Favorite Science Fiction Stories

Volume 3

By: Isaac Asimov, Arthur C. Clarke, Frank Herbert, Harry Harrison, Fritz Leiber, Frederik Pohl, Philip Jose Farmer

Narrated by: Emmett Casey, Ran Alan Ricard, Pat Bottino, Kevin Killavey, Jim Roberts, Cindy Hardin Killavey

The biggest collection yet of favorite sci-fi stories - 16 full hours! Titles included are:"The Missing Link" by Frank Herbert,"Arm of the Law" by Harry Harrison, "No Moving Parts by Murray F. Yaco,"The Hills of Home" by Alfred Coppell,"The Measure of a Man" by Gordon Randall Garrett,"The Hated" by Frederick Pohl,"Salvage in Space" by Jack Williamson,"The Burning Bridge" by Poul Anderson,"The Crystal Crypt" by Philip K. Dick,"The Hour of Battle" by Robert Sheckley,"The Mathematicians" by Arthur Feldman,"Crossroads of Destiny" by H. Beam Piper,"Homesick" by Lynn Venable,"The Eyes Have it" by James McKimmey, Jr.,"They Twinkled Like Jewels" by Philip Jose Farmer,"Old Rambling House" by Frank Herbert,"Youth" by Isaac Asimov, "Navy Day" by Harry Harrison,"Service with a Smile" by Charles Louis Fontenay,"The Cosmic Express" by John Stewart Williamson,"The Moon is Green" by Fritz Leiber,"Stopover Planet" by Robert E. Gilbert,"Watchbird" by Robert Sheckley,"Probability" by Louis Trimble, "The Doorway" by Evelyn E. Smith,"The Stroke of the Sun" by Arthur C. Clarke, "The Velvet Glove" by Harry Harrison, and "The House from Nowhere" by Arthur Stangland "The Tunnel Under the World" - Frederik Pohl

Public Domain (P)2010 Jimcin Recordings

good selection

Hard to believe someone would write bad review about this. An excellent selection with very good narration. Normally quality goes down a bit with various volumes. Happy to say that is not the case this time. Can't wait for next set!

Fun way to explore several authors

Where does Favorite Science Fiction Stories rank among all the audiobooks you’ve listened to so far?

It's ok. Many of the stories are quite engrossing and/or leave me wanting to hear more of a story (this is a series of short stories so some feel cut short)

Which character – as performed by the narrators – was your favorite?

The characters did not have the most amazing performance. The readers were just ok but the many of the stories were great.

Any additional comments?

This is a great set of short stories. While the stories are relatively benign I would screen it if you intend to have a child listen to it (some of it may be too scary or have things younger children should not hear)

Great short stories

Many of the stories are genuine fodder for thought, with subtle background humor and irony. Very enjoyable listening.

Favorite Science Fiction Stories: Volume 3

Would you listen to Favorite Science Fiction Stories again? Why?

No, I would like to read them but the narrators weren't very engaging. Very robotic

What was one of the most memorable moments of Favorite Science Fiction Stories?

The stories were great, I enjoyed the unexpected twists and turns.

Did the narration match the pace of the story?

The narrators were not engaging. I continued to listen because the stories lines were really interesting but it was hard to listen through some of the narrations.

Public Domain

These are old stories taken from public domain. You can get these free on a app on your phone. I did not realize till after I bought that these were free stories. The narrators are volunteer amateurs. Out of 29 stories I found four I could give five stars, 8 four stars, 11 three stars, 5 two stars and one no stars. Matter of fact this comes in two parts like most books and the whole first part was terrible. I also wish that Audible would list editors for their collections. Some editors are better then others. Silverberg is a great editor, while Horton is not so good. Whoever was responsible for this collection, should be man enough to put his name on it, so I know to avoid his sloppy work in the future.