Lucky Starr and the Big Sun of Mercury
- Author
- Isaac Asimov
- Narrator
- MacLeod Andrews
- Publisher
- Blackstone Publishing
- Publish Date
- 13 October 2026
- Run Time
- 4 hours 9 minutes
- Format
- Audiobook
What to expect
Reissued after seventy-five years out of print—and in hardcover for the first time in a generation—Lucky Starr and the Big Sun of Mercury is the fourth novel in the Lucky Starr series written by the legendary Isaac Asimov, author of Foundation, the Galactic Empire series, and I, Robot.
“Ghosts!” cried the engineer wildly, flinging his arms about. “There’s a white ghost and a red ghost. You’ve seen those. But there are two-legged ghosts too. I’ve seen them, but will anyone believe me?” He was almost incoherent. “I tell you—I tell you—”
Bigman said, “Ghosts! Are you nuts?”
At once Mindes screamed, “You don’t believe me either. But I’ll prove it. I’ll blast the ghost. I’ll blast the fools who won’t believe me. I’ll blast everyone. Everyone!”
With a harsh screech of laughter he had drawn his blaster, and with frenzied speed, before Bigman could move to stop him, he had aimed it at Lucky at pointblank range and squeezed its trigger. Its invisible field of disruption lashed out—
Can Bigman save Lucky, before it’s too late?
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Details
- Author
- Isaac Asimov
- Narrator
- MacLeod Andrews
- Duration
- 4 hours 9 minutes
- Release Date
- 13 October 2026
- ISBN
- 9798228585577
- Format
- Audiobook
- Publisher
- Blackstone Publishing
- Genre
- Science fiction, Adventure fiction, Science fiction, Crime and mystery fiction, Science fiction: space exploration
Synopsis
<p><strong>Reissued after seventy-five years out of print—and in hardcover for the first time in a generation—<em>Lucky Starr and the Big Sun of Mercury</em> is the fourth novel in the Lucky Starr series written by the legendary Isaac Asimov, author of <em>Foundation, </em>the Galactic Empire series, and <em>I, Robot</em>. </strong></p><p>“Ghosts!” cried the engineer wildly, flinging his arms about. “There’s a white ghost and a red ghost. You’ve seen those. But there are two-legged ghosts too. I’ve seen them, but will anyone believe me?” He was almost incoherent. “I tell you—I tell you—”</p><p>Bigman said, “Ghosts! Are you nuts?”</p><p>At once Mindes screamed, “You don’t believe me either. But I’ll prove it. I’ll blast the ghost. I’ll blast the fools who won’t believe me. I’ll blast everyone. Everyone!”</p><p>With a harsh screech of laughter he had drawn his blaster, and with frenzied speed, before Bigman could move to stop him, he had aimed it at Lucky at pointblank range and squeezed its trigger. Its invisible field of disruption lashed out—</p><p>Can Bigman save Lucky, before it’s too late?</p>
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