[COMPLETE] The Year When Stardust Fell by Raymond F. Jones - icequeen

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The Year When Stardust Fell by Raymond F. Jones (1915 - 1994).


This project is now complete! All audio files can be found on our catalog page: https://librivox.org/the-year-when-stardust-fell-by-raymond-fisher-jones/



Volunteers outside the USA Raymond F. Jones died in 1994. His/Her work is still protected by copyright in places, like Europe, where copyright is author's death plus 70 years, Australia (author's death plus 70 years for authors who died after 1954, or Canada (authors's death plus 50 years).
The story of The Year When Stardust Fell is not a story of the distant future or of the remote past. It is not a story of a never-never land where fantastic happenings take place daily. It is a story of my town and yours, of people like you and me and the mayor in townhall, his sheriff on the corner, and the professor in the university—a story that happens no later than tomorrow. It is the portrayal of the unending conflict between ignorance and superstition on one hand, and knowledge and cultural enlightenment on the other as they come into conflict with each other during an unprecedented disaster brought on by the forces of nature. ( The Author)
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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: 1Wt9FhkM

      [*]Link to author on Wikipedia (if available): (Raymond Fisher Jones) : https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Raymond_F._Jones
      [*]Link to title on Wikipedia (if available): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Year_When_Stardust_Fell
      [*]Number of sections (files) this project will have: 21
      [*]Does the project have an introduction or preface [y/n]: Yes
      [*]Original publication date (if known): 1958
      [*]If you are a new volunteer, how would you like your name (or pseudonym) credited in the catalog? Do you have a URL you would like associated with your name?:
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Post by icequeen »

We are ready for readers!
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Post by silverquill »

May I read the opening section?
~ Larry
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Post by ToddHW »

May I read Section 1?

Thanks, Todd
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Post by icequeen »

silverquill wrote: December 30th, 2018, 8:55 pm May I read the opening section?

The opening section is yours! Thanks Larry!
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ToddHW wrote: December 31st, 2018, 8:31 am May I read Section 1?

Thanks, Todd

Section 1 is yours! Thanks Todd!
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Post by icequeen »

Moving on to Readers Wanted!
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Post by MrMike79 »

Hello! May I read section 2, 3, and 4?

Thanks in advance!

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MrMike79 wrote: January 3rd, 2019, 1:34 pm Hello! May I read section 2, 3, and 4?

Thanks in advance!

Mike G.

Sections 2, 3 and 4 are yours, thanks Mike!
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Post by loon »

I've just zoomed through this book and it's a rip roaring adventure! May I read section 6 "Thief" please?
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Post by loon »

Excuse me: Chapter 5 “Thief”
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Post by icequeen »

loon wrote: January 7th, 2019, 4:05 pm Excuse me: Chapter 5 “Thief”


Chapter 5 is yours! Thanks Rich!
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Post by loon »

Gaah—scratchy voice. I guess I’ll record in a couple days.
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loon wrote: January 10th, 2019, 1:44 pm Gaah—scratchy voice. I guess I’ll record in a couple days.

Take your time! You have two months, and I am not in that much of a hurry. :D
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Post by ka7zrp »

Very good book. This will be my first read. Please put me down as ka7zrp.

I would like to claim 6 and 7 please.

Thanks

Ken
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