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The Caves of Steel (Cambridge English Language Learning)
The Caves of Steel - Cambridge English Language Learning Author:Isaac Asimov 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 beh... more »ind 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 likeness of the murder victim!« less