Sky Pebble

Author: Isaac Asimov
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Publish Date: 2006-03-16
Features: By chance, modern man Schwartz travels through a time tunnel to the several million years later. Due to radiation, Earth holds a low status in the empire. Meanwhile, the famous archaeologist of the Sirius region, Avadan, comes to Earth to find evidence to prove his groundbreaking hypothesis—that human life originated on Earth. Schwartz, who finds himself in a completely new and unfamiliar world, is taken to undergo a synapse amplifier surgery. The synapse amplifier is a device developed by Earth scientist Schecter to enhance learning ability. Around this device, undercurrents are stirring on Earth: a reactionary force led by the chief and his secretary is plotting to launch a bacteriological war capable of destroying the entire. To defend the and save the masses from catastrophe, Avadan and Schecter's daughter persuade Schwartz, who can perceive others' mental worlds after surgery, to join their ranks and jointly prevent this action. A fierce battle between justice and evil unfolds.
Isaac Asimov, an American writer, is a world-class science fiction master. For many Chinese science fiction fans, Asimov's name is already household. In 2004, with the Hollywood blockbuster "I, Robot," adapted from Asimov's original work, screening in China, Asimov's name became familiar to the general public. However, recently, a wave of Asimov fever swept across China, stirred by Tian Di Publishing House. This time, they are launching the Chinese translation of one of Asimov's "Empire" series science fiction novels—Stone of the Sky. By chance, modern man Schwartz travels through a time tunnel to the several million years later, where Earth holds a low status due to radiation. Meanwhile, the famous archaeologist of the Sirius region, Avadan, comes to Earth to find evidence to prove his groundbreaking hypothesis—that human life originated on Earth.