The Stars, Like Dust
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The Stars, Like Dust

by Isaac Asimov

1951•Science fiction•229 pages

Taste attributes: science fictionadventurerobots/ai/spaceimaginarylinearglossyall consuming questrescue/escape/jeopardyinjustice/tragedy/vengeance

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Boxlist takeAn otherworldly science-fiction novel, balanced on most other counts. Best if you like the extraordinary over the everyday.

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3.5 / 5

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About This Book

Biron Farrell was young and naïve, but he was growing up fast. A radiation bomb planted in his dorm room changed him from an innocent student at the University of Earth to a marked man, fleeing desperately from an unknown assassin.

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Characteristics

Where this book sits on each taste spectrum

SlowPACEFast
FamiliarORIGINALITYOriginal
DarkTONEWholesome
LightWEIGHTINESSHeavy
FantasyREALISMRealistic
SimpleINTRICACYIntricate
Non-LinearLINEARITYLinear
UnderstatedSTYLEStylised
IntimateSCALEEpic
RestrainedEMOTIONIntense

Genres and themes

Science fictionAdventureRobots/ai/spaceAll consuming questRescue/escape/jeopardyInjustice/tragedy/vengeance

Subjects

Science fictionSpace coloniesImperialismManned space flightAmerican Science fiction

Details

Author
Isaac Asimov
Published
1951
Pages
229
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