The Stars, Like Dust
1951 • 256 pages

Ratings74

Average rating3.3

15

I thought it was pretty good but not amazing. I didn't really care for Biron as a character. The plot was so-so. I found that using the terms such as ‘Khan' or ‘Tyranni' (basically they're Tyrants!), felt like bad writing. The idea of a Rancher being a lord of the land is pretty cool idea though. I think this definitely suffers from early Asimovian writing but he certainly improves. I did like the plot twist at the end in which the document was just the constitution of America suggesting that democracy is some sort of lost political system. Overall I probably won't read this book again but I'm happy I did, at least to appreciate the wider universe.

January 12, 2024