This project is now in our catalog at https://librivox.org/shannachthe-last-by-leigh-douglass-brackett/
Volunteers outside the USA: Leigh Douglass Brackett died in 1978. 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.
Source text (please read only from this text!): http://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/64026A true pulp science fiction from 1952 from the pen of Leigh Douglas Brackett. In the deep caves of Mars an alien race rules with cruel and unfeeling desires. No one could thwart them. This was about the challenged by one weak man. He knew what he had to do and would die trying to do it. But wait, maybe the alien is smarter than they think. (Summary by phil c)
Target completion date: 0-12-00
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Genres for the project: Fantastic Fiction/Science Fiction
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LibriVox recording settings: mono (1 channel), 44100 Hz sample rate, 128 kbps constant bit rate MP3. See the Tech Specs
Intro to recording:
Leave 0.5 to 1 second of silence at the beginning.
For the first section, say:
For the second and subsequent sections, you may use the shortened intro if you wish:"Section (or Chapter) # of Shannach—The Last. 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."] "Shannach—The Last, by Leigh Douglass Brackett. Section Title."
End of recording:"Section (or Chapter) # of Shannach—The Last, by Leigh Douglass Brackett. This LibriVox recording is in the public domain." [Optional: "Read by your name."] "Section Title."
Say:
If you are recording the final section of the book, add:"End of section (or chapter) #." [Optional, and if not stated in the intro: "Read by your name, city, date."]
Leave 5 seconds of silence at the end."End of Shannach—The Last, by Leigh Douglass Brackett."
Filename: shannachthelast_##_brackett_128kb.mp3 where ## is the section number. (e.g. shannachthelast_01_brackett_128kb.mp3)
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