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Title: Pebble in the Sky Title Record # 1406
Author: Isaac Asimov
Date: 1950-00-00
Type: NOVEL
Series: Trantorian Empire
Series Number: 1
Webpages: Wikipedia-EN
Language: English
Synopsis: One man, Schwartz, suddenly travels from our time to a distant future, where Earth is a minor part of a galactic empire. Because he doesn't understand the language, he undergoes treatment to become a faster learner. A second man, Shekt, is the inventor of said treatment. He is suspected to be part of a rebellion against the empire. A third man, Arvardan, is a visiting archaeologist, trying to prove that human life originated on Earth. Their paths cross, and they are in part connected by a woman, daughter of one, love interest of the other. They need to figure out and stop a plot.
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Other Titles

Translations Serializations Translated Serializations
Year Language Title
1952Translated by Hugo Mark
Dutch Tussen twee voetstappen
1953Translated by Amélie Audiberti
French Cailloux dans le ciel
1956Translated by A. Maldonado Domingues
Portuguese Futuro do Mundo
1958Translated by Eduardo Goligorsky
Spanish Un guijarro en el cielo
1960Translated by Iris Foerster and Rolf H. Foerster
German Radioaktiv ... !
1972Translated by Ugo Malaguti
Italian Paria dei cieli
1974Translated by Michel Deutsch
French Cailloux dans le ciel
1981Translated by Maria-Ana Tupan
Romanian
O piatră pe cer?O piatra pe cer
1983Translated by Agatha Maria Auersperg
Portuguese 827 Era Galáctica
1983Translated by Aslı Kayabal
Turkish
Uğursuz Gezegen Galactica?Ugursuz Gezegen Galactica
1985Translated by Sem Schlumper
Italian Paria dei cieli
1987
  • Translated by Ognjen Bogdanović
Serbian
Kamičak na nebu?Kamicak na nebu
Kamichak na nebu
[as by Isak Asimov]
1987
  • Translated by Valdislav Matović
Serbian Šljunak na nebu
1988Translated by Giuseppe Lippi
Italian Paria dei cieli
1992Translated by Füssi-Nagy Géza
Hungarian
Kavics az égben?Kavics az egben
1997Translated by Irene Holicki
German Ein Sandkorn am Himmel
2006Translated by 葉李華 (叶李华,Yeh Lee-hwa)
Chinese
蒼穹一粟?Cāng Qióng Yí Sù
[as by 艾西莫夫]
2014A most popular Simplified Chinese version of Pebble in the Sky in China. In China, readers commonly see 1 Robot collection (I, Robot), 4 "Elijah Baley / R. Daneel Olivaw" Robot Novels, 7 Foundation Novels and Trantorian Empire Trilogy as a whole "Galactic Empire" Series (15 books). "银河帝国15"means the 15th book of the "Galactic Empire" Series. "苍穹一粟" means Pebble in the Sky. Translated by 叶李华 (Yeh Lee-hwa) into Traditional Chinese. Data from publisher's website.
Chinese
银河帝国15:苍穹一粟?Yín Hé Dì Guó 15:Cāng Qióng Yí Sù
2016Translated by Aline Storto Pereira
Portuguese Pedra no céu
Year Title
1950 Pebble in the Sky (Complete Novel)
Year Language Title
1953Translated by Sem Schlumper
Italian Pària dei cieli (Complete Novel)

