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The Shining Ones

By: Arthur C. Clarke
Narrated by: Ralph Lister
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The Shining Ones was first published in the August 1962 issue of Playboy.

Sir Arthur C. Clarke (1917-2008) is regarded as one of the most-influential science fiction writers of all time. He was named a Grand Master by the Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America, and was inducted into the Science Fiction and Fantasy Hall of Fame.

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Arthur C Clarke’s The Shining Ones is a short story from the early 1960’s. An undersea engineer is called back due to a problem with a job he recently finished. As he checks out the issue, he encounters underwater creatures out of legend that appear to possess a rudimentary intelligence attempting to figure out the purpose of his installation.

The narration is excellent with solid character distinction (with a heavy foreign accent). Pacing is smooth.

Undersea fish tale

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