Becalmed in Hell

By: Larry Niven

Narrated by: Bronson Pinchot

Eric is the "Brain" of the first ship to explore Venus. Howie is his human crewmember. When a fault develops, forcing the ship down onto the hostile Venusian surface, Howie must figure out the problem with Eric, be it mechanical or psychological. Becalmed in Hell first appeared in Fantasy and Science Fiction in July 1965.

©2017 Larry Niven (P)2017 Blackstone Audio, Inc.

Solid short sci if

This is a solid short story from Larry Niven. Nothing too crazy going on here but entertaining.

Good short story

Very imaginative. The human drama is always more compelling than the exploration. Study of friendship and what it means to be human.

Time Passr

Decent overall listen. obviously it is a short and in some ways that is the downfall. Great for a quick relaxing moment. if that's what you're looking for it will fit the bill.

This was pleasantly surprising!

Initially I didn't think I would be satisfied with a.sifi short. I thought "how can the author paint a picture in only 30 minutes?" Thankfully, I was mistaken. This piece is very interesting. Its a scifi work that had all the technical mumbo jumbo, while not being convoluted. I'm gonna listen to more of Larry Niven's shorts.

Niven's "Not Best" is still Entertaining

Enjoyed performance and story. Having read longer form Niven extensively in my youth, this is far from his best but it is still a good tale. Recommend.