![]() ![]() ![]() The ruler of Tyrann in the story is called the "Khan," suggesting that Asimov took the Mongol dominion over the Russian principalities as a model, much as he used the declining Roman Empire for his Foundation series. Tyrann suppressed science and space navigation training in the kingdoms to help maintain control over its subject worlds. The Tyranni, who come from the planet Tyrann, rule a minor empire of 50 planets near the Horsehead Nebula. The story starts with the news that his father has been caught conspiring against the Tyranni. Biron Farrill is the son of the greatest nobleman on the planet Nephelos, one of the Nebula Kingdoms. It starts with a young man attending the University of Earth. ![]() The book is part of Asimov's Galactic Empire series and takes place before the actual founding of the Galactic Empire, before even Trantor becomes important. The Stars, Like Dust is a 1951 science fiction mystery book by American writer Isaac Asimov. The Stars, Like Dust was serialized in Galaxy Science Fiction as Tyrann in early 1951, and issued in book form around the same time. ![]()
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