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Short Fiction ✨ By Robert Sheckley FULL Audiobook
Short Fiction. By Robert Sheckley FULL Audiobook
"Short Fiction" by Robert Sheckley is a collection of science fiction stories that showcases the wit, creativity, and thought-provoking concepts of this prolific writer. Although Sheckley may be less known today, he was a giant in his time, nominated for both the Hugo and Nebula awards. His stories blend serious themes with comedic elements, leaving a lasting impression on readers.
Here are some highlights from this captivating anthology:
1. “Watchbird”: In this prescient tale, Sheckley explores the idea of detecting murder before it occurs. Three years before Philip K. Dick’s “The Minority Report,” Sheckley introduces a world where watchbirds prevent crimes by identifying potential killers.
2. “Ask a Foolish Question”: Twenty-six years before Douglas Adams’ The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy, Sheckley presents an all-knowing Answerer. People seek answers to life’s ultimate questions, and the Answerer responds. But what if the answer isn’t what they expected?
3. “A Strange but Familiar Country”: Set in a mysterious land, this story delves into the complexities of identity and memory. What happens when you encounter a place that feels both familiar and alien?
4. “A Supplicant in Space”: A thought-provoking exploration of faith and belief. When a supplicant seeks answers from an extraterrestrial being, the encounter challenges their worldview.
5. “A Thief in Time”: Sheckley weaves time travel into a thrilling narrative. A thief discovers a way to steal from the past, but the consequences are far-reaching.
6. “A Ticket to Tranai”: Imagine a world where you can buy a ticket to any destination-real or fictional. But what if the journey takes an unexpected turn?
Sheckley’s writing style is both humorous and stylistically rich. He crafts English exceptionally well, earning praise from fellow writers like Douglas Adams and Kingsley Amis. His stories transcend traditional science fiction boundaries, touching on philosophy, morality, and the human condition.
This collection includes all of Sheckley’s public domain short fiction, ordered by the date of first publication. Dive into these imaginative worlds and experience the genius of Robert Sheckley-a master storyteller who continues to inspire readers across generations..
More: science fiction, humor, short stories
satire, absurdity, imaginative
witty, twists, unexpected
quirky, eccentric, speculative
irony, surreal, clever
00:00:00 Final Examination
00:48:14 Proof of the Pudding
01:06:55 Warrior Race
01:34:26 Cost of Living
01:56:41 The Leech
02:35:21 Writing Class
02:41:38 Watchbird
03:31:01 Ask a Foolish Question
03:50:36 Warm
04:11:11 Diplomatic Immunity
04:56:56 The Hour of Battle
05:10:50 Beside Still Waters
05:19:45 Keep Your Shape
06:00:42 One Man’s Poison
06:32:17 Death Wish
06:56:07 Forever
07:18:44 The Sweeper of Loray
07:49:29 Prospector’s Special
08:46:50 Meeting of the Minds
"Short Fiction" by Robert Sheckley is a collection of science fiction stories that showcases the wit, creativity, and thought-provoking concepts of this prolific writer. Although Sheckley may be less known today, he was a giant in his time, nominated for both the Hugo and Nebula awards. His stories blend serious themes with comedic elements, leaving a lasting impression on readers.
Here are some highlights from this captivating anthology:
1. “Watchbird”: In this prescient tale, Sheckley explores the idea of detecting murder before it occurs. Three years before Philip K. Dick’s “The Minority Report,” Sheckley introduces a world where watchbirds prevent crimes by identifying potential killers.
2. “Ask a Foolish Question”: Twenty-six years before Douglas Adams’ The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy, Sheckley presents an all-knowing Answerer. People seek answers to life’s ultimate questions, and the Answerer responds. But what if the answer isn’t what they expected?
3. “A Strange but Familiar Country”: Set in a mysterious land, this story delves into the complexities of identity and memory. What happens when you encounter a place that feels both familiar and alien?
4. “A Supplicant in Space”: A thought-provoking exploration of faith and belief. When a supplicant seeks answers from an extraterrestrial being, the encounter challenges their worldview.
5. “A Thief in Time”: Sheckley weaves time travel into a thrilling narrative. A thief discovers a way to steal from the past, but the consequences are far-reaching.
6. “A Ticket to Tranai”: Imagine a world where you can buy a ticket to any destination-real or fictional. But what if the journey takes an unexpected turn?
Sheckley’s writing style is both humorous and stylistically rich. He crafts English exceptionally well, earning praise from fellow writers like Douglas Adams and Kingsley Amis. His stories transcend traditional science fiction boundaries, touching on philosophy, morality, and the human condition.
This collection includes all of Sheckley’s public domain short fiction, ordered by the date of first publication. Dive into these imaginative worlds and experience the genius of Robert Sheckley-a master storyteller who continues to inspire readers across generations..
