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Great Explorers in Space (Ed Reads Short Sci-fi, vol. I), by Irving E. Cox, Jr. (1917 - 2001), Robert Sheckley (1928 - 2005) et al.

This project is complete. All audio files can be found in the catalogue: https://librivox.org/great-explorers-in-space-by-various/

Volunteers outside the USA: Robert Sheckley died in 2005. This person's work may still be protected by copyright in countries where copyright duration is determined by the author's death date. In Europe this is 70 years; in Canada it is 50 years; and in Australia it is 70 years for authors who died after 1955.

Volunteers outside the USA: Stephen Marlowe died in 2008. This person's work may still be protected by copyright in countries where copyright duration is determined by the author's death date. In Europe this is 70 years; in Canada it is 50 years; and in Australia it is 70 years for authors who died after 1955.

Volunteers outside the USA: Russell Robert Winterbotham died in 1971. This person's work may still be protected by copyright in countries where copyright duration is determined by the author's death date. In Europe this is 70 years; in Canada it is 50 years; and in Australia it is 70 years for authors who died after 1955.

Volunteers outside the USA: Ray Bradbury died in 2012. This person's work may still be protected by copyright in countries where copyright duration is determined by the author's death date. In Europe this is 70 years; in Canada it is 50 years; and in Australia it is 70 years for authors who died after 1955.

Volunteers outside the USA: Winston K. Marks died in 1979. This person's work may still be protected by copyright in countries where copyright duration is determined by the author's death date. In Europe this is 70 years; in Canada it is 50 years; and in Australia it is 70 years for authors who died after 1955.

Volunteers outside the USA: Samuel John Sackett died in 2018. This person's work may still be protected by copyright in countries where copyright duration is determined by the author's death date. In Europe this is 70 years; in Canada it is 50 years; and in Australia it is 70 years for authors who died after 1955.

Volunteers outside the USA: Paul Fairman died in 1977. This person's work may still be protected by copyright in countries where copyright duration is determined by the author's death date. In Europe this is 70 years; in Canada it is 50 years; and in Australia it is 70 years for authors who died after 1955.

Volunteers outside the USA: Stanley Mullen died in 1974. This person's work may still be protected by copyright in countries where copyright duration is determined by the author's death date. In Europe this is 70 years; in Canada it is 50 years; and in Australia it is 70 years for authors who died after 1955.

Volunteers outside the USA: Stuart J. Byrne died in 2011. This person's work may still be protected by copyright in countries where copyright duration is determined by the author's death date. In Europe this is 70 years; in Canada it is 50 years; and in Australia it is 70 years for authors who died after 1955.
<br><b>‘The Pioneer’ by Irving E. Cox</b>
The greatest explorer of them all returns to Earth and finds the world upside down!</br>
<br><b>‘Flight Perilous’ by Ray C Noll</b>
A trip through the Asteroid Belt. They must make it to the other side. But will they?</br>
<br><b>‘Ask a Foolish Question’ by Robert Sheckley</b>
Douglas Adams foreshadowed.</br>
<br><b>‘The Vegans Were Curious’ by Winston Marks</b>
Alien explorers come to Earth to investigate radioactivity. They discover - *cough – something else.</br>
<br><b>‘The Cosmic Snare’ by Milton Lesser</b>
A couple working the great gate of sub-space receive an unwanted guest.</br>
<br><b>‘Meeting at the Summit’ by Ivar Jorgenson</b>
Humankind on route to the stars. The United States President receives visitors with grave requisites.</br>
<br><b>‘The Voyage of Vanishing Men’ by Stanley Mullen</b>
The great unknown. But just what happened to Braun’s crew. Why did he come back alone?</br>
<br><b>‘Problem Planet’ by R. R. Winterbotham</b>
Three people alone. Two men argue over a woman. The best solution found.</br>
<br><b>‘The Last Plunge’ by S. J. Sackett</b>
What lies below the atmosphere of Uranus? What creatures lurk in its atmosphere? How can they be exploited for money?</br>
<br><b>‘Planet of Doom’ by Stephen Marlowe</b>
As a galactic reporter Jane Crowley knew she had hold of the biggest story of the year; but thousands of people were in peril.</br>
<br><b>‘Beware the Star Gods’ by S. J. Byrne</b>
Kuru stood his ground bravely as the ship flamed down from the sky. Truly this was a great and terrible moment.</br>
<br><b>‘Rocket Summer’ by Ray Bradbury</b>
The first great rocket flight into space, bearing intrepid pioneers to the Moon. The world's ecstasy flared into red mob-hate when President Stanley canceled the flight. How did he get that way?</br> (Summary by Edmund Bloxam)

