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The Story of the Glittering Plain

Read by Phil Benson


William Morris


In this early example of the modern high fantasy genre, Hallblithe, a warrior of the House of Raven, sets out in pursuit of the pirates who …

The Time Machine (version 5)

Read by Phil Chenevert


H. G. Wells


Our dystopian future is revealed by H.G.Wells. In this famous story, an unnamed scientist of the 1800s invents a machine to travel through …

Thralls of the Endless Night

Read by Phil Chenevert


Leigh Douglass Brackett


This is a classic story from the early days of science fiction pulp magazines. Leigh Brackett, a female author who stood with the best of t…

Trees and Other Poems

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Joyce Kilmer


"I think that I shall never see, a poem as lovely as a tree;A tree whose hungry mouth is presd against the sweet earth's flowing breast…

5 SF stories by Mack Reynolds

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Mack Reynolds


Five Science Fiction stories from the strange mind of Mack Reynolds. Always innovative and interesting, these were published in the early s…

The Green Odyssey (version 2)

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Philip Jose Farmer and Philip José Farmer


A rip-roaring, pulpy and quirky space odyssey for your listening pleasure. Follow earth man Allen Green as his space ship fails and leaves h…

The World with a Thousand Moons

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Edmond Hamilton


Other than boasting of having a thousand moons, this nasty planet could only brag of having the most numerous, vicious, mean, death dealing …

Venus Enslaved

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Manly Wade Wellman


A rip-snorting, 1940s science fiction adventure from the pen of Manly Wade Wellman. What chance had the castaway Earthman and his crossbo…

The Stainless Steel Rat

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Harry Harrison


This is the story that inspired and kicked off the Stainless Steel Rat series of stories and novels by Harry Harrison. A slippery con man an…

Narrative of an Expedition to the Shores of the Arctic Sea in 1846 and 1847

Read by Phil Schempf


John Rae


After the bizarre death of Thomas Simpson, Dr. John Rae was chosen to complete the survey of the Northwest Passage, linking the work of Simp…

4 SF Stories by Mack Reynolds

Read by Phil Chenevert


Mack Reynolds


4 Science Fiction Stories by the quirky Mack Reynolds from the golden age of SF, the 1950s - Summary by phil chenevert

The Manchester Man

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Isabella Varley Banks


Jabez Clegg, the Manchester man, floats into this historical novel in 1799, carried downstream by the River Irk in flood. Jabez's rise to co…

Clog Shop Chronicles

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John Ackworth


John Ackworth was the pen name of the Rev. Frederick R. Smith, a Methodist minister who was born in Snaith, Yorkshire, but spent much of his…

Fables for the Frivolous (Version 2)

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Guy Wetmore Carryl


Fables for the Frivolous is one of the earliest works by the American parodist Guy Wetmore Carryl. These fables are adapted from Jean de La …

The Cowardly Lion of Oz

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Ruth Plumly Thompson


The Cowardly Lion, always fearful, has become even more afraid than usual and is convinced that he has lost the courage the Wizard of OZ gav…

The Wonderful Adventures of Phra the Phoenician

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Edwin Lester Arnold


Phra, a Phoenician merchant and warrior, settles in the south of England as husband to Blodwen, a British princess. Slain during the Roman i…

3 Weird SF Stories by Fritz Leiber

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Fritz Leiber


These are three of the strangest stories I could find by the very talented Fritz Leiber. And by strange I mean odd, weird, kinda creepy and…

3 SF Stories by Jack Williamson

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Jack Williamson


Three classic SF stories by Jack Williamson: The Cosmic Express, The Pygmy Planet and Salvage in Space. All were published in Astounding S…

Criminal Manchester: Experiences of a Special Correspondent

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Anonymous


Follow the Manchester Evening News 'special correspondent' and his guide - recently back from a 'seven stretch' - as they take you on a tour…

Kabumpo in Oz (version 2)

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Ruth Plumly Thompson


An elephant in Oz? You bet! The tiny kingdom of Pumperdink has what no neighboring kingdom has: an Elegant Elephant in court, and his name i…

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