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  • The Currents of Space

  • Galactic Empire, Book 2
  • By: Isaac Asimov
  • Narrated by: Jon Lindstrom
  • Length: 8 hrs and 34 mins
  • 4.6 out of 5 stars (21 ratings)

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The Currents of Space

By: Isaac Asimov
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Summary

A nova-bright adventure and the spectacular precursor to the classic Foundation series by a founding father of science fiction.

The fate of the galaxy hangs in the balance.

High above the planet Florina, the Squires of Sark live in unimaginable wealth and comfort. Down in the eternal spring of its surface, however, the native Florinians labour ceaselessly for their Sarkite masters. Rebellion is unthinkable and impossible. But now both worlds are hurtling toward a cataclysm, and only one man knows the truth; a man without a memory or a past, unaware of the secret locked inside his own brain…

Their world is doomed.

©1952, 2010 Isaac Asimov (P)2023 HarperCollins Publishers Limited
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Amazing that a book written more than seventy years ago can still have what it takes- but it has. I first read it in the early seventies and much enjoyed listening to it today.That’s called standing the test of time !

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A satisfying read

Currents of Space was written around the same time as the Foundation series. It is set in a period preceding the Galactic Empire, and although Trantor—the centre of the Galactic Empire of the Foundation series—figures in it, the book is an entirely standalone whodunnit.

This is classic Asimov. He introduces characters, some of whom are not what they seem, sets up a number of mysteries, leaves a few clues, adds a sprinkling of wild coincidences—without which fiction would be entirely sterile—and finally reveals all in a satisfying conclusion. The tale really owes more to Agatha Christie than Science Fiction, with very little space travel and only the occasional mention of 'hyperatomic drives', 'blasters', and 'neuronic whips' although the 'psychic probe' plays a central part.

I liked this book and it was over far too quickly. As with so much Asimov on Audible, I first read it in the early 1960s although I enjoyed the book far more this time. It is not in the absolute top rank but a most satisfying read.

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