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Short Science Fiction Collection Vol. 009

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 and technology. This is a reader-selected collection of short stories that entered the US public domain when their copyright was not renewed.

Summary by Cori Samuel, with Wikipedia input.

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• Wikipedia – Science Fiction
• Wikipedia – History of Science Fiction
• Wikipedia – Short Science Fiction Index
• Get a standard or slim CD case insert for this book
• M4B format available
• LibriVox’s Short Science Fiction Collection Vol. 009 Internet Archive page
• Zip file of the entire book (127 MB)
• RSS feed · Subscribe in iTunes

Total running time: 4:25:05

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• 2BR02B by Kurt Vonnegut – 00:16:45
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• The Cosmic Express by Jack Williamson – 00:25:37
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  Read by: Jerome Lawsen
• The Day Time Stopped Moving by Bradner Buckner – 00:42:40
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  Read by: Tom Weiss
• Earthmen Bearing Gifts by Fredric Brown – 00:06:04
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• Impact by Irving E. Cox – 00:54:25
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  Read by: Tom Weiss
• Longevity by Therese Windser – 00:04:02
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  Read by: Betsie Bush
• The Measure of a Man by Randall Garrett – 00:24:35
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  Read by: Barbara King Gardner
• No Moving Parts by Murray F. Yaco – 00:44:33
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  Read by: Tom Weiss
• The Nothing Equation by Tom Godwin – 00:21:46
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  Read by: Daniele F.
• The Stoker and the Stars by Algis Budrys – 00:24:38
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  Read by: Jason Mills

Cataloged on January 20, 2009