The Almighty Dollar in Space (Ed Reads Short Sci-fi, vol. VI): Free Audiobook and Listening Guide

The Almighty Dollar in Space (Ed Reads Short Sci-fi, vol. VI), credited to Mack Reynolds; H. B. Fyfe; Clifford D. Simak; Robert Sheckley; Stephen Marlowe; H. L. Gold; C. M. Kornbluth; Stanton A. Coblentz; Russell Robert Winterbotham; Noel Loomis; Jack McKenty; Frank M. Robinson; Kris Neville; Winston K. Marks; Evan Hunter; Malcolm Jameson; Scott F. Grenville; W. T. Haggert; Erik Fennel, is available as a LibriVox volunteer audiobook. This guide identifies the recording, its source summary and its audio tracks.

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LibriVox recording of The Almighty Dollar in Space (Ed Reads Short Sci-fi, vol. VI) by Mack Reynolds; H. B. Fyfe; Clifford D. Simak; Robert Sheckley; Stephen Marlowe; H. L. Gold; C. M. Kornbluth; Stanton A. Coblentz; Russell Robert Winterbotham; Noel Loomis; Jack McKenty; Frank M. Robinson; Kris Neville; Winston K. Marks; Evan Hunter; Malcolm Jameson; Scott F. Grenville; W. T. Haggert; Erik Fennel. Read in English by Edmund Bloxam. '$1000 a Plate' by Jack McKenty https://www.gutenberg.org/cache/epub/50921/pg50921-images.html When science meets tourism, surely only the Almighty Dollar can win out... 'Guaranteed - Forever!' by Frank M. Robinson https://www.gutenberg.org/cache/epub/66138/pg66138-images.html Manning had spent his life exposing mail order frauds. But Forsythe's outfit topped them all. Its products were too good to exist—yet! 'Mr Meek Plays Polo' by Clifford D. Simak https://www.gutenberg.org/files/63130/63130-h/63130-h.htm Does anyone know how to play SPACE polo? 'A Zloor For Your Trouble' by Mack Reynolds https://www.gutenberg.org/cache/epub/66189/pg66189-images.html It's an easy buck to catch a Martian rabbit. I wonder why the government's paying so much... ‘Headhunters of Nuamerica’ by Stanton A Coblentz https://www.gutenberg.org/cache/epub/64847/pg64847-images.html ‘No-Risk Planet’ by Milton Lesser https://www.gutenberg.org/cache/epub/66526/pg66526-images.html Oh, for a world without life insurance… ‘Forsyte’s Retreat’ by Winston K. Marks https://www.gutenberg.org/cache/epub/32735/pg32735-images.html A down and out unemployed alcoholic lands on his feet working as a hotel manager. But why do people keep quitting the job? And just what is going on in time and space ‘Prospector’s Special’ by Robert Sheckley https://www.gutenberg.org/cache/epub/51768/pg51768-images.html He bet all his possessions, his relationships, his future, on one big horde in the deserts of Venus. Now he will bet his life... ‘The Luckiest Man in Denv’ by Simon Eisner https://www.gutenberg.org/files/50835/50835-h/50835-h.htm A stratified society! Cross! Double cross! ‘No Charge for Alterations’ by H. L. Gold https://www.gutenberg.org/cache/epub/31986/pg31986-images.html In a Control economy, it's vitally important that everyone does as they're told. If they don't, you change their mind. Literally. But who has the real power? ‘A Matter of Ethics’ by Russ Winterbotham https://www.gutenberg.org/cache/epub/66574/pg66574-images.html An honorable academic career or a vast payrise (with more fishing!) Oh, what of this matter of ethics to cloud his decision… ‘Fee of the Fronteir’ by H. B. Fyfe https://www.gutenberg.org/cache/epub/30901/pg30901-images.html At the final, pitiful colony on Mars, three bold explorers prepare for the great leap into the unknown. A trip to a casino is far from the highest payment they must be prepared to face. ‘Less Than Human’ by Zoe Blade https://www.gutenberg.org/cache/epub/29675/pg29675-images.html An established assassin finds herself up against her ultimate threat, humanity itself. A modern thriller. ‘4-1/2B, Eros’ by Malcolm Jameson https://www.gutenberg.org/cache/epub/61863/pg61863-images.html In the great trade routes of the solar system, corruption is rife! ‘The Plagiarist from Rigel IV’ by Evan Hunter https://www.gutenberg.org/cache/epub/66291/pg66291-images.html Well, this guy certainly didn't write 'Game of Thrones'. (He finished his stuff, for one thing). ‘Lex’ by W. T. Haggert https://www.gutenberg.org/cache/epub/51362/pg51362-images.html Imagine a factory that could run itself. Imagine the consequences. A 1950s look at what AI would be like. ‘She Knew He Was Coming’ by Kris Neville https://www.gutenberg.org/cache/epub/33934/pg33934-images.html A tragedy in deep space. In the far future, men will still be men. ‘Synthetic Hero’ by Erik Fennel https://gutenberg.org/cache/epub/64515/pg64515-images.html A corporate leader so vilely selfish, he will lie and cheat his way to the top, sociopathically incapable of thinking of anyone but himself. But when he suddenly saves humanity, something must be amiss... ‘Never Gut-Shoot a Wampus’ by Winston K. Marks https://www.gutenberg.org/cache/epub/66461/pg66461-images.html When the rich can buy anything and anyone, when laws and ethics are irrelevant, to what level are they willing to go? ‘Superjoemulloy’ by Scott F. Grenville https://www.gutenberg.org/files/60939/60939-h/60939-h.htm How to be truly successful in business? Be self-important and mean, apparently. ‘You Too Can Be a Millionaire’ by Noel Loomis https://www.gutenberg.org/cache/epub/32907/pg32907-images.html Life had become a mad scramble for points.

