The Caves of Steel

by ASIMOV, ISAAC

• ISBN13: 9780553293401
• ISBN10: 0553293400
• Edition: Reprint
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 1991-11-01
• Publisher: Spectra

Summary

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'sRobotnovels 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!

Author Biography

Isaac Asimov began his Foundation series at the age of twenty-one, not realizing that it would one day be considered a cornerstone of science fiction. During his legendary career, Asimov penned more than 470 books on subjects ranging from science to Shakespeare to history, though he was most loved for his award-winning science fiction sagas, which include the Robot, Empire, and Foundation series. Named a Grand Master of Science Fiction by the Science Fiction Writers of America, Asimov entertained and educated readers of all ages for close to five decades. He died, at the age of seventy-two, in April 1992.

Table of Contents

Introduction	vii
Conversation with a Commissioner	1	(14)
Round Trip on an Expressway	15	(15)
Incident at a Shoe Counter	30	(11)
Introduction to a Family	41	(16)
Analysis of a Murder	57	(15)
Whispers in a Bedroom	72	(10)
Excursion into Spacetown	82	(16)
Debate over a Robot	98	(14)
Elucidation by a Spacer	112	(16)
Afternoon of a Plain-clothes Man	128	(16)
Escape along the Strips	144	(16)
Words from an Expert	160	(16)
Shift to the Machine	176	(18)
Power of a Name	194	(16)
Arrest of a Conspirator	210	(13)
Questions Concerning a Motive	223	(16)
Conclusion of a Project	239	(14)
End of an Investigation	253