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Understanding 9/11The Skylark of Space
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LibriVox recording of The Skylark of Space, by E. E. Smith.
Read by Richard Kilmer.
The novel begins with the accidental discovery, in a Government laboratory in Washington D. C., of a form of clean nuclear power. Our hero, Dr. Richard Seaton, uses this power to build first a flying belt and then an interstellar spaceship. He later discovers that the process operates by generation and manipulation of gravity fields.
When his government coworkers do not believe him, Seaton acquires rights to his discovery from the government and commercializes it with the aid of his friend, millionaire inventor Martin Crane. A former colleague, Dr. Marc DuQuesne, joins with the unscrupulous World Steel Corporation to try to steal Seaton's invention. The resulting conflict escalates, as Seaton and Duquesne develop greater and greater technical capabilities and enlist more and more powerful alien races as allies.. (Summary by Wikipedia)
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M4B Audiobook (260MB)
Read by Richard Kilmer.
The novel begins with the accidental discovery, in a Government laboratory in Washington D. C., of a form of clean nuclear power. Our hero, Dr. Richard Seaton, uses this power to build first a flying belt and then an interstellar spaceship. He later discovers that the process operates by generation and manipulation of gravity fields.
When his government coworkers do not believe him, Seaton acquires rights to his discovery from the government and commercializes it with the aid of his friend, millionaire inventor Martin Crane. A former colleague, Dr. Marc DuQuesne, joins with the unscrupulous World Steel Corporation to try to steal Seaton's invention. The resulting conflict escalates, as Seaton and Duquesne develop greater and greater technical capabilities and enlist more and more powerful alien races as allies.. (Summary by Wikipedia)
For further information, including links to online text, reader information, RSS feeds, CD cover or other formats (if available), please go to the LibriVox catalog page for this recording.
For more free audio books or to become a volunteer reader, visit LibriVox.org.
M4B Audiobook (260MB)
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March 17, 2011
Subject: Pretty good story
Subject: Pretty good story
I found some of the scenes a bit trying, some of the comments about other genders and ethnic groups were annoying and stereotypical. Why do writers of that time always cast women as eggshells? Ugh.
Anyways, suspend irritation and disbelief and the story is pretty good, the reader is good, and all in all it was a good story. I wasn't wow'ed by it, but it was okay. Giving it a 4 just because the reader was good, story alone is really a 3.
Anyways, suspend irritation and disbelief and the story is pretty good, the reader is good, and all in all it was a good story. I wasn't wow'ed by it, but it was okay. Giving it a 4 just because the reader was good, story alone is really a 3.
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