The Robots of Dawn/The Naked Sun/The Caves of Steel (The Robot Trilogy) by Issac Asimov
In a desperate state and without a lead, I did a search for old fantasy novels and stumbled on these gems. Asimov is known for his science fiction and while I enjoy good sci-fi, its not at the top of my list. Like fantasy, there is so much very, very bad science fiction out there - I tend to just avoid it for fear of getting sucked into something that is a waste of time. I had never read any of his work. In this case, I was delighted to find that Asimov deserves his reputation as a leader in the genre. This also crosses over to the detective genre which again, is not my favorite, but I dabble in it occasionally. And thanks to this trilogy, I now have a new second favorite literary detective (Cormoran Strike, your first place spot is not in any danger). Its worth mentioning that the first two books were written relatively close together (between 1953 and 1957, depending on whether you count the serialized publication or only the actual book) wi...