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Narrated by:
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David Aaron Baker
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By:
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Ray Bradbury
About this listen
Haunting, harrowing, and downright horrifying, this classic collection from the modern master of the fantastic features:
- "The Small Assassin": a fine, healthy baby boy was the new mother's dream come true - or her nightmare....
- "The Emissary": the faithful dog was the sick boy's only connection with the world outside - and beyond....
- "The Wonderful Death of Dudley Stone": a most remarkable case of murder - the deceased was delighted!
- And more!
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He is an American treasure, a clear-eyed fantasist without peer, and a literary icon who has created wonder for the better part of seven decades. On subjects as diverse as fiction, the future, film, famous personalities, and more, Ray Bradbury has much to say, as only he can say it. Collected in this audiobook are memories, ruminations, opinions, prophecies, and philosophies from one of the most influential and admired writers of our time.
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Twelve-year-old Douglas Spaulding knows Green Town, Illinois, is as vast and deep as the whole world that lies beyond. It is a pair of new tennis shoes, the first harvest of dandelions for Grandfather's renowned intoxicant, the distant clang of the trolley bell on a hazy afternoon. But as young Douglas is about to discover, summer can be more than the repetition of established rituals that hold time at bay.
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Time capsule..
- By J B Tipton on 07-15-07
By: Ray Bradbury
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A Night in the Lonesome October
- By: Roger Zelazny
- Narrated by: Matt Godfrey
- Length: 6 hrs and 32 mins
- Unabridged
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Loyally accompanying a mysterious knife-wielding gentleman named Jack on his midnight rounds through the murky streets of London, good dog Snuff is busy helping his master collect the grisly ingredients needed for an unearthly rite that will take place not long after the death of the moon. But Snuff and his master are not alone. All manner of participants, both human and not, are gathering with their ancient tools and their animal familiars in preparation for the dread night.
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So happy this is finally on Audible!
- By Shannon GC on 08-23-22
By: Roger Zelazny
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Our Mutual Friend
- The Audible Dickens Collection
- By: Charles Dickens, Lucinda Hawksley - introduction
- Narrated by: Meera Syal, Lucinda Hawksley - introduction
- Length: 34 hrs and 57 mins
- Unabridged
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This definitive performance of Our Mutual Friend - Dickens' final completed novel - features expert narration by Meera Syal and an exclusive introduction. Full of both satire and social analysis, Our Mutual Friend looks at what could happen in Victorian England when a fortune passes to a working-class couple.
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Spectacular Performance
- By David P on 06-30-20
By: Charles Dickens, and others
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A Pleasure to Burn
- Fahrenheit 451 Stories
- By: Ray Bradbury
- Narrated by: Scott Brick
- Length: 12 hrs and 10 mins
- Unabridged
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Ray Bradbury’s novel Fahrenheit 451 is an enduring masterwork of twentieth-century American literature - a chilling vision of a dystopian future built on the foundations of ignorance, censorship, and brutal repression. The origins and evolution of Bradbury’s darkly magnificent tale are explored in A Pleasure to Burn, a collection of sixteen selected shorter works that prefigure the grand master’s landmark novel.
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The World of 451
- By Maliboo on 09-15-13
By: Ray Bradbury
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Ray Bradbury Radio Dramas
- By: Ray Bradbury
- Length: 1 hr and 57 mins
- Original Recording
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This collection features four classic, dramatized Ray Bradbury stories: "To the Future", "And the Moon Be Still as Bright", "Dwellers in Silence", and "Marionettes, Inc."
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- By Jennie on 06-28-12
By: Ray Bradbury
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The Birthday of the World
- And Other Stories
- By: Ursula K. Le Guin
- Narrated by: Christina Moore
- Length: 14 hrs and 11 mins
- Unabridged
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Ursula K. Le Guin has enthralled fans with her imagination, clarity, and moral vision. The recipient of numerous literary prizes, including the National Book Award, the Kafka Award, and five Hugo and five Nebula Awards, this renowned writer has created a provocative, ever-evolving universe filled with diverse worlds and rich characters reminiscent of our earthly selves. Now, in The Birthday of the World, this gifted artist returns to these worlds in eight brilliant short works, including a never-before-published novella, each of which probes the essence of humanity.
