SF Boxed Set - Cyril M. Kornbluth Edition (Annotated)
Enriched Edition. Search the Sky, Takeoff, Wolfbane, King Cole of Pluto, Reap the Dark TideBy Cyril M. Kornbluth
Length37h 18m
About this audiobook
SF Boxed Set - Cyril M. Kornbluth Edition gathers the incisive speculative fiction of one of mid-twentieth-century science fiction's sharpest satirists. Across these stories, Kornbluth combines brisk pulp pacing with an unusually caustic intelligence, turning futuristic premises into critiques of consumerism, militarism, bureaucracy, technocracy, and human complacency. His prose is compact, ironic, and often mordantly comic, situated within the Golden Age tradition yet pushing against its more optimistic assumptions by exposing the absurdities beneath progress and power. Cyril M. Kornbluth was a central figure among the Futurians, the influential New York circle that also included Isaac Asimov, Frederik Pohl, and Judith Merril. Born in 1923, he began publishing young and developed a voice shaped by Depression-era politics, wartime experience, and a skeptical view of American modernity. Though his life was brief—he died in 1958—his collaborations and solo work helped define socially conscious science fiction, especially through his talent for satire and intellectual compression. This collection is highly recommended for readers who want science fiction that entertains while unsettling easy assumptions. It will reward admirers of classic SF, literary satire, and speculative writing that remains politically and culturally alert.
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, Humor
Length37 hrs 18 mins
Narrated byListen with 1,000+ voices
FormateBook with Audio
Publish dateFeb 26, 2020
LanguageEnglish
Table of contents
1Introduction
26The Syndic
2Introduction
27PART I.
3Historical Context
28CHAPTER I.
4Synopsis (Selection)
29CHAPTER III.
5Takeoff
30CHAPTER IV.
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6PART I.
31CHAPTER V.
7CHAPTER I.
32CHAPTER VI.
8CHAPTER II.
33CHAPTER VII.
9CHAPTER III.
34CHAPTER VIII.
10CHAPTER IV.
35CHAPTER IX.
11CHAPTER V.
36PART II.
12CHAPTER VI.
37CHAPTER X.
13PART II.
38CHAPTER XI.
14CHAPTER VII.
39CHAPTER XII.
15CHAPTER VIII.
40CHAPTER XIII.
16CHAPTER IX.
41CHAPTER XIV.
17CHAPTER X.
42CHAPTER XV.
18CHAPTER XI.
43CHAPTER XVI.
19CHAPTER XII.
44CHAPTER XVII.
20CONCLUSION
45CHAPTER XVIII.
21CHAPTER XIII.
46CHAPTER XIX.
22CHAPTER XIV.
47CHAPTER XX.
23CHAPTER XV.
48CHAPTER XXI.
24CHAPTER XVI.
49CHAPTER XXII.
25CHAPTER XVII.
50Search the Sky
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