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Pebble in the Sky
- Galactic Empire, Book 3
- Narrated by: Jon Lindstrom
- Length: 8 hrs and 35 mins
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The Currents of Space
- Galactic Empire, Book 2
- Written by: Isaac Asimov
- Narrated by: Jon Lindstrom
- Length: 8 hrs and 34 mins
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Trantor had extended its rule over half the Galaxy, but the other half defied its authority, defending their corrupt fiefdoms with violence and repression. On the planet Florina, the natives labored as slaves for their arrogant masters on nearby Sark. But now both worlds were hurtling toward a cataclysmic doom, and only one man knew the truth - a slave unaware of the secret knowledge locked inside his own brain. Rik had once been a prominent scientist until a psychic probe erased all memories of his past. Now he was a humble laborer in the kyrt mills of Florina.
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Asimov Empire Series
- By Rick Goebel on 2021-07-27
Written by: Isaac Asimov
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The Stars, Like Dust
- Written by: Isaac Asimov
- Narrated by: Jon Lindstrom
- Length: 8 hrs and 13 mins
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His name was Biron Farrill and he was a student at the University of Earth. A native of one of the helpless Nebular Kingdoms, he saw his home world conquered and controlled by the planet Tyrann - a ruthless, barbaric Empire that was building a dynasty of cruelty and domination among the stars. Farrill’s own father had been executed for trying to resist the Tyrann dictatorship and now someone was trying to kill Biron. But why? His only hope for survival lay in fleeing Earth and joining the rebellion that was rumored to be forming somewhere in the Kingdoms.
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Meh
- By Amazon Customer on 2022-01-23
Written by: Isaac Asimov
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The Robots of Dawn
- The Robot Series, Book 3
- Written by: Isaac Asimov
- Narrated by: William Dufris
- Length: 15 hrs and 43 mins
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Detective Elijah Baiey is called to the Spacer world Aurora to solve a bizarre case of roboticide. The prime suspect is a gifted roboticist who had the means, the motive, and the opportunity to commit the crime. There's only one catch: Baley and his positronic partner, R. Daneel Olivaw, must prove the man innocent. For in a case of political intrigue and love between woman and robot gone tragically wrong, there's more at stake than simple justice. This time Baley's career, his life, and Earth's right to pioneer the Galaxy lie in the delicate balance.
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meh
- By Amazon Customer on 2022-10-09
Written by: Isaac Asimov
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The Naked Sun
- The Robot Series, Book 2
- Written by: Isaac Asimov
- Narrated by: William Dufris
- Length: 7 hrs and 41 mins
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A millennium into the future, two advancements have altered the course of human history: the colonization of the Galaxy and the creation of the positronic brain. On the beautiful Outer World planet of Solaria, a handful of human colonists lead a hermit-like existence, their every need attended to by their faithful robot servants. To this strange and provocative planet comes Detective Elijah Baley, sent from the streets of New York with his positronic partner, the robot R. Daneel Olivaw, to solve an incredible murder that has rocked Solaria to its foundations.
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William Dufris, could you read all Asimov’s books?
- By Amazon Customer on 2022-01-23
Written by: Isaac Asimov
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The End of Eternity
- Written by: Isaac Asimov
- Narrated by: Jon Lindstrom
- Length: 8 hrs and 48 mins
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The Eternals, the ruling class of the Future, had the power of life and death not only over every human being but over the very centuries into which they were born. Past, Present, and Future could be created or destroyed at will. You had to be special to become an Eternal. Andrew Harlan was special. Until he committed the one unforgivable sin - falling in love. Eternals weren’t supposed to have feelings. But Andrew could not deny the sensations that were struggling within him. He knew he could not keep this secret forever. And so he began to plan his escape.
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Loved it.
