Pebble in the Sky
- 223
- Pages
- about 4 h
- Reading time
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Our view
“Pebble in the Sky”, Asimov’s first novel, is a short adventure that drops a twentieth-century man into a galactic empire and a conspiracy. Readers disagree about its middle: for some it is the strongest stretch, with its mystery and the play between characters; for others the story goes flat after the opening third. Some also feel that the only significant woman exists mainly to be rescued and loved.
The view of the BookRank editors, written from readers’ ratings and comments. It does not affect the score or the book’s place in a ranking.
About the book
Pebble in the Sky is a science fiction novel by American writer Isaac Asimov, published in 1950. This work is his first novel.
Reading order · Galactic Empire
Full order & progress →- Pebble in the SkyThis book
7.67.6 / 10 - The Stars, Like Dust
7.27.2 / 10 - The Currents of Space
7.47.4 / 10
Where the score comes from
The sources average 7.4 across 229 ratings — not yet many, so the reader vote carries 61% of the weight and the rest pulls toward the Classics average of 7.7. That is how 7.6 comes out.
| Source | Average | Ratings | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|
| Open Library | 8.2 | 26 | 11% |
| Hardcover | 7.3 | 203 | 89% |
Frequently asked
How long is Pebble in the Sky?
It has 223 pages — shorter than 91% of the ranked books in Classics.
In this book
Themes this book shares with others — each leads to the best books on it.
If you liked this
Same shelf — Classics — with scores between 7.5 and 7.6, closest to this book.
