Short Science Fiction Collection 100: Free Audiobook and Listening Guide

Short Science Fiction Collection 100, credited to Various, 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 Short Science Fiction Collection 100 by Various. Read in English by LibriVox Volunteers Librivox has officially contributed a whopping 100 of these numbered collections of science fiction short stories! To celebrate, we are doing something a little special with this one. All stories included in this deluxe edition of the Short Sci-Fi Collection are at least 100 years old! We thought it would be a great idea to celebrate the expansive genre of science fiction by going back to its early years and experiencing the kinds of stories that molded one of the most imaginative, forward-looking genres of fiction while also reminding us that a tale well told is not limited to a specific time or place. So join us at Librivox as we blast off into a glorious past that influenced where we have been and where we are going! - Summary by Ben Tucker

Recording facts

• Recording title: Short Science Fiction Collection 100
• Author credits: Various
• Language: English
• Original MP3 tracks: 30
• Listed recording duration: 12:54:46

Catalogue topics

• sci-fi
• vintage
• early sci-fi

Opening tracks: first 24 of 30

1. 01 - The Tachypomp (1874) — 33:05
2. 02 - A Fishing Trip on the Planet Mars (1919) — 14:50
3. 03 - Moon Madness (1921) — 30:59
4. 04 - The Loaded Line (1920) — 22:03
5. 05 - The Great Radio Message from Mars (1923) — 25:02
6. 06 - The Last Man (1826) — 12:10
7. 07 - The Clock That Went Backward (1881) — 33:08
8. 08 - The Black Grippe (1920) — 28:42
9. 09 - Underwater House (1899) — 32:44
10. 10 - Throne of Chaos (1917) — 37:31
11. 11 - Beverly's Protective Mechanical Goat (1909) — 20:31
12. 12 - The Purple Death (1895) — 32:50
13. 13 - The Electric Shoes (1920) — 6:28
14. 14 - Into the Sun (1882) — 58:39
15. 15 - Restoring the Moon (1922) — 22:43
16. 16 - The Light Machine (1920) — 28:57
17. 17 - Professor Jonkin's Cannibal Plant (1905) — 19:41
18. 18 - Dancing Dust (1924) — 36:18
19. 19 - The Devil's Understudy (1920) — 14:24
20. 20 - The Purple Light (1924) — 27:03
21. 21 - The Man Who Meddled With Eternity (1901) — 37:11
22. 22 - Hunting Criminals in 2000 A.D. (1923) — 8:43
23. 23 - The Surgeon's Experiment (1887) — 42:13
24. 24 - "Ham" Jones— Scientist (1917) — 14:56

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