SciFi Audiobooks II
  
  Plus 'Children of the Corn' by Stephen King

and other fantases.


E:\SciFi Audiobooks II
Hothouse 1.5 by Brian Aldiss
Hothouse 2.5 
Hothouse 3.5 
Hothouse 4.5 
Hothouse 5.5 
******In this science fiction classic, we are transported millions of years from now, 
to the boughs of a colossal banyan tree that covers one face of the globe. The last 
remnants of humanity are fighting for survival, terrorised by the carnivorous plants 
and the grotesque insect life.The Sun is about to go Nova. Earth and Moon have 
ceased their axial rotation and present one face continuously to the sun. 
The bright side of Earth is covered with carnivorous forest. This is the Age of vegetables. 
Gren and his lady - not to mention the tummybelly men - journey to the even more terrifying 
Dark side. 
One of Aldiss' most famous and long-enduring novels, fast moving, packed with brilliant imagery.
 2 1/2 hours 





Franz Kafka - Metamorphosis 1 of 5 
Franz Kafka - Metamorphosis 2 of 5 
Franz Kafka - Metamorphosis 3 of 5 
Franz Kafka - Metamorphosis 4 of 5 
Franz Kafka - Metamorphosis 5 of 5 
******a parable about a humble, industrious man, who on waking one morning 
finds himself transformed into a gigantic insect.



A Dream Of Armageddon by H. G. Wells 1.2 
A Dream Of Armageddon by H. G. Wells 2.2 
******This tale describes a disturbing vision of the future 
  and carries a powerful anti-war message



Before Eden by Arthur C Clarke  
******Scientists stationed on Venus battle to find signs of life - 
  but what about the impact of their quest? 





Children of the Corn 1.3 by Stephen King
Children of the Corn 2.3  
Children of the Corn 3.3  
******When a young couple find themselves stranded in an isolated community in 
Nebraska they discover that all the towns adults have been slaughtered by a 
religious cult of twisted children who worship a cornfield diety. Can they escape?




Man in His Time 1.2 by Brian Aldiss
Man in His Time 2.2 
******Brian Aldiss's award-winning story about space travel 
  and how it affects life back home


Methuselah's Children 1.6 
Methuselah's Children 2.6 
Methuselah's Children 3.6 
Methuselah's Children 4.6 
Methuselah's Children 5.6 
Methuselah's Children 6.6 
******The Howard Families were the product of a genetic experiment, an interbreeding 
programme which had produced one hundred thousand people with an average life 
expectancy of a century and a half. Now, at last, their existence was known on earth, 
and the entire world demanded to share the "secret" of eternal youth. "It is contrary to 
our customs to permit scientific knowledge to be held as a monopoly for the few" was 
what the expert said and it wasn't long before members of the Howard Families were the 
victims of vicious crime. This dramatic and frighteningly believable novel is a welcome 
addition to the oeuvre of a brilliant science-fiction writer.


Ordeal in Space by Robert Heinlein
******


Red Dwarf - 1.4 - (Infinity Welcomes Careful Drivers) by Grant Naylor
Red Dwarf - 2.4 
Red Dwarf - 3.4 
Red Dwarf - 4.4 
******One of the funniest, most glorious science fiction experiences to come along 
since Douglas Adams' Hitchhiker's series, Red Dwarf is a monumental British bestseller 
and the hilarious BBC-TV hit currently syndicated in 35 U.S. markets. After a pub crawl 
birthday celebration, Lister comes to his senses aboard a city-sized spaceship that's 
headed back to Earth--three million years in the future


Song of the Silencer by Brian Aldiss
******Man plays God, causing galactic disaster, in this chilling sci-fi tale.



Faabulous Journeys:
1. The Door in the Wall by HG Wells
Is Lionel Wallace brave enough to turn his back on the world he knows for a better life?

2. Fifty Cents by James P Blaylock and Tim Powers
Time and chance play tricks on George Lyle's Arizona desert drive

3. The Faery Handbag by HG Wells
A distraught young woman has lost both her boyfriend and grandmother to a magical bag. 

4. If At First by Peter F Hamilton
A diligent policeman discovers how a multi-millionaire businessman beats his rivals.


The Last Days of Shandakor 1.2 by Leigh Brackett
The Last Days of Shandakor 2.2  
******An epic space adventure written in which Mars is portrayed as a dying planet 
where desperate Earthmen compete with the last Martians and other alien races for 
lost knowledge and hidden power.

