The Caves of Steel
The Robot Series
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4.5 • 645 Ratings
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Publisher Description
Following the iconic I, Robot, the next adventure in the Robot series finds detective Elijah Baley swept into one of the most emotionally charged and dangerous situations in Earth’s history when he’s tasked with solving the murder of an illustrious robot scientist.
“With his fertile imagination, his wit, and his prolific output, Isaac Asimov truly laid the foundation for all future generations of science fiction writers.”—Kevin J. Anderson, New York Times bestselling co-author of the Dune prequel series
Like most people left behind on an over-populated Earth, New York City police detective Elijah Baley had little love for either the arrogant Spacers or their robotic companions. But when a prominent Spacer is murdered under mysterious circumstances, Baley is ordered to the Outer Worlds to help track down the killer.
The relationship between Life Lige and his Spacer superiors, who distrusted all Earthmen, was strained from the start. Then he learned that they had assigned him a partner: R. Daneel Olivaw. Worst of all was that the “R” stood for robot—and his positronic partner was made in the image and likeness of the murder victim!
Isaac Asimov’s Robot series chronicles the sometimes uneasy partnership between human and humanoid:
I, ROBOT • THE CAVES OF STEEL • THE NAKED SUN • THE ROBOTS OF DAWN
Customer Reviews
Philosophy and Robots
The world has become a series of enclosed cities. People are so used to this that they have become agoraphobic. In many ways, returning to the cave men that we all once were. Cavemen with tech, but still afraid to venture beyond these cavernous steel walls. There is a growing movement of men who reject modernism. There is a murder, and a robot detective to help solve it. This frames a book rich in the philosophy of mankind’s survival in the face of an overpopulated Earth. A fascinating read.
The first and the best
Great who done it with great character development and an intriguing plot. Just as good as it was 45 years ago when I first read it.
Good
It is a very good read.