More: science fiction, humor, short stories
satire, absurdity, imaginative
witty, twists, unexpected
quirky, eccentric, speculative
irony, surreal, clever
00:00:00 Final Examination
00:48:14 Proof of the Pudding
01:06:55 Warrior Race
01:34:26 Cost of Living
01:56:41 The Leech
02:35:21 Writing Class
02:41:38 Watchbird
03:31:01 Ask a Foolish Question
03:50:36 Warm
04:11:11 Diplomatic Immunity
04:56:56 The Hour of Battle
05:10:50 Beside Still Waters
05:19:45 Keep Your Shape
06:00:42 One Man’s Poison
06:32:17 Death Wish
06:56:07 Forever
07:18:44 The Sweeper of Loray
07:49:29 Prospector’s Special
08:46:50 Meeting of the Minds
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Very good video, with clear subtitles. As for me as old guy - perfect.
Thanks a lot:
Superb. Is not possible to make also Pan Wołodyjowski in same mode? I would be grateful.
I enjoyed this for the most part it's something that I have been trying to find for a little while so I appreciate the upload. However, it sounds like there are a couple words that did not get read correctly, possibly due to small or irregular font, which is common with old books
Are parts 2/4 and 3/4 available anywhere else? Some people end up having to put their things on platforms like Vimeo.
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Best novel that I've ever read,
greetings
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Ignore bookmark: 2:53:09 3:15:39
Thank you for posting this❤
A very poor AI reader.
Beautiful book!
Saw the movie THE BLACK ARROW
It takes too long to get going. too much time spent on trivial minutia.
Find that it sounds better when read by actors rather then a computer voice.g
Keep moving forward. You will raise 10 to 20 Million dollars by 2027. Fidel Ricardo M Thomas.
0 7 ( 10th January 2025 ) On Track, On Point, On Time. 10: 45 am. Vancouver Time.
Salute.....
Thank you so much for this gem! 💎
You're so welcome!
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Please put the other two on here
They were online until about two months ago. They were removed due to third party requests - although the text is in public domain in Australia, Canada, EU but not yet in US (and we can't restrict the distribution on YT). The audio is our own and we provide it for free. Sorry about the situation.
the Romans DIDN'T HAVE a soft "C" sound, they had "S" and "K" so "Caesarea" is KAI-ser-ee-a", not "SEE-ser-ee-a" AI is as dumb as the average person EMBRACE THE FUTURE but this is not it.
Thanks. Although i'm not a robot, i've always pronounced in English "See-sar" and "See-sa-reea" :)
After lessoning to part's 1 and 2. This body of work will impress upon anyone the possibility of Atlantis. I encourage you to watch the documentary "The Atlantis Puzzle!" Whatever conclusion one may discern by these two hypothesis about Atlantis. It can't be denied that; forgotten or unknown cultures and civilizations have been discovered!
This AI is excruciatingly painfully exasperating to listen to. Makes me feel like expressing myself with 4 letter words. At least it pronounces Tarzan's name correctly.
I can't unwind
It’s not the original text at all. Not even a bad translation, it’s fake. Compare yourself, check any other translation.
It looks like AI is the future for Audio Book reading's ho hum. Ivon hoe by Sir walter scott audio books
Where are parts 2/4 and 3/4?
I've been looking too! Very irritating to not be able to find them 😔
They were online until about two months ago. They were removed due to third party requests - although the text is in public domain in Australia, Canada, EU but not yet in US (and we can't restrict the distribution on YT). The audio is our own and we provide it for free. Sorry about the situation.
Thank you so much, I really appreciate it. I want to read it, but I have a lot of other books and articles to go through. The best way for me is to listen to it, so thank you again for this effort
The book is narrated by John Dowell, an American who is married to Florence Hurlbird Dowell, an AI
holy cow, if i only knew, if only someone would tell me why! i respect the attraction of opposites, i say that in honesty, and i wish you all the best, sincerly, your voice was serine and ensenguing, but why would you pick the last book in the world that our creating god, by will or way of nature, has made you suited to? you see, the plum pie book was never published in audible form, you know, as an audiobook on cd or tape or digital file. so therefore you gave me hope when i saw you on google, hope to say farewell to ukridge and run in the opposite direction before pounces and touch me for a fiver. there is so many like you let lose on audible, standing in the way of the art itself and giving offense as well as a distinct odor of something gone wrong with the drains, holy shoot, do you sound like ukridge? god bless you and stay strong, brother, and stop doing this shit, how dare you enter the domain of jonathan cecil? oh well, piece, fiend! love from norway! and may your godgiven voice never be seen to be heard in light of day reading loud from wodehouse ever again, a slight cold in the head on both your houses
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Study the Quran as well as the blBible and submit yourself to our Creator ☝️
Eric Dubay brought me here. I've been greatly interested in the topic of the archaic flat earth since December 2023.
cool
Dang. It's AI.😑
I take this as truth.
A lot of nothing
Thank you!
Thank you
Beautiful writing
even if she was highly selective in points of evidence ,its actually quite interesting as a hypothesis that the iquisitors actually sought for smth rather than nothing at all
Thank You for sharing this Wisdom from Annie Besant!!! 🙏🏾
You are so welcome
Got excited finding this audio book. 5 seconds in turned it off. AI doesnt work with this book at all.
I feel uncomfortable having AI dictate something to me that I want to enjoy and image about… I feel unsafe letting AI take me to my special place
Thank you, I appreciate you! Thank you thank you!
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Adore this but need real reader😂❤
picture is of the other mary tudor