LibriVox recording of Short Science Fiction Collection 042, by Various.

Science Fiction is speculative literature that generally explores the consequences of ideas which are roughly consistent with nature and scientific method, but are not facts of the author’s contemporary world. The stories often represent philosophical thought experiments presented in entertaining ways. Protagonists typically “think” rather than “shoot” their way out of problems, but the definition is flexible because there are no limits on an author’s imagination. The reader-selected stories presented here were written prior to 1962 and became US public domain texts when their copyrights expired. (Summary by Gregg Margarite)

1 The Ambulance Made Two Trips - Murray Leinster - 00:00
2 Ask a Foolish Question - Robert Sheckley - 50:48
3 Benfactor - George H. Smoth - 1:09:36
4 Beside Still Waters - Robert Sheckley - 1:15:19
5 Collector's Item - Robert F. Young - 1:24:56
6 Compatible - Richard R.Smith - 1:34:19
7 The Delegate From Venus - Henry Slesar - 1:41:39
8 The Eye of Wilbur Mook - H. B. Hickey - 2:09:51
9 Games - Katherine MacLean - 3:02:12
10 I'll Kill You Tomorrow - Helen Huber - 3:20:29
11 The Leech - Robert Sheckley - 3:39:01
12 The Marooner - Charles A. Stearns - 4:18:29
13 Native Son - T.D. Hamm - 4:45:35
14 No Hiding Place - Richard R. Smith - 4:58:50
15 One Martian Afternoon - Tom Leahy - 5:19:27
16 Planet of Dreams - James McKinney, Jr. - 5:32:16
17 Sight Gag - Lawrence M. Janifer - 5:50:15
18 Song In A Minor Key - Catherine Lucille Moore - 6:10:39
19 Spacemen Never Die - Morris Hdershman - 6:16:37
20 There Will Be School Tomorrow - V. E. Thiessen - 6:24:28

свернуть