Pebble in the Sky

“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.”

Mind Touch! Who would have thought? Giskard would be proud, dude.
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A radioactive Earth, an evil plan that threatens every corner of the Trantorian empire, and mental powers. It's hard to believe this is the same Earth that Calvin and Baley used to live in. Ah, how I miss good old Baley.

Asimov's first published novel is the one that started the whole Foundation universe! I'll be honest, I was expecting this to be just a good, entertaning story from an enthusiastic but somewhat immature writer; yet I enjoyed it more than the other empire novels. The Good Doctor is just brilliant and this book is everything you can hope to find from his witted mind: a complex plot with a high dose of intrigue and suspense.
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The first lines of Robert Browning's poem will stick with me forever now:⠀
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