Saturday, January 5, 2008

The Star Pit - Samuel R. Delany

Psycho kids good at space travel.


3 out of 5

When I Was Miss Dow - Sonya Dorman

When I Was Miss Dow - Sonya Dorman

Protean patterns.


4 out of 5

Light Of Other Days - Bob Shaw

http://www.scifi.com/scifiction/classics/classics_archive/shaw/shaw1.html

A sad story of a use for 'slow glass' technology that traps light for an extended period of time.


3 out of 5

The Fall Of Frency Steiner - Hilary Bailey

Oracle deflowering devastating for prolonged nazi power


4.5 out of 5

The Food Farm - Kit Reed

http://www.archive.org/download/MindWebs-SciFi/Mindwebs-770923_TheFoodFarm.mp3

Eating restriction.


3.5 out of 5

Eyes Do More Than See - Isaac Asimov

Art does Matter.


3 out of 5

The Wall - Josephine Saxton

Driven home love.


3 out of 5

Drunkboat - Cordwainer Smith

Rage through space, really fast to dreams out of space.


4.5 out of 5

Slow Tuesday Night - R. A. Lafferty

http://www.scifi.com/scifiction/classics/classics_archive/lafferty5/

There really are Morning People. Whenever you sleep, get rich quick.


4 out of 5

The Mathenauts - Norman Kagan

Material reality unreal.


3.5 out of 5

A Rose For Ecclesiastes - Roger Zelazny

Martian miscegenation mission.


4 out of 5

A Benefactor Of Humanity - James T. Farrell

Publishing machine.


3.5 out of 5

Descending - Thomas Disch

http://www.archive.org/download/MindWebs-SciFi/Mindwebs-770722_Descending.mp3

Definitely too long a way down this escalator.


3 out of 5

A Sinister Metamorphosos - Russell Baker

Machine envy.


3 out of 5

Hot Planet - Hal Clement

Vulcan solution.


3.5 out of 5

They Don't Make Life Like They Used To - Alfred Bester

http://www.scifi.com/scifiction/classics/classics_archive/bester/

Post bang picnic.


4 out of 5

Bernie the Faust - William Tenn

Bernie the Faust - William Tenn

Want to buy the Earth?


4 out of 5

Puppet Show - Fredric Brown

Psychological testing to discover if you will have problems with aliens, and not make a donkey of yourself.


3.5 out of 5

One Of Those Days - William F. Nolan

One of Those Days - William F. Nolan

Animal tripping.


2.5 out of 5

Toy Shop - Harry Harrison

http://www.gutenberg.org/files/22966/22966.txt

Battery illusion goad.


3 out of 5

A Planet Named Shayol - Cordwainer Smith

Pain punishment makes skin way more deep.


3.5 out of 5

The Ship Who Sang - Anne McCaffrey

http://www.scifi.com/scifiction/classics/classics_archive/mccaffrey/

Rogue rejection replacement return.


3.5 out of 5

A Prize For Edie - J. F. Bone

Nobel machine.


3 out of 5

It Becomes Necessary - Ward Moore

It Becomes Necessary - Ward Moore

Defender dictatorship.


3.5 out of 5

The Dandelion Girl - Robert F. Young

http://www.scifi.com/scifiction/classics/classics_archive/young2/young21.html

Time love.


3 out of 5

Something Bright - Zenna Henderson

http://www.scifi.com/scifiction/classics/classics_archive/henderson/

Depression cackleberry cocoon crossover.


3.5 out of 5

David's Daddy - Rosel George Brown

David's Daddy - Rosel George Brown

School da bomb.


3 out of 5

The Man On Top - Reginald Bretnor

The Man on Top - Reginald Bretnor

Holy Man's climbing method better.


3.5 out of 5

The Fellow Who Married the Maxil Girl - Ward Moore

The Fellow Who Married the Maxill Girl - Ward Moore

Atavistic alien visitor not so useless.


4 out of 5

What Now Little Man? - Mark Clifton

What Now, Little Man? - Mark Clifton

Goonie smart strain.


3.5 out of 5

Flowers For Algernon - Daniel Keyes

A scientist is experimenting on raising the intelligence of animals, in this case, mice. When the same technique is tried on a man who is intellectually disabled, it succeeds beyond the scientist's wildest dreams. He has actually produced a superintelligent man from his initial subject.

However, the mouse Algernon is starting to exhibit problems because of this treatment.


4 out of 5

No Not Not Rogov! - Cordwainer Smith

http://www.webscription.net/chapters/1416521461/1416521461___1.htm

Soviet science couple's brain needle journey.


4 out of 5

Casey Agonistes - Richard McKenna

http://www.scifi.com/scifiction/classics/classics_archive/mckenna/

Death preparation.


3.5 out of 5

The Yellow Pill - Rog Phillips

http://www.scifi.com/scifiction/classics/classics_archive/phillips/

Venusian lizard pirate medicine.


