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Short Science Fiction Collection Vol. 017

by Various

Science fiction (abbreviated SF or sci-fi with varying punctuation and case) is a broad genre of fiction that often involves sociological and technical speculations based on current or future science or technology. This is a reader-selected collection of short stories, first published between 1951 and 1962, that entered the US public domain when their copyright was not renewed.Summary by Cori Samuel, with Wikipedia input

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• Wikipedia – History of Science Fiction
• Wikipedia – Science Fiction
• Wikipedia – Short Science Fiction Index
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• 01 – Belly Laugh by Gordon Randall Garrett – 00:04:47
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• 02 – Citadel by Algis Budrys – 00:53:01
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• 03 – Cully by Jack Egan – 00:11:19
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• 04 – The Defenders by Philip K. Dick – 00:50:16
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• 05 – The Good Neighbors by Edgar Pangborn – 00:15:07
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• 06 – In the Avu Observatory by H. G. Wells – 00:18:48
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  Read by: Nacelle Droll
• 07 – Postmark Ganymede by Robert Silverberg – 00:17:20
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• 08 – Toy Shop by Harry Harrison – 00:12:26
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• 09 – Vital Ingredient by Gerald Vance – 00:16:24
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• 10 – The Vortex Blaster by E. E. Doc Smith – 00:46:13
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  Read by: Gregg Margarite

Cataloged on May 21, 2009