Awards

Place Year and Award Category
2 2001 Retro Hugo Best Novel

Publications

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Title Date Author/Editor Publisher/Pub. Series ISBN/Catalog ID Price Pages Format Type Cover Artist Verif
Bland Beginning, Pebble in the Sky, Just for the Bride, The Owl and the Pussycat 1950-00-00 uncredited Unicorn Press     236, 223, 222, 240
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
omni  
Pebble in the Sky 1950-01-19 Isaac Asimov Doubleday (Doubleday Science Fiction)  
$2.50?$: US dollar
223
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
novel Richard Powers Checkmark
Two Complete Science-Adventure Books, Winter 1950 1950-12-00 ed. Jerome Bixby Wings Publishing Co, Inc.  
$0.25?$: US dollar
148
pulp?Magazine using the common pulp size: 6.5" by 9.5". For ISFDB purposes this may also be used as a designation for the quality of the paper. There are some untrimmed pulps that are as large as 8" by 11.75
mag Allen Anderson Checkmark
Pebble in the Sky 1951-00-00 Isaac Asimov Doubleday (Young Moderns)  
$1.00?$: US dollar
223
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
novel Richard Powers Checkmark
Pebble in the Sky 1953-00-00 Isaac Asimov Galaxy Publishing Corp. (Galaxy Science Fiction Novel #14) 14
$0.35?$: US dollar
153
digest?Digest-size magazine, including both standard digest size, at about 7" by 4.5", and also large digest, such as recent issues of Asimov's, which are about 8.25" by 5.125".
novel Richard Powers Checkmark
Pebble in the Sky 1957-08-00 Isaac Asimov Bantam Books A1646
$0.35?$: US dollar
200
pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.
novel Checkmark
Pebble in the Sky 1957-11-00 Isaac Asimov Doubleday / SFBC     223
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
novel Richard Powers  
Pebble in the Sky 1958-00-00 Isaac Asimov Corgi Books / Transworld Publishers S583
2/6?Prior to decimilisation (1968-1971), UK books were priced in shillings, or shillings and pence, where 20 shillings equals one pound and 12 old pence equals one shilling. Shillings were indicated with a variety of suffixes, e.g. 3s, 3', 3", 3/ all mean 3 shillings. Any number after that is additional pence, usually 6 (half a shilling) but sometimes 3 or 9 (a quarter of a shilling or three-quarters of a shilling).
220
pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.
novel John Richards  
Triangle 1961-05-00 Isaac Asimov Doubleday / SFBC  
$1.20?$: US dollar
516
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
omni Alex Gotfryd Checkmark
Triangle 1961-06-02 Isaac Asimov Doubleday  
$4.95?$: US dollar
516
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
omni Alex Gotfryd  
Triangle 1961-06-02 Isaac Asimov Doubleday  
C$4.50?C$: Canadian dollar
516
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
omni Alex Gotfryd  
Pebble in the Sky 1964-00-00 Isaac Asimov Bantam Pathfinder EP47
$0.45?$: US dollar
200
pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.
novel Checkmark
Pebble in the Sky 1964-10-00 Isaac Asimov Bantam Books EP47
$0.45?$: US dollar
200
pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.
novel Checkmark
Pebble in the Sky 1968-00-00 Isaac Asimov Sidgwick & Jackson 0-283-98013-3
18/-?Prior to decimilisation (1968-1971), UK books were priced in shillings, or shillings and pence, where 20 shillings equals one pound and 12 old pence equals one shilling. Shillings were indicated with a variety of suffixes, e.g. 3s, 3', 3", 3/ all mean 3 shillings. Any number after that is additional pence, usually 6 (half a shilling) but sometimes 3 or 9 (a quarter of a shilling or three-quarters of a shilling).
200
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
novel Checkmark
Pebble in the Sky 1968-00-00 Isaac Asimov Bantam Books FP47
$0.50?$: US dollar
200
pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.
novel  
Pebble in the Sky 1969-00-00 Isaac Asimov Sphere 12416
5/-?Prior to decimilisation (1968-1971), UK books were priced in shillings, or shillings and pence, where 20 shillings equals one pound and 12 old pence equals one shilling. Shillings were indicated with a variety of suffixes, e.g. 3s, 3', 3", 3/ all mean 3 shillings. Any number after that is additional pence, usually 6 (half a shilling) but sometimes 3 or 9 (a quarter of a shilling or three-quarters of a shilling).
186
pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.
novel Checkmark
An Isaac Asimov Second Omnibus 1969-10-00 Isaac Asimov Sidgwick & Jackson 0-283-98072-9
£2.25?£: UK pound
516
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
omni  
Pebble in the Sky 1971-05-00 Isaac Asimov Sphere  
£0.25?£: UK pound
186
pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.
