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Short Science Fiction Collection Vol. 006

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 and technology. This is a reader-selected collection of short stories, originally published between 1752 and 1962. Those published after 1922 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. 006 Internet Archive page
• Zip file of the entire book (124 MB)
• RSS feed · Subscribe in iTunes

Total running time: 4:17:30

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• Accidental Death by Peter Baily – 00:23:18
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  Read by: RK Wilcox
• …After a Few Words… by Randall Garrett (1927-1987)- 00:17:59
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  Read by: Alex Becker
• The Diamond Maker by H. G. Wells (1866-1946)- 00:17:07
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  Read by: Jerome Lawsen
• Egocentric Orbit by John Cory – 00:06:48
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  Read by: Perry Clayton
• Flight From Tommorow by H. Beam Piper (1904-1964) – 00:46:47
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  Read by: Jerome Lawsen
• In the Year 2889 by Jules Verne (1828-1905) – 00:30:40
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  Read by: James Christopher
• The Measure of a Man by Randall Garrett (1927-1987) – 00:29:20
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  Read by: D.E. Wittkower
• Micromegas by Voltaire (1694-1778)- 00:45:13
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  Read by: Annoying Twit
• The Sky Trap by Frank Belknap Long (1901-1994) – 00:34:52
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  Read by: Dr Special
• Test Rocket by Jack Douglas – 00:05:26
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  Read by: Lance

Cataloged on July 25, 2008