Short Science Fiction Collection 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.
Note: Section 6, In The Year 2889 was originally published under the name of Jules Verne, but is currently believed to be the work of his son, Michel Verne.
Genre(s): Science Fiction, Short Stories
Language: English
Section | Chapter | Author | Source | Reader | Time | Language |
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Play 01 | Accidental Death | Peter Baily | Etext | RK Wilcox |
00:23:18 | en |
Play 02 | ...After a Few Words... | Randall Garrett | Etext | Alex Becker |
00:17:59 | en |
Play 03 | The Diamond Maker | H. G. Wells | Etext | Jerome Lawsen |
00:17:07 | en |
Play 04 | Egocentric Orbit | John Cory | Etext | Perry Clayton |
00:06:48 | en |
Play 05 | Flight From Tomorrow | H. Beam Piper | Etext | Jerome Lawsen |
00:46:47 | en |
Play 06 | In the Year 2889 | Michel Verne | Etext | James Christopher |
00:30:40 | en |
Play 07 | The Measure of a Man | Randall Garrett | Etext | D.E. Wittkower |
00:29:20 | en |
Play 08 | Micromegas | Voltaire | Etext | Annoying Twit |
00:45:13 | en |
Play 09 | The Sky Trap | Frank Belknap Long | Etext | Dr Special |
00:34:52 | en |
Play 10 | Test Rocket | Jack Douglas | Etext | Lance |
00:05:26 | en |