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Pebble In The Sky - Isaac Asimov

 

Description: ISBN 0837604621 / Author: Isaac Asimov / Genre: Sci-Fi / Fantasy

Newest Review: ... If you have read any of Asimov's other works you'll be on familiar ground with his début effort – the same positives and ... more

 ... negatives usually attributed to his Foundation series are largely relevant here, though Pebble In The Sky is another romantically-retro view of the future, and a fine starting point for those willing to immerse themselves in a small slice of Asimov's grand vision. PITS is very briefly set in Chicago of 1949, where 62 year-old retired tailor Joseph Schwarz is out for a walk minding his own business, only to be thrust through time several thousands of years instantaneously due to a nuclear laboratory accident, to a tim...more

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Crowned Review Pebble In The Sky - Isaac Asimov: Going Back To The Future With Asimov (1257 words)
by tom1clare - written on 28.04.07 (Very useful, 210 readings)
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“To the rest of the galaxy, if they are aware of us at all, Earth is but a pebble in the sky.” It's a running theme in a great deal of Asimov's novels – a refreshing view of a galaxy that does not centre around Earth and a writing-style that is not necessarily shackled to the sole portrayal of our own planet's (usually dominant) position in humankind. Though Pebble In The Sky, his first published novel, is set on Earth, it defies convention by portraying the birthplace of humankind as something of a pariah-planet amongst millions of worlds and riddled with radioactivity as a symbol of the damage caused by man. Pretty progressive for 1950, isn't it? ...

 

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