A Martian Odyssey – Parasite Planet – Stanley G. Weinbaum Free Audiobook

Written by Stanley G. Weinbaum
Read by Jim Roberts – Mark Douglas Nelson
Format: MP3
Bitrate: 128 Kbps
Unabridged

A Martian Odyssey (Unabridged)

Author: Stanley G. Weinbaum
Date:
25-JUN-2009
Narrator:
Jim Roberts
Provider:
Jimcin Recordngs
Running Time:
1 h 08 min

“A Martian Odyssey” by Stanley G. Weinbaum first appeared in 1934. It was Weinbaum’s first published story, and remains his best known. It’s publication immediately established Weinbaum as a leading figure in the field. One of the aliens in the story, “Tweel”, remains one of the most recognised aliens in early science fiction, and is said to be an inspiration for aliens in the works of Isaac Asimov and Arthur C. Clarke. “Tweel” even has his own entry in Wikipedia! Isaac Asimov described Tweel as being the first creation in science fiction to fulfill John W. Campbell’s request for “a creature that thinks as well as a man, or better than a man, but not like a man.”In 1970, when the Science Fiction Writers of America voted on the best science-fiction short stories of all time, “A Martian Odyssey” came in second to Asimov’s “Nightfall”, and was the earliest story to make the list. The chosen stories were published in The Science Fiction Hall of Fame Volume One, 1929-1964.

Parasite Planet: The Ham and Pat Stories

Written by: Stanley G. Weinbaum
Narrated by: Mark Douglas Nelson
Length: 3 hrs and 47 mins
Format: Unabridged
Release Date:01-14-09
Publisher: Wonder Audiobooks LLC
Program Type: Audiobook

Publisher’s Summary

The short and meteoric career of Stanley G. Weinbaum produced many instantly hailed classics. None had the breadth of wonder, and adventure with philosophic insight as the trilogy of stories that feature Ham Hammond and Patricia Burlingame.

Parasite Planet begins with Ham Hammond trekking across the surface of Venus. The environment is parasitic, filled with bizarre alien life forms like the lasso throwing Jack Ketch Trees and the doughpots, a mindless omnivorous ball of animate cells that devour all living things in their path. When Ham meets the contentious Patricia Burlingame, they have to march across Venus to safety. It’s not clear what is going to kill them first, Venus’s hostile environment or each other.

In The Lotus Eaters, Ham and Pat are on a special scientific expedition to the dark-side of Venus. They discover a strange warm-blooded plant. The most disconcerting thing about the plant is when it begins speaking English and waxing philosophically.

The Planet of Doubt brings the duo to Uranus on another special scientific expedition. The cloudy shrouded terrain strikes terror into the heart of Ham as tries to find the lost Pat who he hopes is still be alive!

©1935 Estate of Stanley G. Weinbaum; (P)2008 Wonder Audiobooks LLC

What the Critics Say

“The Parasite Planet hit with the force of a pile driver and turned me instantly into a Weinbaum idolator.” (Isaac Asimov)
“He was a central precursor of the Golden Age of SF.” (The Encyclodedia of Science Fiction)