Short Science Fiction Collection Vol. 014

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 or technology. This is a reader-selected collection of short stories, first published between 1951-1962 that entered the US public domain when their copyright was not renewed. Summary by Cori Samuel, with Wikipedia input. Total running time: 03:49:27.

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è Beyond Pandora by Robert J. Martin, read by James Christopher — 00:05:04 Blessed Are the Meek by G. C. Edmondson, read by Alex Clarke — 00:12:56

I Like Martian Music by Charles E. Fritch, read by Gregg Margarite — 00:15:03 It’s a Small Solar System by Allan Howard, read by Gregg Margarite — 00:07:28 Operation R.S.V.P. by H. Beam Piper, read by William Haseltine — 00:21:43 Pandemic by J. F. Bone, read by Bellona Times — 00:52:29

The Professional Approach by Charles Leonard Harness & Theodore Lockhard Thomas, read by Joelle Peebles — 00:43:59

Test Rocket! by Jack Douglas, read by Alex Clarke — 00:07:32

Vanishing Point by C. C. Beck, read by Dan Gurzynski — 00:11:47

The Worshippers by Damon Knight, read by Gregg Margarite — 00:51:26

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Cover picture by EMSH from Space Science Fiction (March 1953) (http://www.gutenberg.org/files/22560/22560-h/22560- h.htm). Cover design by Janette Brown. This design is in the public domain.

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