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Sep 01, 2020 | ISBN 9780593160039
Sep 01, 2020 | ISBN 9780593160077
Sep 01, 2020 | ISBN 9780593346044
515 Minutes
The second 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 AsimovTrantor 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. Then the memories began to return, bringing with them the terrible truth about the future–a truth that his masters on Sark would kill to keep secret . . . even at the cost of their own survival.
Isaac Asimov began his Foundation series at the age of 21, not realizing that it would one day be considered a cornerstone of science fiction. During his legendary career, Asimov penned over 470 books on subjects ranging from science to Shakespeare… More about Isaac Asimov
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