Tag Archives: Asimov’s Empire

Robots and Empire

Posted on July 9, 2011 by smellincoffee

Robots and Empire© 1985 Isaac Asimov383 pages In Isaac Asimov’s robots novels, Earth is home to some eight billion people living in vast underground complexes known as Cities or “caves of steel”. In his Empire novels, those billions have vanished: … Continue reading →

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The Currents of Space

Posted on June 18, 2011 by smellincoffee

The Currents of Space© 1952 Isaac AsimovFrom Triangle (pp. 1-172). © 1952. “Frightened people can be very dangerous, my Lady. They can’t be counted on to act sensibly.”“Then why do you keep them frightened?” An entire planet is doomed, and only … Continue reading →

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The Stars like Dust

Posted on April 20, 2011 by smellincoffee

The Stars like Dust (originally titled as The Rebellious Stars)© 1951 Isaac AsimovFrom Triangle, pp. 349 – 516. © 1952 Only a few days before his graduation from the University of Earth, Biron Farril awoke in the middle of the night … Continue reading →

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Pebble in the Sky

Posted on September 14, 2009 by smellincoffee

Pebble in the Sky © 1950 Isaac Asimov 223 pages After finishing the Foundation and Robots series (save Robots and Empire) I decided to move on to the Galactic Empire series which fits in between them — tying Earth’s near … Continue reading →

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