Short Science Fiction Collection 006 (FULL Audiobook)

Short Science Fiction Collection 006
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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 and technology. This is a reader-selected collection of short stories, originally published between 1752 and 1962. Those published after 1922 entered the US public domain when their copyright was not renewed.
Summary by Cori Samuel, with Wikipedia input.
Genre(s): Science Fiction, Anthologies
Language: English
Group: Short Science Fiction Collections

[@hkhanson3847]

1 Accidental Death - Peter Baily - 23:18
23:19 2 ...After a Few Words... - Gordon Randal Garrett - 17:59
41:17 3 The Diamond Maker - H. G. Wells - 17:07
48:06 4 Egocentric Orbit - John Cory - 06:48
1:25:53 5 Flight From Tommorow - H. Beam Piper - 46:47
6 In the Year 2889 - Jules Verne - 30:40
7 The Measure of a Man - Randall Garrett - 29:20
8 Micromegas - Voltaire - 45:13
9 The Sky Trap - Frank Belknap Long - 34:53
10 Test Rocket - Jack Douglas - 05:26

[@thompsonfamily5026]

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[@wesleyrodgers886]

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[@michaelkottler]

The first tale, Accidental Death sure reminded me of the fun Man-Kzin War stories/books by Larry Niven and others. Even the species names are similar although the Kzin were overtly war-like and not prone to comedy and ping-pong. But like the cat-people of Accidental Death certainly didn't wish us well. In any event, the Kzin inspired many a spin-off and similar creatures you can discover in a variety of stories, books, comics and shows on one of which they are called the kintzi, a seeming mix of Kizin and chin-see perhaps. In any event, if you enjoyed Accidental Death, you will love The Man-Kzini Wars.

[@markletts8802]

Cheers😊🇬🇧

[@adidragomir7469]

Bookmark 01:00:00

[@edwardmalc1473]

1st story, about 1:15, chasms, should be pronounced Kasms! It is a tendency of many readers, myself included, to assume how a word should be pronounced. Nowadays I try to keep a dictionary close to hand. A good thing in adopting this habit is the way one can be distracted by the dictionary, learning new words, their meanings & pronunciations. So far I've heard two readings of "The Defenders". About robots fooling the humans, living far below the surface, believing the robots, called 'Leadies' are fighting an Atomic War, allowing the humans to live safely. My point is that the 'Leadies' are coated in LEAD or Plumbum. One reader ruined the story, for me anyway, by pronouncing LEAD as lead in the context of leader, not the element we are familiar with.