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Short Science Fiction Collection 029

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: 2:39:04
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

mp3 and ogg files

• 01 – The 4-D Doodler by Graph Waldeyer – 00:33:50
  Source: E-text
  [mp3@64kbps - 16.2MB]
  [mp3@128kbps - 32.4MB]
  [ogg vorbis - 22MB]
  Read by: Gregg Margarite
• 02 – The Carnivore by Katherine MacLean as G A Morris – 00:12:01
  Source: E-text
  [mp3@64kbps - 5.7MB]
  [mp3@128kbps - 11.5MB]
  [ogg vorbis - 6.93MB]
  Read by: tabithat
• 03 – Homesick by Lyn Venable – 00:13:56
  Source: E-text
  [mp3@64kbps - 6.6MB]
  [mp3@128kbps - 13.3MB]
  [ogg vorbis - 8.06MB]
  Read by: tabithat
• 04 – Longevity by Therese Windser – 00:04:36
  Source: E-text
  [mp3@64kbps - 2.2MB]
  [mp3@128kbps - 4.4MB]
  [ogg vorbis - 3.03MB]
  Read by: Bellona Times
• 05 – Lost in the Future by John Victor Peterson – 00:06:56
  Source: E-text
  [mp3@64kbps - 3.3MB]
  [mp3@128kbps - 6.6MB]
  [ogg vorbis - 4.45MB]
  Read by: Wendel Topper
• 06 – Man Made by Albert R. Teichner – 00:25:12
  Source: E-text
  [mp3@64kbps - 12.1MB]
  [mp3@128kbps - 24.2MB]
  [ogg vorbis - 16MB]
  Read by: Bellona Times
• 07 – The Mathematicians by Arthur Feldman – 00:08:42
  Source: E-text
  [mp3@64kbps - 4.1MB]
  [mp3@128kbps - 8.3MB]
  [ogg vorbis - 5.73MB]
  Read by: faith
• 08 – McIlvaine’s Star by August Derleth – 00:23:46
  Source: E-text
  [mp3@64kbps - 11.4MB]
  [mp3@128kbps - 22.8MB]
  [ogg vorbis - 15MB]
  Read by: Gregg Margarite
• 09 – Stopover Planet by Robert E. Gilbert – 00:16:09
  Source: E-text
  [mp3@64kbps - 7.7MB]
  [mp3@128kbps - 15.5MB]
  [ogg vorbis - 11MB]
  Read by: Barry Eads
• 10 – Trees are where you find them by Arthur Dekker Savage – 00:13:56
  Source: E-text
  [mp3@64kbps - 6.6MB]
  [mp3@128kbps - 13.3MB]
  [ogg vorbis - 9.24MB]
  Read by: Barry Eads

Cataloged on October 21, 2009