The currents of space

Paperback, 208 pages

English language

Published Jan. 24, 1958 by Panther.

ISBN:
978-0-586-00824-9
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High above the planet Florinia, the Squires of Sark live in unimaginable wealth and comfort. Down in the eternal spring of the planet, however, the native Florinians labor ceaselessly to produce the precious kyrt that brings prosperity to their Sarkite masters.

Rebellion is unthinkable and impossible. Not only do the Florinians no longer have a concept of freedom, any disruption of the vital kyrt trade would cause other planets to rise in protest, ultimately destabilizing trade and resulting in a galactic war. So the Trantorian Empire, whose grand plan is to unite all humanity in peace, prosperity, and freedom, has stood aside and allowed the oppression to continue.

Living among the workers of Florinia, Rik is a man without a memory or a past. He has been abducted and brainwashed. Barely able to speak or care for himself when he was found, Rik is widely regarded as a simpleton by …

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The first thing to get out of the way is the movie starring Will Smith. Basically someone negotiated the rights to use Asimov's title, threw out all of his content, and made the movie they had already decided they wanted to make. (This is very similar to the movie Starship Troopers which shares a title and a couple of character names with Heinlein's novel, and nothing else. It would be better if they would just make their own damn movies, but at least some writers got paid, which I am always in favor of. I know a few writers. ).

This book is a collection of short stories originally written for the pulps in the 1940s. At the time, Asimov was always looking for story ideas, and had just read a book also called I, Robot by Eando Binder, and it helped spark an interest. He also has talked about …

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