Author: S. B. Divya, Samuel Clamons, Heidi Klumpe, David Brin, Rachael Kuintzle, Christine Corbett Moran, Christof Koch, Patrick House, Tatyana Dobreva, Ann Bernath, R. James Doyle, Naru Dames Sundar, Kara Lee, Fayth Hui Tan, David Brown, Allic Sivaramakrishnan, Larry Niven, Madison Brady, Ashish Mahabal, Anish Sarma, Olivia Pardo
Narrator: Adam Pracht, Ibba Armancas, Trendane Sparks, Shweta Adhyam, KP Upadhyayula
Unabridged: 16 hr 10 min
Format: Digital Audiobook
Publisher: Findaway Voices
Published: 01/02/2024
Fact ignites fiction in this first-of-its-kind anthology of speculative tales by Caltech and NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) scientists, engineers, technologists, and students. Experts at the frontiers of their fields, along with renowned Caltech alumni such as David Brin, S. B. Divya, and Larry Niven, present stories about alien astrobiologists, AI parenthood, a quest to preserve our histories beyond the heat death of the universe, a heist to steal engineering secrets from an ancient monk-scientist, the recovery of a long-lost phase of the human life cycle, the demise of Earth’s first intelligent species—billions of years before the rise of humanity, and much more!
For those who view with deep suspicion the tyranny of unrelenting technological advance … and those who do not have the need to take their science fiction too seriously. Sentient beings who refuse to accept that they could have evolved f...
Rudyard Kipling's thrilling science fiction novella With the Night Mail, follows the exploits of an intercontinental mail dirigible battling foul weather. Meanwhile, a planet-wide Aerial Board of Control enforces a rigid system of command and contro...
Historically, science fiction has a reputation of being created by men for other men. Women who wrote speculative fiction often used their initials or male pseudonyms to conceal their gender. During the '50s and ‘60s, only ten percent of pulp ...
Kickass sci-fi heroine versus deadly aliens.Growing up as a Martian on Earth has left Jas Harrington solitary, quick-tempered, and with zero tolerance for fools. All plus points when working as chief security officer aboard prospecting starships.Jas...
In this new collection of five short stories from New York Times bestselling author Jonathan Maberry, listeners get an eclectic sampling of the writers workfrom SF parody to murder mystery and beyond. The Things That Live in Cages An MMA fighter a...
Shing woke up after 85 years in year 2110. He was stunned by the advanced technology of the future. That was totally another dimension for him. He trained himself hard to become a race car driver. Yet he was involved in anti-government movements. Ho...
Published shortly after his high school graduation, Beyond Lies the Wub is the classic short story by science fiction master Philip K. Dick. Peterson, a crew member from a spaceship visiting Mars, purchases a giant, pig-like creature called a wub. ...
In Kipling's 1912 story, As Easy As A.B.C., set 65 years after it's predecessor With the Night Mail, the Aerial Board has complete control over the social and economic affairs of every nation. When a mob of disgruntled Serviles in the District of No...
This volume includes works that we would now recognize as science fantasy, with tropes such as exploring civilizations on the moon and strange devices with magical powers. It includes: A True Story, Lucian of Samosata, c. 182. Written part...