The Wailing Asteroid by Murray Leinster ~ Full Audiobook [scifi]

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03/08/23

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382m

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The Wailing Asteroid by Murray Leinster audiobook.

Genre: scifi

There was no life on the asteroid, but the miles of rock-hewn corridors through which the earth party wandered left no doubt about the purpose of the asteroid. It was a mighty fortress, stocked with weapons of destruction beyond man's power to understand. And yet there was no life here, nor had there been for untold centuries. What race had built this stronghold? What unimaginable power were they defending against? Why was it abandoned? There was no answer, all was dead. But—not quite all. For in a room above the tomb-like fortress a powerful transmitter beamed its birdlike, fluting sounds toward earth. Near it, on a huge star-map of the universe, with light-years measured by inches, ten tiny red sparks were moving, crawling inexorably toward the center. Moving, at many times the speed of light, with the acquired mass of suns ... moving, on a course that would pass through the solar system. The unknown aliens would not even see our sun explode from the force of their passing, would not even notice the tiny speck called Earth as it died....

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Chapters (Approximate)

(00:00:00) Chapter 01

(00:32:57) Chapter 02

(01:13:50) Chapter 03

(01:49:13) Chapter 04

(02:17:11) Chapter 05

(02:54:20) Chapter 06

(03:31:31) Chapter 07

(04:05:12) Chapter 08

(04:50:28) Chapter 09

(05:28:30) Chapter 10

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The Red Dust by Murray Leinster ~ Full Audiobook [scifi]

March 8, 2023

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171m

The Red Dust by Murray Leinster audiobook.

Genre: scifi

You who have read 'The Mad Planet' by Murray Leinster, will welcome the sequel to that story. The world, in a far distant future, is peopled with huge insects and titanic fungus growths. Life has been greatly altered, and tiny Man is now in the process of becoming acclimated to the change. We again meet our hero Burl, but this time a far greater danger menaces the human race. The huge insects are still in evidence, but the terror they inspire is as nothing compared to the deadly Red Dust. You will follow this remarkable story with breathless interest. 'Burl raised his spear, and plunged down on the back of the moving thing, thrusting his spear with all the force he could command. He had fallen upon the shining back of one of the huge, meat-eating beetles, and his spear had slid across the horny armor and then stuck fast, having pierced only the leathery tissue between the insect's head and thorax.'

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Chapters (Approximate)

(00:00:00) Chapter 1

(00:34:10) Chapter 2

(01:09:21) Chapter 3

(01:41:37) Chapter 4

(02:16:56) Chapter 5

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The Great Stone Face and Other Tales of the White Mountains by Nathaniel Hawthorne ~ Full Audiobook [folklore]

March 8, 2023

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148m

The Great Stone Face and Other Tales of the White Mountains by Nathaniel Hawthorne audiobook.

Genre: folklore

Set among the granite peaks, deep notches, and sudden storms of New Hampshire's White Mountains, Nathaniel Hawthorne's The Great Stone Face and Other Tales of the White Mountains gathers a haunting set of legends that blend New England landscape with moral wonder. The centerpiece tale follows Ernest, a humble village boy who grows to manhood beneath the shadow of the Great Stone Face, a vast natural profile carved into a mountain. A local prophecy claims that one day a person will appear whose life and character mirror that stern, noble visage, and Ernest watches the passing years as travelers, heroes, and celebrated figures come and go, each tested against the mountain's silent standard. Surrounding this story are additional mountain chronicles of peril, desire, and awe: guests drawn to lonely houses on tempest nights, seekers tempted by unearthly riches, and wanderers who discover that the wilderness can reflect the darkest corners of the heart. With vivid scenery and a quiet, fable-like voice, Hawthorne explores ambition, humility, community, and the uneasy line between nature's beauty and its power.

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Chapters (Approximate)

(00:00:00) Chapter 1

(00:28:49) Chapter 2

(00:56:53) Chapter 3

(01:20:31) Chapter 4

(02:03:15) Chapter 5

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