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Short Science Fiction Collection 044 


Short Science Fiction 
Collection ATH 


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Short Science Fiction Collection 044 


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). Total running time: 07:59:19. 


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01 Earthmen Bearing Gifts by Fredrick Brown — 00:06:13 - Read by Patrick Reinhart 

02 It's a Small Solar System by Allan Howard — 00:08:36 - Read by Patrick Reinhart 

03 There Will Be School Tomorrow by V. E. Theissen — 00:18:42 - Read by Philip Martin 

04 The Chamber of Life by G. Peyton Wertenbaker — 01:06:29 - Read by Corinna Schultz 

05 No Pets Allowed by M.A. Cummings — 00:06:29 - Read by kellyTH 

06 The Altar at Midnight by C.M. Kornbluth — 00:15:52 - Read by Marc Kockinos 

07 Crossroads of Destiny by H. Beam Piper — 00:27:00 - Read by litarvan 

08 The Gun by Philip K. Dick — 00:32:49 - Read by zacklur 

09 The Ultimate Experiment by Thornton DeKy — 00:09:32 - Read by Steve Belleguelle 

10 Lonesome Hearts by Russell Robert Winterbotham — 00:12:00 - Read by Amy Gramour 

11 Dead Man's Planet by William Morrison — 00:30:28 - Read by Mark Nelson 

12 Spacemen Never Die! by Morris Hershman — 00:07:37 - Read by dmaloney 

13 Suzy by Watson Parker — 00:18:07 - Read by Roger Melin 

14 The Seed of the Toc-Toc Birds, Part 1 by Francis Flagg — 00:35:17 - Read by Adam Whybray 
15 The Seed of the Toc-Toc Birds, Part 2 by Francis Flagg — 00:23:40 - Read by Adam Whybray 
16 Indirection by Everett B Cole — 00:43:09 - Read by Kevin Green 

17 Security Risk by Ed M. Clinton, Jr — 00:29:20 - Read by Lars Rolander 

18 Beyond Lies the Wub by Philip K. Dick — 00:17:25 - Read by Megan Goode 

19 The Diamond Lens by Fitz-James O'Brien — 00:57:16 - Read by Corinna Schultz 

20 The Untouchable by Stephen A. Kallis Jr. — 00:13:18 - Read by Lars Rolander 


This recording is in the public domain and may be reproduced, distributed, or modified without permission. For 
more information or to volunteer, visit librivox.org. Cover picture by NASA, NOAO, ESA, the Hubble Helix Nebula 
Team, M. Meixner (STScI), and T.A. Rector (NRAO). Cover design by Janette Brown. This design is in the public 
domain. 


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