The Caves of Steel

4.5 avg 667 votes

About this book

In the future you will walk down the crowded streets of New York City not knowing if the bodies brushing past you are humans or androids. With tensions already mounting between humans and robots, the murder of a Spacer must be handled in a politically-correct fashion so Detective Elijah Baley is assigned a robot partner. Baley and R. Daneel Olivaw become like Sir Arthur Conan Doyle s Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson, Law & Order s Detectives Lennie Brisco and Ed Green, and Training Day s Detective Alonzo Harris and Officer Jake Hoyt disparate partners who must work together to solve a crime. The only problem is, Baley doesn't trust anyone not his boss, not his wife, and certainly not his robot partner.

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4.5/5 · 667 readers · 289 pages · ≈ 5 h 21 m · Moderate

How long does it take to read The Caves of Steel?

About ≈ 5 h 21 m — 289 pages, assuming roughly 250 words per page at 225 words per minute.Typical novel≈ 5 h 56 mThe Caves of Steel~5 h 21 m

How many pages is The Caves of Steel?

289 pages in its most-read edition.Typical novel320The Caves of Steel289

What genre is The Caves of Steel?

It sits on the Science Fiction, Fiction shelves.

Has The Caves of Steel been made into a movie or TV show?

Yes — screen adaptations include I, Robot (2004).

Is The Caves of Steel in the public domain?

No — it is still under copyright.

Who are the main characters in The Caves of Steel?

The main characters include Elijah Baley (Fictitious character), R. Daneel Olivaw (Fictitious character).

Where does The Caves of Steel take place?

It takes place in 5000+ CE.

Who wrote The Caves of Steel?

Isaac Asimov.

Time period 5000+ CE Characters Elijah Baley (Fictitious character)R. Daneel Olivaw (Fictitious character)
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