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Isaac Asimov's Galactic Empire novels are seminal works from science fiction's Golden Age, brimming with ideas and adventure.
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Mankind has conquered space and moved toward the starry heart of the galaxy. Earth is a planet of no importance, riddled with radioactivity by long-forgotten wars.
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Mankind has conquered space and moved toward the starry heart of the galaxy. Earth is a planet of no importance, riddled with radioactivity by long-forgotten wars.
When assassins target his rooms and news arrives that, many light-years away, his father has been murdered, student Biron Farrill flees for his life.
Stunned, grief-stricken, and outraged, Biron is determined to uncover the reasons behind his father's death, and finds himself entangled in a web of deep-space rebellion, espionage, and political intrigue.
Asimovβs Galactic Empire novels are among the earliest stories by one of the twentieth centuryβs greatest visionaries. Filled with ideas and wonders, they are classic adventures from science fictionβs Golden Age.
The Stars, Like Dust is an essential read for fans of intrigue and imaginative exploration in deep space.
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βIsaac Asimov was one of the great explainers of the age... It will never be known how many practicing scientists today owe their initial inspiration to him.β β Carl Sagan
βAsimov displayed one of the most dynamic imaginations in science fiction.β β Daily Telegraph
βAsimovβs career was one of the most formidable in science fiction.β β The Times
Book Details
INFORMATION
ISBN: 9780008372347
Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers
Format: Paperback / softback
Date Published: 08 August 2019
Country: United Kingdom
Imprint: HarperVoyager
Audience: General / adult
DIMENSIONS
Spine width: 15.0mm
Width: 129.0mm
Height: 198.0mm
Weight: 160g
Pages: 224
About the Author
Isaac Asimov was born in 1920 in Russia and was brought to the USA by his parents three years later. He grew up in Brooklyn and attended Columbia University. After a short spell in the army, he gained a doctorate and worked in academia and chemical research. Asimov's career as a science fiction writer began in 1939 with the short story 'Marooned Off Vesta'. Thereafter he became a regular contributor to the leading SF magazines of the day. Asimov wrote hundreds of short stories and novels, including the iconic I, Robot and Foundation. He won the Hugo Award four times and the Nebula Award once. Apart from his world-famous science fiction, Asimov also wrote highly successful detective mystery stories, a four-volume History of North America, a two-volume Guide to the Bible, a biographical dictionary, encyclopedias, and textbooks, as well as two volumes of autobiography. Asimov died in 1992 at the age of 72.
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