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  • The Selected Stories of Philip K. Dick, Vol. 1

    "Reality questioned brilliantly!"

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    Philip K Dick is fantastic at weaving stories about what is reality, or what is living and what is not. These stories hit so many notes. Autofac - World is ended for humans (or is it?), and now the factories battle for resources. (Repeating why we go to war?) Electric Ant - Wow, are any of us really alive? Or just some experiment? Who knows! He will blow your mind.

    The previous individual's review is horribly inaccurate. True, it's written long ago, but the ideas behind these stories each could make an episode of OUTER LIMITS, or even a Blockbuster Movie. Listen to the stories with an open mind, and understand what his reasons for writing them were.

    I actually used Autofac as a 1st story read for my High School class.

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    A visionary whose writing broke through the boundaries of the science fiction genre, Philip K. Dick is regarded as a major figure of twentieth-century fiction. In 2007, he became the first science fiction writer to be included in the Library of America Series. Set in various dystopian futures, these stories explore such themes as time travel, artificial/alien intelligence, authority, knowledge and the use or control of it, memory, and the frighteningly malleable nature of what we call "reality."

    James says: "Reality questioned brilliantly!"
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  • Tell Me a Story: Science Fiction One
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    "Get someone else to Tell Me a Story."

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    The reading is not very professional, and the collection of stories seems hap-hazard and somewhat dated. However, the William Gibson contribution is a rare short story.

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  • Bradbury 13 (Dramatized)

    "Good story mix, well-produced."

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    Ray Bradbury is a Grand Master of Science Fiction; this is a set of 13 of Bradbury's stories adapted to radio. The adaptations and the productions are great.

    The selection of 13 stories are pretty diverse; some are hard-core sci-fi, other are more fantastic ("There was an Old Woman," "The Wind"), and some of them aren't necessarily sci-fi (or fantasy) at all ("The Screaming Woman," "The Ravine"). As is often the case with Ray Bradbury, the sci-fi/fantasy elements are often peripheral rather than key to the "real story," namely the psychological examination of the characters.

    These were originally 13 28-minute radio shows, which makes for a few production "funnies." Each chapter is it's own radio show, with an opening intro section (which perhaps should have been edited out) and closing credits. Also, one or two of the stories (especially "The Happiness Machine") are clearly being stretched out to fill up 28 minutes.

    I enjoyed "Bradbury 13" but didn't outright love it. (I could probably say the same about many of Ray Bradbury's works that I have read.)

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    Bradbury 13 is a collection of radio dramas masterfully adapted from classic short stories by veteran science-fiction author Ray Bradbury. Bradbury's stories refract our own fears and foibles through otherworldly prisms.

    Joel says: "Good story mix, well-produced."

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    Beyond the Aquila Rift: It's shorthand for the trip no one ever hopes to make by accident. The one that will screw up the rest of your life, the one that creates the ghosts you see haunting the shadows of company bars across the whole Bubble. Men and women ripped out of time, cut adrift from families and lovers by an accident of an alien technology we use but rarely comprehend.

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    Are vampires a bloodthirsty menace to mankind? Or simply misunderstood creatures struggling to survive? After hearing these six entertaining stories, you'll be able to decide for yourself. From the horrifying to the humorous, some of today's finest authors share stories about one of the oldest imagined evils, the vampire. From Tanith Lee's chilling story to Esther Friesner's comic tale of rival teens trying to best one another, these stories bring vampires to (un)life, in all their majesty and terror.

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    What is more idyllic than a small Midwestern agricultural town? Peaksville would sound like a scene right out of a Norman Rockwell painting, except little Anthony is a monster! What happens when a child is omnipotent, and with his mind he can execute his every desire and petulant whim? Tonight, there's a birthday party for Dan Hollis at Anthony's house. It's a party all the townspeople will remember...always!

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    This is a collection of seven contemporary robot tales written by some of today's most acclaimed science fiction authors. A sentient war machine combs a beach for trinkets to create memorials for its fallen comrades in the Hugo Award-winning story, "Tideline", by Elizabeth Bear. In "Balancing Accounts", by James Cambias, a small-time independent robotic space tug is hired by a mysterious client for a voyage between two of Saturn's moons.

