When on Rotor, she yearns to be on Erythro, not knowing why but making a firm resolution to do everything in her power to make her desire reality. Marlene knows that she can use her talent to her own advantage and does. However, as time passes and life becomes more complicated, she soon buries these feelings. In her unrequited love for Aurinel, Marlene is perplexed that her intelligence, which should outshine beauty, does not.

She knows she is rather plain looking and senses that others agree, but she has come to accept this fact. She tries to follow her mother’s warning and her annoyance at the falseness of those surrounding her dwindles.Īlthough Marlene is obviously an exceptional youth, she has troubles and stresses just like any other teenage girl.

Many become extremely uncomfortable whenever in her presence, so she is advised by her mother against showing this talent. Her intuitions sometimes get too interfering and she often crosses the line of being helpful. She finds herself constantly watching people’s reactions, and does not hesitate to bluntly speak out what she has learned. Now a young woman, Marlene’s uncanny ability has become quite developed. Marlene has only learned how to interpret little signs often overlooked. Some mistake this gift as her being a “psychic”, but she is not. A slight movement, a stuttered word, the smallest hesitation gives her indication as to one’s true feelings and motives. Growing older, her “uniqueness” established itself as a gift in which she is able to read into the body language of others. Her wide eyes absorbed all that was around her and seemed to know a great deal. As a child, all who encountered her sensed that she was different. Marlene Fisher is a very intelligent young woman at fifteen years of age. Although most of the important incidents occur on the planet Erythro about 2 light years from our solar system, the novel shifts between Earth, space, and the Settlement named Rotor, which orbits the foreign planet.

It spans over a fifteen year period, beginning in the year 2220. One set of events takes place in the present, while the other set takes place in the past, drawing closer to the present. Setting: The story takes place in two time periods. Asimov was dubbed a Grand Master of Science Fiction in 1987 by the Science Fiction Writers of America. His most famous science- fiction writings are I, Robot (1950) and The Foundation Trilogy (1951-1953). He has published around 500 books for both young and adult readers.

Nemesis by Isaac Asimov