The Stars, Like Dust

By: Isaac Asimov

Narrated by: Jon Lindstrom

The first 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 Asimov

His name was Biron Farrill and he was a student at the University of Earth. A native of one of the helpless Nebular Kingdoms, he saw his home world conquered and controlled by the planet Tyrann—a ruthless, barbaric Empire that was building a dynasty of cruelty and domination among the stars.

Farrill’s own father had been executed for trying to resist the Tyrann dictatorship and now someone was trying to kill Biron. But why?

His only hope for survival lay in fleeing Earth and joining the rebellion that was rumored to be forming somewhere in the Kingdoms. But once he cast his lot with the freedom fighters, he would find himself guarding against treachery on every side and facing the most difficult choice of all: to betray either the woman he loved or the revolution that was the last hope for the future.

Asimov at his weakest

The beginning of this book is not very great, I really liked the last 3rd or so but it's not nearly as good as Foundation or Robots. If you love asimov, give it a try but don't get your hopes too high.

Still very very good.

This trilogy was written more then 70 years ago, but although a bit scientifically inaccurate it’s still very gripping. Excellent narrator.

Enjoyable but jumbled and overstuffed ending

Was really enjoying the first half but felt like the last sections just got dense with new characters, twists, new planets, etc that made it feel listless and incoherent at times.

good listin

good listin. love issac 's work. make sure you enjoy this listin. you will not be sorry.

poorly written female characters but ok themes

the female characters were written very poorly with no idea of women in mind. they were mere pawns to the story of men in space that were literally fucked to get points across. other than that it was your typical space mystery with some southern politics and ideals.