The great debate about human versus machine intelligence almost invariably ignores networking. Dan Simmons got nearer to it when he wrote of dataspheres and noospheres, but Asimov provides in this novel the first possibility of a synthesis of the two forms

It is a very good read.

A classic for a good reason.

It's hard to believe that this was written in the mid-fifties! Overpopulation, food/power shortages, and A.I.-- all pretty well in line with today's standards. Either Asimov was prophetic, or we're not moving on. The human/machine relationship was well done; a masterpiece of psychology and A.I.

This is a very entertaining book! It is a very successful mix of police detective mystery and a number of compelling science fiction themes. The world Asimov creates is very timely, an overpopulated Earth strained for resources to support it's 8 billion people. The main characters - a human and a robot - form an unlikely team when they are assigned a politically sensitive murder case. I won't say too much more, except this story kept me going up until the last page. I highly recommend it!

This is certainly my favorite Isaac Asimov novel! I highly recommend it! P.S: R. Daneel reminds me a lot of Data from Star Trek: The Next Generation.