[COMPLETE] Battles for the Stars in Space (Ed Reads Short Sci-fi, vol. III) - ans

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Battles for the Stars (Ed Reads Short Sci-fi, vol. III), by Dave Dryfoos (1915 - 2003), Harry Harrison (1925 - 2012) et al.

This project is now complete! All audio files can be found on our catalog page: https://librivox.org/battles-for-the-stars-ed-reads-short-sci-fi-vol-iii-by-dave-dryfoos/

Volunteers outside the USA: Dave Dryfoos died in 2003. 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: Harry Harrison 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: 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: Michael Shaara died in 1988. 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: William Tenn died in 2010. 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: H. Beam Piper died in 1964. 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: Lafayette Ronald Hubbard died in 1986. 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.
I: ‘Strain’ by L. Ron Hubbard
Captured! Crucial battle intel! But will they crack?!

II: ‘The Sling and the Stone’ by Michael Shaara
An obsessed Soviet commander has come up with the most devastating weapon the world has ever seen. What of the scientist who must put the order to destroy the USA into practice?

III: ‘Slaughter on Dornell IV’ by Ivar Jorgensen
One of the galaxy's greatest professional fighters. But is his agent so sly as to pit him against an opponent that could kill him?

IV: ‘The Hour of Battle’ by Robert Sheckley
Waiting for the mind killers to strike in the depths of deep space! What's to be done?

V: ‘Defense Mech’ by Ray Bradbury
The soldier's going mad! There's no time for ethics; tell him his home on Earth and throw him into battle. The result? Let Ray Bradbury tell you.

VI: ‘The Invisible Enemy’ by Arnold Castle
Is sending the world's teenagers out to the grim battlefields truly the answer to achieve peace?

VII: ‘Navy Day’ by Harry Harrison
Futuristic machines provide intriguing end results.

VIII: ‘Belly Laugh’ by Ivar Jorgensen
Futuristic machines provide embarrasing end results.

IX: ‘Hunter Patrol’ by Henry Beam Piper and John J. Mcguire
‘They just voted him into power. And the world into slavery. It is almost blasphemous to say anything against him. He has deprived all of us of our political and other liberties’.
With the great mission complete, Benson returns to the battlefield. Naturally, the war concludes, and Benson enters into business, coming upon a method of ending all war. But time itself might have something to say about it...

X: ‘Bridge Crossing’ by Dave Dryfoos
Robbie must choose loyalty to robot or to man in this dystopian tale, featuring a perilous chase across the Golden Gate Bridge.

XI: ‘Keep Your Shape’ by Robert Sheckley
The ship approaches, a vanguard to an invasion! The problem? The scout party lacks discipline! They can’t…keep their shape.

XII: ‘Project Hush’ by William Tenn
A secret mission - so very secret - the first people on the moon! (yes, this story is that old) - but what will they find there?

XIII:
‘Diplomatic Immunity’ by Robert Sheckley
The alien ambassador MUST not return to their planet to tell of Earth; humanity has no chance against invaders! But how to kill the ambassador?

(Summary by The Reader)
Source text (please read only from this text!):
I: ‘Strain’ by L. Ron Hubbard
https://www.gutenberg.org/files/61474/61474-h/61474-h.htm

II: ‘The Sling and the Stone’ by Michael Shaara
https://www.gutenberg.org/files/66292/66292-h/66292-h.htm

III: ‘Slaughter on Dornell IV’ by Ivar Jorgensen
https://www.gutenberg.org/files/65534/65534-h/65534-h.htm

IV: ‘The Hour of Battle’ by Robert Sheckley
https://www.gutenberg.org/files/29445/29445-h/29445-h.htm

V: ‘Defense Mech’ by Ray Bradbury
https://www.gutenberg.org/files/63648/63648-h/63648-h.htm

VI: ‘The Invisible Enemy’ by Arnold Castle
https://www.gutenberg.org/files/65980/65980-h/65980-h.htm

VII: ‘Navy Day’ by Harry Harrison
https://www.gutenberg.org/files/30019/30019-h/30019-h.htm

VIII: ‘Belly Laugh’ by Ivar Jorgensen
https://www.gutenberg.org/files/28643/28643-h/28643-h.htm

IX: ‘Hunter Patrol’ by Henry Beam Piper and John J. Mcguire
https://www.gutenberg.org/files/18641/18641-h/18641-h.htm

X: ‘Bridge Crossing’ by Dave Dryfoos
https://www.gutenberg.org/files/51241/51241-h/51241-h.htm

XI: ‘Keep Your Shape’ by Robert Sheckley
https://www.gutenberg.org/files/32346/32346-h/32346-h.htm

XII: ‘Project Hush’ by William Tenn
https://www.gutenberg.org/files/32654/32654-h/32654-h.htm

XIII:
‘Diplomatic Immunity’ by Robert Sheckley
https://www.gutenberg.org/files/32040/32040-h/32040-h.htm

Target completion date: 2022-12-31

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This paragraph is temporary and will be replaced by the MC with the list of sections and reader (Magic Window) once this project is in the admin system.

