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The Caves of Steel
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A millennium into the future two advancements have altered the course of human history: the colonization of the galaxy and the creation of the positronic brain. Isaac Asimov’s Robot novels chronicle the unlikely partnership between a New York City detective and a humanoid robot who must learn to work together. 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 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!
| About Author | Isaac Asimov was a Russian-born, American author, a professor of biochemistry, and a highly successful writer, best known for his works of science fiction and for his popular science books.Professor A |
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| Author | Isaac Asimov |
| Book Series | The Robot Series |
| Format | Ebook |
| ISBN | 9780553293401 |
| Language | English |
| Pages | 205 |
| Publication Date | 11-01-1991 |
| Publisher | Random House Worlds |
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Go4Jugular (verified owner) –
As the first full novel that starts the arc of stories that becomes the classic Foundation series, I read this with the intent of then skipping the other Robot and Empire books to re-read the seven Foundation novels. One must be prepared for Asimov’s writing, which I’d describe as short on action in favor of expositions, sometimes quite lengthy, at times even soliloquies, to get his concepts across to the reader. I consider that an observation, not a criticism – his writing is outstanding, and these books are classic for a reason, but it is a style that I think is found less in current literature. It is nice to see the elements, even having skipped the intervening books, that link Caves of Steel with Prelude to Foundation, and I think the strategy above, if one is inclined to tackle the Foundation series, is worthwhile.