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Throughout the history of storytelling, we humans have been curious about the possibility of worlds beyond Earth and its inhabitants. Thanks to our endless fascination with extraterrestrial life, there is a mountain of literature, from novels to memoirs, exploring the potential outcomes of interacting with creatures from other planets. Without further ado, here are 20 of our favorite listens about alien life.
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The Science Fiction Hall of Fame, Vol. 1, 1929-1964
- The Greatest Science Fiction Stories of All Time Chosen by the Members of the Science Fiction Writers of America
- By: Robert A. Heinlein, Arthur C. Clarke, Isaac Asimov, and others
- Narrated by: Oliver Wyman, L. J. Ganser, Richard Ferrone
- Length: 28 hrs and 10 mins
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This book contains 26 of the greatest science fiction stories ever written. They represent the considered verdict of the Science Fiction Writers of America....
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CHAPTER LIST to Help Find Stories
- By Lance on 06-07-18
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The Science Fiction Hall of Fame, Vol. 1, 1929-1964
- The Greatest Science Fiction Stories of All Time Chosen by the Members of the Science Fiction Writers of America
- Narrated by: Oliver Wyman, L. J. Ganser, Richard Ferrone
- Length: 28 hrs and 10 mins
- Release date: 12-19-17
- Language: English
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Rendezvous with Rama
- By: Arthur C. Clarke
- Narrated by: Peter Ganim, Robert J. Sawyer - introduction
- Length: 9 hrs and 4 mins
- Unabridged
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At first, only a few things are known about the celestial object that astronomers dub Rama. It is huge, weighing more than ten trillion tons....
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Domo Arigato Mr. Roboto
- By Fredrik Pettersen on 08-03-09
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Rendezvous with Rama
- Narrated by: Peter Ganim, Robert J. Sawyer - introduction
- Series: Rama, Book 1
- Length: 9 hrs and 4 mins
- Release date: 10-28-08
- Language: English
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The Collected Stories of Arthur C. Clarke
- By: Arthur C. Clarke
- Narrated by: Ralph Lister, Ray Porter, Jonathan Davis
- Length: 51 hrs and 4 mins
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From early work through classic stories and all the way to later work, this comprehensive short story collection encapsulates one of the great science fiction careers of all time....
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List of stories from
- By KW Charlie on 09-15-16
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The Collected Stories of Arthur C. Clarke
- Narrated by: Ralph Lister, Ray Porter, Jonathan Davis
- Length: 51 hrs and 4 mins
- Release date: 08-16-16
- Language: English
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Childhood's End
- By: Arthur C. Clarke
- Narrated by: Eric Michael Summerer, Robert J. Sawyer - introduction
- Length: 7 hrs and 43 mins
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The Overlords appeared suddenly over every city - intellectually, technologically, and militarily superior to humankind....
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Food for Thought
- By Kindle Customer on 11-17-08
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Childhood's End
- Narrated by: Eric Michael Summerer, Robert J. Sawyer - introduction
- Length: 7 hrs and 43 mins
- Release date: 10-28-08
- Language: English
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2001
- A Space Odyssey
- By: Arthur C. Clarke
- Narrated by: Dick Hill
- Length: 6 hrs and 42 mins
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From the savannas of Africa at the dawn of mankind to the rings of Saturn as man adventures to the outer rim of our solar system, 2001: A Space Odyssey is a journey unlike any other....
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The Movie Makes More Sense Now
- By Douglas on 12-10-08
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2001
- A Space Odyssey
- Narrated by: Dick Hill
- Series: Space Odyssey Series, Book 1
- Length: 6 hrs and 42 mins
- Release date: 04-29-08
- Language: English
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Time's Eye
- A Time Odyssey, Book 1
- By: Stephen Baxter, Arthur C. Clarke
- Narrated by: John Lee
- Length: 11 hrs and 37 mins
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For eons, Earth has been under observation by the Firstborn, beings almost as old as the universe itself....
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I expected better from these two
- By Kennet on 06-04-08
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Time's Eye
- A Time Odyssey, Book 1
- Narrated by: John Lee
- Series: Time Odyssey, Book 1
- Length: 11 hrs and 37 mins
- Release date: 04-08-08
- Language: English
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Firstborn
- A Time Odyssey, Book 3
- By: Stephen Baxter, Arthur C. Clarke
- Narrated by: John Lee
- Length: 11 hrs and 46 mins
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Twenty-seven years later, the Firstborn are back....