Source text (please read only from this text!): The Pioneer https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/66618 Flight Perilous https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/66569 Ask a Foolish Question https://www.gutenberg.org/cache/epub/33854/pg33854-images.html The Vegans Were Curious https://www.gutenberg.org/cache/epub/66448/pg66448-images.html The Cosmic Snare https://www.gutenberg.org/cache/epub/66714/pg66714-images.html Meeting at the Summit https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/66707 The Voyage of Vanishing Men https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/66572 Problem Planet https://www.gutenberg.org/cache/epub/66613/pg66613-images.html The Last Plunge https://www.gutenberg.org/cache/epub/66613/pg66613-images.html Planet of Doom https://www.gutenberg.org/files/66731/66731-h/66731-h.htm Beware the Star Gods https://www.gutenberg.org/cache/epub/66314/pg66314-images.html Rocket Summer https://www.gutenberg.org/cache/epub/64181/pg64181-images.html

Target completion date: 2022-02-28

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[*]Project Code: 41VO3piZ
[*]Link to author on Wikipedia (if available): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_Sheckley (Robert Sheckley)
[*]Link to author on Wikipedia (if available): http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stephen_Marlowe (Stephen Marlowe)
[*]Link to author on Wikipedia (if available): http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Russell_R._Winterbotham (Russell Robert Winterbotham)
[*]Link to author on Wikipedia (if available): http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ray_Bradbury (Ray Bradbury)
[*]Link to author on Wikipedia (if available): http://www.sf-encyclopedia.com/entry/marks_winston_k (Winston K. Marks)
[*]Link to author on Wikipedia (if available): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sam_Sackett (Samuel John Sackett)
[*]Link to author on Wikipedia (if available): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paul_W._Fairman (Paul Fairman)
[*]Link to author on Wikipedia (if available): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stanley_Mullen (Stanley Mullen)
[*]Link to author on Wikipedia (if available): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stuart_J._Byrne (Stuart J. Byrne)
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[*]Number of sections (files) this project will have: 12
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Genres for the project: Short Stories/Anthologies; Fantastic Fiction/Science Fiction

Keywords that describe the book: explorers, classic, space

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For the first section, say:
"Section (or Chapter) # of Great Explorers in Space (Ed Reads Short Sci-fi, vol. I). This is a LibriVox recording. All LibriVox recordings are in the public domain. For more information or to volunteer, please visit librivox.org." [Optional: "Read by your name."] "Great Explorers in Space (Ed Reads Short Sci-fi, vol. I), by Irving E. Cox, Jr., Robert Sheckley et al.. Section Title."
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"Section (or Chapter) # of Great Explorers in Space (Ed Reads Short Sci-fi, vol. I), by Irving E. Cox, Jr., Robert Sheckley et al.. This LibriVox recording is in the public domain." [Optional: "Read by your name."] "Section Title."
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All recordings are complete. I produced this for my podcast. So, only edits from proofs required this end. Should be pretty light, proof-wise. I went through it as I would my pro stuff.
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There's quite a lot of pseudonyms here. I tried to have twelve different authors. Ha. Damn Stephen Marlowe! Fooled me with two different names.

This was 'The Twelve Sci-fi Stories of Christmas', hence the number.

The aim with the series is to fill in as many gaps as I can with my volumes. I have something like 15 more themes, many with multiple volumes. I thought the themes would make them easier to find for listeners.
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I can't MC this since it's not PD for me, and I download the files on projects I MC. I just wanted to say that this is a great idea, and I'm glad you're doing it. 8-)
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I'll MC , I shouldn't need to look at your files as they are not PD for me either.
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Post by annise »

It's set up, just have some questions,

Have you BCed a collection where you needed to enter the metadata (author/text) before ?

Re the name
Does the Volume 1 belong to the Great Explorers or Ed reads.
If the to Ed Reads then that needs to be first so that the all come together in the catalogue search

eg Ed_Reads Vol 1 Great Explorers etc

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The entire title/collection idea is mine. I think it's a clearer way for listeners to find stories. In fact, I'd be as bold as to suggest subdividing future Short Collections into broad themes, although this will require having multiple projects open at once. I might be able to help out with that. Maybe it's time to put myself forward as a new MC.

When I was bored, I subdivided hundreds of stories on Gutenberg into theme. I could always open some of these out as Collective suggestions and wait for takers. It would take me decades to actually make them all.

If the author isn't famous 'Five Stories by...' doesn't seem very useful. That's another purpose of this.

