Short Science Fiction Collection 033


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(4.4 stars; 89 reviews)

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) (6 hr 18 min)

Chapitres

The Barbarians 56:09 Lu par Gregg Margarite (1957-2012)
Beyond Pandora 4:28 Lu par semperjase
Cerebrum 42:19 Lu par Gregg Margarite (1957-2012)
The Demi-Urge 7:23 Lu par Gregg Margarite (1957-2012)
Double Take 26:28 Lu par Timo B.
The Game of Rat and Dragon 35:05 Lu par Bellona Times
The Gate to Xoran 42:11 Lu par Todd Garrison
The Gun 34:53 Lu par Franklin Paul
The Hands 1:59 Lu par Ric F
Longevity 3:48 Lu par Ric F
The Repairman 33:29 Lu par Steven Ball
Solar Stiff 12:17 Lu par Ric F
SORRY: Wrong Dimension 14:57 Lu par Erin B. Lillis
Weak On Square Roots 19:30 Lu par Bernard Scott Walker
Where The World Is Quiet 43:27 Lu par Gregg Margarite (1957-2012)

Critiques

I liked three of the stories


(4 stars)

I have listened to a bunch of these short science fiction collections, and this is one of the better ones. My favorite stories from this collection are: "The Game of Rat and Dragon", "The Gun", and "The Repair Man"

A very good collection


(4 stars)

No surprise to see The Repairman yet again, but there are some superb stories and some very good readings in this collection. Some quite prescient tales too. I very much liked The Barbarians and Cerebrum in particular.

Very interesting stories!


(4 stars)

Very interesting stories. The reading is uneven but mostly good.