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Book cover of The Robots of Dawn
The Robots of DawnIsaac AsimovRobot, book 3

Characters in The Robots of Dawn

7 characters, main characters first.

Main characters

Supporting characters

  • R. Daneel Olivaw

    Baley's humaniform robot partner from Earth, created by Han Fastolfe and identical in appearance to the robot whose mind was destroyed.

    Also in Robot Visions, The Caves of Steel, Robots and Empire, Forward the Foundation

  • Han Fastolfe

    Auroran roboticist who created Daneel and the destroyed robot Jander, and is the only person believed capable of the crime, though he denies committing it.

    Also in The Caves of Steel

  • R. Giskard Reventlov

    An earlier-model robot serving as Fastolfe's household aide on Aurora, quieter and less humanlike than Daneel but present throughout the investigation.

    Also in Robots and Empire

  • Vasilia Aliena

    Han Fastolfe's estranged daughter and a roboticist in her own right, whose past work with his robots draws her into the investigation on Aurora.

    Also in Robots and Empire