RAY CUMMINGS Boxed Set (Annotated)
Enriched Edition. Beyond the Vanishing Point, Girl in the Golden Atom, Brigands of the Moon, Tarrano the ConquerorBy Ray Cummings
Length48h 31m
About this audiobook
RAY CUMMINGS Boxed Set gathers the energetic inventions of one of early science fiction's defining pulp voices, presenting tales of atomic worlds, temporal dislocation, strange dimensions, and perilous romance. Cummings writes in the rapid, melodramatic idiom of the magazine era, where scientific speculation serves wonder, suspense, and moral adventure. His fiction stands between Wellsian scientific romance and the later Golden Age, preserving the moment when modern science fiction was learning its characteristic vocabulary of scale, speed, and cosmic possibility. Ray Cummings (1887–1957) brought to fiction both a journalist's pace and a practical fascination with technology. His years working for Thomas Edison helped shape his belief that invention could transform perception itself, a conviction evident in his famous explorations of miniaturization, time travel, and unseen realms. Writing for periodicals such as Argosy and later science-fiction magazines, he helped popularize concepts that became staples of the genre. This boxed set is recommended for readers interested in the origins of speculative fiction, the pleasures of classic pulp storytelling, and the imaginative ancestry of modern science fiction. It offers excitement, historical value, and a revealing glimpse of a genre discovering its future.
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
GenreScience Fiction, Literary Classics
Length48 hrs 31 mins
Narrated byListen with 1,000+ voices
FormateBook with Audio
Publish dateFeb 27, 2020
LanguageEnglish
Table of contents
1RAY CUMMINGS Boxed Set (Annotated)
2Introduction
3Historical Context
4Synopsis (Selection)
5The Girl in the Golden Atom
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6CHAPTER I. A UNIVERSE IN AN ATOM
7CHAPTER II. INTO THE RING
8CHAPTER III. AFTER FORTY-EIGHT HOURS
9CHAPTER IV. LYLDA
10CHAPTER V. THE WORLD IN THE RING
11CHAPTER VI. STRATEGY AND KISSES
12CHAPTER VII. A MODERN GULLIVER
13CHAPTER VIII. "I MUST GO BACK"
14CHAPTER IX. AFTER FIVE YEARS
15CHAPTER X. TESTING THE DRUGS
16CHAPTER XI. THE ESCAPE OF THE DRUG
17CHAPTER XII. THE START
18CHAPTER XIII. PERILOUS WAYS
19CHAPTER XIV. STRANGE EXPERIENCES
20CHAPTER XV. THE VALLEY OF THE SACRIFICE
21CHAPTER XVI. THE PIT OF DARKNESS
22CHAPTER XVII. THE WELCOME OF THE MASTER
23CHAPTER XVIII. THE CHEMIST AND HIS SON
24CHAPTER XIX. THE CITY OF ARITE
25CHAPTER XX. THE WORLD OF THE RING
26CHAPTER XXI. A LIFE WORTH LIVING
27CHAPTER XXII. THE TRIAL
28CHAPTER XXIII. LYLDA'S PLAN
29CHAPTER XXIV. LYLDA ACTS
30CHAPTER XXV. THE ESCAPE OF TARGO
31CHAPTER XXVI. THE ABDUCTION
32CHAPTER XXVII. AURA
33CHAPTER XXVIII. THE ATTACK ON THE PALACE
34CHAPTER XXIX. ON THE LAKE
35CHAPTER XXX. WORD MUSIC
36CHAPTER XXXI. THE PALACE OF ORLOG
37CHAPTER XXXII. AN ANT-HILL OUTRAGED
38CHAPTER XXXIII. THE RESCUE OF LOTO
39CHAPTER XXXIV. THE DECISION
40CHAPTER XXXV. GOOD-BY TO ARITE
41CHAPTER XXXVI. THE FIGHT IN THE TUNNELS
42CHAPTER XXXVII. A COMBAT OF TITANS
43CHAPTER XXXVIII. LOST IN SIZE
44CHAPTER XXXIX. A MODERN DINOSAUR
45CHAPTER XL. THE ADVENTURERS' RETURN
46CHAPTER XLI. THE FIRST CHRISTMAS
47Beyond the Vanishing Point
48CHAPTER I.
49CHAPTER II.
50CHAPTER III.
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