Pebble in the Sky
1950 • 255 pages
Ratings27
Average rating3.6
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Ratings27
Average rating3.6
*Pebble in the Sky* is Asimov's first full length novel. It begins with a retired tailor from the mid-20th Century, who is accidentally pitched forward into the future. By then, Earth has become radioactive and is a low-status part of a vast Galactic Empire. There is both a mystery and a power-struggle, and a lot of debate and human choices. The originality of the S.F. work is the choice of a very ordinary man as the story's protagonist, rather than the more typical space opera hero.
Series
3 primary booksGalactic Empire is a 3-book series with 3 primary works first released in 1950 with contributions by Isaac Asimov.
Series
14 primary books19 released booksFoundation Universe is a 19-book series with 14 primary works first released in 1950 with contributions by Isaac Asimov, Aline Storto Pereira, and 2 others.
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The science in this Science Fiction doesn't age well, however there is a great line:
“To the rest of the Galaxy, if they are aware of us at all, Earth is but a pebble in the sky. To us it is home, and all the home we know.”
A little worse, overall same feelings as the previous one.
First half was promising but tanked after 60% or so. Why Asimov adds unnecessary and unconvincing romantic sub plots is beyond me. Still the best book in the galactic empire series, which doesn't say much tbh.
Re-read in November 2023. I didn't remember much when I picked this up again, probably because my brain suppressed most of it thanks to its many implausible sub plots. Sigh. READ YOUR OWN REVIEWS AAMNA.
