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The Caves of Steel
- Author
- Isaac Asimov
- Narrator
- William Hope
- Publisher
- HarperCollins Publishers
- Publish Date
- 25 January 2024
- Run Time
- 8 hours 30 minutes
- Format
- x-book®
- Genre
- Classic science fiction, Science fiction: cyberpunk / biopunk, Science fiction: aliens / UFOs, Crime & mystery fiction, Thriller / suspense fiction, Fiction: special features: game-related, Fiction in translation, Fiction: narrative themes
- Rating
- 4.0 (1 review)
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What to expect
Isaac Asimov’s Robot series – from the iconic collection I, Robot to four classic novels – contains some of the most influential works in the history of science fiction. Establishing and testing the Three Laws of Robotics, they continue to shape the understanding and design of artificial intelligence to this day.
In the vast, domed cities of Earth, artificial intelligence is strictly controlled; in the distant Outer Worlds, colonists and robots live side by side.
A Spacer ambassador is found dead and detective Elijah Baley is assigned to find the killer. But with relations between the two cultures in the balance, the Spacers insist that he work with a partner of their choosing – a robot partner, R. Daneel Olivaw.
Baley has never seen a robot like Daneel before – almost indistinguishable from a human – and soon, though the Three Laws of Robotics should render the crime impossible, Baley’s partner becomes his prime suspect.
Critics Review
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‘One of the classic presentations of the womb-city, metropolis as mother, which has haunted imaginations ever since… The Caves of Steel and The Naked Sun are the best books Isaac Asimov ever wrote’
The Guardian‘Isaac Asimov was one of the great explainers of the age…It will never be known how many practicing scientists today, in how many countries, owe their initial inspiration to a book, article, or short story by Isaac Asimov’
Carl Sagan‘Asimov displayed one of the most dynamic imaginations in science fiction’
Daily Telegraph‘Asimov’s career was one of the most formidable in science fiction’
The Times
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Details
- Author
- Isaac Asimov
- Narrator
- William Hope
- Duration
- 8 hours 30 minutes
- Release Date
- 25 January 2024
- ISBN
- 9780008516352
- Format
- x-book®
- Publisher
- HarperCollins Publishers
- Genre
- Classic science fiction, Science fiction: cyberpunk / biopunk, Science fiction: aliens / UFOs, Crime & mystery fiction, Thriller / suspense fiction, Fiction: special features: game-related, Fiction in translation, Fiction: narrative themes
- Rating
- 4.0(1 review)
- Narration
- 5.0(1 review)
Synopsis
Isaac Asimov’s Robot series – from the iconic collection I, Robot to four classic novels – contains some of the most influential works in the history of science fiction. Establishing and testing the Three Laws of Robotics, they continue to shape the understanding and design of artificial intelligence to this day. In the vast, domed cities of Earth, artificial intelligence is strictly controlled; in the distant Outer Worlds, colonists and robots live side by side.A Spacer ambassador is found dead and detective Elijah Baley is assigned to find the killer. But with relations between the two cultures in the balance, the Spacers insist that he work with a partner of their choosing – a robot partner, R. Daneel Olivaw.Baley has never seen a robot like Daneel before – almost indistinguishable from a human – and soon, though the Three Laws of Robotics should render the crime impossible, Baley’s partner becomes his prime suspect.
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