown	Isaac Asimov	Grafton	0-586-06200-9	£4.50^?£: UK pound	508	pb^?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.	novel	Chris Foss
Robots and Empire	date unknown	Isaac Asimov	Harper Voyager (UK)	978-0-586-06200-5	£8.99^?£: UK pound	508	pb^?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.	novel
Robots and Empire	date unknown	Isaac Asimov	HarperVoyager / HarperCollinsPublishers	978-0-00-827779-6	£8.99^?£: UK pound	436	tp^?Trade paperback. Any softcover book which is at least 7.25" (or 19 cm) tall, or at least 4.5" (11.5 cm) wide/deep.	novel	Mike Topping , Shutterstock.com

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Reviews

Review by Robert A. Collins (1985) in Fantasy Review, September 1985
Review by Dan Chow (1985) in Locus, #298 November 1985
Review by David Mead [as by Dave Mead] (1985) in Fantasy Review, November 1985
Review by Gene DeWeese (1985) in Science Fiction Review, Winter 1985
Review by Elton T. Elliott (1985) in Science Fiction Review, Winter 1985
Review by Douglas Barbour (1985) in Foundation, #35 Winter 1985/1986, (1986)
Review by Paul Brazier (1986) in Vector 132
Review by Don D'Ammassa (1986) in Science Fiction Chronicle, #81 June 1986
Review by Thomas A. Easton [as by Tom Easton] (1986) in Analog Science Fiction/Science Fact, July 1986
Review by Terry Broome (1987) in Paperback Inferno, #64