The Caves of Steel

Hardcover, 288 pages

English language

Published Nov. 1, 1991 by Turtleback Books.

ISBN:: 978-0-7857-7445-7
OCLC Number:: 228272615

(2 reviews)

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 …

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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exosferablog reviewed Bóvedas de Acero by Isaac Asimov (Robot, #1)

Review of 'Bóvedas de Acero' on 'Goodreads'

3 stars

Una pena que no hay ni un personaje femenino excepto el tropo misógino de mujer mala, pero es lo que hay siendo Asimov y de los 50. La pena es que la parte de la novela detectivesca es muy plana y avanza a trompicones, sin dejar al lector ir hilando en su cabeza su propia conclusión, en este sentido no ha envejecido bien al notarse esa influencia de partida de la sociedad y tecnología de los 50. Pero la parte de c.f. es muy buena y realmente se integra con la trama detectivesca y la trama general del universo de ficción que crea.

Thom reviewed The Caves of Steel by Isaac Asimov (The Robot Series)

Review of 'Caves of Steel' on 'Goodreads'

3 stars

Detective/mystery novel in the I, Robot universe. Clever characters and dialog, but weak "detective" action. I've heard later books are better, but this one falls short.

Read with daughter, after we completed all of the various Robot stories and novellas. She observes that many of the character types have been seen before, and this is very true. Human plain clothes man must overcome his prejudice and work with robot partner to solve a murder. One session of questions and three accusations, the first two wrong.

Meh, rounded up to 3 stars because it's Isaac Freakin' Asimov. I really hope later books are better.