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'One of the classic presentations of the womb-city, metropolis as mother, which has haunted imaginations ever since... The Caves of Steel and The Naked Sun are the best books Isaac Asimov ever wrote' The Guardian
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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!
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5.0 out of 5 stars
Surprising in a good way!,
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This review is from: Caves of Steel (Mass Market Paperback)
My expectations of this book :Considering that it has been written in the early 1950's, lots of science fiction (flying cars and robots) with an "OK" story. What this book really is: Plausible science fiction (a lot of amazing ideas) and an incredible private eye novel with unexpected twists and lots of suspense at the end. I loved it! (In my top 3)
5.0 out of 5 stars
Classic,
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This review is from: Caves of Steel (Mass Market Paperback)
This is a real breakthru work. Written in the mid-fifties, it still stands up well. Very interesting main characters - Elijah and Daneel... it is a quick and fun read... of the hundreds of SciFi books I've read, I'd have to say that this is my favorite. The followup book The Naked Sun, is also top-notch work.
4.0 out of 5 stars
NOT HIS BEST WORK,
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This review is from: Caves of Steel (Mass Market Paperback)
This is my second Asimov novel. I hope this is not his best work because it was somewhat lame as sci-fi and as a mystery. As a mystery, a third grader should be able to figure out "who done it" by the end of the first chapter. I was drawn to the book as sci-fi having no idea what to expect. I was attracted by a futuristic police detective being paired with a robot that looked like the man who was murdered.You don't have to know much about police work to determine that Asimov knew nothing about police work. Apparently, he was under the impression that a police officer points a gun at someone and barks orders to get what he wants. There is no clear purpose or method to what Lije Baley is investigating. The science of today was clearly beyond Asimov's imagination of the 1950's. He's apocalyptic description of an overpopulated earth of 8 billion people was way off and his predictions of space exploration, colonization, and the state of robotics was way off. But still, this was a compelling book and a good read. Though some of the logic was fuzzy and I would expect more from a robot, this book was entertaining and I will read the other robot novels.
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