novel Checkmark
Pebble in the Sky 1971-06-00 Isaac Asimov Fawcett Crest T1567
$0.75?$: US dollar
191
pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.
novel Paul Lehr Checkmark
Pebble in the Sky 1974-00-00 Isaac Asimov Sphere 0-7221-1259-9
£0.65?£: UK pound
186
pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.
novel Peter Elson Checkmark
Pebble in the Sky 1974-00-00 Isaac Asimov Sphere 0-7221-1240-8
£0.35?£: UK pound
186
pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.
novel Eddie Jones Checkmark
Pebble in the Sky 1976-00-00 Isaac Asimov Fawcett Crest Q2828
$1.50?$: US dollar
191
pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.
novel Paul Lehr  
Pebble in the Sky 1977-07-00 Isaac Asimov Sphere 0-7221-1259-9
£0.65?£: UK pound
186
pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.
novel  
Pebble in the Sky 1978-00-00 Isaac Asimov Sphere 0-7221-1264-5
£0.85?£: UK pound
186
pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.
novel Peter Elson Checkmark
The Far Ends of Time and Earth 1979-01-00 Isaac Asimov Doubleday 0-385-13269-7
$12.95?$: US dollar
xiv+
538
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
omni Robert Korn  
The Far Ends of Time and Earth 1979-03-00 Isaac Asimov Doubleday & Company / SFBC 5578
$4.50?$: US dollar
xiv+
526
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
omni Robert Korn Checkmark
Pebble in the Sky 1980-00-00 Isaac Asimov Fawcett Crest 0-449-23423-1
$1.95?$: US dollar
191
pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.
novel Paul Lehr Checkmark
Science Fiction Special 43 1982-02-00 uncredited Sidgwick & Jackson (Science Fiction Special #43) 0-283-98814-2
£?£: UK pound
200+
317
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
omni  
Pebble in the Sky 1983-11-00 Isaac Asimov Del Rey / Ballantine 0-345-31196-5
$2.95?$: US dollar
231
pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.
novel Darrell K. Sweet Checkmark
Pebble in the Sky 1983-11-00 Isaac Asimov Del Rey / Ballantine 0-345-31196-5
C$3.75?C$: Canadian dollar
231
pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.
novel Darrell K. Sweet Checkmark
Pebble in the Sky 1984-11-00 Isaac Asimov Del Rey / Ballantine 0-345-31196-5
$2.95?$: US dollar
231
pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.
novel Darrell K. Sweet Checkmark
Pebble in the Sky 1985-11-00 Isaac Asimov Del Rey / Ballantine 0-345-33563-5
$3.50?$: US dollar
231
pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.
novel Darrell K. Sweet Checkmark
Pebble in the Sky 1986-00-00 Isaac Asimov Del Rey / Ballantine 0-345-33563-5
$3.95?$: US dollar
231
pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.
novel Darrell K. Sweet  
Pebble in the Sky 1986-09-00 Isaac Asimov Grafton 0-246-12919-0
£9.95?£: UK pound
226
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
novel  
Pebble in the Sky 1987-06-00 Isaac Asimov Del Rey / Ballantine 0-345-33563-5
$3.50?$: US dollar
231
pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.
novel Darrell K. Sweet Checkmark
Pebble in the Sky 1987-09-00 Isaac Asimov Grafton 0-586-06952-6
£2.95?£: UK pound
226
pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.
novel Chris Foss Checkmark
Pebble in the Sky 1989-06-00 Isaac Asimov Del Rey / Ballantine 0-345-33563-5
$3.95?$: US dollar
231
pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.
novel Darrell K. Sweet Checkmark
Pebble in the Sky 1990-02-00 Isaac Asimov Doubleday 0-385-41269-X
$45.00?$: US dollar
223
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
novel  
Pebble in the Sky 1991-09-00 Isaac Asimov Doubleday (The Isaac Asimov Collection) 0-385-41953-8
$12.95?$: US dollar
223
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
novel Steve Youll Checkmark
Pebble in the Sky 1992-01-00 Isaac Asimov Bantam Spectra 0-553-29342-7
$4.99?$: US dollar
309
pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.
novel Steve Youll  
Pebble in the Sky 1993-08-00 Isaac Asimov HarperCollins (UK) 0-586-06952-6
£4.99?£: UK pound
226
pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.
novel John Harris  
The Empire Novels 2002-11-00 Isaac Asimov Science Fiction Book Club 0-7394-3105-6 / 54892
$14.99?$: US dollar
548
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
omni John Berkey Checkmark
Pebble in the Sky 2008-01-00 Isaac Asimov Tor 978-0-7653-1912-8
$24.95?$: US dollar
255
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
novel Checkmark
Pebble in the Sky 2009-02-01 Isaac Asimov Blackstone Audiobooks      
digital audio download?Digital recording in any format that is downloaded directly from the Internet. This category includes podcasts.
novel Checkmark
Pebble in the Sky 2010-04-27 Isaac Asimov Tor 978-1-4299-6819-5
$9.99?$: US dollar
 