Recording facts

• Recording title: The Almighty Dollar in Space (Ed Reads Short Sci-fi, vol. VI)
• Author credits: Mack Reynolds; H. B. Fyfe; Clifford D. Simak; Robert Sheckley; Stephen Marlowe; H. L. Gold; C. M. Kornbluth; Stanton A. Coblentz; Russell Robert Winterbotham; Noel Loomis; Jack McKenty; Frank M. Robinson; Kris Neville; Winston K. Marks; Evan Hunter; Malcolm Jameson; Scott F. Grenville; W. T. Haggert; Erik Fennel
• Language: English
• Original MP3 tracks: 20
• Listed recording duration: 10:18:35

Catalogue topics

• sci-fi
• economics
• rich
• money
• millionaire
• poor
• quick buck
• billionaire

Track guide

1. 01 - '£1000 A Plate' by Jack McKenty — 14:44
2. 02 - 'Guaranteed - Forever' by Frank M. Robinson — 24:18
3. 03 - 'Mr Meek Plays Polo' by Clifford D Simak — 54:11
4. 04 - 'A Zloor For Your Trouble' by Mack Reynolds — 29:26
5. 05 - 'Headhunters of Nuamerica' by Stanton A Coblentz — 31:41
6. 06 - 'No-Risk Planet' by Milton Lesser — 23:44
7. 07 - 'Forsyte's Retreat' by Winston K. Marks — 29:44
8. 08 - 'Prospector's Special' by Robert Sheckley — 47:15
9. 09 - 'The Luckiest Man in Denv' by Simon Eisner — 24:42
10. 10 - 'No Charge For Alterations' by H. L. Gold — 44:53
11. 11 - 'A Matter of Ethics' by Russ Winterbotham — 19:02
12. 12 - 'Fee of the Fronteir' by H. B. Fyfe — 29:26
13. 13 - '4-1/2B' by Malcolm Jameson — 39:32
14. 14 - 'The Plagiarist from Rigel IV' by Evan Hunter — 27:54
15. 15 - 'Lex' by W. T. Haggert — 42:07
16. 16 - 'She Knew He Was Coming' by Kris Neville — 31:52
17. 17 - 'Synthetic Hero' by Eric Fennel — 23:19
18. 18 - 'Never Gut-Shoot a Wampus' by Winston K. Marks — 32:35
19. 19 - 'Superjoemulloy' by Scott Grenville — 14:25
20. 20 - 'You Too Can Be a Millionaire' by Noel Loomis — 33:45

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