Tales of Space and Time by H. G. Wells ~ Full Audiobook [scifi]

Classic Audiobook Collection

07/18/23

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516m

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Tales of Space and Time by H. G. Wells audiobook.

Genre: scifi

In Tales of Space and Time, H. G. Wells gathers a set of swift, idea-driven stories that fling everyday people against immensities: distant planets, deep time, and the unsettling power of scientific possibility. A curious observer studies an uncanny object that seems to open a window onto other worlds. A quiet clerk discovers that wishing for miracles is far more dangerous than it sounds. Ordinary citizens watch the skies as an astronomical visitor redraws the meaning of safety and civilization. And in a stark vision of the future, Wells sketches how technology, cities, and social class might reshape human life, for better and for worse. Across these varied tales, the central conflict is rarely man versus monster; it is humanity versus scale - the scale of the cosmos, of evolution, of unintended consequences, and of our own moral blind spots. Written with Wells' hallmark clarity and bite, these stories blend wonder with warning, asking what remains of pride, progress, and compassion when the universe refuses to care.

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Chapters (Approximate)

(00:00:00) Chapter 01

(00:48:47) Chapter 02

(01:20:03) Chapter 03

(02:01:27) Chapter 04

(02:32:27) Chapter 05

(02:59:27) Chapter 06

(03:25:02) Chapter 07

(03:51:30) Chapter 08

(04:35:26) Chapter 09

(05:21:52) Chapter 10

(06:11:20) Chapter 11

(06:56:39) Chapter 12

(07:37:32) Chapter 13

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The Search by Grace Livingston Hill ~ Full Audiobook [romance]

July 17, 2023

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368m

The Search by Grace Livingston Hill audiobook.

Genre: romance

Against the uneasy backdrop of World War I, The Search follows John Cameron, a plainspoken young soldier carrying questions he cannot shake: how does a person find God, and how can faith hold steady when life is stripped down to drills, danger, and doubt? Far from the camps and marching columns, Ruth Macdonald lives in comfort as the protected daughter of a wealthy family, surrounded by parties, expectations, and the invisible rules of class. When Ruth and John unexpectedly reconnect - remembering the childhood days when he once stood up for her - a simple moment of recognition grows into a bond that challenges everything both of them have been taught about status, duty, and the cost of love. But their renewed friendship is not welcomed by everyone. Harry Wainwright, charming on the surface and determined underneath, has his own designs on Ruth and a long-standing rivalry with John. As war reshapes their world and choices tighten around them, Ruth and John must decide what they truly believe, what they are willing to sacrifice, and whether their shared longing for meaning can lead them to something real.

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Chapters (Approximate)

(00:00:00) Chapter 01

(00:14:27) Chapter 02

(00:33:29) Chapter 03

(00:49:34) Chapter 04

(01:08:04) Chapter 05

(01:21:27) Chapter 06

(01:41:38) Chapter 07

(02:01:26) Chapter 08

(02:28:27) Chapter 09

(02:49:51) Chapter 10

(03:13:50) Chapter 11

(03:29:10) Chapter 12

(03:51:48) Chapter 13

(04:13:20) Chapter 14

(04:27:39) Chapter 15

(04:45:22) Chapter 16

(05:09:21) Chapter 17

(05:31:13) Chapter 18

(05:48:44) Chapter 19

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The Colour Out of Space by H. P. Lovecraft ~ Full Audiobook [horror]

July 18, 2023

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84m

The Colour Out of Space by H. P. Lovecraft audiobook.

Genre: horror

In rural New England, surveyors arrive to measure a quiet stretch of land for a new reservoir, but one place stands out as wrong: a blasted, lifeless area the locals avoid and refuse to explain. The outsider sent to ask questions is drawn into the story of the Gardner family, farmers whose isolation only deepened after a strange meteorite fell on their property. What begins as a curiosity for the nearby scientists becomes a creeping, intimate catastrophe as the farm's soil, water, crops, and livestock begin to change in ways no one can name, and the Gardners themselves start to fray under pressures that feel both physical and uncanny. Told with Lovecraft's mounting dread and documentary-like detail, the tale explores the terror of the unknown, the fragility of human understanding, and the idea that the universe contains forces beyond language and reason. As the valley grows quieter and the evidence more disturbing, the narrator pieces together an account of an encounter with something not quite of this world - and not quite describable at all.

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Chapters (Approximate)

(00:00:00) Chapter 01

(00:46:28) Chapter 02

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