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Collected Public Domain Works of Stanley G. Weinbaum
Read by Gregg Margarite (1957-2012)
Stanley G. Weinbaum
Stanley G. Weinbaum is best known for his short story “A Martian Odyssey” which has been influencing Science Fiction since it was first publ…
This Crowded Earth
Read by Gregg Margarite (1957-2012)
Robert Bloch
Robert Bloch (1917 – 1994) was a prolific writer in many genres. As a young man he was encouraged by his mentor H. P. Lovecraft, and was a c…
Victory
Read by Gregg Margarite (1957-2012)
Lester Del Rey
Lester del Rey (1915 – 1993) was a Golden Age science fiction author and editor closely connected to John W. Campbell Jr. and Astounding Sci…
Deathworld
Read by Gregg Margarite (1957-2012)
Harry Harrison
Harry Harrison is best known for his Stainless Steel Rat stories and the novel Make Room! Make Room! which was adapted for film as Soylent G…
The Stars, My Brothers
Read by Gregg Margarite (1957-2012)
Edmond Hamilton
Edmond Hamilton (1904 – 1977) had a career that began as a regular and frequent contributor to Weird Tales magazine. The first hardcover pub…
The Fisherman and his Soul
Read by Gregg Margarite (1957-2012)
Oscar Wilde
”The Fisherman and his Soul” is a fairy tale first published in November of 1891 in Wilde’s “A House of Pomegranates”. It tells of a fisherm…
Security
Read by Gregg Margarite (1957-2012)
Poul William Anderson
“Security” tells the story of a compartmentalized government physicist ordered by secret police to complete experiments aimed at developing …
Extract from Captain Stormfield's Visit to Heaven (version 2)
Read by Gregg Margarite (1957-2012)
Mark Twain
In the afterlife grizzled sea captain Eli Stormfield finds himself piloting a ship to heaven. Despite a detour and some navigation errors he…
The Creature from Cleveland Depths
Read by Gregg Margarite (1957-2012)
Fritz Leiber
“The Creature from Cleveland Depths” also known as “The Lone Wolf” tells the story of a writer and his wife who refuse to move below-ground …
The People of the Crater
Read by Gregg Margarite (1957-2012)
Andre Norton
An air force pilot adrift in peacetime is recruited to join an Antarctic expedition. When a strange mist downs his plane he discovers an anc…
The Ethical Engineer (Deathworld 2)
Read by Gregg Margarite (1957-2012)
Harry Harrison
“The Ethical Engineer” also known as “Deathworld II” finds our hero Jason dinAlt captured to face justice for his crimes, but the ever-wily …
The Dueling Machine
Read by Gregg Margarite (1957-2012)
Ben Bova
The Dueling Machine is the solution to settling disputes without injury. After you and your opponent select weapons and environments you are…
Rastignac The Devil
Read by Gregg Margarite (1957-2012)
Philip Jose Farmer and Philip José Farmer
French colonists on a planet ruled by reptiles and amphibians are forced to wear living “skins” that subdue aggression and enforce vegetaria…
The Status Civilization
Read by Gregg Margarite (1957-2012)
Robert Sheckley
Will Barrent awakes without memories just before being deposited on Omega, a planet for criminals where the average life expectancy is 3 yea…
Second Variety
Read by Gregg Margarite (1957-2012)
Philip K. Dick
Early victories by the USSR in a global nuclear war cause the United Nations government to retreat to the moon leaving behind troops and fie…
The Variable Man
Read by Gregg Margarite (1957-2012)
Philip K. Dick
Predictability has come a long way. The computers of the future can tell you if you’re going to win a war before you fire a shot. Unfortunat…
The Runaway Skyscraper
Read by Gregg Margarite (1957-2012)
Murray Leinster
Arthur Chamberlain has problems. His one-man engineering firm is faltering and his pretty secretary Estelle barely notices him. But these pr…
The Secret Sharer
Read by Gregg Margarite (1957-2012)
Joseph Conrad
A young untested ship captain finds a man named Leggatt clinging to the side of his ship. The Captain makes the unusual decision to hide Leg…
Red Nails
Read by Gregg Margarite (1957-2012)
Robert E. Howard
Conan the Cimmerian pursues the beautiful and deadly pirate Valeria after she kills a Stygian only to find himself cornered by a dragon. App…
The Knights of Arthur
Read by Gregg Margarite (1957-2012)
Frederik Pohl
Sailors Sam Dunlap and Arthur check in to a New York hotel to await their mate Vern Engdahl when a girl shows up proposing to purchase Arthu…