Oomphel in the Sky by H. Beam Piper ~ Full Audiobook [scifi]

Oomphel in the Sky by H. Beam Piper audiobook. Genre: scifi On the colonial world of Kwannon, Terran administrators and a fragile local government try to keep order with paperwork, committees, and tired slogans. Out beyond the capital, however, the native People measure power in spells, spirits, and the authority of the shoonoon. To them, Terran machines are not technology at all but oomphel, a mysterious force that teaches, makes, and performs wonders. When an old prophecy about the Last Hot Time spreads from village to village, fear turns into certainty, and certainty turns into a mass movement that no one in the bureaucracy can slow down. Miles Gilbert, a hard-nosed reporter for the Kwannon Planetwide News Service, arrives to cover what looks like another flare-up of superstition and politics. Instead he finds a powder keg of cultural misunderstanding, economic resentment, and dangerously persuasive storytelling. Caught between soldiers trying to prevent bloodshed, officials who cannot act fast enough, and natives who believe the sky itself is about to change, Miles must decide what kind of truth can actually stop a disaster - and what happens when facts are no match for faith. For ad-free listening try our premium subscription Chapters (Approximate) (00:00:00) Chapter 01 (00:35:40) Chapter 02 (01:13:12) Chapter 03 (01:31:00) Chapter 04 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices