johnridley (
johnridley) wrote2009-06-30 09:52 pm
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Audiobooks finished
Librivox short scifi collections, volumes 3,4,5,6,9,10 (missed 7 and 8 - the way the MP3 tags are, they're hard to select properly on my player)
Listened to these over the last couple of weeks. There are a number of repeated works in these collections, I only listened to (and list here) the first time they occur. The readings on these is quite spotty; quality ranges from decent to abysmal; a text-to-speech program would have been better in some cases.
Some of the old stuff is kind of interesting; for instance In the Year 2889 by Jules Verne, we've already far surpassed the technology he posits for that year. It does get old if there are too many 19th century pieces together though.
Vol 3:
And All the Earth a Grave by C.C. MacApp
The Big Bounce by Walter S. Tevis
The Dark Door by Alan Edward Nourse
Gambler’s World by Keith Laumer
An Incident on Route 12 by James H. Schmitz
The Repairman by Harry Harrison
Tight Squeeze by Dean Charles Ing
Time and Time Again by H. Beam Piper
Warning from the Stars by Ron Cocking
The White Feather Hex by Don Peterson
Vol 4:
Beyond Pandora by Robert J. Martin
The Infra-Medians by Sewell Peaslee Wright
The Misplaced Battleship by Harry Harrison
Missing Link by Frank Herbert
The Quantum Jump by Robert Wicks
Sodom and Gomorrah, Texas by Raphael Aloysius Lafferty
Stairway To The Stars by Larry Shaw
Traders Risk by Roger Dee
Wizard by Larry M. Harris
Vol 5:
2BR02B by Kurt Vonnegut Jr.
The Burning Bridge by Poul Anderson
Circus by Alan Edward Nourse
Crossroads of Destiny by H. Beam Piper
Egocentric Orbit by John Cory
A Matter of Magnitude by Al Sevcik
Quiet, Please by Kevin Scott
Summit by Mack Reynolds
The Untouchable by Stephen A. Kallis
The Yillian Way by John Keith Laumer
Vol 6:
Accidental Death by Peter Baily
…After a Few Words… by Randall Garrett
The Diamond Maker by H. G. Wells
Flight From Tomorrow by H. Beam Piper
In the Year 2889 by Jules Verne
The Measure of a Man by Randall Garrett
Micromegas by Voltaire
The Sky Trap by Frank Belknap Long
Test Rocket by Jack Douglas
Vol 9:
The Cosmic Express by Jack Williamson
The Day Time Stopped Moving by Bradner Buckner
Earthmen Bearing Gifts by Fredric Brown
Impact by Irving E. Cox
Longevity by Therese Windser
The Measure of a Man by Randall Garrett
No Moving Parts by Murray F. Yaco
The Nothing Equation by Tom Godwin
The Stoker and the Stars by Algis Budrys
Vol 10:
As Long as You Wish by John O’Keefe
The Coming of the Ice by G. Peyton Wertenbaker
The Eternal Wall by Raymond Z. Gallun
The K Factor by Harry Harrison
Lease To Doomsday by Lee Archer
…Or Your Money Back by Gordon Randall Garrett
Question of Comfort by Les Collins
Solander’s Radio Tomb by Ellis Parker Butler
Star Mother by Robert F. Young
Story of the Late Mr Elvesham by H.G. Wells
Listened to these over the last couple of weeks. There are a number of repeated works in these collections, I only listened to (and list here) the first time they occur. The readings on these is quite spotty; quality ranges from decent to abysmal; a text-to-speech program would have been better in some cases.
Some of the old stuff is kind of interesting; for instance In the Year 2889 by Jules Verne, we've already far surpassed the technology he posits for that year. It does get old if there are too many 19th century pieces together though.
Vol 3:
And All the Earth a Grave by C.C. MacApp
The Big Bounce by Walter S. Tevis
The Dark Door by Alan Edward Nourse
Gambler’s World by Keith Laumer
An Incident on Route 12 by James H. Schmitz
The Repairman by Harry Harrison
Tight Squeeze by Dean Charles Ing
Time and Time Again by H. Beam Piper
Warning from the Stars by Ron Cocking
The White Feather Hex by Don Peterson
Vol 4:
Beyond Pandora by Robert J. Martin
The Infra-Medians by Sewell Peaslee Wright
The Misplaced Battleship by Harry Harrison
Missing Link by Frank Herbert
The Quantum Jump by Robert Wicks
Sodom and Gomorrah, Texas by Raphael Aloysius Lafferty
Stairway To The Stars by Larry Shaw
Traders Risk by Roger Dee
Wizard by Larry M. Harris
Vol 5:
2BR02B by Kurt Vonnegut Jr.
The Burning Bridge by Poul Anderson
Circus by Alan Edward Nourse
Crossroads of Destiny by H. Beam Piper
Egocentric Orbit by John Cory
A Matter of Magnitude by Al Sevcik
Quiet, Please by Kevin Scott
Summit by Mack Reynolds
The Untouchable by Stephen A. Kallis
The Yillian Way by John Keith Laumer
Vol 6:
Accidental Death by Peter Baily
…After a Few Words… by Randall Garrett
The Diamond Maker by H. G. Wells
Flight From Tomorrow by H. Beam Piper
In the Year 2889 by Jules Verne
The Measure of a Man by Randall Garrett
Micromegas by Voltaire
The Sky Trap by Frank Belknap Long
Test Rocket by Jack Douglas
Vol 9:
The Cosmic Express by Jack Williamson
The Day Time Stopped Moving by Bradner Buckner
Earthmen Bearing Gifts by Fredric Brown
Impact by Irving E. Cox
Longevity by Therese Windser
The Measure of a Man by Randall Garrett
No Moving Parts by Murray F. Yaco
The Nothing Equation by Tom Godwin
The Stoker and the Stars by Algis Budrys
Vol 10:
As Long as You Wish by John O’Keefe
The Coming of the Ice by G. Peyton Wertenbaker
The Eternal Wall by Raymond Z. Gallun
The K Factor by Harry Harrison
Lease To Doomsday by Lee Archer
…Or Your Money Back by Gordon Randall Garrett
Question of Comfort by Les Collins
Solander’s Radio Tomb by Ellis Parker Butler
Star Mother by Robert F. Young
Story of the Late Mr Elvesham by H.G. Wells