Rastignac The Devil: Free Audiobook and Listening Guide

Rastignac The Devil, credited to Philip Jose Farmer, is available as a LibriVox volunteer audiobook. This guide identifies the recording, its source summary and its audio tracks.

About the work

The LibriVox catalogue summary, preserved with the recording, reads:

LibriVox recording of Rastignac The Devil, by Philip Jose Farmer. Read by Gregg Margarite (1957-2012). French colonists on a planet ruled by reptiles and amphibians are forced to wear living “skins” that subdue aggression and enforce vegetarianism. As children, Rastignac and his reptile friend Mapfarity force themselves to become carnivores and begin a protein fueled journey that causes Rastignac to develop a Philosophy of Violence. When a spaceship from Earth crashes in the ocean, Rastignac and company must put their philosophy to the test. - Rastignac The Devil was first published in the May 1954 issue of Fantastic Universe Magazine. (Summary by Gregg Margarite)

Recording facts

• Recording title: Rastignac The Devil
• Author credits: Philip Jose Farmer
• Language: English
• Original MP3 tracks: 2
• Listed recording duration: 1:59:06

Catalogue topics

• fantasy
• fiction
• science fiction

Track guide

1. 1 - Rastignac The Devil (Chapters 1 - 6) — 1:01:20
2. 2 - Rastignac The Devil (Chapters 7 - 12) — 57:48

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