An edition of Pebble in the Sky (1950)
Pebble in the Sky
By Isaac Asimov
4.08 (25 Ratings)
131 Want to read6 Currently reading64 Have read
131 Want to read6 Currently reading64 Have read
Publish Date
1983-11
Publisher
Ballantine
Language
eng
Pages
223
Description:
*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.