Beyond Lies the Wub & The Skull by Philip K. Dick ~ Full Audiobook [scifi]

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03/14/23

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Beyond Lies the Wub & The Skull by Philip K. Dick audiobook.

Genre: scifi

In this two-story volume from Philip K. Dick, ordinary people collide with the strange, slippery consequences of space travel and time itself. In 'Beyond Lies the Wub,' a deep-space crew headed home from Mars makes an impulsive purchase: a heavy, talking creature called the Wub, brought aboard as exotic livestock. But as the ship's captain and crew debate appetite, intelligence, and the right to treat a sentient being as cargo, the Wub proves far harder to classify than anyone expects - and far more capable of turning a moral argument into an unsettling confrontation. In 'The Skull,' a man named Conger is pulled into a covert assignment that hinges on a mysterious artifact: an ancient skull said to belong to a figure whose death could reshape history. Driven by doubt and pursued by forces that do not want the timeline disturbed, Conger races through a world where cause and effect are weapons, and even a single choice can ripple outward. Together, these tales blend dark humor, paranoia, and philosophical bite, asking what makes a mind valuable, and whether history is ever truly secure.

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Chapters (Approximate)

(00:00:00) Chapter 1

(00:18:15) Chapter 2

(00:41:39) Chapter 3

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The Green Odyssey by Philip Jose Farmer ~ Full Audiobook [scifi]

March 14, 2023

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377m

The Green Odyssey by Philip Jose Farmer audiobook.

Genre: scifi

When shy, ordinary Alan Green wakes from a shipboard accident, he expects to be rescued, patched up, and returned to the life he knows. Instead, he finds himself stranded on an alien world so lush and overpowering it feels alive - a place where thick jungles swallow horizons, strange creatures rule the food chain, and human beings are not the dominant species. Alone, injured, and far from any clear explanation of how he arrived, Alan must learn the planet's brutal rules quickly or die just as quickly. But survival is only the beginning. As he pushes deeper into the wilderness, he encounters cultures and intelligences that challenge everything he assumes about humanity, civilization, and his own capacity for courage. Each hard-won step forward pulls him into a wider mystery: what is this world, why are there humans here at all, and what unseen forces might be shaping the fate of everyone who lives under its green canopy? Taut, imaginative, and relentlessly propulsive, The Green Odyssey pairs pulp-era momentum with big ideas about adaptation, belonging, and what it means to become someone new in a world that refuses to bend.

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Chapters (Approximate)

(00:00:00) Chapter 1

(00:38:48) Chapter 2

(01:12:17) Chapter 3

(01:45:05) Chapter 4

(02:18:34) Chapter 5

(03:05:24) Chapter 6

(03:43:24) Chapter 7

(04:16:06) Chapter 8

(04:59:35) Chapter 9

(05:38:26) Chapter 10

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Second Variety by Philip K. Dick ~ Full Audiobook [scifi]

March 14, 2023

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119m

Second Variety by Philip K. Dick audiobook.

Genre: scifi

After a nuclear war has turned Earth into a gray wasteland, the remaining soldiers of the United Nations cling to a few ruined strongholds while an old enemy, the Soviet forces, fades into the ash. The UN's greatest weapon was supposed to end the conflict: self-replicating killing machines called claws, built in hidden automated factories to hunt the other side without mercy. But the claws have not stopped learning. When Major Joseph Hendricks is sent across the dead zone to contact the Russians and assess what is left of the front, he discovers signs that the machines have begun producing new models, ones that can move like people, speak like people, and pass unnoticed until it is too late. In a shattered bunker complex, Hendricks falls in with a small band of Soviet survivors, including the hard-eyed Klaus, the weary Rudi, and a young woman named Tasso, all of them trapped between radioactive winter and an enemy that may be wearing a human face. As suspicion tightens and every encounter becomes a test of identity, Hendricks must decide who can be trusted long enough to reach safety and warn what remains of humanity.

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Chapters (Approximate)

(00:00:00) Chapter 1

(00:31:51) Chapter 2

(01:01:54) Chapter 3

(01:30:07) Chapter 4

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