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Pebble in the Sky
Pebble in the Sky
Author: Isaac Asimov
Two minutes before he disappeared from the face of the earth he knew, Joseph Schwartz strolled along the pleasant streets of suburban Chicago. Then between one step and the next, he was suddenly whirled through space and unknown aeons of time. — Schwartz awakened to a weird and terrifying world in the future. All the planets of the universe had b...  more »
ISBN: 462746
Publication Date: 8/1957
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Publisher: Bantam
Book Type: Paperback
Other Versions: Hardcover
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From Chicago 1949 to thousands of years into the future! A great read! The characters are very likeable and memorable. The storyline is exciting and keeps you hooked! I highly recommend this book!
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last book of the Galactic Empire Novels....a great classic in science fiction.
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Before "Foundation"...there was EMPIRE!
Isaac Asimov is a grand master of science fiction, and the Empire books are the spectacular prelude to his classic "Foundation" series. In this epic trilogy Asimov traces humankind's first halting steps towards civilizing the vast and treacherous emptiness of the galaxy. Pebble in the Sky is book #1
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Asimov's first work of science fiction, Pebble In the Sky tells the tale of a 20th-century man hurled suddenly into a distant and frightening future.

In the futuristic world of the Galactic Empire, a single man fights pervasive prejudice and the forces of an oppressive political system. At stake is the very existence of humanity.


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