- By Spencer on 2022-10-29
Written by: Isaac Asimov
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Forward the Foundation
- Written by: Isaac Asimov
- Narrated by: Larry McKeever
- Length: 16 hrs and 10 mins
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As Hari Seldon struggles to perfect his revolutionary theory of psychohistory and ensure a place for humanity among the stars, the great Galactic Empire totters on the brink of apocalyptic collapse. Caught in the maelstrom are Seldon and all he holds dear, pawns in the struggle for dominance. Whoever can control Seldon will control psychohistory - and with it the future of the galaxy.
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sounds like it's being read by a computer
- By Peter on 2019-08-04
Written by: Isaac Asimov
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The Currents of Space
- Galactic Empire, Book 2
- Written by: Isaac Asimov
- Narrated by: Jon Lindstrom
- Length: 8 hrs and 34 mins
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Trantor had extended its rule over half the Galaxy, but the other half defied its authority, defending their corrupt fiefdoms with violence and repression. On the planet Florina, the natives labored as slaves for their arrogant masters on nearby Sark. But now both worlds were hurtling toward a cataclysmic doom, and only one man knew the truth - a slave unaware of the secret knowledge locked inside his own brain. Rik had once been a prominent scientist until a psychic probe erased all memories of his past. Now he was a humble laborer in the kyrt mills of Florina.
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Asimov Empire Series
- By Rick Goebel on 2021-07-27
Written by: Isaac Asimov
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The Stars, Like Dust
- Written by: Isaac Asimov
- Narrated by: Jon Lindstrom
- Length: 8 hrs and 13 mins
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His name was Biron Farrill and he was a student at the University of Earth. A native of one of the helpless Nebular Kingdoms, he saw his home world conquered and controlled by the planet Tyrann - a ruthless, barbaric Empire that was building a dynasty of cruelty and domination among the stars. Farrill’s own father had been executed for trying to resist the Tyrann dictatorship and now someone was trying to kill Biron. But why? His only hope for survival lay in fleeing Earth and joining the rebellion that was rumored to be forming somewhere in the Kingdoms.
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Meh
- By Amazon Customer on 2022-01-23
Written by: Isaac Asimov
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The Robots of Dawn
- The Robot Series, Book 3
- Written by: Isaac Asimov
- Narrated by: William Dufris
- Length: 15 hrs and 43 mins
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Detective Elijah Baiey is called to the Spacer world Aurora to solve a bizarre case of roboticide. The prime suspect is a gifted roboticist who had the means, the motive, and the opportunity to commit the crime. There's only one catch: Baley and his positronic partner, R. Daneel Olivaw, must prove the man innocent. For in a case of political intrigue and love between woman and robot gone tragically wrong, there's more at stake than simple justice. This time Baley's career, his life, and Earth's right to pioneer the Galaxy lie in the delicate balance.
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meh
- By Amazon Customer on 2022-10-09
Written by: Isaac Asimov
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The Naked Sun
- The Robot Series, Book 2
- Written by: Isaac Asimov
- Narrated by: William Dufris
- Length: 7 hrs and 41 mins
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A millennium into the future, two advancements have altered the course of human history: the colonization of the Galaxy and the creation of the positronic brain. On the beautiful Outer World planet of Solaria, a handful of human colonists lead a hermit-like existence, their every need attended to by their faithful robot servants. To this strange and provocative planet comes Detective Elijah Baley, sent from the streets of New York with his positronic partner, the robot R. Daneel Olivaw, to solve an incredible murder that has rocked Solaria to its foundations.
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William Dufris, could you read all Asimov’s books?
- By Amazon Customer on 2022-01-23
Written by: Isaac Asimov
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The End of Eternity
- Written by: Isaac Asimov
- Narrated by: Jon Lindstrom
- Length: 8 hrs and 48 mins
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The Eternals, the ruling class of the Future, had the power of life and death not only over every human being but over the very centuries into which they were born. Past, Present, and Future could be created or destroyed at will. You had to be special to become an Eternal. Andrew Harlan was special. Until he committed the one unforgivable sin - falling in love. Eternals weren’t supposed to have feelings. But Andrew could not deny the sensations that were struggling within him. He knew he could not keep this secret forever. And so he began to plan his escape.
