Pebble in the Sky
by Isaac Asimov
Isaac Asimov’s Pebble in the Sky is a science-fiction novel set in a distant future, when Earth is an impoverished, radioactive world on the edge of the Galactic Empire. The story begins when retired tailor Joseph Schwartz is unexpectedly transported from his own time to this unfamiliar future.
Schwartz’s arrival draws him into a society shaped by the Empire’s power and by deep prejudice against Earth. As he tries to understand the world around him, his path intersects with people whose choices may affect the planet’s fate. The novel combines an outsider’s discovery of a strange society with political conflict and questions about humanity’s place among the stars.
Asimov’s clear, idea-driven storytelling makes the book an inviting classic of science fiction: its adventure unfolds alongside reflections on social division, scientific change, and the possibility of a better future.
This recording is part of the Old Time Radio collection.