![]() ![]() Lije Baley, who is filled with all Earths prejudice agains robots and Spacers, must learn to work together with a seemingly human robot to solve apparently impossible crimes that threaten the fragile link between Earth and Space. Humans rarely venture outside and Earth is slowly dying due to overpopulation. This is a time of growing concern between Earthmen and Spacers. 'The Caves of Steel' is the first (and best of the four) entry in the series, introducing us to Bailey, Daneel and a future world in which humanity lives inside massive, interconnected steel domes. They are set long after mankind - aided by the positronic robot - has colonized the worlds of other suns. ![]() Issac Asimov's The Naked Sun and The Caves of Steel are two of the most famous science-fiction novels ever. R stood for robot-and Lije hated and feared robots deeply, bitterly and pathologically. Introducing the new crime-fighting detective duo, Baley and Daneel this book kicks off one of the best series in SciFi history. ![]() And that investigator turned out to be R. In Caves of Steel Asimov sets the stage for a future where robots are integrated into society, albeit begrudgingly, and weaved into mysteries. The Spacers, distrusting all Earthmen, insisted he must work with an investigator of their choice. It was worse when he found that the smug, self-satisfied Spacers were behind the pressure to provide an impossibly quick solution.īut then Lije discovered the worst of all bad news. It was bad enough when Lije Baley, a simple plainclothes cop, was ordered to solve a totally baffling mystery - the murder of a prominent Spacer. ![]()
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