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Short Science Fiction Collection 030
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)
- Wikipedia – History of Science fiction
- Wikipedia – Science Fiction
- Wikipedia – Librivox Short Science Fiction Index
- LibriVox’s Short Science Fiction Collection 030 Internet Archive page
- Zip file of the entire book (181 MB)
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Total running time: 6:36:02
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 – As Long As You Wish by John O’Keefe – 00:12:40
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Read by: Bellona Times - 02 – The Beast of Space by F. E. Hardart – 00:31:28
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Read by: Mark Nelson - 03 – The Big Trip Up Yonder by Kurt Vonnegut, Jr. – 00:23:11
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Read by: Gregg Margarite - 04 – Cost of Living by Robert Sheckley – 00:19:36
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Read by: tabithat - 05 – Dead Ringer by Lester del Rey – 00:23:52
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Read by: Gregg Margarite - 06 – The Doorway by Evelyn E Smith – 00:12:20
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Read by: Bellona Times - 07 – The First One by Herbert D Kastle – 00:25:41
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Read by: tabithat - 08 – Grove of the Unborn by Lyn Venable – 00:23:51
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Read by: tabithat - 09 – The Hour of Battle by Robert Sheckley – 00:14:21
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Read by: Megan Argo - 10 – The Man from Time by Frank Belknap Long – 00:30:27
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Read by: Norm - 11 – The Meteor Girl by Jack Williamson – 00:45:43
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Read by: Gregg Margarite - 12 – Pushbutton War by Joseph Paul Martino – 00:39:39
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Read by: FNH - 13 – Satellite System by Horace B Fyfe – 00:30:48
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Read by: Bellona Times - 14 – The Skull by Philip K. Dick – 00:49:56
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Read by: Gregg Margarite - 15 – Star Mother by Robert F. Young – 00:12:29
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Read by: TC Parmelee
Cataloged on November 01, 2009













