Pros: Intense storyline, fascinating look at environmental issues and the causes of prejudice... Cons: ... quite a few typos in my edition, slightly stodgy writing occasionally...
I've been a big fan of Isaac Asimov's writing for two decades now, and after reading The Caves of Steel, I'm even more of a fan - it's shown me another side to his writing. Despite the characterisation being a little weak (a well-known trait ...
Pros: Imaginative blend of crime mystery and science fiction. Cons: Slight lack of depth in characterisation.
To most people or at least those who have heard of Isaac Asimov he is one of the most influential Sci-fi writers of the last 50 years. With the Foundation Series and the invention of the 'Three Laws of Robotics' he single-handed sets the blueprint for ...
Pros: Rivetting reading - You wont be able to put it down. There is more to come in the series! Cons: Quite short (Not really a con as the book is perfect)
The Caves Of Steel is the first book in the late, great Isaac Asimov's "Robot" series of books.
The Robot books are a detective style sci-fi mystery, full of surprises and twists every step of the way.
Pros: Excellent SF mystery novel, best in the genre Cons: Some tech is very dated
"The Caves of Steel" is a robot mystery novel by the late Isaac Asimov. John W. Campbell said that it would be impossible to right an SF mystery as the writer would try to use unknown tech to solve the mystery. Then Asimov wrote "The...
Pros: intriguing plot, wonderfully written in the Asimovian style Cons: perhaps a tad stilted as this was the first full length Robot novel Asimov wrote
While the great Isaac Asimov had written several short stories involving positronic robots before this book was published, The Caves of Steel was the first full length novel involving them. And I say it was no disappointment!
Pros: Brilliant plot, well paced, well written Cons: none
Introduction
I was introduced to the world of Science Fiction through a novel by the name of "I, Robot". Starting that day I became an avid fan of Isaac Asimov and to this day all his novels hold a strange kind of intrigue and hold on me....
Pros: Great characters, plot, and wonderful setting give the book a sense of realism. The mystery is suspensful and unpredictable. Cons: Well, its the first book in a series of 14. Once you read one book, you'll want to read the next. And then the next. And so on...
In 1000 years, the people of Earth have colonized the galaxy and perfected the positronic brain (the robotic mind). People on Earth now live in the Caves of Steel. Enclosed, overpopulated cities. Elijah Baley is just a normal police officer. Until a...
Pros: Good SF, good mystery Cons: none (perhaps a little cerebral...)
I once read a review of some book by Asimov that described him as the 'intellectual's' sci-fi author. I have often described him as the 'Bob Hope of Science Fiction'.
Why? Well, you see, Bob Hope was for years a staple of the Academy Awards...
Pros: good characters, interesting plot, future history Cons: none
I'll say it right up front, so there's no question. I'm not a real Asimov fan. I forced myself through the Foundation novels, on the basis that everyone who read SF told me that they are the definitive SF novels. Maybe so. I found them boring. The...
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