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Is this the end of the series? (Potential Spoiler)
- By Gregory A. on 02-09-16
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Firstborn
- A Time Odyssey, Book 3
- Narrated by: John Lee
- Series: Time Odyssey, Book 3
- Length: 11 hrs and 46 mins
- Release date: 06-04-08
- Language: English
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The Hammer of God
- By: Arthur C. Clarke
- Narrated by: Jonathan Davis
- Length: 34 mins
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The Hammer of God was first published in the Sept. 28, 1992 issue of Time....
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Short and Sweet. A Grand Adventure - tiny package.
- By Andy on 03-03-18
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The Hammer of God
- Narrated by: Jonathan Davis
- Length: 34 mins
- Release date: 08-16-16
- Language: English
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Rama revelada [Rama Revealed]
- La aventura final del ciclo de Rama (Serie Rama 4) [The Final Adventure of the Rama Cycle (Rama Series, Book 4)]
- By: Arthur C. Clarke, Gentry Lee
- Narrated by: Luis Posada
- Length: 24 hrs and 15 mins
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Secuela final de la novela de ciencia ficción Cita con Rama. El desenlace esperado por muchos lectores para conocer, finalmente, todo sobre la nave Rama....
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Rama revelada [Rama Revealed]
- La aventura final del ciclo de Rama (Serie Rama 4) [The Final Adventure of the Rama Cycle (Rama Series, Book 4)]
- Narrated by: Luis Posada
- Series: Rama [Spanish], Book 4
- Length: 24 hrs and 15 mins
- Release date: 01-11-24
- Language: Spanish
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Childhood's End
- By: Arthur C. Clarke
- Narrated by: Greg Wagland
- Length: 8 hrs and 7 mins
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When the silent spacecraft arrived and took the light from the world, no one knew what to expect....
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Best Sci Fi Ever
- By Joao Reis on 10-23-19
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Childhood's End
- Narrated by: Greg Wagland
- Length: 8 hrs and 7 mins
- Release date: 03-17-16
- Language: English
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The Last Theorem
- A Novel
- By: Frederik Pohl, Arthur C. Clarke
- Narrated by: Mark Bramhall
- Length: 12 hrs and 36 mins
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Two of science fiction’s most renowned writers join forces for a storytelling sensation. The Last Theorem is a story of one man’s mathematical obsession, and a celebration of the human spirit and the scientific method....
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2 master writers=1 great story
- By Gary on 12-27-13
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The Last Theorem
- A Novel
- Narrated by: Mark Bramhall
- Length: 12 hrs and 36 mins
- Release date: 09-16-08
- Language: English
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The Garden of Rama
- Rama Series, Book 3
- By: Arthur C. Clarke, Gentry Lee
- Narrated by: Toby Longworth, Louise Jameson
- Length: 17 hrs and 10 mins
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In the year 2130 a mysterious spaceship, Rama, arrived in the solar system. It was huge, but empty - apparently abandoned....
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Great book, narrator change after 1st 3rd
- By A. Ainsworth on 06-27-18
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The Garden of Rama
- Rama Series, Book 3
- Narrated by: Toby Longworth, Louise Jameson
- Series: Rama, Book 3
- Length: 17 hrs and 10 mins
- Release date: 08-15-14
- Language: English
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A Meeting with Medusa
- By: Arthur C. Clarke
- Narrated by: Jonathan Davis
- Length: 1 hr and 59 mins
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"A Meeting with Medusa" was first published in the December 1971 issue of Playboy....
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Prelude for the Reynolds / Baxter collaboration
- By Michael G Kurilla on 02-28-17
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A Meeting with Medusa
- Narrated by: Jonathan Davis
- Length: 1 hr and 59 mins
- Release date: 08-16-16
- Language: English
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More of the Best of Science Fiction and Fantasy
- By: Orson Scott Card, Arthur C. Clarke, Karen Joy Fowler, and others
- Narrated by: Roddy McDowall, Terry Farrell, Wil Wheaton, and others
- Length: 5 hrs and 54 mins
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Who better to narrate today's best science-fiction stories than today's favorite science-fiction stars? This exciting collection features many....
