Pebble in the Sky

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novel science fiction novel

Pebble in the Sky is Isaac Asimov’s first published novel, a science fiction story set in his Galactic Empire universe that explores themes of prejudice, time displacement, and a future Earth’s struggle for survival.

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Label Occurrences
Pebble in the Sky canonical 18
"Pebble in the Sky" (1950) 1
Pebble in the Sky (novel) 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf novel ⓘ
science fiction novel ⓘ
author Isaac Asimov ⓘ
basedOn “Grow Old With Me” ⓘ
basedOnWorkType magazine serial ⓘ
centralTheme Earth’s struggle for survival ⓘ
eugenics ⓘ
imperialism ⓘ
prejudice ⓘ
radioactivity and environmental decay ⓘ
time displacement ⓘ
xenophobia ⓘ
countryOfOrigin United States of America ⓘ
surface form: United States
coverArtistFirstEdition Richard Powers ⓘ
deweyDecimalClassification 813/.52 ⓘ
firstEditionFormat hardcover ⓘ
firstNovelByAuthor true ⓘ
followedBy The Currents of Space ⓘ
The Stars, Like Dust ⓘ
genre science fiction ⓘ
space opera ⓘ
time travel fiction ⓘ
hasISBN 978-0-385-00345-5 ⓘ
language English ⓘ
libraryOfCongressClassification PS3551.S5 ⓘ
mainCharacter Bel Arvardan ⓘ
Dr. Shekt ⓘ
High Minister (High Minister of Earth) ⓘ
Joseph Schwartz ⓘ
Poli (Polly) Schwartz ⓘ
mediaType print ⓘ
narrativePerspective third-person ⓘ
notableElement depicts Earth as a radioactive backwater world ⓘ
portrays Earth as subject to Galactic prejudice ⓘ
originalPublisher Doubleday ⓘ
originalWorkingTitle Grow Old With Me ⓘ
partOfSeries Galactic Empire series ⓘ
surface form: Isaac Asimov's Galactic Empire series
plotDevice accidental time displacement ⓘ
mind amplification device ⓘ
precedes The Stars, Like Dust ⓘ
publicationYear 1950 ⓘ
relationToOtherWorks chronologically one of the earliest Galactic Empire novels ⓘ
set in the same universe as the Foundation series ⓘ
setInFictionalUniverse Galactic Empire series ⓘ
surface form: Galactic Empire universe
setting Galactic Empire series ⓘ
surface form: Galactic Empire

future Earth ⓘ
timePeriodInFiction far future ⓘ

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Isaac Asimov → notableWork → Pebble in the Sky ⓘ
The Currents of Space → followedBy → Pebble in the Sky ⓘ
Galactic Empire series → hasWork → Pebble in the Sky ⓘ
The Stars, Like Dust → precededBy → Pebble in the Sky ⓘ
Empire series → hasPart → Pebble in the Sky ⓘ
Empire series → publicationOrder → Pebble in the Sky ⓘ
this entity surface form: Pebble in the Sky is third in internal chronology
Empire series → firstBook → Pebble in the Sky ⓘ
Isaac Asimov bibliography → includesNotableWork → Pebble in the Sky ⓘ
Asimov universe → hasWork → Pebble in the Sky ⓘ
Poli (Polly) Schwartz → appearsIn → Pebble in the Sky ⓘ
subject surface form: Poli Schwartz
“Grow Old With Me” → laterReworkedAs → Pebble in the Sky ⓘ
subject surface form: Grow Old With Me
“Grow Old With Me” → influencedWork → Pebble in the Sky ⓘ
subject surface form: Grow Old With Me
Grow Old With Me → workingTitleOf → Pebble in the Sky ⓘ
Grow Old With Me → hasLaterTitle → Pebble in the Sky ⓘ
Joseph Schwartz → appearsIn → Pebble in the Sky ⓘ
Bel Arvardan → appearsIn → Pebble in the Sky ⓘ
Bel Arvardan → firstAppearance → Pebble in the Sky ⓘ
this entity surface form: "Pebble in the Sky" (1950)
Dr. Shekt → appearsIn → Pebble in the Sky ⓘ
Dr. Shekt → firstAppearance → Pebble in the Sky ⓘ
High Minister (High Minister of Earth) → appearsIn → Pebble in the Sky ⓘ
subject surface form: High Minister of Earth
High Minister (High Minister of Earth) → basedOnWork → Pebble in the Sky ⓘ
subject surface form: High Minister of Earth
this entity surface form: Pebble in the Sky (novel)