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Synopsis
In the future you will walk down the crowded streets of New York City not knowing if the bodies brushing past you are humans or androids. With tensions already mounting between humans and robots, the murder of a Spacer must be handled in a politically-correct fashion so Detective Elijah Baley is assigned a robot partner. Baley and R. Daneel Olivaw become like Sir Arthur Conan Doyle s Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson, Law & Order s Detectives Lennie Brisco and Ed Green, and Training Day s Detective Alonzo Harris and Officer Jake Hoyt disparate partners who must work together to solve a crime. The only problem is, Baley doesn't trust anyone not his boss, not his wife, and certainly not his robot partner.
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Is The Caves of Steel appropriate for my child?
Suitable for most readers 13 and up.
A classic science fiction mystery pairing a human detective with an android partner to solve a politically-sensitive murder. Contains themes of prejudice and social tension but no graphic content.
What to know going in
This book has mild violence, no sexual content, and clean language. Content notes include murder and xenophobia.
Who'll love this
Teens will enjoy the detective partnership and mystery-solving in a futuristic city where humans and robots coexist uneasily.