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Short Science Fiction Collection 25
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)
- Wikipedia – History of Science Fiction
- Wikipedia – Science Fiction
- Wikipedia – Short Science Fiction Index
- LibriVox’s Short Science Fiction Collection 25 Internet Archive page
- Zip file of the entire book (153 MB)
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Total running time: 5:33:34
In addition to the readers, this audio book was produced by:
Book Coordinator: Gregg Margarite
Dedicated Proof-Listener: Wendel Topper
Meta-Coordinator/Cataloging: Lucy Burgoyne
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- 01 – The Game of Rat and Dragon by Cordwainer Smith – 00:31:30
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Read by: Gregg Margarite - 02 – Hall of Mirrors by Fredric Brown – 00:14:33
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Read by: Gregg Margarite - 03 – The Hoofer by Walter M. Miller, Jr. – 00:23:33
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Read by: Gregg Margarite - 04 – Matians Never Die by Lucius Daniel – 00:27:03
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Read by: Barry Eads - 05 – Monkey On His Back by Charles V. De Vet – 00:33:18
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Read by: Bellona Times - 06 – The Moon Is Green by Fritz Leiber – 00:42:35
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Read by: Bellona Times - 07 – No Moving Parts by Murray F. Yaco – 00:37:05
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Read by: mkargo - 08 – Small World by William F. Nolan – 00:25:05
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Read by: mezzogal - 09 – Spawn of the Comet by Harold Thompson Rich – 01:04:29
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Read by: Bellona Times - 10 – With No Strings Attached by Gordon Randall Garrett – 00:34:23
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Read by: Troy Bond
Cataloged on September 03, 2009













