EPISODE · Jan 5, 2023 · 2H 9M
3 Science Fiction Stories by Frank Herbert ~ Full Audiobook [scifi]
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3 Science Fiction Stories by Frank Herbert audiobook. Genre: scifi In 3 Science Fiction Stories, Frank Herbert showcases the sharp, unsettling imagination that would later make him famous, through three compact tales from the late 1950s. In Missing Link, junior Interstellar Agency fieldman Lewis Orne lands on the jungle world of Gienah III to investigate a vanished human ship, only to find that the planet's inhabitants may now hold technology they were never meant to touch, and that a single misstep in first contact could trigger ruthless retaliation from distant authorities. Operation Haystack throws Orne into a wider web of political suspicion, where fanatics, hidden bloodlines, and quiet social engineering turn a routine assignment into a dangerous game of infiltration and divided loyalties. Rounding out the collection, Old Rambling House shifts to Earthbound dread: a young couple trades their trailer for an improbably perfect house, and discovers that the dream of stability can become a contract with forces that do not share human ideas of consent, family, or escape. Together, these stories explore power, bureaucracy, and the price of control, with Herbert's trademark tension between individual choice and systems that think in centuries. For ad-free listening try our premium subscription Chapters (Approximate) (00:00:00) Chapter 1 (00:45:29) Chapter 2 (01:46:00) Chapter 3 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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3 Science Fiction Stories by Frank Herbert audiobook. Genre: scifi In 3 Science Fiction Stories, Frank Herbert showcases the sharp, unsettling imagination that would later make him famous, through three compact tales from the late 1950s. In Missing Link, junior Interstellar Agency fieldman Lewis Orne lands on the jungle world of Gienah III to investigate a vanished human ship, only to find that the planet's inhabitants may now hold technology they were never meant to touch, and that a single misstep in first contact could trigger ruthless retaliation from distant authorities. Operation Haystack throws Orne into a wider web of political suspicion, where fanatics, hidden bloodlines, and quiet social engineering turn a routine assignment into a dangerous game of infiltration and divided loyalties. Rounding out the collection, Old Rambling House shifts to Earthbound dread: a young couple trades their trailer for an improbably perfect house, and discovers that the dream of stability can become a contract with forces that do not share human ideas of consent, family, or escape. Together, these stories explore power, bureaucracy, and the price of control, with Herbert's trademark tension between individual choice and systems that think in centuries. For ad-free listening try our premium subscription Chapters (Approximate) (00:00:00) Chapter 1 (00:45:29) Chapter 2 (01:46:00) Chapter 3 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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