4 out of 5

The Wonder Horse - George Byram

How can everyone make money out of a completely unbeatable mutant thorouighbred?


4 out of 5

Let's Get Together - Isaac Asimov

Robot detente.


3 out of 5

Let's Be Frank - Brian Aldiss

http://www.scifi.com/scifiction/classics/classics_archive/aldiss2/aldiss21.html

Generational dilution.


3 out of 5

Anything Box - Zenna Henderson

Handy to have invisible tv stuff for boring school.


3 out of 5

Prima Belladonna - J. G. Ballard

Mutant girl, plant music, big spider.


3 out of 5

The Public Hating - Steve Allen

http://www.archive.org/download/MindWebs-SciFi/Mindwebs-770304_WinterHousekeeping_PublicHating.mp3

Head gang, colosseum style.


3.5 out of 5

The Country Of the Kind - Damon Knight

http://www.archive.org/download/MindWebs-SciFi/Mindwebs-781006_CountryOfTheKind.mp3

Violent man gets odiferously ostracised.


4 out of 5

Of Missing Persons - Jack Finney

A gullible young bloke wants to get the hell out of the 50s, and is offered a trip to another world.


2.5 out of 5

Nobody Bothers Gus - Algis Budrys

Isolated superman notices a pitcher of his species.


4 out of 5

Sense From Thought Divide - Mark Clifton

Sense from Thought Divide - Mark Clifton

Swami psi effect experiments.


4 out of 5

The Golem - Avram Davidson

http://www.scifi.com/scifiction/classics/classics_archive/davidson3/

"I am not a human being!"


3.5 out of 5

Surface Tension - James Blish

http://www.archive.org/download/XMinus1B/xminusone_560828_SurfaceTension.mp3

Mini water men fancy space travel.


3.5 out of 5

The Girls From Earth - Frank M. Robinson

http://www.archive.org/download/XMinus1B/xminusone_570116_TheGirlsFromEarth.mp3

Matchmaking scam payoff.


3 out of 5

Game For Blondes - John D. MacDonald

Mini-man collection scavengers.


4 out of 5

The Moon Is Green - Fritz Leiber

http://www.archive.org/download/XMinus1B/xminusone_570102_TheMoonIsGreen.mp3

Not happy about the mutants outside.


4 out of 5

The Fly - Arthur Porges

http://www.archive.org/download/MindWebs-SciFi/Mindwebs-780623_TheSnake_TheFly.mp3

A bit bzzz.


2.5 out of 5

The Pedestrian - Ray Bradbury

2053 is pretty crime free.


3.5 out of 5

Poor Superman - Fritz Leiber

http://www.archive.org/download/XMinus1B/xminusone_561107_AppointmentInTomorrow.mp3

Power of the mind not funny.


4 out of 5

Coming Attraction - Fritz Leiber

Strange social fashions.


4 out of 5

The Last Martian - Fredric Brown

http://www.archive.org/download/XMinus1B/xminusone_560807_TheLastMartian.mp3

Taking care of the alien.


3 out of 5

To Serve Man - Damon Knight

Tasty looking people.


3.5 out of 5

The Mindworm - C. M. Kornbluth

http://www.scifi.com/scifiction/classics/classics_archive/kornbluth/


Vampire forgets he is not unique, meets Mr. Pointy and Mr. Reaper.


3.5 out of 5

The Gnurrs Come From The Voodvork Out - Reginald Bretnor

Horsing around in aid of nudity.


4 out of 5

The Man - Ray Bradbury

Locals not too impressed by space travellers.


3.5 out of 5

Mouse - Fredric Brown

Mouse - Fredric Brown

Outer space to cat.


4 out of 5

Dwellers In Silence - Ray Bradbury

http://www.archive.org/download/XMinus1_A/xminusone_551110_DwellersInSilence.mp3

Yes, turn 'em off.


2 out of 5

Opening Doors - Wilmar H. Shiras

Tim and Dr Welles get replies to their advertisement.


3 out of 5

In Hiding - Wilmar Shiras

Magazine publication of what appears to basically be the first part of the Children of the Atom, where Dr Welles meets Tim, one of the first Children of the Atom, after working out what and who he really is.


4 out of 5

No Connection - Isaac Asimov

Monkey people maladjustment.


3 out of 5

And the Moon Still Be As Bright - Ray Bradbury

http://www.archive.org/download/XMinus1_A/xminusone_550422_AndTheMoonBeStillAndBright.mp3

Chicken pox, crap and murder.


3 out of 5

Knock - Fredric Brown

http://www.archive.org/download/XMinus1_A/xminusone_550522_Knock.mp3

Last man fightback pointless, teaching them how to die could be useful though.


3.5 out of 5

Mars Is Heaven! - Ray Bradbury

http://www.archive.org/download/XMinus1_A/xminusone_550508_MarsIsHeaven.mp3


Family illusion.


3.5 out of 5