In a futuristic world where humanity lives inside massive enclosed cities and depends heavily on advanced technology, detective Elijah Baley is assigned to investigate the murder of a prominent scientist. Forced to work alongside the humanoid robot R. Daneel Olivaw, Baley must confront prejudice, fear, and political tensions between humans and robots. Isaac Asimov’s The Caves of Steel is a gripping blend of science fiction and mystery that explores technology, social change, and what it means to be human.
Date: 1954 (United States)
Length: ~224 pages (varies by edition)
Cultural impact: ~1.284.000 copies (estimates)
Genre: Fantasy & Science Fiction, Mystery & Thriller
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"Asimov's best long work to date" — Anthony Boucher, influential mystery critic and editor
"The most successful attempt yet to combine the detective and science fiction novel" — J. Francis McComas, science fiction critic and co-editor of The Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction
"Combines his interest in robotics with his consuming preoccupation with the sociology of a technology-mad, bureaucratically tethered world of tomorrow" — Groff Conklin, pioneering science fiction reviewer
"A detective story in a science-fiction setting" — Isaac Asimov, author and creator of the Three Laws of Robotics
"A solid mystery at the core with a reasonably satisfying solution at the end" — Yevgeniy Brikman, author and software entrepreneur
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