A few years ago, Audible.com and Microsoft partnered to offer free audiobooks from the Science Fiction series 2000x which were presented by the Hollywood Theatre of the Ear. |
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A Dream of Armaggedon
by H.G. WellsIn 1900, aboard a commuter train, Wells meets a mild-mannered clerk who tells of his nightmare of the future. But is it just a dream? |
approx: 45 minsize: 10.2 MB |
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Vaster than Empires and More Slow
by Ursula K. LeGuinAn expedition of misfits explores a sentient planet. Will they survive its global fear of them? |
approx: 55 minsize: 12.6 MB |
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A Sleep and A Forgetting
by Robert Silverberg Via a new invention, a 21st century linguist gives a pep talk to Genghis Kahn. |
approx: 55 minsize: 12.6 MB |
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"Repent, Harlequin!" Said the Ticktockman
by Harlan EllisonSpec fiction meister Harlan Ellison narrates his own award-winning tale starring Robin Williams, Arte Johnson, and Stefan Rudnicki. The Ticktockman is the time-master who controls this future society. Harlequin is the clownish masked man subverting the Ticktockman's tyranny. Will jelly beans and practical jokes ultimately prevail? |
approx: 35 minsize: 7.70 MB |
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Pillar of Fire
by Ray BradburyWhen the human race has lost its imagination, a corpse rises up in anger planning to destroy the living. |
approx: 50 minsize: 11.3 MB |
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Tomorrow and Tomorrow and Tomorrow
by Kurt VonnegutIn a massively overpopulated America, six generations of the Schwartz family live together in a one-bedroom apartment. Great-Great-Grandpa rules the roost from the master bedroom until someone tries to dilute his Antigerisone. |
approx: 30 minsize: 7.35 MB |