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Caves of Steel
Caves of Steel | Isaac Asimov
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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Shaneyney
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Decided to go back and reread the set the first got me into sci-fi all those years ago

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Mrs_B
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I always enjoy an Asimov book and this was no exception. I love the way Asimov builds a futuristic world, and I thought this was a clever murder mystery story.

Minus points though for only having one very weak female stereotypical “wife” character. I know it was written a long while ago, but still sad.

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LeticiaToraci
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Asimov's Robot Series. #Brazilian #boxset

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Kempfme
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Mehso-so

The movie was better.

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TheSpineView
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Eggs Classic 🤖 3y
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majkia
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Has not aged well. I didn't remember the religious stuff from the book. And the casual sexism which made me stop re-reading Foundation is apparent here too. Women were just distractions, of no consequence other than for the support of their men.

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Earth overpopulation meant creation of big cities where people are confined,their privileges dependent on their jobs.Spacers,from the Outer Worlds where Earthmen are not allowed,want to introduce robots.Medievalist want to return to soil and hate the robots that are replacing them in their jobs.When a Spacer is murdered the joint police investigation by an Earthman and a robot could change Earth's future.A detective story that got me hooked.

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TheSpineView
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OriginalCyn620 👍🏻📚👍🏻 4y
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Jari-chan
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Book Number 12 off my #BookSpinBingo board

It's always great to read Asimov - his books might be older sci-fi, but his topics are still worth to be discussed and talked about. Loved the second volume, especially for the character development and the ending.

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TheAromaofBooks Woohoo!!! 4y
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Jari-chan
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Well, there's a Bingo in sight on my #BookSpinBingo board! Also, I'm only missing a couple of pages of my #DoubleSpin book by Asimov 🙌

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TheAromaofBooks Woohoo!! Closing in!! 4y
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Jari-chan
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Current stats for my #BookSpinBingo - no bingo in sight. Yet 😅
But at least I have started to read all books on the list. So finishing won't be a problem. But I'll be late again 😹

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TheAromaofBooks Still great progress!!! 4y
Jari-chan @TheAromaofBooks Thank you ❤️ 4y
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IftyZaidi
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Book haul! My collection of Asimov's has become quite beat-up and when I saw these elegant new editions, I thought, why not upgrade? Never read Chris Beckett before. If you have, let me know what you thought in the comments!

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LauraJ
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Finished The Foundation series, now it‘s time for robots! 🤖 #bookhaul

Megabooks Beautiful copies! 5y
LauraJ @Megabooks I love them - they're UK editions and they're less expensive than the ugly US versions. 5y
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Andrew65
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A very productive reading week.

Week 7/52 2019- #BookStats
8 Books Finished, 2346 Pages Read

Books Read 36/200
Pages Read 14,949 / 85000
#Chunksters 3/25 (0 this week)
#CenturyOfBooks 20/100 (3 this week)
#LitsyAtoZ 15/26 (2 this week)
#SeriesUpToDate 4/25 (1 this week)
#SeriesCompleted 1/15 (0 this week)

Buddy / Group Reads Completed : 13 (1 this week)

mcctrish WOW 6y
Mdargusch Wow! 👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼 6y
Laura317 Wow! That is impressive. 6y
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AmyG 🎉🎉🎉 6y
jillannjohn WOW 😮 6y
Anitareads Amazing! 👏💪 6y
Aloisi_tribe How was Transcription? I‘ve heard good and bad things about it. 6y
TrishB Cool 👍🏻 6y
EadieB Great week! 6y
Andrew65 Thanks @mcctrish @Mdargusch @Laura317 @AmyG @jillannjohn @Anitareads @TrishB @EadieB Helped by having some short books in there and being off work on Monday. 😊👏 (edited) 6y
Andrew65 @Aloisi_tribe I think good and bad things about it covers it. It was okay but my least favourite Kate Atkinson book so far. 6y
catebutler Definitely a fabulous reading week! 6y
Andrew65 @catebutler It was! 😊 6y
courtney88jones Wow. Congrats! I can't wait to get on that level lol 6y
Andrew65 @courtney88jones Hanks. It‘s taken me a good few years, building year on year. 😊 6y
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Andrew65
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This may have been written more than 60 years ago but overall it holds up very well, and is a truly excellent read. A detective and a robot get together (strange bedfellows) to solve the murder of a robot scientist. One of the earliest books about robots and have to say great future world building in this book. Very cleverly written, and kept me reading on and on. I finished this in one day. I can‘t wait to carry on with the series. Recommended.

Richryan52 You always give solid recommendations 6y
SleepyDragon This must have been where they got the plot for the movie "I, Robot," because it definitely wasn't anything in the book by that title. Lol 6y
EadieB I‘ll have to check this out! 6y
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Andrew65 @NeesyBeth A while since I saw that film but could well be the case from memory. 6y
Andrew65 @Richryan52 Thanks 😊👍 6y
Andrew65 @EadieB Definitely think you‘d enjoy it. 6y
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Andrew65
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In a blast from the past I am reading some Isaac Asimov. Starting off with the first book in the R. Daneel Olivaw Series. A murder mystery with a Robot partner for Lije Baley.
I enjoyed Asimov as a teenager, what will I think now?

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ScarletQuill
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Picked this one up out of the little free library near my office. Can't believe this the my first time actually reading Asimov. A good sci-fi whodunit for a rainy Saturday. #scifi #saturdayreads

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Shaunesay
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A Sci-Fi murder mystery. Asimov's writing is more accessible than I initially expected, there is quite a bit of personality and emotion to his robot stories, and he addresses questions of ideology and ethics surrounding AI in a way that is easy to understand and not dry or boring. I enjoyed this one, as I did I, Robot, and I look forward to more!

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DuckOfDoom
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Science fiction meets classic.
I really like Asimov's writing, I practically flew through the book.

Letter #C for the #LitsyAtoZ Challenge

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ForReadingAddicts
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My first book was Isaac Asimov's Caves of Steel, a kind of Sci fi/ Detective crossover book and the introduction to two of his favourite characters Elijah Baley and R. Daneel Olivaw. Set in the future several of our planetary neighbours have been colonised, the Earth is vastly overpopulated and the Caves of Steel are enormous cities covered by steel domes; the whole thing is classic fifties sci fi brilliance and I loved it! ~Shan