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Short Science Fiction Collection 026

by Various

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)

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Total running time: 5:49:17
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 Adventurer by C. M. Kornbluth – 00:30:32
  Source: E-text
  [mp3@64kbps - 14.6MB]
  [mp3@128kbps - 29.3MB]
  [ogg vorbis - 20MB]
  Read by: Gregg Margarite
• 02 – Death of a Spaceman by Walter M. Miller, Jr. – 00:38:25
  Source: E-text
  [mp3@64kbps - 18.4MB]
  [mp3@128kbps - 36.8MB]
  [ogg vorbis - 25MB]
  Read by: Gregg Margarite
• 03 – Earthmen Bearing Gifts by Fredric Brown – 00:06:24
  Source: E-text
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  [mp3@128kbps - 6.1MB]
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  Read by: Jody Bly
• 04 – The End of Time by Wallace West – 00:54:47
  Source: E-text
  [mp3@64kbps - 26.2MB]
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  Read by: Megan Argo
• 05 – He walked around the horses by H Beam Piper – 00:43:31
  Source: E-text
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  Read by: tabithat
• 06 – History Repeats by George Oliver Smith – 00:25:52
  Source: E-text
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  Read by: Ric F
• 07 – The Last Evolution by John W. Campbell Jr. – 00:58:42
  Source: E-text
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  [mp3@128kbps - 56.3MB]
  [ogg vorbis - 39MB]
  Read by: Timo B.
• 08 – Pleasant Journey by Richard F. Thieme – 00:13:48
  Source: E-text
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  [mp3@128kbps - 13.2MB]
  [ogg vorbis - 9.24MB]
  Read by: Bellona Times
• 09 – The Second Satellite by Edmond Hamilton – 00:59:10
  Source: E-text
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  [mp3@128kbps - 56.8MB]
  [ogg vorbis - 39MB]
  Read by: Gregg Margarite
• 10 – Solander’s Radio Tomb by Ellis Parker Butler – 00:18:06
  Source: E-text
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  [mp3@128kbps - 17.3MB]
  [ogg vorbis - 11MB]
  Read by: Stephen Phillips

Cataloged on September 13, 2009