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Loved it.
- By Spencer on 2022-10-29
Written by: Isaac Asimov
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Forward the Foundation
- Written by: Isaac Asimov
- Narrated by: Larry McKeever
- Length: 16 hrs and 10 mins
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As Hari Seldon struggles to perfect his revolutionary theory of psychohistory and ensure a place for humanity among the stars, the great Galactic Empire totters on the brink of apocalyptic collapse. Caught in the maelstrom are Seldon and all he holds dear, pawns in the struggle for dominance. Whoever can control Seldon will control psychohistory - and with it the future of the galaxy.
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sounds like it's being read by a computer
- By Peter on 2019-08-04
Written by: Isaac Asimov
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The Caves of Steel
- Robot, Book 1
- Written by: Isaac Asimov
- Narrated by: William Dufris
- Length: 7 hrs and 43 mins
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A millennium into the future two advancements have altered the course of human history: the colonization of the galaxy and the creation of the positronic brain. Isaac Asimov's Robot novels chronicle the unlikely partnership between a New York City detective and a humanoid robot who must learn to work together. Like most people left behind on an over-populated Earth, New York City police detective Elijah Baley had little love for either the arrogant Spacers or their robotic companions.
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A great classic that we’ll presented
- By Mario C. on 2022-06-27
Written by: Isaac Asimov
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Prelude to Foundation
- Written by: Isaac Asimov
- Narrated by: Scott Brick
- Length: 14 hrs and 55 mins
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It is the year 12,020 GE and Emperor Cleon I sits uneasily on the Imperial throne of Trantor. Here in the great multidomed capital of the Galactic Empire, 40 billion people have created a civilization of unimaginable technological and cultural complexity. Yet Cleon knows there are those who would see him fall - those whom he would destroy if only he could read the future.
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pity it came later
- By kevin warner on 2021-11-22
Written by: Isaac Asimov
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Foundation's Edge
- Written by: Isaac Asimov
- Narrated by: Scott Brick
- Length: 16 hrs and 14 mins
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At last, the costly and bitter war between the two Foundations has come to an end. Now two exiled citizens of the Foundation - a renegade Councilman and a doddering historian - set out in search of the mythical planet Earth. Meanwhile, someone - or something - outside of both Foundations seems to be orchestrating events to suit its own ominous purpose.
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best book sofaf
- By Mitchell Burns on 2019-08-29
Written by: Isaac Asimov
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I, Robot
- Written by: Isaac Asimov
- Narrated by: Scott Brick
- Length: 8 hrs and 20 mins
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They mustn't harm a human being, they must obey human orders, and they must protect their own existence...but only so long as that doesn't violate rules one and two. With these Three Laws of Robotics, humanity embarked on a bold new era of evolution that would open up enormous possibilities, and unforeseen risks.
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Solid, Vintage Sci Fi
- By Anonymous User on 2018-09-20
Written by: Isaac Asimov
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Foundation and Earth
- Written by: Isaac Asimov
- Narrated by: Larry McKeever
- Length: 18 hrs and 44 mins
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Golan Trevize, former councilman of the First Foundation, has chosen the future, and it is Gaia. A superorganism, Gaia is a holistic planet with a common consciousness so intensely united that every dewdrop, every pebble, every being, can speak for all - and feel for all. It is a realm in which privacy is not only undesirable, it is incomprehensible. But is it the right choice for the destiny of mankind? While Trevize feels it is, that is not enough. He must know.
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Narration will put you to sleep
- By Amazon Customer on 2018-08-07
Written by: Isaac Asimov
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Second Foundation
- Written by: Isaac Asimov
- Narrated by: Scott Brick
- Length: 9 hrs and 21 mins
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The fate of the Foundation rests on young Arcadia Darell, only 14 years old and burdened with a terrible secret. As its scientists gird for a final showdown with the Mule, the survivors of the First Foundation begin their desperate search. They too want the Second Foundation destroyed, before it destroys them.
