LESTER DEL REY - Boxed Set (Illustrated Edition) (Annotated)
Enriched Edition. Badge of Infamy, The Sky Is Falling, Police Your Planet, Pursuit, Victory, Let'em Breathe SpaceBy Lester del Rey
Length21h 35m
About this audiobook
Lester del Rey - Boxed Set (Illustrated Edition) gathers a representative body of del Rey's speculative fiction, showcasing his characteristic fusion of brisk adventure, humane moral inquiry, and scientific imagination. These stories and novels belong to the formative decades of American science fiction, when pulp energy was increasingly joined to psychological seriousness and social speculation. The illustrations enhance the period atmosphere, recalling the visual culture through which many readers first encountered the genre. Lester del Rey was not only a prolific writer but also one of science fiction's influential editors and advocates. Born Leonard Knapp in 1915, he helped shape mid-twentieth-century genre publishing and later co-founded the Del Rey imprint, which brought science fiction and fantasy to a vast readership. His fiction often reflects this dual vocation: a craftsman's command of narrative pace joined to an editor's awareness of the genre's evolving possibilities. This boxed set is recommended for readers seeking a substantial entry into classic science fiction beyond its most familiar names. It will appeal to students of genre history, collectors of illustrated editions, and anyone interested in imaginative storytelling that remains alert to ethical choice, technological change, and human resilience.
This enriched edition has been carefully crafted to add value to your reading experience.
- A comprehensive Introduction outlines these selected works' unifying features, themes, or stylistic evolutions.
- A Historical Context section situates the works in their broader era—social currents, cultural trends, and key events that underpin their creation.
- A concise Synopsis (Selection) offers an accessible overview of the included texts, helping readers navigate plotlines and main ideas without revealing critical twists.
- A unified Analysis examines recurring motifs and stylistic hallmarks across the collection, tying the stories together while spotlighting the different work's strengths.
- Reflection questions inspire deeper contemplation of the author's overarching message, inviting readers to draw connections among different texts and relate them to modern contexts.
- Lastly, our hand‐picked Memorable Quotes distill pivotal lines and turning points, serving as touchstones for the collection's central themes.
Audiobook details
Rating★★★★ 3.5 (16)
Includes Amazon, Goodreads
GenreScience Fiction
Length21 hrs 35 mins
Narrated byListen with 1,000+ voices
FormateBook with Audio
Publish dateFeb 5, 2020
LanguageEnglish
Table of contents
1Lord of a Thousand Sun: Space Stories of Poul Anderson (Illustrated) (Annotated)
26VII
2LESTER DEL REY - Boxed Set (Illustrated Edition)
27VIII
3Badge of Infamy
28IX
4I Pariah
29X
5II Lobby
30Police Your Planet
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6III Spaceman
31Chapter I One Way Ticket
7IV Martian
32Chapter II Honest Izzy
8V Surgery
33Chapter III The Graft is Green
9VI Research
34Chapter IV Captain Murdoch
10VII Plague
35Chapter V Recall
11VIII Fool
36Chapter VI Sealed Letter
12IX Judgment
37Chapter VII Electioneering
13X Execution
38Chapter VIII Vote Early and Often
14XI Convert
39Chapter IX Contraband
15XII War
40Chapter X Marriage of Convenience
16XIII Susceptibility
41Chapter XI The Sky's the Limit
17XIV Immunity
42Chapter XII Wife or Prisoner?
18XV Decision
43Chapter XIII Arrest Mayor Wayne!
19The Sky Is Falling
44Chapter XIV Full Circle
20I
45Chapter XV Murdoch's Mantle
21II
46Chapter XVI Get the Dome!
22III
47Chapter XVII Security Payoff
23IV
48Pursuit
24V
49I
25VI
50Victory
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