Some of the best science fiction stories ever get another shot at being heard. The production contains three novellas from the long-gone sci-fi pulp magazine GALAXY, which ceased publication in 1980. Narrator Tom Weiner not only vocalizes various human dialects and accents but also bizarre alien voices. He has the dramatic chops to transport listeners to the outer rim of the galaxy, as well as to a world in which strange whale-like humans live in water. Weiner successfully strikes a chord of anxiety in the story of human-like aliens who come to Earth bearing gifts--at a cost. Overall, Weiner's performance helps make these stories sound as relevant today as they were 30 years ago. --AudioFile
About the Author
DAVID GRINNELL (1914-1990) was the pseudonym for Donald Allen Wollheim, a science-fiction writer, editor, publisher who founded DAW Books in 1971. A member of the Futurians, he was one of the leading influences on the development of science fiction and science-fiction fandom in the United States.
FRANK BELKNAP LONG (1901-1994) was a prolific American writer of horror fiction, fantasy, science fiction, poetry, gothic romance, comic books, and nonfiction. He received the World Fantasy Award for Life Achievement, the Bram Stoker Award for Lifetime Achievement, and the First Fandom Hall of Fame Award in 1977.
ARTHUR BERTRAM CHANDLER (1912-1984 ) was born in Aldershot, England, and in 1956 emigrated to Australia where he commanded merchant vessels for Australia and New Zealand until his retirement in 1974. A prolific writer of science-fiction novels and short fiction, he received four Australian SF Achievement Award 'Ditmars' for his novels, nearly all of which were published in the United States.
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Some of the best science fiction stories ever get another shot at being heard. The production contains three novellas from the long-gone sci-fi pulp magazine GALAXY, which ceased publication in 1980. Narrator Tom Weiner not only vocalizes various human dialects and accents but also bizarre alien voices. He has the dramatic chops to transport listeners to the outer rim of the galaxy, as well as to a world in which strange whale-like humans live in water. Weiner successfully strikes a chord of anxiety in the story of human-like aliens who come to Earth bearing gifts--at a cost. Overall, Weiner's performance helps make these stories sound as relevant today as they were 30 years ago. --AudioFile
About the Author
DAVID GRINNELL (1914-1990) was the pseudonym for Donald Allen Wollheim, a science-fiction writer, editor, publisher who founded DAW Books in 1971. A member of the Futurians, he was one of the leading influences on the development of science fiction and science-fiction fandom in the United States.
FRANK BELKNAP LONG (1901-1994) was a prolific American writer of horror fiction, fantasy, science fiction, poetry, gothic romance, comic books, and nonfiction. He received the World Fantasy Award for Life Achievement, the Bram Stoker Award for Lifetime Achievement, and the First Fandom Hall of Fame Award in 1977.
ARTHUR BERTRAM CHANDLER (1912-1984 ) was born in Aldershot, England, and in 1956 emigrated to Australia where he commanded merchant vessels for Australia and New Zealand until his retirement in 1974. A prolific writer of science-fiction novels and short fiction, he received four Australian SF Achievement Award 'Ditmars' for his novels, nearly all of which were published in the United States.