Arthur C. Clarke - All the Time in the World (BBC short story) 
Arthur C. Clarke - The Parasite (BBC short story)  





Harlan Ellison - Grail 1 of 2 (read by Harlan Ellison)  
Harlan Ellison - Grail 2 of 2  
Harlan Ellison - I Am Looking for Kadak  
Harlan Ellison -  "Repent, Harlequin!" said the Ticktockman
Harlan Ellison - Soldier 1 of 2 
Harlan Ellison - Soldier 2 of 2 
Harlan Ellison - The Time of the Eye  
Harlan Ellison - A Boy and His Dog pt.1 
Harlan Ellison - A Boy and His Dog pt.2 
Harlan Ellison - A Boy and His Dog pt.3 
******Harlan Ellison has won more awards for imaginative literature than any other 
living author, but only aficionados of Ellison's singular work have been aware of 
another of his passions ... he is a great oral interpreter of his stories. His recordings 
have been difficult to obtain ... by his choice. In 1999, for the first time, he was lured 
into the studio to record this stunning retrospective. 
Contents include: an original introduction; 
I Have No Mouth, and I Must Scream; 
"Repent, Harlequin!" said the Ticktockman; 
The Time of the Eye; 
and A Boy and His Dog (source of the cult motion picture). 
This recording is the winner of the International Horror Writers Bram Stoker Award 
for outstanding non-print media.



The Sea Raiders by HG Wells.  
******Monsters from the deep terrorise the coast of Devon.


The Lunar Effect - S01 - E01 - The Cycle  
The Lunar Effect - S01 - E02 - The Boy By The Light Of The Moon
The Lunar Effect - S01 - E03 - She Often Walked At Night 
The Lunar Effect - S01 - E04 - Scavengers 
The Lunar Effect - S01 - E05 - The Hiring Fair
******Five stories where something spooky and unexpectant happens 
under the glare of a full moon


Brave New World - 01 of 10 
Brave New World - 02 of 10 
Brave New World - 03 of 10 
Brave New World - 04 of 10 
Brave New World - 05 of 10 
Brave New World - 06 of 10 
Brave New World - 07 of 10 
Brave New World - 08 of 10 
Brave New World - 09 of 10 
Brave New World - 10 of 10
******Human beings, graded from intellectuals to manual workers, hatched from incubators 
and brought up in communal nurseries, learn by conditioning to accept their social destiny. 
The story develops around an unorthodox AlphaPlus, who visits a New Mexican Reservation 
and brings a savage back to London.



Brian Aldiss Presents
******Britain's leading sci-fi exponent presents his favourite stories:

1. Imposter
Philip K Dick'
s tale of paranoia is read by Peter Marinker.
******Spence Olham is confronted by a colleague and accused of being an android 
impostor designed to sabotage Earth’s defences. The impostor’s ship was damaged 
and has crashed just outside the city. The android is supposed to detonate a planet 
destroying bomb on the utterance of a deadly code phrase. Olham must escape and 
prove his innocence, providing he is actually Spence Olham. 
First published in Astounding magazine’s June 1953 issue. 


2. Prott
Margaret St Clair's telepathic horror read by Catherine Cusack.

3. Anomalies
The moon jumps orbit in Gregory Benford's tale read by Peter Marinker.

4. The Cage
How to prove you're rational. Bertram Chandler's story read by Catherine Cusack.

5. Beef plus Sole Solution
The sci-fi author's own futuristic meaty tale, plus Eric Frank Russell's story of scientific creation. 
Read by Peter Marinker.



Isaac Asimov - Gimmicks Three and Light Verse
*****Two witty tales by master sci-fi storyteller Isaac Asimov. 
  Hell dimensions, time travel and robots 
 are on the menu.




We Can Remember It for You Wholesale by Philip K. Dick - 1 of 2
We Can Remember It for You Wholesale - 2 of 2
******Douglas Quail, a simple and ordinary man, wishes to visit Mars. Unable to 
afford it,he visits a company, Rekal, Incorporated, that offers implanted memories 
("extra-factual memory"). The attempt to implant some racy Mars memories of Quail 
as a secret agent reveals that Quail actually is an undercover government assassin 
with a mind full of dangerous secrets. The Rekal staff quickly get Quail out of their 
office; he heads home and finds certain physical evidence to support his new old 
memories. The government initially seeks his death but instead Quail manages to 
make a deal. 

