The Stars, Like Dust
- 231
- Pages
- about 4 h
- Reading time
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Our view
“The Stars, Like Dust” is a short space adventure of conspiracy and revenge from 1951, best read without Asimov’s famous series in mind. Some readers who come to it from the Robot or Foundation books rank it below them: they cannot warm to the impulsive young hero, prefer the coolly rational villain, or see mainly a dated romance. Others still call it a good book. Of interest chiefly to those curious about early Asimov.
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About the book
The Stars, Like Dust is a 1951 science fiction mystery book by American writer Isaac Asimov.
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7.67.6 / 10 - The Stars, Like DustThis book
7.27.2 / 10 - The Currents of Space
7.47.4 / 10
Where the score comes from
The sources average 6.9 across 245 ratings — not yet many, so the reader vote carries 63% of the weight and the rest pulls toward the Classics average of 7.7. That is how 7.2 comes out.
| Source | Average | Ratings | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|
| Open Library | 7.1 | 28 | 11% |
| Google Books | 7.0 | 6 | 2% |
| Hardcover | 6.9 | 211 | 86% |
Frequently asked
How long is The Stars, Like Dust?
It has 231 pages — shorter than 89% of the ranked books in Classics.
In this book
Themes this book shares with others — each leads to the best books on it.
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