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    A story from the renowned tales of "Xiccarph": Before Tiglari, many brave souls had the same noble dream of scaling and crossing through the forbidding palace of Maal Dweb. So far, none who attempted this feat has ever returned or have been seen again. But Tiglari, the jungle hunter skilled in destroying dangerous beasts, was undeterred by the hideous odds that lay before him!

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    A story from the renowned tales of "Xiccarph": The sorcerer Maal Dweb approached the flower women with caution, for he knew that they were vampires. These half-woman, half-flower monsters were as venomous as they were beautiful. His presence was now detected. Could their hypnotic singing lure yet another victim, or would Maal Dweb's own magic save him from the wailing power of the enchanting flower women?

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    Beyond the Aquila Rift: It's shorthand for the trip no one ever hopes to make by accident. The one that will screw up the rest of your life, the one that creates the ghosts you see haunting the shadows of company bars across the whole Bubble. Men and women ripped out of time, cut adrift from families and lovers by an accident of an alien technology we use but rarely comprehend.

    kynan says: "Great story, mediocre audio book."
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    Ready for a story? Here's a selection of some of the finest science fiction shorts of recent years, including stories from Arthur C. Clarke, Isaac Asimov, William Gibson, Robert Sheckley, Terry Bisson, Avram Davidson, and Philip K. Dick.

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    Three months after leaving Earth, the URSS Alabama had just achieved cruise velocity when the accident occurred: Leslie Gillis woke up. His first lucid thought was, Thank God, I made it. His next thought was, Something's wrong. Everyone was still asleep. Everyone except himself.

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    A visionary whose writing broke through the boundaries of the science fiction genre, Philip K. Dick is regarded as a major figure of twentieth-century fiction. In 2007, he became the first science fiction writer to be included in the Library of America Series. Set in various dystopian futures, these stories explore such themes as time travel, artificial/alien intelligence, authority, knowledge and the use or control of it, memory, and the frighteningly malleable nature of what we call "reality."

    James says: "Reality questioned brilliantly!"

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    Do we control our destiny, or do unseen forces manipulate us? Ed Fletcher is a real estate agent with a normal life, until one day he leaves the house for work a few minutes later than he should have. He arrives at a terrifying, grey, ash world. Ed rushes home and tells his wife, Ruth, who goes back to the office with him. When they return, everything is normal. But he soon realizes people and objects have subtly changed. Panic-stricken, he runs to a public phone to warn the police, only to have the phone booth ascend heavenward with Fletcher inside....

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    This is a collection of seven contemporary robot tales written by some of today's most acclaimed science fiction authors. A sentient war machine combs a beach for trinkets to create memorials for its fallen comrades in the Hugo Award-winning story, "Tideline", by Elizabeth Bear. In "Balancing Accounts", by James Cambias, a small-time independent robotic space tug is hired by a mysterious client for a voyage between two of Saturn's moons.

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    Seasonally-themed fantasy stories by Peter S. Beagle, all set during his teen years growing up in the Bronx (1950-1954). Each story advances one season and one year at a time, from spring ("The Stickball Witch") to summer ("Mr. McCaslin") to autumn ("The Rock in the Park") to winter ("Marty and the Messenger"), then finally concluding with "The Fifth Season," a beautifully moving story that ties past and future together in a single night.

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    This collection of unabridged readings chronicles the lives of people striving to survive as aliens rule Earth. In James Van Pelt's "How Music Begins", a junior-high school band director struggles to keep the band members' spirits up after they've been shanghaied, by unknown and unseen aliens, and confined to a dormitory and practice auditorium.

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    • By Tanith Lee, Nina Kiriki Hoffman, Esther Friesner, and others
    • Narrated By Susan Anspach, Karesa McElheny, Joe Barrett, and others
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    Are vampires a bloodthirsty menace to mankind? Or simply misunderstood creatures struggling to survive? After hearing these six entertaining stories, you'll be able to decide for yourself. From the horrifying to the humorous, some of today's finest authors share stories about one of the oldest imagined evils, the vampire. From Tanith Lee's chilling story to Esther Friesner's comic tale of rival teens trying to best one another, these stories bring vampires to (un)life, in all their majesty and terror.

