Short Science Fiction Collection 040
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) (5 hr 50 min)
Chapters
Earthmen Bearing Gifts | 5:19 | Read by Amy Gramour |
Flight Through Tomorrow | 17:37 | Read by Tim Casey |
The Issahar Artifacts | 22:57 | Read by Tim Casey |
The Kenzie Report | 26:27 | Read by Tim Casey |
Last Resort | 22:01 | Read by Tim Casey |
McIlvane's Star | 23:38 | Read by Tom Weiss |
Project Hush | 16:15 | Read by Bellona Times |
A Question of Courage | 46:35 | Read by Tim Casey |
Say "Hello" for Me | 7:18 | Read by Tim Casey |
Shipwreck in the Sky | 16:59 | Read by Tim Casey |
Show Business | 16:25 | Read by Tom Weiss |
Sound of Terror | 22:48 | Read by Tim Casey |
Vigorish | 1:03:14 | Read by Tim Casey |
Way of a Rebel | 32:12 | Read by Joseph Lawler |
Zero Hour | 10:30 | Read by Tim Casey |
Reviews
Some good stories but muffled
Akku
Unfortunately I found the sound of Tim Casey’s recordings a bit muffled, especially when listening in the car. But the stories are mostly good ones and the readings are mostly good.