Robot book 2 · 1954
The Caves of Steel
In a future where Earth’s people live in vast enclosed cities, New York detective Elijah Baley must solve the murder of a Spacer, one of humanity’s wealthy colonists. His partner is R. Daneel Olivaw, a robot who looks exactly like a man.
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Book facts
- Author
- Isaac Asimov
- Series
- Robot, book 2 of 5
- Published
- 1954
- Setting
- Set in New York
- Characters charted
- 2
- Chart confidence
- High
Who is in The Caves of Steel
2 recurring or key characters from Isaac Asimov’s chart. Introduces Elijah Baley and R. Daneel Olivaw.
Lead 1
- Elijah BaleyFirst appearanceNew York plainclothesman
Major 1
- R. Daneel OlivawFirst appearanceHumaniform robot detective
Also featuring these characters
Other Isaac Asimov books that share the most characters with The Caves of Steel.
- The Robots of Dawn1983 · Robot · 2 shared charactersBuy on Amazon
- Robots and Empire1985 · Robot · 2 shared charactersBuy on Amazon