Caves of Steel

Title:	Caves of Steel (Robot City)
Author:	Isaac Asimov
Year First Published:	1954
Page Count:	288
Synopsis:	A millennium into the future two advancements have altered the course of human history:ï¿½ ï¿½ the colonization of the galaxy and the creation of the positronic brain.ï¿½ ï¿½ Isaac Asimov's Robot novels chronicle the unlikely partnership between a New York City detective and a humanoid robot who must learn to work together.ï¿½ ï¿½ 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.ï¿½ ï¿½ But when a prominent Spacer is murdered under mysterious circumstances, Baley is ordered to the Outer Worlds to help track down the killer.ï¿½ ï¿½ The relationship between Life and his Spacer superiors, who distrusted all Earthmen, was strained from the start.ï¿½ ï¿½ Then he learned that they had assigned him a partner:ï¿½ ï¿½ R. Daneel Olivaw.ï¿½ ï¿½ 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!