High above planet Florinia, the Squires of Sark live in unimaginable wealth and comfort. The fate of the Galaxy hangs in the balance. Not only do the florinians no longer have a concept of freedom, any disruption of the vital kyrt trade would cause other planets to rise in protest, resulting in a galactic war.
As his memories begin to return, however, Rik finds himself driven by a cryptic message he is determined to deliver: Everyone on Florinia is doomed…the Currents of Space are bringing destruction. So the trantorian empire, whose grand plan is to unite all humanity in peace, prosperity, and freedom, has allowed the oppression to continue.
Living among the workers of Florinia, Rik is a man without a memory or a past. Classic science fiction adventure in the Foundation universe by grandmaster Isaac Asimov. Down in the eternal spring of the planet, however, the native Florinians labor ceaselessly to produce the precious kyrt that brings prosperity to their Sarkite masters.
Rebellion is unthinkable and impossible.
The Stars, Like Dust
The mystery takes him deep into space where he finds himself in a relentless struggle with the power-mad despots of Tyrann. A radiation bomb planted in his dorm room changed him from an innocent student at the University of Earth to a marked man, fleeing desperately from an unknown assassin. He soon discovers that, his father, many light-years away, the highly respected Rancher of Widemos, has been murdered.
Now it is not just a case of life or death for Biron, but a question of freedom for the galaxy. This little novel will transport you back to a simpler time, and that gosh-wow! sense of wonder covered science fiction like a layer of fine, when story lines we are jaded towards today were fresh and intoxicating, gold dust.
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Pebble in the Sky
Joseph Schwartz is sixty-two. It is also one of that select group of SF adventures that since the early 1950s has hooked generations of teenagers on reading science fiction. Full of wonders and ideas, this is the book that launched the novels of the Galactic Empire, culminating in the Foundation books and novels.
This is golden Age SF at its finest. One moment joseph schwartz is a happily retired tailor in 1949 Chicago. Pebble in the sky is the first novel by celebrated, multi-award winning science fiction Grand Master Isaac Asimov.
ROBOTS & EMPIRE PB
The Robots of Dawn The Robot Series
Orb Books. A millennium into the future two advances have altered the course of human history: the colonization of the Galaxy and the creation of the positronic brain. Daneel olivaw, must prove the man innocent. There's only one catch: Baley and his positronic partner, R. The prime suspect is a gifted roboticist who had the means, the motive, and the opportunity to commit the crime.
Orb Books. For in a case of political intrigue and love between woman and robot gone tragically wrong, there's more at stake than simple justice.
The Naked Sun The Robot Series
The naked sun the Robot Series by Isaac Asimov. Orb Books. 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.
The End of Eternity
These changes are small, exactingly calculated shifts in the course of history made for the benefit of humankind. Harlan's punishment? his next assignment: kill the woman he loves before the paradox they have created results in the destruction of Eternity. The naked sun the Robot Series by Isaac Asimov. Orb Books.
One of isaac asimov's sf masterpieces, this stand-alone novel is a monument of the flowering of SF in the 20th century. It is widely regarded as Asimov's single best SF novel and one every SF fan should read. Andrew harlan is an Eternal, a member of the elite of the future. One of the few who live in eternity, a location outside of place and time, Harlan's job is to create carefully controlled and enacted Reality Changes.
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The Caves of Steel The Robot Series
The relationship between Life and his Spacer superiors, who distrusted all Earthmen, was strained from the start. Hard science fiction. 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.
. 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. The naked sun the Robot Series by Isaac Asimov. Then he learned that they had assigned him a partner: R. Science fiction. Orb Books.
The Complete Isaac Asimov's Foundation Series Books 1-7 Foundation, Foundation and Empire, Second Foundation, Foundation's Edge, Foundation and Earth, Prelude to Foundation, Forward the Foundation
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The Robot Series 4 Book Set
In i, robot, asimov chronicles the development of the robot through a series of interlinked stories: from its primitive origins in the present to its ultimate perfection in the not-so-distant future--a future in which humanity itself may be rendered obsolete. 3 a robot must protect its own existence as long as such protection does not conflict with the First or Second Law.
The naked sun the Robot Series by Isaac Asimov. Orb Books. Orb Books. The three laws of robotics: 1 a robot may not injure a human being or, through inaction, allow a human being to come to harm 2 A robot must obey orders givein to it by human beings except where such orders would conflict with the First Law.
With this, asimov changed our perception of robots forever when he formulated the laws governing their behavior.
Forward the Foundation
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. Isaac Asimov. Orb Books. Orb Books. Orb Books. Here, from a grand master of science fiction, is the long-awaited final novel of the greatest science fiction series ever told.
Whoever can control Seldon will control psychohistory—and with it the future of the Galaxy. Among those seeking to turn psychohistory into the greatest weapon known to man are a populist political demagogue, the weak-willed Emperor Cleon I, and a ruthless militaristic general. The naked sun the Robot Series by Isaac Asimov.
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