The Currents of Space, Isaac Asimov
The Currents of Space, Isaac Asimov
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The Currents of Space

Author: Isaac Asimov

Narrator: Jon Lindstrom

Unabridged: 8 hr 34 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 09/01/2020

Synopsis

The second 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

Trantor had extended its rule over half the Galaxy, but the other half defied its authority, defending their corrupt fiefdoms with violence and repression. On the planet Florina, the natives labored as slaves for their arrogant masters on nearby Sark. But now both worlds were hurtling toward a cataclysmic doom, and only one man knew the truth--a slave unaware of the secret knowledge locked inside his own brain.

Rik had once been a prominent scientist until a psychic probe erased all memories of his past. Now he was a humble laborer in the kyrt mills of Florina. Then the memories began to return, bringing with them the terrible truth about the future--a truth that his masters on Sark would kill to keep secret . . . even at the cost of their own survival.

About The Author

Isaac Asimov began his Foundation series at the age of 21, not realizing that it would one day be considered a cornerstone of science fiction. During his legendary career, Asimov penned over 470 books on subjects ranging from science to Shakespeare to history, though he was most loved for his award-winning science fiction sagas, which include the Robot, Empire, and Foundation series. Named a Grand Master of Science Fiction by the Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America, Asimov entertained and educated readers of all ages for close to five decades. He died, at the age 72, in April 1992.JON LINDSTROM is a three-time Emmy Award nominated actor. He has starred and co-starred in many feature films and television shows, including Amazon's Bosch and HBO's True Detective. He is perhaps best known for his celebrated portrayal of twin brothers, Kevin Collins and Ryan Chamberlain, on General Hospital.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Baba on March 11, 2022

Robot/Empire/Foundation. Book #6 and the second book (but last written) in the Galactic Empire era of the Foundation/Robots universe, published back in Asimov's early career (1952). In the Galactic Empire is growing, but the second most powerful force in the cosmos is Sark, because of the wealth it......more

Goodreads review by Ms. Smartarse on August 14, 2023

Once upon a time, one of my classmates had enthusiastically shoved a rather drab copy of Prelude to the Foundation in my hand. Not sporting a particularly handsome cover, it didn't exactly excite me, but I read it nonetheless. And for the next few years, Isaac Asimov's reputation remained firmly pa......more

Goodreads review by Khaalidah on December 10, 2011

*No real spoilers, so please do read.* I thoroughly enjoyed this book. Asimov, an absolute science fiction great, is genius in his ability to remain timely with The Currents of Space, nearly 60 years after it was published. He has successfully woven a comprehensive and complex tale that weaves a vali......more

Goodreads review by Craig on July 04, 2023

The Currents of Space is an early novel by Asimov and one of the best from that time that didn't hinge up robots or Foundation. (Though it was later shoehorned/retconned into his universal chronology.) It involves a man known as Crazy Rik, who must recover his memory in order to stave off disaster.......more

Goodreads review by Manny on May 18, 2011

So he's lost his memory, but he's sure there's some terribly important thing he knew that he just has to tell people. And as his mind starts coming back, he finds that the black hats are chasing him and want to make sure they can shut his mouth permanently before he... I know. It's been done so many......more

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