| Caves of Steel |
 ISBN: 0553293400 Spectra (1991), Mass Market Paperback, 288 pages LibraryThing | Caves of Steel is interesting because it is a murder mystery set in the future, which at the time this book was written was a novel concept. It also presents an interesting almost-communist view of the future, where individual liberties are surrendered one by one in order to improve economic efficiency in order to support Earth's ever growing population. Implicit in that is the assertion that capitalism is inherently inefficient, but I'll leave that discussion alone.
This book is a really quick read. It took me a day (including actually going to work) to knock it over, which was fun. The book is a good, light read. Tags for this post: book isaac_asimov robot crime population detective hugo award npr_top_100_sf Related posts: Neuromancer; Mona Lisa Overdrive; Robots of Dawn ; Naked Sun; The Diamond Age ; Count Zero; Asimov's Mirage; Ender's Game; Foundation's Edge ; Foundation and Empire; Nightfall (short stories) ; Rendezvous With Rama; The Forever War; Old Man's War ; Old Man's War (2); Cryptonomicon; Saturn's Children; Asimov's Chimera; Starship Troopers; Buy Jupiter Short Stories; Prelude To Foundation |
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