Short Science Fiction Collection 028


Read by LibriVox Volunteers

(4.4 stars; 124 reviews)

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) (4 hr 49 min)

Chapters

Attention Saint Patrick 45:34 Read by Gregg Margarite (1957-2012)
Bad Medicine 38:20 Read by Megan Argo
Blessed Are the Meek 12:53 Read by Mark F. Smith
Has Anyone Here Seen Kelly 26:14 Read by Bellona Times
Instinct 28:40 Read by Ric F
Mex 5:12 Read by soualhi1
The Nothing Equation 20:42 Read by Mark Nelson
Scrimshaw 35:17 Read by Gregg Margarite (1957-2012)
The Servant Problem 59:52 Read by tabithat
Von Kemplen and his Discovery 17:10 Read by Gregg Margarite (1957-2012)

Reviews

An interesting anthology


(4.5 stars)

I enjoyed listening to this collection of tales,ably read by librivox volunteers. some Daft yet some spookily prescient tales. Can heartily recommend this Anthology to the listener.

Great collection


(5 stars)

I'm so appreciative of the volunteers behind librivox. I love the science fiction collections most of all. Thank you

Some good stories in this one


(4 stars)

Some new tales, some favourite authors and also some favourite readers. Enjoyable listening.