To clarify, the entirety of the title 'Great Explorers in Space (Ed Reads Short Sci-fi, vol. I)' is mine and I arranged the stories. As the tag, I would suggest shortening it down to: greatexplorersinspace_01_... etc.
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Having said that, I now know that Robert Sheckley was a pretty big deal in his time.
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Post by philchenevert »

I would love for you to flesh out the summary of this project; tell us more of the title and why and who you included in this collection. Looks great by the way. :thumbs:
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Post by annise »

Let's worry about the summary later Phil

I wasn't clear about the title - and once it is catalogued changing titles is messy all round (I'm talking about the title that shows on the catalogue page)

So were you planning
Great Explorers in Space (Ed Reads Short Sci-fi, vol. 1)
Great Explorers in Space (Ed Reads Short Sci-fi, vol. 2)
Great Explorers in Space (Ed Reads Short Sci-fi, vol. 3) etc

or
Great Explorers in Space (Ed Reads Short Sci-fi, vol. 1)
Alien invader from space (Ed Reads Short Sci-fi, vol. 2)
Great Inventions (Ed Reads Short Sci-fi, vol. 3) type of thing ?

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Let's worry about the summary later Phil
Nah Anne, I'm not asking for a summary, just want more information about the common theme, what it is about. How he chose these stories. The title can be construed several ways in my mind and I like the approach but would like to see his thought process.
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Moving to going solo ......

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Well, I divided every Gutenberg story under the title 'Science Fiction' into...I ended up with nineteen themes, give or take.

The general idea is to present stories that haven't been done on Librivox yet (which it turns out is QUITE A LOT, despite 80-something short story volumes).

I was gonna start with 'Lovers in Space', but compiling all the stories with innuendo in the title ('Come into my brain!' followed by '...and come out the other end', including 'Quickie' and 'Happy Ending')...well, I wanted people to take it more seriously off the bat. I was then gonna start with 'Fevers and Physicians in Space', because I wanted to make 'Pandemic' (a rare time when a Librivox reader has done it before). Again, I thought...is that gonna annoy rather than amuse (or indeed elucidate, given that science fiction is now just science...I wish Covid could be cured with cigarettes (what an ending!)--actually, I don't. That would be awful. Ah, the 50s...

https://soundcloud.com/g1hkk9pkpteg/pandemic-fever-and-physicians-in-spaace-1-ed-reads-short-sci-fi-vol-ii

Where was I? Right, so I went for 'the sense of wonder' kind of theme that people might actually like as a vol. i. A similar volume somewhere down the line will be 'The Furthest Reaches of Space...in Space!'.

Anyway, I'm alternating Anderson stories with vol. ii on the podcast. I did 'Explorers' as 'The Twelve Sci-fi Stories of Christmas', which I wish I had started before when I did, cos that was insane, given that each story took about three hours to produce. I was copying Georg Rockall-Schmitt's Twelve vlogs about movies. Where the 12 days of Christmas are, in fact 12/25-01/05, his idea of 12/13-12/25 is much better, as nowadays Christmas starts in, like November or October, so people are pretty sick of it by the 26th. Yes, the Easter eggs came out in stores a couple of weeks back. Sigh...

As far as the project goes, I just need to glue the Librivox intros and outros on to the tracks, and I just moved far, far away to London, so I haven't done it yet. But, like I said, all the tracks were done some time ago.
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There are about 1000 books on Gutenberg if you type in 'science fiction'. It turns out that that isn't all of them. When I started mapping out 'Colonists in Space' (I'll come up with a snazzier title later), I thought, 'there aren't many for such an obvious theme'. Then I typed in 'colony space' and thought 'that's not all the science fiction...'

Anyway, I was playing at being a librarian, which is what Librivox is all about, really. I started Poul Anderson, because that was how people tended to organise the short stories, by author. Then I thought 'but what about the authors nobody's heard of?' I mean, the author thing works from a librarian perspective, but since I wanted to actually present the stories as something that will grab listener attention (my podcast), I thought of theme.

Which brings me to my question about being an MC. I would quite like to give it a go, primarily so that I can open out 'Librivox Reads Short Sci-fi' for others. I don't think I can make 1100 or so audio stories in my lifetime (assuming nothing will ever come into PD again...) And then I can help out with other stuff too. I certainly know how to proof (and the difference between Librivox proofing and standard audiobook proofing - it's arguably more complicated) - I am playing at being a pro producer in real life too (the fact that I have so much time for 'promotional' PD stuff tells you how well that's going...).

I assume there is a kind of 'training' or instructions for being an MC. Could probably move that discussion into private chats. But that's how I see future volumes alongside 'Ed Reads...', ie. 'Librivox Reads...'
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Post by annise »

How are things going? I hope you are still proceeding? I think it is a great idea - re the name, I was just visualising the series in the catalogue but there is time for that when it is catalogued.
I've moved it to going solo.

Anne
We can talk about your other thoughts later - let's get this one organised so we have a common talking point.
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