He returns to Rekal to have his Mars memories once more suppressed, and is offered 
by way of compensation a set of heroic wish-fulfillment false memories. The Rekal staff 
begin the memory-implanting procedure — and uncover a different and older set of 
suppressed memories revealing that the unbelievable memories they are about to insert 
are already there and are true.
The plot was loosely adapted into the 1990 film Total Recall, starring Arnold Schwarzenegger. 




Terry Pratchett's - Nation - 01 of 08  
Terry Pratchett's - Nation - 02 of 08  
Terry Pratchett's - Nation - 03 of 08  
Terry Pratchett's - Nation - 04 of 08  
Terry Pratchett's - Nation - 05 of 08  
Terry Pratchett's - Nation - 06 of 08  
Terry Pratchett's - Nation - 07 of 08  
Terry Pratchett's - Nation - 08 of 08 
******Finding himself alone on a desert island when everything and everyone he knows 
and loved has been washed away in a huge storm, Mau is the last surviving member 
of his nation. He's also completely alone - or so he thinks until he finds the ghost girl. 
She has no toes, wears strange lacy trousers like the grandfather bird and gives him 
a stick which can make fire. Daphne, sole survivor of the wreck of the Sweet Judy, 
almost immediately regrets trying to shoot the native boy. Thank goodness the powder 
was wet and the gun only produced a spark. She's certain her father, distant cousin 
of the Royal family, will come and rescue her but it seems, for now, all she has for company 
is the boy and the foul-mouthed ship's parrot. As it happens, they are not alone for long.
Other survivors start to arrive to take refuge on the island they all call the Nation and then 
raiders accompanied by murderous mutineers from the Sweet Judy. Together, Mau and Daphne 
discover some remarkable things - including how to milk a pig and why spitting in beer is 
a good thing - and start to forge a new Nation.




2001 A Space Odyssey 01 
2001 A Space Odyssey 10 
2001 A Space Odyssey 2  
2001 A Space Odyssey 3  
2001 A Space Odyssey 4  
2001 A Space Odyssey 5  
2001 A Space Odyssey 6  
2001 A Space Odyssey 7  
2001 A Space Odyssey 8  
2001 A Space Odyssey 9  
******On the moon an enigma is uncovered. So great are the implications 
of the discovery that, for the first time, men are sent out deep into the solar 
system. But before they can reach their destination, 
things begin to go wrong. Horribly wrong.




 Planet Of The Apes - 01 of 05 
Planet Of The Apes - 02 of 05 
Planet Of The Apes - 03 of 05 
Planet Of The Apes - 04 of 05 
Planet Of The Apes - 05 of 05 
******In the not-too-distant future, three astronauts land on what appears to be 
a planet just like Earth, with lush forests, a temperate climate, and breathable air. 
But while it appears to be a paradise, nothing is what it seems.

They soon discover the terrifying truth: On this world humans are savage beasts, 
and apes rule as their civilized masters. In an ironic novel of nonstop action and 
breathless intrigue, one man struggles to unlock the secret of a terrifying civilization, 
all the while wondering: Will he become the savior of the human race, or the final witness 
to its damnation? In a shocking climax that rivals that of the original movie, Boulle delivers 
the answer in a masterpiece of adventure, satire, and suspense.



The Handmaid's Tale by Margaret Atwood
******A look at the near future presents the story of Offred, a Handmaid in the 
Republic of Gilead, once the United States, an oppressive world where women 
are no longer allowed to read and are valued only as long 
                                                                         as they are viable for reproduction.










The Green Hills of Earth by Robert A Heinlein
******The events of the story concern the composition of the titular song; An aged Rhysling 
realizes that his death of old age is near, and hitchhikes on a spaceship headed to Earth 
so he can die and be buried where he was born. A malfunction threatens the ship with 
destruction, and Rhysling enters an irradiated area to perform repairs. Upon completing 
the repairs, he knows that he will soon die of radiation poisoning, and asks that they 
record his last song; he dies just moments after speaking the final, titular verse.

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