Pebble in the Sky

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About this book

*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.

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3.9/5 · 28313 readers · 223 pages · ≈ 4 h 08 m · Moderate

How long does it take to read Pebble in the Sky?

About ≈ 4 h 08 m — 223 pages, assuming roughly 250 words per page at 225 words per minute.Typical novel≈ 5 h 56 mPebble in the Sky~4 h 08 m

How many pages is Pebble in the Sky?

223 pages in its most-read edition.Typical novel320Pebble in the Sky223

What genre is Pebble in the Sky?

It sits on the Science Fiction, Adventure, Fiction shelves.

Is Pebble in the Sky in the public domain?

No — it is still under copyright.

Where does Pebble in the Sky take place?

It is set in Trantorian empire (Ficticious place).

Who wrote Pebble in the Sky?

Isaac Asimov.

Setting Trantorian empire (Ficticious place)
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