The Masters of Science Fiction - Erle Cox Edition (Annotated)
Enriched Edition. Out of the Silence, Fools' Harvest, The Missing Angel, Major Mendax Stories, The Gift of Venus…By Erle Cox
Length36h 24m
About this audiobook
The Masters of Science Fiction - Erle Cox Edition presents the Australian writer's speculative imagination at its most ambitious, situated between the late-Victorian scientific romance and the emerging modern science-fiction tradition. Cox's narratives combine archaeological mystery, technological wonder, social prophecy, and catastrophe, often unfolding in a lucid, brisk prose that favors intellectual speculation over ornament. His work belongs to the same broad lineage as H. G. Wells, yet it is marked by a distinctive Antipodean perspective, attentive to isolation, empire, and the fragility of civilization. Erle Cox (1873–1950), a journalist and fiction writer based in Melbourne, brought to his science fiction the habits of observation, argument, and public debate formed by the newspaper world. His best-known novel, Out of the Silence, reflects an era fascinated by evolution, lost civilizations, racial theory, and the promises and perils of applied science. Cox wrote from a society negotiating modernity at the edge of the imperial map, a position that sharpened his interest in cultural inheritance and future collapse. This edition is recommended for readers seeking the foundations of science fiction beyond its familiar British and American centers. It will especially reward those interested in early speculative literature, Australian literary history, and fiction that treats science as both marvel and warning.
This enriched edition has been carefully crafted to add value to your reading experience.
- Hand‐picked Memorable Quotes shine a spotlight on moments of literary brilliance.
Audiobook details
GenreScience Fiction, Literary Classics
Length36 hrs 24 mins
Narrated byListen with 1,000+ voices
FormateBook with Audio
Publish dateFeb 5, 2021
LanguageEnglish
Table of contents
1The Masters of Science Fiction - Erle Cox Edition (Annotated)
26Chapter XXII
2Novels
27Chapter XXIII
3Out of the Silence
28Chapter XXIV
4Prologue
29Chapter XXV
5Chapter I
30Chapter XXVI
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6Chapter II
31Chapter XXVII
7Chapter III
32Chapter XXVIII
8Chapter IV
33Chapter XXIX
9Chapter V
34Chapter XXX
10Chapter VI
35Chapter XXXI
11Chapter VII
36Chapter XXXII
12Chapter VIII
37Fools' Harvest
13Chapter IX
38Prologue
14Chapter X
39Chapter I
15Chapter XI
40Chapter II
16Chapter XII
41Chapter III
17Chapter XIII
42Chapter IV
18Chapter XIV
43Chapter V
19Chapter XV
44Chapter VI
20Chapter XVI
45Chapter VII
21Chapter XVII
46Chapter VIII
22Chapter XVIII
47Chapter IX
23Chapter XIX
48Chapter X
24Chapter XX
49Chapter XI
25Chapter XXI
50Chapter XII
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