
Breaking Strain
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Narrated by:
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Jonathan Davis
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By:
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Arthur C. Clarke
About this listen
"Breaking Strain" was first published in the December 1949 issue of Thrilling Wonder Stories. It was one of the stories incorporated into the film and novel, 2001: A Space Odyssey.
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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