The Caves of Steel

, #1

Hardcover, 288 pages

English language

Published Nov. 1, 1991 by Turtleback Books.

ISBN:
978-0-7857-7445-7
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OCLC Number:
228272615

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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's Robot novels 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 …

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Einigermaßen unterhaltsame Story, die aber mehr Krimi als Scifi ist

3 stars

Content warning Leichte Spoiler zum Weltenbau

reviewed Bóvedas de Acero by Isaac Asimov (Robot, #1)

Un final "eureka!"

4 stars

La trama me ha gustado, me gusta el ambiente que imaginó el autor para la tierra en un futuro, me parece creíble.

Pero el final a contrarreloj, sin hacerte sospechar, sin ir hilando los acontecimientos, tipo "eureka!", no me convence mucho.

Eso sí, siguen ahí las maravillosas cuestiones filosóficas que plantea Asimov con cada robot que aparece en sus obras.

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