The concept for the novels began as a collaboration of Isaac Asimov and writer/editor/publisher Byron Preiss, with Asimov acting as a technical consultant.[2] Byron & Asimov then issued a writing challenge to write a series involving the Three Laws of Robotics, which brought about a collaboration of several authors; Asimov provided the premise for the series, which filled in the gap between Asimov's own robot stories and his Foundation series, explaining the disappearance of the robots prior to the establishment of the Galactic Empire.[3][4] He also wrote introductions for each book.[5] Additionally, the end of each book includes a "Data Bank", which features illustrations by Paul Rivoche and paired descriptions, providing further information about characters, objects and locations from the stories.
Isaac Asimov's Robots and Aliens[n 1] followed in this series starting in 1989. The overarching plot deals with the interactions between human & alien characters and their encounters with autonomous "robot cities" which are run and populated by robots.[3]
Perihelion ends with a promise that the story "'continues with Robot City #7",[6] which refers to Changeling, the first volume of Isaac Asimov's Robots and Aliens[citation needed]
A video game adaptation, Robot City, was released for PCs in 1995. The player takes the role of the protagonist, Derec, exploring Robot City in a first-person perspective.
A 2004 graphic novel, titled Isaac Asimov's Derec ( ISBN0-7434-8708-7), adapted parts of the first and second books of the series, and was illustrated by Paul Rivoche and written by Doug Murray. A second volume was planned,[8] but never materialized.
↑Asimov, Isaac (1987). Isaac Asimov's Robot City: Odyssey. Byron Preiss Visual Publications. p.xi. ISBN0-441-73122-8. Byron said that I would serve as a consultant to make sure that my robots stay "Asimovian," that I would answer questions, make suggestions, veto infelicities, and provide the basic premise for the series as well as challenges for the authors.
↑Isaac Asimov (1990). Robot Visions. Penguin. pp.17–18. ISBN0-451-45064-7. […] Byron Preiss Visual Publications, Inc., began to put out a remarkable series of books under the general title of Isaac Asimov's Robot City, and I was asked to do essays on robotics for each of them.
↑Isaac Asimov's Robot City: Perihelion. Byron Preiss Visual Publications. 1988. p.162. ISBN0-441-37388-7. Isaac Asimov's Robot City continues with Robot City #7 […]
↑Isaac Asimov's Derec. ibooks, inc. 2004. p.119. ISBN0-7434-8708-7. Journey back to the confusing, surprising, and sometimes deadly world of Robot City in Isaac Asimov's Derec, Volume 2: After The Deluge.
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