Astounding Stories 19, July 1931


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(3.6 stars; 5 reviews)

THE DOOM FROM PLANET 4 JACK WILLIAMSON
A Ray of Fire, Green, Mysterious, Stabs Through the Night to Dan on His Ship. It Leads Him to an Island of Unearthly Peril.
THE HANDS OF ATEN H. G. WINTER
Out of the Solid Ice Craig Hews Three Long-Frozen Egyptians and Is at Once Caught Up into Amazing Adventure. (A Complete Novelette.)
THE DIAMOND THUNDERBOLT H. THOMPSON RICH
Locked in a Rocket and Fired into Space! Such Was the Fate which Awaited Young Stoddard at the End of the Diamond Trail!
THE SLAVE SHIP FROM SPACE A. R. HOLMES
Three Kidnapped Earthlings Show Xantra of the Tillas How "Docile" Earth Slaves Can Be.
THE REVOLT OF THE MACHINES NAT SCHACHNER AND ARTHUR L. ZAGAT
Something in the Many-Faceted Mind of the Master Machine Spurs It to Diabolical Revolt Against the Authority of Its Human Masters.
THE EXILE OF TIME RAY CUMMINGS
Only Near the End of the World Does Fate Catch Up with Tugh, the Cripple Who Ran Amuck Through Time. (Conclusion.)
THE READERS' CORNER ALL OF US
A Meeting Place for Readers of Astounding Stories. (8 hr 33 min)

Chapters

The Doom from Planet 4 by Jack Williamson Part 1 26:08 Read by Richard Kilmer (1942 - 2022)
The Doom from Planet 4 by Jack Williamson Part 2 30:38 Read by Richard Kilmer (1942 - 2022)
The Hands of Aten by H.G. Winter part 1 27:34 Read by Richard Kilmer (1942 - 2022)
The Hands of Aten by H.G. Winter part 2 25:25 Read by Richard Kilmer (1942 - 2022)
The Hands of Aten by H.G. Winter part 3 24:14 Read by Richard Kilmer (1942 - 2022)
The Hands of Aten by H.G. Winter part 4 25:43 Read by Richard Kilmer (1942 - 2022)
One-billionth-of-a-second-camera 4:25 Read by Jennifer Fournier
The Diamond Thunderbolt by H.Thompson Rich part 1 28:13 Read by James K. White
The Diamond Thunderbolt by H.Thompson Rich part 2 27:53 Read by James K. White
The Diamond Thunderbolt by H.Thompson Rich part 3 25:55 Read by James K. White
The Slave Ship from Space by A.R. Holmes part 1 23:29 Read by Khaghbboommm
The Slave Ship from Space by A.R. Holmes part 2 26:35 Read by Khaghbboommm
The Slave Ship from Space by A.R. Holmes part 3 23:14 Read by Khaghbboommm
The Revolt of the Machines by Nat Schachner Arthur L.Zagat part 1 27:04 Read by annanneass
The Revolt of the Machines by Nat Schachner Arthur L.Zagat part 2 23:54 Read by annanneass
The Revolt of the Machines by Nat Schachner Arthur L.Zagat part 3 26:19 Read by annanneass
The Exile of Time by Ray Cummins chapter XX 25:05 Read by Khaghbboommm
The Exile of Time by Ray Cummins chapter XXI 23:16 Read by Khaghbboommm
The Exile of Time by Ray Cummins chapter XXII 15:03 Read by Khaghbboommm
The Exile of Time by Ray Cummins chapters XXIII-IV 13:06 Read by Khaghbboommm
To the Moon 3:30 Read by michelekilpatrick
The Readers Corner part 1 18:17 Read by Jessi McDaniel
The Readers Corner part 2 18:36 Read by Jessi McDaniel

Reviews

Not the best of this series


(3.5 stars)

I struggled with this instalment of Astounding Stories. Reading requires a clear and pleasant voice which the first reader has, but his habit of introducing pauses where there shouldn’t be and not pausing where they should made it very hard for me to follow. The bulk of the issue is read by an enthusiastic reader who is sadly let down by the quality of the recording and variable sound levels which verges from inaudible to distortion soaked loudness often in the space of one sentence. A shame as he gives it a good go but it’s hard going especially when listening in the car. To The Moon was beautifully read but was only a short segment. I’d like to hear more from this reader, she has a delightful voice and great delivery

not good


(2 stars)

mostly terrible. some excruciating reading. one or two decent stories but the modern ones well ? ....oh dear.