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Title details for Pebble in the Sky by Isaac Asimov - Available

Pebble in the Sky

#3 in series

by Isaac Asimov
Jon Lindstrom
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The third and final book in the Galactic Empire series, the spectacular precursor to the classic Foundation series, by one of history’s most influential writers of science fiction, Isaac Asimov 
After years of bitter struggle, Trantor had at last completed its work—its Galactic Empire ruled all 200 million planets of the Galaxy . . . all but one. On a backward planet called Earth were those who nurtured bitter dreams of a mythical, half-remembered past when the planet was humanity’s only home. The other worlds despised it or merely patronized it—until a man from the past miraculously stepped through a time fault that spanned a millennium, living proof of Earth’s most preposterous claims.
Joseph Schwartz was a happily retired Chicago tailor circa 1949. Trapped in an incredible future he could barely comprehend, the unlikely time traveler would soon become a pawn in a desperate conspiracy to bring down the Empire in a twist of agony and death—a mad plan to restore Earth’s tarnished glory by ending human life on every other world.

  • Creators

  • Series

    Galactic Empire

  • Publisher

  • Release date

    September 1, 2020

  • Formats

    • OverDrive Listen audiobook

      • ISBN: 9780593345979
      • File size: 247348 KB
      • Duration: 08:35:18

  • Languages

    • English

  • Reviews

    • AudioFile Magazine
      Robert Fass executes a straightforward and crisp narration of Asimov's 1950 novel about the dominance of a galactic empire and Earth's repeated challenges to reestablish itself as a hegemonic force. While an anthropologist works to determine the origin planet of human life, an Earth scientist begins improving human mental capabilities. All the while, the politics on the radioactive yet resilient Earth are heating up. Fass successfully juggles a range of colorful characters by establishing distinct speaking patterns for the different groups of human. His matter-of-fact narration helps acclimate listeners to an Earth that is both familiar and alien. L.E. (c) AudioFile 2009, Portland, Maine

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  • English

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