The Naked Sun

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On the remote planet Solaria the first murder for two hundred years has been committed. The Solarians are Spacers with a civilisation based on robots instead of slaves - and some pretty weird taboos and phobias. Into this strange set-up comes Terran detective Elijah Baley, assigned to find the murderer and act as an investigator for his government. But as an Earthman, Baley finds aspects of life on Solaria difficult, even terrifying, to cope with. (Men on Earth live deep underground in their vast caves of steel and are terrified of anything outside.) From the moment of his arrival on Solaria, Baley's investigation becomes an ordeal of nerves under the pitiless glare of the naked sun...

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4.2/5 · 65721 readers · 293 pages · ≈ 5 h 26 m · Moderate

How long does it take to read The Naked Sun?

About ≈ 5 h 26 m — 293 pages, assuming roughly 250 words per page at 225 words per minute.Typical novel≈ 5 h 56 mThe Naked Sun~5 h 26 m

How many pages is The Naked Sun?

293 pages in its most-read edition.Typical novel320The Naked Sun293

What genre is The Naked Sun?

It sits on the Science Fiction, Fiction shelves.

Is The Naked Sun in the public domain?

No — it is still under copyright.

Who are the main characters in The Naked Sun?

The main characters include Elijah Baley (Fictitious character), R. Daneel Olivaw (Fictitious character).

Where does The Naked Sun take place?

It is set in Solaria.

Who wrote The Naked Sun?

Isaac Asimov.

Setting Solaria Characters Elijah Baley (Fictitious character)R. Daneel Olivaw (Fictitious character)
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