ebook?Used for all electronic formats, including but not limited to EPUB, eReader, HTML, iBook, Mobipocket, and PDF.
novel  
Pebble in the Sky 2010-05-00 Isaac Asimov Orb 978-0-7653-1913-5
$14.99?$: US dollar
255
tp?Trade paperback. Any softcover book which is at least 7.25" (or 19 cm) tall, or at least 4.5" (11.5 cm) wide/deep.
novel  
Pebble in the Sky 2019-08-08 Isaac Asimov Harper Voyager (UK) 978-0-00-837235-4
£8.99?£: UK pound
224
tp?Trade paperback. Any softcover book which is at least 7.25" (or 19 cm) tall, or at least 4.5" (11.5 cm) wide/deep.
novel  
Pebble in the Sky 2020-09-01 Isaac Asimov Del Rey 978-0-593-16004-6
$17.00?$: US dollar
256
tp?Trade paperback. Any softcover book which is at least 7.25" (or 19 cm) tall, or at least 4.5" (11.5 cm) wide/deep.
novel  
Pebble in the Sky 2020-09-01 Isaac Asimov Del Rey 978-0-593-16008-4
$11.99?$: US dollar
 
ebook?Used for all electronic formats, including but not limited to EPUB, eReader, HTML, iBook, Mobipocket, and PDF.
novel  
Pebble in the Sky 2020-09-01 Isaac Asimov Random House Audio 978-0-593-34596-2
$28.00?$: US dollar
 
digital audio download?Digital recording in any format that is downloaded directly from the Internet. This category includes podcasts.
novel  
Isaac Asimov: Five Masterworks of Science Fiction date unknown Isaac Asimov Fawcett Crest E371
$4.75?$: US dollar
192, 191, 191, 223, 178
pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.
omni Charles Moll Checkmark
Pebble in the Sky date unknown Isaac Asimov Fawcett Crest Q2828
$0.45?$: US dollar
191
pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.
novel  
Pebble in the Sky date unknown Isaac Asimov Fawcett Crest M1855
$0.95?$: US dollar
191
pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.
novel Paul Lehr Checkmark
Pebble in the Sky date unknown Isaac Asimov Fawcett Crest 0-449-23423-1
$1.75?$: US dollar
191
pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.
novel Paul Lehr Checkmark
Pebble in the Sky date unknown Isaac Asimov Bantam Books FP47
$0.50?$: US dollar
200
pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.
novel Checkmark
Pebble in the Sky date unknown Isaac Asimov Bantam Books FP47
$0.50?$: US dollar
200
pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.
novel Checkmark
Pebble in the Sky date unknown Isaac Asimov Bantam Books 013   200
pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.
novel Checkmark
Pebble in the Sky date unknown Isaac Asimov Fawcett Crest P2372
$1.25?$: US dollar
191
pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.
novel Paul Lehr Checkmark
Pebble in the Sky date unknown Isaac Asimov Grafton 0-586-06952-6
£3.50?£: UK pound
226
pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.
novel Chris Foss  
Pebble in the Sky date unknown Isaac Asimov Bantam Pathfinder HP4380
$0.60?$: US dollar
200
pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.
novel Checkmark
Pebble in the Sky date unknown Isaac Asimov HarperCollins (UK) 0-586-06952-6
£4.99?£: UK pound
226
pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.
novel John Harris Checkmark
Pebble in the Sky date unknown Isaac Asimov Orb 978-0-7653-1913-5
$16.99?$: US dollar
255
tp?Trade paperback. Any softcover book which is at least 7.25" (or 19 cm) tall, or at least 4.5" (11.5 cm) wide/deep.
novel Checkmark
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