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Short Science Fiction Collection 045

Gelesen von LibriVox Volunteers

(4,364 Sterne; 110 Bewertungen)

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) (8 hr 27 min)

Chapters

The Beginning

43:01

Read by Kevin Green

The Big Trip Up Yonder

20:46

Read by Clay Readnour

Blessed are the Meek

11:38

Read by om123

Control Group

36:25

Read by Lars Rolander (1942-2016)

Disqualified

5:40

Read by B. W. Baugh

Earthmen Bearing Gifts

4:53

Read by salambander

The Heist on Thizar

26:06

Read by Steve Mattingly

The Lonely Ones

36:28

Read by Lars Rolander (1942-2016)

The Mightiest Man

12:30

Read by Bellona Times

Missing Link

34:00

Read by KirksVoice

Moon Glow

11:48

Read by Christopher Maust

Next Door, Next World

1:09:57

Read by Lars Rolander (1942-2016)

Prelude to Space

8:14

Read by hikarudream

Spies Die Hard!

5:57

Read by B. W. Baugh

The Sword and the Atopen

19:10

Read by RufusUK

The Wall of Death

1:07:49

Read by Delmar H Dolbier

We Didn't Do Anything Wrong, Hardly

12:32

Read by Stevan Simmons

Where There's Hope

15:23

Read by loubet

Wizard

43:03

Read by Kevin Green

Zen

21:41

Read by loubet

Bewertungen

Bad Narration

(3 Sterne)

I’m sorry to point out but some readers are so bad that it takes away what should be good stories to listen to and by there makes for unpleasant listening. It is such a shame that LibriVox acceptance of numerous readers for what in my opinion should be One reader for the entire book,Not many readers for the said be piece. 🙁

great night time listening!

(5 Sterne)

these are all awesome stories! good readers! and of course includes the awesome late Greg Margarite. Also the long length makes for great night time listening.

A fair mix of stories and readers

(4 Sterne)

I guess that some of the readings are approaching 15 years old themselves now so the sound quality of some isn’t as good as others. Some readers are brilliant and some less so. Some of the stories are repeats from previous collections. I skipped a few for these reasons but it’s still a great listen

excellent stories

(4,5 Sterne)

I really enjoyed these stories and most of the narrators

Harry Hasse

(5 Sterne)

Amazing story. Unknown classic

(4,5 Sterne)

Some of these are absolutely wonderful.

good sci-fi.i hope to read most of these books with a lil herb.

(4,5 Sterne)