Anything You Can Do by Randall Garrett ~ Full Audiobook [scifi]

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03/21/23

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Anything You Can Do by Randall Garrett audiobook.

Genre: scifi

When a damaged alien craft crashes into the Siberian tundra, the survivor is not a little green diplomat but the Nipe - a centipede-like being with terrifying strength, speed, and a mindset that treats humanity as both obstacle and resource. citeturn2view0 The first witness, forester Wang Kulichenko, can only watch in horror as the incident becomes the opening move in a global emergency. citeturn2view0 As the Nipe slips away and leaves a trail of panic, Earth's leaders face a grim calculation: killing the intruder might be easy, but letting it live could unlock knowledge that would reshape human science. citeturn0search2 Their solution is as audacious as it is ethically fraught - build a human who can match the alien. Inside a tightly controlled Institute, a handpicked candidate is pushed through extreme conditioning and biological enhancement, only to discover that becoming humanity's answer to the Nipe comes with unsettling gaps in memory, shifting loyalties, and the creeping fear that the project is changing more than just muscle and reflexes. citeturn2view0 As the world waits for its engineered champion to be ready, the central question sharpens: how far can humans remake themselves to win, without losing what makes them human in the first place?

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Chapters (Approximate)

(00:00:00) Chapter 01

(00:09:41) Chapter 02

(00:22:08) Chapter 03

(00:29:07) Chapter 04

(00:52:44) Chapter 05

(01:13:26) Chapter 06

(01:42:19) Chapter 07

(01:54:51) Chapter 08

(02:14:54) Chapter 09

(02:32:32) Chapter 10

(02:35:48) Chapter 11

(02:51:17) Chapter 12

(03:04:52) Chapter 13

(03:18:42) Chapter 14

(03:23:25) Chapter 15

(03:47:13) Chapter 16

(04:10:29) Chapter 17

(04:16:15) Chapter 18

(04:34:15) Chapter 19

(05:05:23) Chapter 20

(05:19:18) Chapter 21

(05:27:38) Chapter 22

(05:53:31) Chapter 23

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Anchorite by Randall Garrett audiobook.

Genre: scifi

Randall Garrett sticks a sharp needle into our government and society in this wonderful story. He projects the current trends towards paternalistic government into the future. Yes, we have attained a world government and everyone is equal whether they want to be or not; everyone is taken care of no matter how incompetent, stupid or sleazy they are and everyone is out to undermine everyone else. The author predicts (sadly only too well) what the trends of today will eventually produce if allowed to continue. But wait! there is hope in the asteroid belt where jerks and incompetents are weeded out by hard physical laws and only those who possess common sense and the ability to actually survive are allowed to govern. But will the Earth government allow this to continue? Of course not. Listen to this great story to have a peek into the future.

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Chapters (Approximate)

(00:00:00) Chapter 01

(00:43:19) Chapter 02

(01:27:57) Chapter 03

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But, I Don’t Think by Randall Garrett ~ Full Audiobook [scifi]

March 21, 2023

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86m

But, I Don’t Think by Randall Garrett audiobook.

Genre: scifi

The title is obscure and a bit unsettling I admit; what could it possible mean? Randall Garrett wrote a story here that had me blissfully going in the wrong direction until he quietly yanked the rug from under my feet and made me fume a bit with irritation and amazement. I loved it and hated it because it did not end the way I wanted it to but the way it obviously should. The society and culture in the galaxy he has presupposed is as fascinating as the story itself and I can only hope he expanded on it in other books somewhere. The publisher quotes another story by R. Phillip Dachboden to indicate what he meant 'As every thinking man knows, every slave always yearns for the freedom his master denies him...

But, gentlemen,' said the Physician, 'I really don't think we can consider any religion which has human sacrifice as an integral part as a humane religion.' 'At least,' added the Painter with a chuckle, 'not as far as the victim is concerned.' The Philosopher looked irritated. 'Bosh! What if the victim likes it that way?'

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Chapters (Approximate)

(00:00:00) Chapter 01

(00:27:11) Chapter 02

(00:50:12) Chapter 03

(01:18:05) Chapter 04

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