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“A totally new and original work that stretches his talents to their fullest... welcome back, champ!”—The Detroit NewsIn the twenty-third century pioneers have escaped the crowded earth for life in self-sustaining orbital colonies. One of the colonies, Rotor, has broken away from the solar system to create its own renegade utopia around an unknown red star two light-years from Earth: a star named Nemesis. Now a fifteen-year-old Rotorian girl has learned of the dire threat that nemesis poses to Earth's people—but she is prevented from warning them. Soon she will realize that Nemesis endangers Rotor as well. And so it will be up to her alone to save both Earth and Rotor as—drawn inexorably by Nemesis, the death star—they hurtle toward certain disaster.

in The Twenty-third Century Pioneers Have Escaped The Crowded Earth For Life In Self-sustaining Orbital Colonies.  one Of The Colonies, Rotor, Has Broken Away From The Solar System To Create Its Own Renegade Utopia Around An Unknown Red Star Two Light-years From Earth:  a Star Named Nemesis.  now A Fifteen-year-old Rotorian Girl Has Learned Of The Dire Threat That Nemesis Poses To Earth's People—but She Is Prevented From Warning Them.  soon She Will Realize That Nemesis Endangers Rotor As Well.  and So It Will Be Up To Her Alone To Save Both Earth And Rotor As—drawn Inexorably By Nemesis, The Death Star—they Hurtle Toward Certain Disaster.

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when Eugenia Insigna Of The Settlement Rotor, An Independent Space Station, Discovers An Unknown Red Dwarf Star Two Light Years From Earth, She Names It Nemesis. Led By Dr. Janus Pitt, Rotor And Its Population Travel To The Star To Build A New, Morally Pure Society. Insigna's Daughter Marlene, Who Can Read Body Language Like A Telepath, Learns That Nemesis Is Moving Dangerously Close To Earth's Solar System. After Trying To Communicate Her Knowledge, Marlene Discovers That A Conspiracy Is Suppressing It. Told Alternately From Two Points Of View, Marlene's And (in A Different Time Frame) Her Father's, The Book Is Repetitive, Talky And Unengaging. Asimov Is At His Best When His Characters Discuss Science And Their Schemes For Saving Earth's People From Destruction By Nemesis. (oct.)

Una nueva obra por el maestro universal de la ciencia ficcin, Isaac Asimov. Ao 2236. La Tierra y su centenar de colinas espaciales estn superpobladas; llevan una vida anrquica y socialmente degenerada. A dos aos luz de distancia, oculta en un rincn de la galaxia, brilla una estrella parecida al Sol de la Tierra, una estrella que posee su propio sistema planetario: Megas, Erythro y Rotor, una colonia renegada de la Tierra. La estrella se llama Nmesis y al ser descubierta es considerada como la ltima esperanza de la raza humana, un nuevo punto de partida para un valiente grupo de aventureros dirigidos por Januss Pitt, un individuo brillante pero megalmano. Pitt y sus leales seguidores se han separado en secreto de la rbita de la Tierra viajando por va superluminal hasta el Sistema Nemtico para establecer all una nueva Utopa, una sociedad ms fuerte, ms pura y, en definitiva, superior a la dejada atrs. Sin embargo, Marlene, una chica de quince aos natural de Rotor, se ha enterado de la sutil aunque terrible amenaza que Nmesis representa para la Tierra y sus habitantes. En realidad, Pitt ha dedicado su vida a asegurarse de que esta nueva civilizacin se convierta en la potencia suprema de la galaxia, al precio que sea. Y no permitir que nadie se interponga en su camino. Marlene llega a descubrir que Nmesis no solo amenaza a la Tierra, sino tambin a Rotor, e intenta salvar a ambos. AUTHOR’S NOTE......Page 3 PROLOGUE......Page 4 ONE: MARLENE......Page 5 TWO: NEMESIS......Page 13 THREE: MOTHER......Page 23 FOUR: FATHER......Page 27 FIVE: GIFT......Page 37 SIX: APPROACH......Page 41 SEVEN: DESTRUCTION?......Page 47 EIGHT: AGENT......Page 54 NINE: ERYTHRO......Page 60 TEN: PERSUASION......Page 68 ELEVEN: ORBIT......Page 73 TWELVE: ANGER......Page 75 THIRTEEN: DOME......Page 83 FOURTEEN: FISHING......Page 99 FIFTEEN: PLAGUE......Page 107 SIXTEEN: HYPERSPACE......Page 111 SEVENTEEN: SAFE?......Page 120 EIGHTEEN: SUPERLUMINAL......Page 127 NINETEEN: REMAINING......Page 136 TWENTY: PROOF......Page 142 TWENTY-ONE: BRAINSCAN......Page 153 TWENTY-TWO: ASTEROID......Page 162 TWENTY-THREE: AIRFLIGHT......Page 165 TWENTY-FOUR: DETECTOR......Page 175 TWENTY-FIVE: SURFACE......Page 182 TWENTY-SIX: PLANET......Page 192 TWENTY-SEVEN: LIFE......Page 199 TWENTY-EIGHT: TAKEOFF......Page 206 TWENTY-NINE: ENEMY......Page 214 THIRTY: TRANSITION......Page 221 THIRTY-ONE: NAME......Page 224 THIRTY-TWO: LOST......Page 236 THIRTY-THREE: MIND......Page 244 THIRTY-FOUR: CLOSE......Page 253 THIRTY-FIVE CONVERGING......Page 263 THIRTY-SIX: MEETING......Page 281 EPILOGUE......Page 306 ABOUT THE AUTHOR......Page 307 Tearing its way through space on a collision course for Earth is Nemesis, a fiery ball of destruction, a dwarf star as red as the color of blood. Circling Nemesis is Rotor, an Earth colony whose occupants have cut themselves off from the anarchy and degeneration of an old and wasted world to form their own utopian existence. For them Rotor is a kind of Ark; one with hidden dangers that must be understood. ---------- Set in the twenty-third century, this novel was written two years before Asimov's death, and is part of his unified History involving his Robot stories and the Empire series of stories. This story deals with a point in time just before the discovery of true FTL travel becomes possible. Marlene, a fifteen-year-old Rotorian girl, learns of the threat Nemesis poses to the Earth and its people. She is stopped from warning Earth, but when she discovers Rotor is also in danger she knows she must save both Earth and Rotor from the death star, Nemesis A gripping tale of high adventure, action, and mystery, Nemesis is Grand Master Isaac Asimov at his best--and destined to become a classic for many years to come