The Moon Metal
Garrett P. Serviss
Read by Betsie Bush
Garrett Putnam Serviss (1851-1929) was an astronomer, popularizer of astronomy, and early science fiction writer. Serviss showed a talent for explaining scientific details in a way that made them clear to the ordinary reader. Serviss's favorite topic was astronomy, as shown by the fact that of the fifteen books he wrote, eight are devoted to that science. He unquestionably was more widely read by the public on that topic than anyone prior to his time. In his private life Serviss was an enthusiastic mountain climber, describing his reaching the summit of the Matterhorn at the age of 43 as part of an effort "to get as far away from terrestrial gravity as possible." Five of Serviss's books are science fiction (a term not invented when he wrote). (Summary from Wikipedia) (2 hr 37 min)
Chapters
South Polar Gold | 8:38 | Read by Betsie Bush |
The Magician of Science | 13:58 | Read by Betsie Bush |
The Grand Teton Mine | 8:36 | Read by Betsie Bush |
The Wealth of the World | 12:05 | Read by Betsie Bush |
Wonders of the New Metal | 8:12 | Read by Betsie Bush |
A Strange Discovery | 11:52 | Read by Betsie Bush |
A Mystery Indeed! | 7:59 | Read by Betsie Bush |
More of Dr. Syx's Magic | 11:41 | Read by Betsie Bush |
The Detective of Science | 10:30 | Read by Betsie Bush |
The Top of the Grand Teton | 15:52 | Read by Betsie Bush |
Strange Fate of a Kite | 7:16 | Read by Betsie Bush |
Better Than Alchemy | 16:22 | Read by Betsie Bush |
The Looting of the Moon | 16:46 | Read by Betsie Bush |
The Last of Dr. Syx | 8:09 | Read by Betsie Bush |
Reviews
The Moon Metal
A LibriVox Listener
The story was pretty fantastic and entertaining, but just that. I gave 3 stars. The reader was really good, she would rate 5 stars. So, the 4 stars are just an average. Thank you.
good book / good narator
eddy
Book 8 out of 10. Narator 8 out of 10 ( good job )
Cats in the cradle with a silver spoon...
Bung
...Creepy space laser ghost is the man in the moon.
Quite
Alan Zimerman
thank you for your precious time .. very nice ..
The Moon Metal
David R. Smith
Well read, fun listen - thanks!
an entertaining old yarn. with some "interesting " science
andy Mcnab
A LibriVox Listener
Good old fashioned story . Really enjoyed it
A LibriVox Listener
cool storyline hardly any dodgy science