    Amanda says: "Repackaged!!"
  • The Double Shadow
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    • Clark Ashton Smith

    The Double Shadow

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    • By Clark Ashton Smith
    • Narrated By Steve Cooper
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    A collection of six stories ranging from contemporary horror to weird alternate-world fantasy, this book is a fascinating introduction and showcase to Smith's decadently jeweled prose. Smith was one of the "big three" classic authors from the legendary pulp magazine Weird Tales (the others being H.P. Lovecraft and Robert E. Howard).

  • Institute of Antiquities: The Secret of the Crystal Balls (Episode 1)
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    • Barbara Goldstein

    Institute of Antiquities: The Secret of the Crystal Balls (Episode 1)

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    • By Barbara Goldstein
    • Narrated By Barbara Goldstein
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    The Institute team gets its first item from the secret warehouse, another crystal ball, and the team discovers the secret of the crystal balls.

    Priscilla says: "Don't buy this"
  • Tales from the Dark River (Dramatized)
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    • Brad Strickland , Lawrence Barker , G. K. Hayes , Michael Anne Lee , Ron N. Butler , Jolie Simmons , Wendy Webb

    Tales from the Dark River (Dramatized)

    • UNABRIDGED (1 hr and 14 mins)
    • By Brad Strickland, Lawrence Barker, G. K. Hayes, and others
    • Narrated By Atlanta Radio Theatre Company
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    There is a river that flows through the misty landscape of imagination, seeping up through the rocky earth high in the Appalachian Mountains. It winds southward through the foothills and the piedmont: It tumbles past the fall line, widens and deepens, and then meanders across the coastal plain until it finally reaches the gulf of Mexico.And all along its length the great river inspires stories to tease listeners into wonder, or send a shiver down their spines.

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  • The Year's Top Ten Tales of Science Fiction
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    • Stephen Baxter

    The Year's Top Ten Tales of Science Fiction

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    • By Stephen Baxter
    • Narrated By Tom Dheere
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    This is an unabridged audio collection of the "best of the best" science fiction prose originally written in 2008 by current and emerging masters of the genre as narrated by top voice talents.

    Tennye says: "Disappointment"
  • The Cure
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    • K. Anderson Yancy

    The Cure

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    • By K. Anderson Yancy
    • Narrated By Don Hohman, Heather Wood, Kevin Yancy, and others
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    On the day of his execution for the murder of his wife - a nanogeneticist ithe midst of developing a medical system that could cure nearly every disease and make death a thing of fables - a man confesses that he did not kill her because he was jealous of her accomplishments, but because her system was not the greatest gift humanity could ever have, but the greatest curse.

  • DELISA: DErivative LIfe SApien
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    • K. Anderson Yancy

    DELISA: DErivative LIfe SApien

    • UNABRIDGED (33 mins)
    • By K. Anderson Yancy
    • Narrated By Alyssa Boyle, Joy Hricko, Michael Hricko, and others
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    When the U.S. Supreme Court determines the fate of genetically engineered beings - whether they're humans or animals - humanity learns that the law is truly a double edged sword. Delisa provides a first glimpse of a problem that does not yet exist, but one day will. we infuse plants with animal DNA, animals with plant DNA. When we start doing it to humans, what do they become?

  • From Beyond
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    • H. P. Lovecraft

    From Beyond

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    • By H. P. Lovecraft
    • Narrated By Kevin Yancy, K. Anderson Yancy
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    A man accepts an invitation from his best friend - Crawford Tillinghast - after a rift in their friendship regarding Crawford's scientific and metaphysical research, to discover Tillinghast has created a device that awakens sensory abilities long dormant in humans after millions, perhaps billions, of years of evolution, allowing us to see and experience all the worlds around us, previously separated from us by our five senses, and he further discovers that Crawford's invitation has an ulterior motive - revenge.

    Gibsonite says: "Avoid Purchasing!"