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Just one complaint
- By John R. Galloway Jr. on 02-29-08
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More of the Best of Science Fiction and Fantasy
- Narrated by: Roddy McDowall, Terry Farrell, Wil Wheaton, other stars of
- Length: 5 hrs and 54 mins
- Release date: 12-15-99
- Language: English
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Rama II
- Rama Series, Book 2
- By: Arthur C. Clarke
- Narrated by: Toby Longworth
- Length: 15 hrs and 21 mins
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The sequel to Rendezvous with Rama: the only SF novel to sweep all SF awards and one of the best sellers of all time....
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Boring
- By Wanita on 08-04-14
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Rama II
- Rama Series, Book 2
- Narrated by: Toby Longworth
- Series: Rama, Book 2
- Length: 15 hrs and 21 mins
- Release date: 07-18-14
- Language: English
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Favorite Science Fiction Stories
- Volume 3
- By: Isaac Asimov, Arthur C. Clarke, Frank Herbert, and others
- Narrated by: Emmett Casey, Ran Alan Ricard, Pat Bottino, and others
- Length: 15 hrs and 34 mins
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The biggest collection yet of favorite sci-fi stories.....
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Public Domain
- By Jim "The Impatient" on 06-18-11
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Favorite Science Fiction Stories
- Volume 3
- Narrated by: Emmett Casey, Ran Alan Ricard, Pat Bottino, Kevin Killavey, Jim Roberts, Cindy Hardin Killavey
- Series: Favorite Science Fiction Stories, Book 3
- Length: 15 hrs and 34 mins
- Release date: 01-28-11
- Language: English
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The City and the Stars
- By: Arthur C. Clarke
- Narrated by: Geoffrey T. Williams
- Length: 8 hrs and 32 mins
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Diaspar is Earth's last city - surrounded by deserts, on a world where the oceans have long since dried up. It is a domed, isolated, technological marvel....
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A Classic
- By Jim "The Impatient" on 12-10-11
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The City and the Stars
- Narrated by: Geoffrey T. Williams
- Length: 8 hrs and 32 mins
- Release date: 09-15-09
- Language: English
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The Case for Mars
- The Plan to Settle the Red Planet and Why We Must
- By: Robert Zubrin, Richard Wagner, Arthur C. Clarke - Foreword
- Narrated by: Sean Runnette
- Length: 14 hrs and 31 mins
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Since the beginning of human history Mars has been an alluring dream - the stuff of legends, gods, and mystery. The planet most like ours, it has still been thought impossible to reach, let alone explore and inhabit. Now with the advent of a revolutionary new plan, all this has changed....
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Compelling
- By Michael D. Busch on 04-16-18
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The Case for Mars
- The Plan to Settle the Red Planet and Why We Must
- Narrated by: Sean Runnette
- Length: 14 hrs and 31 mins
- Release date: 02-13-18
- Language: English
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2061: Odyssey Three
- By: Arthur C. Clarke
- Narrated by: Scott Brick
- Length: 7 hrs
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Heywood Floyd, survivor of two previous encounters with the mysterious monloiths, must again confront Dave Bowman, HAL, and an alien race....
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Great Story with one BIG Problem
- By Brian on 11-05-12
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2061: Odyssey Three
- Narrated by: Scott Brick
- Series: Space Odyssey Series, Book 3
- Length: 7 hrs
- Release date: 06-12-12
- Language: English
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Sunstorm
- A Time Odyssey, Book 2
- By: Stephen Baxter, Arthur C. Clarke
- Narrated by: John Lee
- Length: 10 hrs and 29 mins
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Returned to the Earth of 2037 by the Firstborn, mysterious beings of almost limitless technological prowess, Bisesa Dutt is haunted by the memories of her five years spent on the strange alternate Earth....
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Educated people won't War?
- By Jim "The Impatient" on 02-05-13
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Sunstorm
- A Time Odyssey, Book 2
- Narrated by: John Lee
- Series: Time Odyssey, Book 2
- Length: 10 hrs and 29 mins
- Release date: 06-04-08
- Language: English
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