Short Science Fiction Collection 022
Various
Read by LibriVox Volunteers
Science Fiction is speculative literature that generally explores the consequences of ideas which are roughly consistent with nature and scientific method, but are not facts of the author’s contemporary world. The stories often represent philosophical thought experiments presented in entertaining ways. Protagonists typically “think” rather than “shoot” their way out of problems, but the definition is flexible because there are no limits on an author’s imagination. The reader-selected stories presented here were written prior to 1962 and became US public domain texts when their copyrights expired. (Summary by Gregg Margarite) (3 hr 59 min)
Chapters
Flight Through Tomorrow | 16:21 | Read by Derek Bever |
Happy Ending | 31:12 | Read by Gregg Margarite (1957-2012) |
Lost in the Future | 8:09 | Read by Reynard T. Fox |
Master of None | 33:18 | Read by Dan Wylie-Sears |
No Pets Allowed | 6:49 | Read by Gregg Margarite (1957-2012) |
Now We Are Three | 27:40 | Read by Roger Melin |
Rex Ex Machina | 7:37 | Read by Reynard T. Fox |
A Transmutation of Muddles | 44:27 | Read by Bellona Times |
The Velvet Glove | 43:42 | Read by Gregg Margarite (1957-2012) |
When I Grow Up | 19:54 | Read by Gregg Margarite (1957-2012) |
Reviews
A good selection of stories
Akku
Some real gems in this collection. As ever- if there are ones you don’t enjoy or have heard before - skip and move on, plenty to enjoy here.
Master of None
Lion-hearted Robert
Enjoyed Master of None especially towards the end when there was a newcomer to the park.