{"product_id":"pebble-in-the-sky-paperback","title":"Pebble in the Sky by Isaac Asimov | Science Fiction Paperback Book","description":"\u003ch2\u003ePebble in the Sky – Isaac Asimov’s first full-length novel, a quiet and unsettling vision of humanity’s forgotten place in a vast Galactic Empire, presented in this paperback edition.\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eA small, disorienting story that begins in familiar surroundings and slowly reveals a future in which Earth has become marginal, mistrusted, and almost irrelevant.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eJoseph Schwartz is an ordinary man, living an unremarkable life, when an accident removes him entirely from his own time. He awakens centuries later in a galaxy where Earth survives only as a neglected backwater, viewed with suspicion and contempt by the wider Empire that now rules the stars.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCut off from everything he knows, Schwartz becomes entangled in political tensions far larger than himself. Power is remote, bureaucracy is absolute, and the fate of entire worlds is decided without sentiment. The novel’s unease grows not from spectacle, but from the slow realisation that humanity’s origins no longer guarantee its importance.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePebble in the Sky\u003c\/strong\u003e is modest in scale yet heavy with implication. It hints at the Galactic Empire that would later dominate Asimov’s fiction, while remaining intimate, uneasy, and grounded in personal dislocation rather than grand destiny.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA restrained, thoughtful early work that lingers through atmosphere rather than drama.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e📘 \u003cstrong\u003eFormat:\u003c\/strong\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e♻️ \u003cstrong\u003eCondition:\u003c\/strong\u003e New\u003cbr\u003e✍️ \u003cstrong\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/strong\u003e Isaac Asimov\u003cbr\u003e📄 \u003cstrong\u003eNumber of pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 224\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(0,0,0);\"\u003e🔍 \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(0,0,0);\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eBrowse our\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e \u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(0,0,0);\"\u003e \u003ca title=\"Science Fiction Books Collection\" href=\"\/collections\/sci-fi-books\"\u003eScience Fiction Collection. \u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003chr\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"white-space: nowrap; margin-bottom: 0;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #000000;\"\u003e✅ \u003cstrong\u003eSecure checkout\u003c\/strong\u003e 💳 \u003cstrong\u003eMultiple payment options\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin-top: 4px;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #000000;\"\u003e🇬🇧 \u003cstrong\u003eUK-based support\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003chr\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e👉 \u003cstrong\u003e \u003cspan style=\"color: #000000;\"\u003e \u003ca style=\"color: #000000;\" title=\"Delivery Times\" href=\"\/policies\/shipping-policy\"\u003eSee Delivery Times\u003c\/a\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e👉 \u003ca title=\"Refund and Returns Policy\" href=\"\/policies\/refund-policy\"\u003e \u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #000000;\"\u003eSee Refund\/Returns Policy\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003chr\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #000000;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAffordable UK Bookstore\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #000000;\"\u003eGot a question, request, or just want to say hello?\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #000000;\"\u003e \u003cem\u003eSee our \u003ca title=\"Contact Page\" style=\"color: #000000;\" href=\"\/pages\/contact\"\u003eContact Page\u003c\/a\u003e or visit the menu above for more ways to get in touch.\u003c\/em\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #000000;\"\u003eWe’d love to hear from you at \u003cstrong\u003eTAWPublishing.co.uk\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003chr\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #000000;\"\u003e📦 \u003cstrong\u003eAll orders are carefully packed and dispatched from our UK base.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #000000;\"\u003e 🇬🇧 \u003cem\u003eBased in the UK, we provide fast UK delivery, international shipping, and deliver to readers across the UK, US, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, and all English-speaking countries.\u003c\/em\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003chr\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 0);\"\u003e\u003ca style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 0);\" title=\"Read about Isaac Asimov\" href=\"\/blogs\/tawpublishing-co-uk-book-blog\/isaac-asimov\"\u003eRead about Isaac Asimov\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003chr\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"TAWPublishing.co.uk","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":56514989097292,"sku":null,"price":8.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0940\/9852\/2444\/files\/pebble-in-the-sky-paperback.jpg?v=1768759578","url":"https:\/\/tawpublishing.co.uk\/products\/pebble-in-the-sky-paperback","provider":"TAWPublishing.co.uk","version":"1.0","type":"link"}