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A satisfying conclusion
- By Ray on 2021-07-20
Written by: Isaac Asimov
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Nightfall and Other Stories
- Written by: Isaac Asimov
- Narrated by: Jon Lindstrom
- Length: 15 hrs and 56 mins
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A collection of 20 classic short stories by Isaac Asimov, author of the Foundation series, featuring the definitive and only in-print version of “Nightfall”.
Written by: Isaac Asimov
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Foundation and Empire
- Written by: Isaac Asimov
- Narrated by: Scott Brick
- Length: 9 hrs and 33 mins
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The second novel in Isaac Asimov’s classic science-fiction masterpiece, the Foundation series. Led by its founding father, the psychohistorian Hari Seldon, and utilizing science and technology, the Foundation survived the greed and barbarism of its neighboring warrior-planets. Now cleverness and courage may not be enough. For the Empire - the mightiest force in the Galaxy - is even more dangerous in its death throes. Even worse, a mysterious entity called the Mule has appeared with powers beyond anything humanly conceivable. Who - or what - is the Mule?
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Another Great Listen
- By AC on 2021-07-30
Written by: Isaac Asimov
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Robot Dreams
- Written by: Isaac Asimov
- Narrated by: George Guidall
- Length: 14 hrs and 34 mins
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A robopsychologist must outwit a machine determined to stay hidden in "Little Lost Robot"; a woman’s talent for "Light Verse" overshadows her true accomplishments with her robot servants; "The Last Question" presented to computer after computer over a hundred billion years may remain forever unanswered … and seventeen more future visions from the grand master of science fiction.
Written by: Isaac Asimov
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Nemesis
- A Novel
- Written by: Isaac Asimov
- Narrated by: Scott Brick
- Length: 14 hrs and 20 mins
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In the 23rd century, pioneers have escaped the crowded earth for life in self-sustaining orbital colonies. One of the colonies, Rotor, has broken away from the solar system to create its own renegade utopia around an unknown red star two light-years from Earth: a star named Nemesis. Now a 15-year-old Rotorian girl has learned of the dire threat that nemesis poses to Earth’s people - but she is prevented from warning them. Soon, she will realize that Nemesis endangers Rotor as well.
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The Gods Themselves
- Written by: Isaac Asimov
- Narrated by: Scott Brick
- Length: 11 hrs and 26 mins
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Only a few know the terrifying truth - an outcast Earth scientist, a rebellious alien inhabitant of a dying planet, a lunar-born human intuitionist who senses the imminent annihilation of the Sun... They know the truth - but who will listen? They have foreseen the cost of abundant energy - but who will believe?These few beings, human and alien, hold the key to the Earth's survival.
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So Boring
- By Mouffette Art on 2021-08-07
Written by: Isaac Asimov
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Robot Visions
- Written by: Isaac Asimov
- Narrated by: Graham Winton
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From the writer whose name is synonymous with the science of robotics comes five decades of robot visions - 36 landmark stories and essays, plus three rare tales - gathered together in one volume.
Written by: Isaac Asimov
Publisher's Summary
The third and final book in the Galactic Empire series, the spectacular precursor to the classic Foundation series, by one of history’s most influential writers of science fiction, Isaac Asimov
After years of bitter struggle, Trantor had at last completed its work - its Galactic Empire ruled all 200 million planets of the Galaxy...all but one. On a backward planet called Earth were those who nurtured bitter dreams of a mythical, half-remembered past when the planet was humanity’s only home. The other worlds despised it or merely patronized it - until a man from the past miraculously stepped through a time fault that spanned a millennium, living proof of Earth’s most preposterous claims.
Joseph Schwartz was a happily retired Chicago tailor circa 1949. Trapped in an incredible future he could barely comprehend, the unlikely time traveler would soon become a pawn in a desperate conspiracy to bring down the Empire in a twist of agony and death - a mad plan to restore Earth’s tarnished glory by ending human life on every other world.