[list]
[*]Project Code: JSkdLXTa
[*]Link to author on Wikipedia (if available): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harry_Harrison_(writer) (Harry Harrison)
[*]Link to author on Wikipedia (if available): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_Sheckley (Robert Sheckley)
[*]Link to author on Wikipedia (if available): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michael_Shaara (Michael Shaara)
[*]Link to author on Wikipedia (if available): http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Tenn (William Tenn)
[*]Link to author on Wikipedia (if available): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/H._Beam_Piper (H. Beam Piper)
[*]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.isfdb.org/cgi-bin/ea.cgi?6927 (Ivar Jorgensen)
[*]Link to author on Wikipedia (if available): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/L._Ron_Hubbard (Lafayette Ronald Hubbard)
[*]Link to title on Wikipedia (if available):
[*]Number of sections (files) this project will have: 13
[*]Does the project have an introduction or preface: No
[*]Original publication date (if known):
[*]If you are a new volunteer, how would you like your name (or pseudonym) credited in the catalog? Edmund Bloxam
[*]Do you have a URL you would like associated with your name?: http://www.edmundbloxamaudio.com/
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Genres for the project: Fantastic Fiction/Science Fiction

Keywords that describe the book: science fiction, military, anthology

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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:
"Section (or Chapter) # of Battles for the Stars (Ed Reads Short Sci-fi, vol. III). 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."] "Battles for the Stars (Ed Reads Short Sci-fi, vol. III), by Dave Dryfoos, Harry Harrison et al.. Section Title."
For the second and subsequent sections, you may use the shortened intro if you wish:
"Section (or Chapter) # of Battles for the Stars (Ed Reads Short Sci-fi, vol. III), by Dave Dryfoos, Harry Harrison et al.. This LibriVox recording is in the public domain." [Optional: "Read by your name."] "Section Title."
End of recording:
Say:
"End of section (or chapter) #." [Optional, and if not stated in the intro: "Read by your name, city, date."]
If you are recording the final section of the book, add:
"End of Battles for the Stars (Ed Reads Short Sci-fi, vol. III), by Dave Dryfoos, Harry Harrison et al.."
Leave 5 seconds of silence at the end.

Filename: battlesforthestarsedreadsshortscifivoliii_##_dryfoos_128kb.mp3 where ## is the section number. (e.g. battlesforthestarsedreadsshortscifivoliii_01_dryfoos_128kb.mp3)

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Last edited by Ligeti_Grieg on January 23rd, 2023, 7:44 am, edited 3 times in total.
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Post by Ligeti_Grieg »

I have made five stories already. I alternate this with the other volume 'Fevers and Physicians in Space', so one does not slow down the other. I calculate this as thus completing just before the end of the year.
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Post by annise »

I'll MC this under the usual conditions later, I've real-life things just now

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If you need a DPL here, please count me in.
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That's great, chulsky. I'll start uploading soon. I'm about half way through. Need to top and tail what's there.
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That's the first eight up. Next due in two weeks.

Bit of a shame about 'Navy Day' and 'Belly Laugh'. Far too many versions already on Librivox. Likely because they're so short. Crucially, a bit rubbish too. I didn't check the listings on these beforehand. Surprised that no one had done 'Strain' before. It's L. Ron Hubbard, for goodness sake. What did the loony have to say?
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Sec.1 PL OK :thumbs:
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Sec.2 A timely story...
The Krylov's words at 25:03 and on are too distorted to understand easily, especially for many foreigners who use LV to study English.
Then @ 28:00 ("all Diavilev could understand was:") -- ironically, here any listener won't understand anything. :D
Please go lighter on distortion.

Sec.3 PL OK :thumbs:
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Sec.4 @4:05: "It could have been worse," Morse put in, his face sadder than ever.
The "Morse put in" part is missing, therefore the words sound attributed to a wrong character.
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Sec.6 PL OK!
Sec.5 is a difficult one. The story is mostly a dialog between the astronaut's failing mind and radio communications from the control center. In the beginning it works okay, but starting at about 8:00 I had a hard time to follow the dialog, it sounded as just a stream of phrases to me.
Ed, according to the LV rules, if you narrated every word then it is PL OK, so I'll leave it to you, just tell me if you want to leave it as is or make changes. Thank you!
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Sec.7,8 PL OK
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Post by Ligeti_Grieg »

In terms of Story 5, I read it as a string of phrases, rather like stream of conciousness, better barreled through, rather than given 'punctuation' which isn't in the text, like an ever-flowing sentence that...

I understood it as a mad dash of rambling seeming-nonsense that, frankly, might become irritating if you think about it too much, or slowed down the performance. I listened again. Every word is clearly pronounced and not rushed as such. I certainly intended it to be the way it is.
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New Story 9 uploaded.

Annise, somebody suggested that, for vol. II, the track naming convention of the short sci-fi collections be used, which is to put the surname of each author into the track title. I agree; I think it looks better. As you have easier access to the files, would you mind changing them in the manner suggested, and for which I labelled Story 9. You would only need to do this for the tracks for which I have not made any mistakes, as I will be needing to reupload them anyway.
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Post by annise »

please stick to various - it is needed
re,
rather than given 'punctuation' which isn't in the text, like an ever-flowing sentence that...
speaking as a writer, punctuation also includes spacing or a new paragraph, a new chapter, a new line when one is not needed are all ways of pausing the reading that the writer may choose to use. It is your choice as you say but I would agree with the DPL

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Post by chulsky »

Ligeti_Grieg wrote: October 31st, 2022, 9:24 am ... I certainly intended it to be the way it is.
No problem, Ed, have it your way, sec.5 PL OK.
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