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H. Beam PiperThe Cosmic Computer (January 15, 2007)

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LibriVox recording of The Cosmic Computer, by H. Beam Piper. Read by Mark Nelson.

Conn Maxwell returns from Terra to his poverty-stricken home planet of Poictesme, "The Junkyard Planet", with news of the possible location of Merlin, a military super-computer rumored to have been abandoned there after the last war. The inhabitants hope to find Merlin, which they think will be their ticket to wealth and prosperity. But is Merlin real, or just an old rumor? And if they find it will it save them, or tear them apart? (Summary by Mark Nelson)

This audio is part of the collection: LibriVox

Artist/Composer: H. Beam Piper
Date: 2007-01-15
Source: Librivox recording of a public-domain text
Keywords: librivox; audiobook; literature; sci-fi; piper

Creative Commons license: Public Domain

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Audio Files	128Kbps MP3	Ogg Vorbis	64Kbps MP3
Chapter 01-02	30 MB	14 MB	15 MB
Chapter 03-04	36 MB	16 MB	18 MB
Chapter 05-06	47 MB	21 MB	24 MB
Chapter 07-08	33 MB	15 MB	16 MB
Chapter 09-10	44 MB	19 MB	22 MB
Chapter 11-12	33 MB	16 MB	16 MB
Chapter 13-14	45 MB	22 MB	23 MB
Chapter 15-16	38 MB	18 MB	19 MB
Chapter 17-18	37 MB	18 MB	19 MB
Chapter 19-20	33 MB	16 MB	17 MB
Chapter 21-22	33 MB	18 MB	17 MB

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Reviewer: Kaare Christiansen - - December 11, 2008
Subject: Space Opera at it's best
This is classic Science Fiction. A hightech background sets the stage for a highpaced adventure. Very enjoyable, and perfect for an audio book. Perfect reading, no less!

Reviewer: FNH - - May 10, 2008
Subject: Free Audio, Review
This is an old public domain story by H. Beam Piper and is read by Mark Nelson. It's a classic scifi adventure. I would go as far to say that its a "pulp" story well told. It starts small with family members interacting and quickly expands into a world wide adventure. Ray guns, space ships, nuclear explosions, could you want more? Well actually you could. You could want a fantastic reader and flawless audio production... your got it!

Reading = 3/3
Production = 3/3
Story = 3/3

Overall = 9/9

read the rest of my reviews at http://freeaudioreview.blogspot.com