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Tuesday, May 28, 2019
Science Fiction Short Story ★ Monsoons of Death ★ By Gerald Vance ★ Audiobook
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Title: Monsoons of Death
Gerald VANCE (1916 - 2013)
Genre(s): Science Fiction
Language: English
Read by: Phil Chenevert
This is a Science Fiction story by the great Gerald Vance: Monsoons of Death is a very nice blend of horror story and a study of true bravery on the planet Mars. A newly commissioned lieutenant finds out a lot about both! Summary by Phil Chenevert
Science Fiction Short Story ★ Larsons Luck ★ By Gerald Vance ★ Audiobook
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Title: Larson's Luck
Gerald VANCE (1916 - 2013)
Genre(s): Science Fiction
Language: English
Read by: Phil Chenevert
This is a Science Fiction story by the great Gerald Vance: In Larson's Luck, Vance takes us on a light-hearted jaunt into a hotshot space ship pilots, piracy and the good part of breaking the rules. Summary by Phil Chenevert
Science Fiction Short Story ★ Vital Ingredient ★ By Gerald Vance ★ Audiobook
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Title: Vital Ingredient
Gerald VANCE (1916 - 2013)
Genre(s): Science Fiction
Language: English
Read by: Phil Chenevert
This is a Science Fiction story by the great Gerald Vance: Vital Ingredient, takes the listener far into the future when the sport of boxing still has two muscled opponents battling it out in a ring, but they are simply puppets, every muscle, feint and jab controlled by ringside 'managers'; ex-fighters who have moved up. The story asks the question: is this how champions are made? and answers it of course in a most satisfying manner. Summary by Phil chenevert
Inside Earth ♦ By Poul Anderson ♦ Science Fiction ♦ Full Audiobook
Title: Inside Earth
Author: Poul William Anderson
Genre(s): Science Fiction
Language: English
Read By: Phil Chenevert
This story takes place in the not so distant future. Earth has been conquered and is a subjugated planet, the much too humanoid new rulers now extract heavy taxes, control industry and reproduction and interfere in every aspect of life. Rumors of their brutality and vicious massacres increase every day. Obviously, they must be thrown out and rebellion seethes among the patriots. But on the other hand, others are not so eager to get rid of the overlords: the terrible nationalistic wars have been stopped, famine is long gone and health care is almost universally available. Still, the elite intellectual portion of the earth's population plot to remove the heavy heel of the oppressors from their necks and let earth be free again. But time and again the attempts for freedom have been crushed the Valgolians mainly because national, ethnic, religious and racial prejudices and hatred among the earthlings keep the conspirators from working together. Obviously, no conqueror wants his subjects to revolt against his rule. Obviously? This one would go to any lengths to start a rebellion!
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Science Fiction Short Story ★ Missing Link ★ By Frank Herbert ★ Audiobook
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Title: Missing Link
By: Frank Herbert (1920 - 1986)
Genre(s): Science Fiction
Language: English
Read by: Phil Chenevert
Missing Link is a science fiction short story by Frank Herbert published in Astounding Science Fiction in1959.
Franklin Patrick Herbert Jr. (October 8, 1920 – February 11, 1986) was an American science fiction writer best known for the 1965 novel Dune and its five sequels. Though he became famous for his long novels of fantasy, he was also a newspaper journalist, photographer, short story writer, book reviewer, ecological consultant, and lecturer.
The Dune saga, set in the distant future, and taking place over millennia, deals with complex themes, such as human survival and evolution, ecology, and the intersection of religion, politics, and power. Dune is the best-selling science fiction novel of all time, and the whole series is widely considered to be among the classics of the genre. Summary by Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frank_Herbert
Science Fiction Short Story ★ Operation Haystack ★ By Frank Herbert ★ Audiobook
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Title: Operation Haystack
By: Frank Herbert (1920 - 1986)
Genre(s): Science Fiction
Language: English
Read by: Phil Chenevert
Operation Haystack is a science fiction short story by Frank Herbert published in Astounding Science Fiction in1959.
Franklin Patrick Herbert Jr. (October 8, 1920 – February 11, 1986) was an American science fiction writer best known for the 1965 novel Dune and its five sequels. Though he became famous for his long novels of fantasy, he was also a newspaper journalist, photographer, short story writer, book reviewer, ecological consultant, and lecturer.
The Dune saga, set in the distant future, and taking place over millennia, deals with complex themes, such as human survival and evolution, ecology, and the intersection of religion, politics, and power. Dune is the best-selling science fiction novel of all time, and the whole series is widely considered to be among the classics of the genre. Summary by Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frank_Herbert
Science Fiction Short Story ★ Old Rambling House ★ By Frank Herbert ★ Audiobook
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Title: Old Rambling House
By: Frank Herbert (1920 - 1986)
Genre(s): Science Fiction
Language: English
Read by: Phil Chenevert
"Old Rambling House" is a short story by American science fiction author Frank Herbert which first appeared in Galaxy magazine in 1958 and later in Herbert's 1985 short story collection The Worlds of Frank Herbert. It features a dystopian multiverse in which no hope of freedom is left, which is atypical for Herbert's works.
Having decided to leave their old life behind and to settle down to raise their child, Ted and Martha Graham put their trailer house on sale. Over a phone call they are offered a house in exchange for their trailer, and are shortly after lead to the tour of the house by its owners Clint and Raimee Rush. Although suspicious of the deal, as the house is worth several times more and of the Rushes themselves who claim to be foreigners (Basque), they still decide to go forward with the deal.
As soon as they said yes, the Rushes disappeared and a strange man entered their new home informing them that they are now under the Rojac sovereignty. Rushes, aliens from another planet, have cleverly realized that the only way to be free from Rojac is to find willing substitutes for their position in the sovereignty, a position of taxcollectors in a house that travels around galaxies. However, because of Martha's pregnancy, they realize that the child did not agree to the exchange. They are compelled to contact the Rojac, realizing that this will bring Earth, a world yet unknown to them under Rojac's domain. Summary by Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Old_Rambling_House
