The Caves of Steel vs The Robot Novels: Which Should You Read?
Both live on shelves: Robots, Murder, Science Fiction, Fiction
The Caves of Steel
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…
4 film adaptations
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The verdict
- Readers rate The Robot Novels highest: The Robot Novels 4.4 · The Caves of Steel 4.2.
- The Caves of Steel is the quickest read — about 5 hours vs 7 for The Robot Novels.
- The Caves of Steel has the widest readership — 5042 ratings behind its score.
Scores by source
| The Caves of Steel | The Robot Novels | |
|---|---|---|
| Goodreads | 4.2 (5042) | 4.4 (3017) |
| Hardcover | 4.1 (675) | — |
| Google Books | 5.0 (1) | — |
| Apple Books | 4.5 (667) | — |
Reception
| The Caves of Steel | The Robot Novels | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | 5042 | 3017 |
| Editions | 61 | 8 |
| Citations | 36 | — |
| Film adaptations | 4 | — |
| Want to read | 66756 | 1491 |
| Reading it now | — | 31 |
| Written reviews | 5042 | 77 |
| Wikipedia attention | 4739 | — |
| Pages | 276 | 404 |