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- NM
- 2020-10-03
The Classic Empire Novel that started it all (ish)
Always happy to see another rendition of this excellent work, especially one that doesn't involve audio cassettes. Audible removed the previous renditions of the three Galactic Empire Novels from the Marketplace a few months ago and in September released the versions narrated by Jon Lindstrom. While there is a shorter "dramatized" version of this novel still available on Audible, twenty-four minutes unfortunately can't do this novel justice.
If memory serves, this was chronologically the 1st of the three novels since it was written before the other two, but as it takes place later in terms of the narrative, it has been deemed the third book in the Galactic Empire series. In this novel, the Galactic Empire is complete and rules from one end of the galaxy to the other. Although this novel is set during the time of the Empire, the action takes place on a backwater world called Earth. Humanity has moved out and colonized the galaxy while the despised inhabitants of a radioactive Earth are considered the least important people in the Empire. Now the people of Earth have found a way to even the odds and take control of the galaxy. The only person who can stop them is Joseph Schwartz, who until recently was living in 1949. (Hopefully not too many spoilers, although guessing everyone already knows the plot.)
On an alternate note, fans of his other works will notice that there are a few plot holes, as it wasn't until later that Dr. Asimov started combining the Robot, Empire, and Foundation novels together. For example, the chronology doesn't match. This novel takes place at the beginning of the Empire, and archeologists are exhuming ruins on other planets which are tens of thousands of years old. Yet by Foundation and Earth, the period of galactic colonization began only 20,000 years ago, with the Empire existing for 12,000 of these. Another example is that this novel - written in 1950 - has a radioactive Earth which is assumed to be the result of previous wars. In Robots and Empire (see Note) we learn that the radiation came about after manipulation of the radioactive materials in Earth's crust. As this was originally written as a standalone novel, it is understandable that some of the pieces don't necessarily fit. Ironically, part of Pebble in the Sky makes a return in the "2nd Foundation Trilogy" - or at least the ability to send someone "into the future"... If memory serves, it was alluded that robots were considering cloning Hari Seldon from genetic material and then sending the clone forward in time to beginning of the Second Empire (don't ask).
Note: Audible currently has renditions of all the books in the Empire Series and the Foundation Series. But in regards to the Robot Novels, Audible does NOT have any version of the the Fourth Robot Novel - Robots and Empire. Audible has books 1-3, but NOT book #4. Perhaps Audible might consider making Robots and Empire available someday?
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- Lloyd Barnett
- 2021-01-27
amazing foresight
great story still pertinent today, prejudice exists, the ruling class is in charge and takes extraordinary people to make change happen.
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- M. Naismith
- 2022-10-23
Classic Asimov!
Great read, a bit of a mystery, gives insight into the role Earth plays in the Galactic Empire.
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- cody
- 2022-06-21
another one
none will be disappointed by this amazing book, read start to finish couldn't stop once I started
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- p'Trick
- 2021-08-07
I read it when I was younger and it was a story I read it when I turn 61 fantastic story
The mind really changes what you see. the same collection of words although written in the 40’s read in the late 60s and then read as I was in my 60s. The story is much more powerful and prescient in today’s world.
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- Michael F. kloppel
- 2021-06-30
Fine SciFi, One of the Best
First copyrighted in 1950 it still reads as current as today. Excellent story that precedes 'The Foundation' Trilogy.
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- Anonymous User
- 2021-04-29
very good
I liked the book. it was good. read it. actually listen to it. I've met the word limit
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- Cheers
- 2020-09-24
Enjoyable and very engaging!
Starts off a little slow but the plot and twists are timeless and the the dialogue remains contemporary. Introduces mind reading in a realistic way and advances the concept of the human mind as an energy field that can be sensed and understood. However, no robots are active in the background or storyline. Asimov’s understanding of human egoism is clearly demonstrated and forms the core of this novel’s plot.