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Short Science Fiction Collection Vol. 001

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 originally published between 1931 and 1963, that entered the US public domain when their copyright was not renewed.

Summary by Cori Samuel, with Wikipedia input.

• Wikipedia – Science Fiction
• Wikipedia – History of Science Fiction
• Wikipedia – Short Science Fiction Index
• LibriVox’s Short Science Fiction Collection Vol. 001 Internet Archive page
• Zip file of the entire book (157 MB)
• RSS feed · Subscribe in iTunes

Total running time: 5:26:08

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• The 4D Doodler by Graph Waldeyer – 00:34:01
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  [mp3@128kbps - 32.6MB]
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  Read by: Elanor
• Bread Overhead by Fritz Leiber – 00:38:18
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  Read by: Mark F. Smith
• Image of the Gods by Alan Edward Nourse – 00:36:07
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  [mp3@128kbps - 34.6MB]
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  Read by: Jodi Krangle
• Martian V. F. W. by G L Vandenburg – 00:13:44
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  Read by: Qhali
• One Shot by James Blish – 00:33:08
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  Read by: Reynard T. Fox
• Out Around Rigel by Robert H. Wilson – 00:43:28
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  Read by: Anton
• Pygmalion’s Spectacles by Stanley Grauman Weinbaum – 00:44:42
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  Read by: Chrystal Layton
• The Repairman by Harry Harrison – 00:28:41
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  Read by: Anton
• Toy Shop by Harry Harrison – 00:12:04
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  Read by: Cori Samuel
• Warning From The Stars by Ron Cocking – 00:41:55
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  Read by: Rowdy Delaney

Cataloged on November 17, 2007