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Pebble in the Sky is a science fiction novel by Isaac Asimov, published in 1950. It follows a retired tailor from the 20th century who is transported to a radioactive Earth in the far future, where he faces a mystery and a power struggle.
- Isaac Asimov
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While walking down the street in Chicago, Joseph Schwartz, a retired tailor, is the unwitting victim of a nearby nuclear laboratory accident, by means of which he is instantaneously transported tens of thousands of years into the future (50,000 years, by one character's estimate). He finds himself in a place he does not recognize, and due to appare...
The 50,000 year estimate is at odds with the chronology given in Asimov's later novels, in particular Foundation and Earth and The Caves of Steel. The latter novel indicates that the robot R. Daneel Olivaw was constructed some three thousand years after the founding of New York City. Foundation and Earth, in its concluding scene, establishes that D...
This book takes place in the same universe as the Foundation series. There is even a reference to Trantor, later the planet where Hari Seldon would invent Psychohistory. Asimov returned to the radioactive Earth theme in Foundation and Earth, and he would explore it most fully in Robots and Empire.
Dr. Affret ShektBalkis, Secretary to the High MinisterProf. Dr. Bel ArvardanBonairEverest, seat of the ProcuratorA retired tailor from Chicago is transported to a future Galactic Empire where Earth is a poor and oppressed planet. He must stop a deadly plot by religious fanatics and use his new telepathic powers to survive.
A classic science fiction novel about a retired tailor from 1949 Chicago who wakes up on a distant planet in the Galactic Empire. Read reviews, ratings, and book details on Goodreads, the world's largest community for readers.
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1 de set. de 2020 · A retired Chicago tailor from 1949 travels to a future galaxy where Earth is the only planet left. He becomes involved in a plot to overthrow the Galactic Empire and restore Earth's glory.
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17 de ago. de 2023 · Pebble in the Sky Kindle Edition. by Isaac Asimov (Author) Format: Kindle Edition. 4.4 2,474 ratings. Book 3 of 3: Galactic Empire. See all formats and editions. Caught up in an experiment gone wrong, Joseph Schwartz is transported forward in time from post-war Chicago to the heyday of the first Galactic Empire.
A retired tailor from 1949 Chicago wakes up on a future Earth that is a backwater planet in the Galactic Empire. He must survive and adapt to the new world, while uncovering a mysterious plot and a hidden secret.
