Armageddon 2419 A.D.

The Adventures of Buck Rogers in the 25th Century

De: Philip Francis Nowlan

Narrado por: Scott Reeves

The original Buck Rogers novella from 1928, narrated by science fiction author Scott Reeves.

Mining engineer Anthony Rogers is trapped by a mine collapse and falls into a state of suspended animation due to the presence of radioactive gases. He awakens nearly five hundred years later, to a United States that has been conquered by the Chinese. Using his 20th-century military knowledge, he helps the down-trodden Americans take back their country.

Public Domain (P)2014 Scott Reeves

Not worth listening to...

Unfortunately this book falls very short of something interesting. The reader is ok but doesn't give much In the way of performance. The book itself is just not interesting as it talks about things in the future but then flashbacks to a period prior to when the protagonist is currently in. It just seems to end without and rhyme or reason but that was because the plot just didn't have any meat in it.
I wanted a Buck Rogers Book but I got a watered down Tony Rogers narrative.

Great book. Need another reader.

I do not write reviews but this was one of the first books I read as a kid. Loved it then, still love it now, but the reader has to go. Not sure why they picked this guy. He has no character voices and very boring to listen to.

The book though is great. Definitely worth the read.

Fantastic story, horrible recording.

This story was so good! I really liked all of the scientific descriptions and the fast paced future action. However, the narrator sounds as if he is talking through a tin can for the entire recording. I'm not sure if this was intentional in order to simulate the sound of old school radio dramas, but even so it sounds like crap. This book deserves a better production than this one.

Lacking Depth

I felt as the book itself didn't have much character depth. it's also dated in the sense that this book was written in a time that there was more racisim and contention between world powers.

Reader ruins a good book

What could have made this a 4 or 5-star listening experience for you?

Simple answer is a decent narrator. I'm sorry but the reading is pathetic.

What other book might you compare Armageddon 2419 A.D. to and why?

Sixth Column by Robert Heinlein.

Who would you have cast as narrator instead of Scott Reeves?

Almost any one. Scott Brick, George Guidall...someone.

If you could play editor, what scene or scenes would you have cut from Armageddon 2419 A.D.?

It's hard to say as this is an old Novella and (as noted) the reader destroys almost any enjoyment value to be had.

Any additional comments?

Good book (I read it years ago) EXTREMELY POOR READER.