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Only worth it for Paradises Lost
- By DEC on 10-27-21
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Yestermorrow
- Obvious Answers to Impossible Futures
- By: Ray Bradbury
- Narrated by: Jim Frangione
- Length: 5 hrs and 38 mins
- Unabridged
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Visionary writings from the protean Bradbury, America's preeminent master of the fantastic who has enchanted millions of readers worldwide. Part memoir, part commentary, these writings are an exploration and celebration of ideas. Bradbury reflects on art, literature, history, architecture, science fiction, and the people who have influenced him.
By: Ray Bradbury
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While Mortals Sleep
- Unpublished Short Fiction
- By: Kurt Vonnegut
- Narrated by: Norman Dietz
- Length: 7 hrs and 30 mins
- Unabridged
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Kurt Vonnegut made his mark as one of America’s most influential writers with novels such as Slaughterhouse Five, named one of the 100 best English-language novels by Time. Published posthumously, While Mortals Sleep is a collection of 16 short stories, written early in Vonnegut’s career, that further cements his status as an American literary icon.
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old stories before he got to be the KV I've loved
- By Don Singletary on 10-29-11
By: Kurt Vonnegut
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- Mrs Rancher
- 02-19-25
Classic writing with great style
I have always greatly enjoyed this author and this my favorite set of his short stories. There is enough of the macabre mixed with a great deal of humor. The narrator does a very good job.
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- Alonna
- 11-17-19
just like going home and being embraced by Autumn!
This is a MUST read for anybody who enjoys reading in general. Dont go your whole life without getting into it with Bradbury. that would be a mistake.
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- Xine Segalas
- 11-02-22
Dark and Haunting
One of my goals is to read or listen to everything Ray Bradbury has written, so I decided what better time than to listen to The October Country to celebrate the season. Although, this collection isn't warm and fuzzy fall fodder to curl up in front of the fireplace with a hot cider. Bradbury wrote most of these short stories in the 1940s & 50s, post-war era, which were initially published in magazines and periodicals as diverse as Weird Tales, Beyond Fantasy, and Mademoiselle, and Harper's. However, this dark and haunting collection of short stories is timeless, as are the themes of self-doubt, loneliness, and death Bradbury explores in these disturbing tales. A few stories stood out to me, including 'The Next In Line,' which was somewhat gruesome and terrifying. 'The Small Assassin' was particularly disturbing considering the subject matter. 'The Emissary' was a great one for Halloween! 'The Wind' and 'The Homecoming' struck me as sad stories.
David Aaron Baker does an excellent job with the narration. I listened to this collection over a few days, and one criticism is that the tone of the narration is too similar from one story to the other. 4.5 Stars
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- T. A. Bruno
- 03-23-21
Some of these stories are great, some are not.
Ray Bradbury is a fantastic writer, each of these stories is beautifully told and performed excellently by David Aaron Baker. The problem is, as beautiful as these stories are told, some of them are so similar to one another that it becomes a little tedious to hear them out. More than one story follows the path of "person obsesses over something that becomes their undoing". It's not enough to make me dislike the whole experience, the solid stories inside are that good and worth it, but it did make it a little boring to listen to from time to time to have to slug through another tale about a person undoing themself with irrational thinking. Overall, I'm glad I listened. It was a good experience, but not a must-read.
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- Thomas Nash
- 11-14-23
Not Bradbury's best
Compared to his really great works, this collection is only mediocre. Many authors would be glad to write something this good, but from Bradbury I expect more than this.
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- D.R
- 02-11-21
A masterpiece of storyteling and voice acting
Really, this one is incredible. I wasn't sold on the narrator at first, I had listened to another book with a deep voiced narrator beforehand and questioned this one, but his voice acting is impeccable! 12/10!
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- Todd Hauter
- 11-01-21
Enjoyable
The narrator is very good. I enjoyed most of the stories. A nice read for the month of October if you are into some seasonal reading.
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- Brian Joseph
- 10-16-23
Not bad
My first Bradbury besides his classic. Not a bad introduction into his suspense writing
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- marisa l.
- 08-25-24
Great writer
Some stories are too sad but the book is a great collection of autumnal reflections about time and death and why repression is the gold standard for creepy stories. Still I can’t believe how long ago it was written when certain years are mentioned. I will reread this book and listen to the stories over again.
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- Eric Wasson
- 05-11-19
It's Bradbury
Classic Bradbury . These stories show why he was a master of the short story. The characters are interesting and have their own desires and motives .
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