A Spacer has been murdered on the isolated planet of Solaria, where residents live in robotic servitude and shun human contact. When local authorities prove unable to solve the crime, Earth's most celebrated detective Elijah Baley is summoned to investigate, reuniting him with his robot partner Daneel Olivaw. Together they navigate a world of strange customs and hidden motives, discovering a conspiracy that threatens to reshape the very foundation of human-robot relations.
