Pebble in the Sky Audiobook, by Isaac Asimov, read by Robert Fass -
Pebble in the Sky is a science fiction novel that explores the fate of Earth and humanity in a distant future, when the planet is a radioactive wasteland and a despised colony of a vast galactic empire. The story follows Joseph Schwartz, a retired tailor from 1949 Chicago, who is accidentally transported to this future by a nuclear experiment. He finds himself in a world where he is considered a mutant and a threat, and where a secret conspiracy plans to use a mind-control device to destroy the Earth. Along the way, he meets a young archaeologist named Bel Arvardan, who is searching for the truth about Earth’s past, and a rebellious surgeon named Pola Shekt, who is involved in the plot against Earth. Together, they must stop the conspirators and save the planet that was once the home of mankind.