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Summary: Thrilling Sci-Fi Mystery
Review: I really liked this book because of its quick pace and thrilling twists and turns.
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Summary: Possibly his most readable fiction
Review: This book and Asimov's The Naked Sun, where Elijah Baley appears again, form a delightful pair of what is probably Asimov's best, and certainly most readable, fiction. Less epic and visionary but more approachable than his Foundation novels, the book also introduces one of Asimov's most memorable characters, the android detective, R. Daneel Olivaw. Together, Baley and Olivah make a great detective team in this futuristic murder mystery novel, which also contains some of Asimov's first speculation on the social implications of robots and androids, and he also discusses the Three Laws of Robotics for which he became famous.
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Summary: BAM!
Review: This is an excellent book, from beginning to end. This is probably the best sci-fi book I have read so far. This book is well written with things i barely understand, such as a positronic brain. If you enjoy mysteries you can only guess at, this is also a VERY good book! I think this "The Caves of Steel" deserves the 5 stars!
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Summary: More twists than a balloon animal at a birthday party
Review: Whether or not you're a fan of Science Fiction or Isaac Asimov, this book is a must read. It is one of the greatest mysteries I have ever read. By the end of the book, every character has been accused of committing the crime even though they could not have. It will throw you through loop after loop, wondering where the ground is, and then it will assure you it was right under your feet the whole time. A MASTERPIECE.
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Summary: First Galactic Book, Must Read!
Review: This is chronologically the first book in Isaac Asimov's Galactic series. If you are interested in the Foundation or Empire series, you should definetly read this book and the rest of the Robot Series. They are all great books and provide important background for Asimov's future novels. The events in this book do not have as big an effect on history as some of the later books in this series but it is still a great book and a must read for any Asimov fan.
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Summary: Steel Dreams
Review: We robots are pleased by the continuing success of this classic detective story. Yes, pitiful humans, it is a murder mystery, and although your puny minds are given the clues you will be unable to see the truth. Dr Asimov has attempted and succeeded at the hardest form of the genre; a science-fiction mystery. We computers salute him; he was like one of us. R. Daneel Olivaw is a great character, and even Lije Bailey has his human moments.
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Summary: An absolutely BEAUTIFUL tour de force!
Review: The Caves of Steel is a masterpiece. Hands down, exlamationpoint, throw a parade! In the future, the Earth has turned into anindustrialized society where just about everything is regulated. The amount of food you get, and the number of children you have all depends on your status as a citizen. Asimov creates a world as real as our own. This book is the second in a series of books that link together into a saga. (There are 14 in all.) All that you need to read this book is a few bucks, and open mind, and a lot of free time because it will keep you up and reading four ours on end. Definitely one of sci-fi's best works.
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Summary: my first asimov and I want some more!
Review: this book was well-rounded good entertainment with a lil' science on the side which is always nice. It combines mystery, imagination, and intelligence into a real good book. It takes place thousands of years from now and creates a pretty interesting, but sad, world. good stuff.
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Summary: The best Robot Novel
Review: This is the best of Isaac Asimov's series of robot novels. The reason that Asimov claimed that he tried to write science fiction mysteries, in the beginning, was that John W. Campbell Jr, the then editor of Astounding Science Fiction, had claimed once that SF and Mysteries couldn't really be mixed as genre. His reasoning being that the author could be very unfair to the reader and pull a delux ax machina out of the hat. Asimov basically thought an author could do that in just about any mystrry and wrote an SF Mystery to prove it could be done. Elijah Baley is Sherlock Holmes and R. Daneel Olivaw is Dr. Watson. That is not just an accident really, Asimov was a great fan of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's Sherlock Holmes stories. It is also a great look at what a future earth could be like with regards to Population Growth. An issue that Asimov harped on in several of his science essay's that appeared in "The Magazine of Science Fiction and Fantasy" over the years. Along with _Foundation_, this novel forms the bedrock of Asimov's Foundation-Galactic Empire-Robot series of novels and some short stories. A very good book.
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Summary: The First In A Whole New Expierence
Review: This was the first Asimov book I was introduced too, and it is the one that got me hooked. (As of this writing, I just finished Robots and Empire.) The Caves of Steel combines great science fiction, and good mystery. The relationship between Baley and Daneel is fascinating, in that Baley hates robots, and by the end of the book, accepts Daneel. The backdrop is interesting and thought-provoking. Will Earth get as populated as Asimov writes? Anyway, the only aspect that could have been better was the mystery aspect. You can and can not solve it: meaning, the murderer is apparent, but the method is unknown (and ingenious.) If Asimov added a few more suspects, I would have been completely baffed. Well, to sum up, read this book, and continue it with The Naked Sun!
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