The Year When Stardust Fell (Version 2 Dramatic Reading)


Read by LibriVox Volunteers

(4.6 stars; 8 reviews)

Emergency can take any form. Here is a story in which the mechanical foundation of our culture is threatened... But more important, this is what happens to a small, college town caught up in such disaster. How quickly do its people dispense with their men of science and turn to superstition and mob rule for hope of survival? - Summary by The Author

Cast of Characters:
Narration: Larry Wilson
Ken Maddox: ToddHW
Professor Henry Maddox, bystander: James R. Hedrick
Mrs. Maddox: Krista Zaleski
Maria Larsen: Rita Boutros
Professor Larsen, Dave Whitaker, Mr. Allen, Dr. Hart: Greg Giordano
Mrs. Larsen, grouch: Lynette Caulkins
Granny Wicks, Dr. French: Jenn Broda
Sheriff Sam Johnson: Doug Fajardo
Mr. Wilkins, Al Miner, Jed Tucker, Harry Mason, irate man, defender: redrun
Sam Cluff, Deputy Henry Atkins, Dr. Adams, Mr. Harris, radio DJ: hmpecker
Joe Walton: Navin
Art Matthews: Damian Andrews
Ted Watkins: Chuck Williamson
Frank Abrams, Mike Travis, Paul Remington, Dr. Whitehead: Wayne Cooke
Rev. Aylesworth, Dan Morris, radio announcer, Chicago ham, woodcutter: Rich Brown
Sally Teasdale: Mackenzi Flannery
Mayor Bill Hilliard: John de Silva
Mrs. Watkins, Miss Haskins, defender: Sarah Foster
Frank Meggs, Tom Doyle, nomad: Phil Chenevert
W6YRE, Dr. Smithers: Michael Broomhill
Professor Douglas, John Vickers, Mark Wilson, Ernest Parkin, guard, defender, nomad, worker, worried guy: quartertone
Mr. Tucker: Ben Tucker
Judge Rankin, grouch: czandra
Berkeley ham: KevinS
Indignant woman: Isabel McBride
Sam Baker, John Sykes, Hank, sympathetic citizen, Pasadena ham, defender: Christine Rottger
(6 hr 33 min)

Chapters

Introduction 6:11 Read by Larry Wilson
The Comet 17:39 Read by LibriVox Volunteers
Breakdown 17:50 Read by LibriVox Volunteers
Power Failure 18:07 Read by LibriVox Volunteers
Disaster Spreads 18:16 Read by LibriVox Volunteers
Thief 23:20 Read by LibriVox Volunteers
The Scientist 18:56 Read by LibriVox Volunteers
Dust from the Stars 18:30 Read by LibriVox Volunteers
Attack 18:12 Read by LibriVox Volunteers
Judgement 19:53 Read by LibriVox Volunteers
Victory of the Dust 15:44 Read by LibriVox Volunteers
The Animals Are Sick 16:33 Read by LibriVox Volunteers
Decontamination 21:11 Read by LibriVox Volunteers
Stay Out of Town! 18:56 Read by LibriVox Volunteers
Mobilization 18:59 Read by LibriVox Volunteers
Battle 17:14 Read by LibriVox Volunteers
Black Victory 26:14 Read by LibriVox Volunteers
Balance of Nature 22:47 Read by LibriVox Volunteers
Witchcraft 19:53 Read by LibriVox Volunteers
Conquest of the Comet 20:24 Read by LibriVox Volunteers
Reconstruction 18:20 Read by LibriVox Volunteers

Reviews

well worth listening to


(5 stars)

Great job by LibriVox readers. It took time for me to get interested, but after about four chapters I was hooked. After what we’ve learned since 2016 about fear, hatred, ignorance, superstition, and stupidity among humans, the events in this book don’t seem so far fetched.


(5 stars)

Eli G. Truly astounding story. Poignantly reminiscent of the times we are living. What a set of wonderful volunteers. THANK YOU!!!

Great work


(5 stars)

This one gets you thinking. Nice catastrophe story, great teamwork from the readers


(5 stars)

Loved having the characters all voiced by different readers. They all did a great job


(2.5 stars)

Thought provoking ~ well written - entertaining"? .Not for the paranoid !