Masters of the Vortex


Read by Harley James

(4.6 stars; 19 reviews)

"Masters of the Vortex" is a 1960 novel by E.E. "Doc" Smith which incorporates and expands upon three short stories, "The Vortex Blaster", "Storm Cloud on Deka", and "The Vortex Blaster Makes War". Somewhat confusingly, it was originally published under the title "The Vortex Blaster", the same name as the first short story, before being republished as "Masters of the Vortex". It is the final novel, or a spinoff, of The Lensmen stories. It follows the adventures of Neal "Storm" Cloud, a brilliant mathematician who makes it his personal mission to snuff out wiild nuclear vortexes all over the galaxy, at great risk to his own safety. He visits multiple alien worlds and their intelligent species, and gains a crew and a protege. Can he successfully destroy the nuclear vortexes? And are all of them random occurrences, or are they being used for nefarious means? (Summary by Harley James) (6 hr 51 min)

Chapters

Chapter 1: Catastrophe 20:01 Read by Harley James
Chapter 2: Cloud Blasts a Vortex 20:11 Read by Harley James
Chapter 3: Cloud Loses an Arm 21:42 Read by Harley James
Chapter 4: Storm Cloud on Deka 27:41 Read by Harley James
Chapter 5: The Boneheads 14:22 Read by Harley James
Chapter 6: Driving Jets are Weapons 34:45 Read by Harley James
Chapter 7: The Blaster Acquires a Crew 16:33 Read by Harley James
Chapter 8: Vesta the Vegian 26:20 Read by Harley James
Chapter 9: Trouble on Tominga 23:01 Read by Harley James
Chapter 10: Janowick 13:42 Read by Harley James
Chapter 11: Joan the Telepath 24:25 Read by Harley James
Chapter 12: Vesta Practices Spaceal 12:50 Read by Harley James
Chapter 13: Games Within Games 34:25 Read by Harley James
Chapter 14: Vesta the Gambler 20:18 Read by Harley James
Chapter 15: Joan and Her Brains 24:41 Read by Harley James
Chapter 16: Vegian Justice 27:57 Read by Harley James
Chapter 17: The Call 28:09 Read by Harley James
Chapter 18: Cahuita 20:44 Read by Harley James

Reviews

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(5 stars)

I'd have voiced it a bit differently, but it's better than any I've finished. and it's great to have the whole story in one place.