[solo] ARMAGEDDON - 2419 - philc

[philchenevert]

ARMAGEDDON—2419 A.D by Philip Francis Nowlan (1888 - 1940). (1888 - 1940)

This book is now in our catalog at https://librivox.org/armageddon-2419-ad-by-philip-francis-nowlan/

This is the original ‘Buck Rogers’ SF classic. Thrill to the adventures of Anthony "Buck" Rodgers is one of the most celebrated characters in the history of science fiction. Famed in comic strips, television, in movies, and even radio, this is the first novel to introduce Buck Rogers to the reading public. In Armageddon – 2419 A.D., Buck, a victim of accidental suspended animation, awakens five hundred years later to discover America groaning under the tyranny of the villainous Han, ruling from the safety of their armored machine-cities. Falling in love with one of America's new warrior-women, Wilma Deering, Rogers soon become a central figure in using new fangled scientific weapons – disintegrators, jumping belts, inertron, and paralysis rays – to revolt against the Han. 'Nuff said. Adventure awaits!!!!! This book has no redeeming cultural value. Neither does it's sequel, The Airlords of Han which incidentally, can be found in the LibriVox catalog at https://librivox.org/the-airlords-of-han-by-philip-francis-nowland/ ( wikipedia and philchenevert)

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[loon]

FUN! I’d be happy to PL this one.

[philchenevert]

FUN! I’d be happy to PL this one.

Thanks. ... I promise it will be a strange story but, as you say, fun. starting next week maybe.
EDIT: This is a birthday present to me. I'm turning 78 tomorrow and I deserve even more fun that usual, eh?

[loon]

Happy birthday! (You’re 12 years ahead of me.)

Standing by for those paralysis rays !

[philchenevert]

Happy birthday! (You’re 12 years ahead of me.)

Standing by for those paralysis rays !

Oh poop! he's catching up!!!!

[philchenevert]

OK, the first two sections are ready. The dreaded Han are about to get their comeuppance. Those yellow masters don't know who they're messin with.

[loon]

Action awaits. I’ll get on it.

[loon]

Section 1 (Intro, chapter 1, chapter 2):

Oh, those nasty Mongolians - not to mention the Bad Bloods gang. PL OK

I'll mark the Magic Window.

[loon]

Section 2 (chapters 3 & 4):
At around 12:18 I hear "sub-electronic and atomic forms", the Gutenberg text reads "sub-electronic, electronic and atomic forms' - not a big deal, imho.

F.y.i., Checker reports your average level just above the LibriVox minimum (but OK).

PL OK - you're already 1/3 of the way there.

[philchenevert]

Here it is, ready for listening. Someone else has recorded the sequel so I won't be doing that but I can tell you the Americans win out in the end!!

[loon]

You’ve been busy! I’m in a turkey coma tonight.

[loon]

Phil — I have an overnight houseguest in the computer’s room — I expect to listen tomorrow.

The spoiler about the eventual victor tells me something about where the story was written. <wink>

[loon]

Section 3 - Chapters IV & V - at about 14:45 I hear "in a moment they would be they would be" - this doesn't really bother me, though.

All else is fine. Section 3 PL OK.

[loon]

P.S. The Americans can count themselves extremely lucky in this skirmish. Against all odds they pulled it off!

[loon]

Section 4 - Chapters VII & VIII
at around 13:45 I hear "I wondered if a raid mighnot -- might not be possible" - I think this one should be edited out. The rest is fine. I'm going to mark this section as SEE PL NOTES.

Treason. Foul doings indeed.