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The Caves of Steel

Robot Series, Book 1

By Isaac Asimov

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| Mass Market Paperback | 9780553293401

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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 humanoiContinue

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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  • Lovely classic sci-fi. It reads like film noir with a distopian future and of course robots! Re-reading it I found I enjoyed it just as much as the first time around.

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    Robot-mel said on Feb 10, 2009 about the Audio CD edition | Add your feedback

  • I don't remember how this book was. It's been a long, long time since I read it. Maybe I'll pick it back up one of these days, but I'm not as into sci-fi anymore, so maybe not. I'll be happy to send it to someone who will appreciate it more, if asked. (An interesting book in return would be nice, of ... (continue)

    I don't remember how this book was. It's been a long, long time since I read it. Maybe I'll pick it back up one of these days, but I'm not as into sci-fi anymore, so maybe not. I'll be happy to send it to someone who will appreciate it more, if asked. (An interesting book in return would be nice, of course.)

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    Disbomber said on Nov 11, 2007 | Add your feedback

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