X Minus One: Surface Tension (August 28, 1956) Audiobook By James Blish, George Lefferts - adaptation cover art

X Minus One: Surface Tension (August 28, 1956)

 Preview
LIMITED TIME OFFER

3 months free
Try for $0.00
Offer ends July 31, 2025 at 11:59PM PT.
Pick 1 audiobook a month from our unmatched collection.
Listen all you want to thousands of included audiobooks, Originals, and podcasts.
Access exclusive sales and deals.
Premium Plus auto-renews for $14.95/mo after 3 months. Cancel anytime.

X Minus One: Surface Tension (August 28, 1956)

By: James Blish, George Lefferts - adaptation
Narrated by: Fred Collins
Try for $0.00

$0.00/mo. after 3 months. Offer ends July 31, 2025 at 11:59PM PT. Cancel anytime.

Buy for $1.43

Buy for $1.43

Confirm purchase
Pay using card ending in
Switch payment method
By confirming your purchase, you agree to Audible's Conditions of Use, License, and Amazon's Privacy Notice. Taxes where applicable.
Cancel

About this listen

X Minus One premiered in April 1955 on NBC and ran until January 1958. Like its predecessor series, Dimension X, X Minus One featured stories by the greatest names in modern science fiction: Ray Bradbury, Robert Heinlein, Clifford Simak, Robert Bloch, and many more.

Public Domain (P)2012 BN Publishing Science Fiction Fiction
All stars
Most relevant  
I have fond memories of the original short story by James Blish... so I was very disappointed that this shares very little with the original story beyond the basic concept and a few character names. The big mystery of the short story isn't a mystery at all in this, and the location is completely changed, in a way that doesn't really make any sense, culminating in an example of that oddity of '50s sci-fi, the "science inspires faith" story.

Disappointingly changed from the original story

Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.