Visions of Tomorrow
Science Fiction Predictions That Came True
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A fascinating collection of fiction-turned-reality tales.
Long before movies like Minority Report and The Matrix, the world's writers have been recording the future as it might exist - and as it turns out, they were right. This bizarre anthology collects the most stunning predictions and imagined inventions here for the first time. Visions of Tomorrow includes "The Land Iron Clads" by H. G. Wells, who described a military tank in 1903 - long before it was ever a possibility; "The Yesterday House" by Fritz Leiber, who wrote about cloned humans; and many more. In this stunning anthology of never-before-collected stories, our world's greatest science fiction writers demonstrate that the truth can be just as strange as fiction.
©2010 Thomas A. Easton, Judith K. Dial, and Tekno Books. (P)2012 Audible, Inc.Los oyentes también disfrutaron...
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Among the displays of foresight in this anthology of never-before-collected prescient tales are H. G. Wells envisioning the use of tanks in warfare; Jeff Hecht and Thomas Eaton pursuing the "whimsy" of high-powered laser and genetic engineering; Vonda McIntyre building predictive fiction upon the concept of print-on-demand organs; Fritz Leiber considering human clones; and Isaac Asmov’s vision of how satellites harnessing solar power might play out. Stage, screen, and television veteran J. P. Linton takes on the many roles, bringing passion, fear, humor, humility, and, always, humanity to the words and visions of science fiction (on the cutting edge of reality) masters.
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 150
Brilliant government scientist Richard Seaton discovers a remarkable faster-than-light fuel that will power his interstellar spaceship, The Skylark. His ruthless rival, Marc DuQuesne, and the sinister World Steel Corporation will do anything to get their hands on the fuel. They kidnap Seaton's fiancée and friends, unleashing a furious pursuit and igniting a burning desire for revenge that will propel The Skylark across the galaxy and back.
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4 out of 5 stars
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Space Operas - Good Story telling!
- De Madge en 01-27-10
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Footfall
- De: Larry Niven, Jerry Pournelle
- Narrado por: MacLeod Andrews
- Duración: 24 h y 34 m
- Versión completa
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General4 out of 5 stars 2,111
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Narración:4 out of 5 stars 1,585
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Historia4 out of 5 stars 1,583
They first appear as a series of dots on astronomical plates, heading from Saturn directly toward Earth. Since the ringed planet carries no life, scientists deduce the mysterious ship to be a visitor from another star. The world's frantic efforts to signal the aliens go unanswered. The first contact is hostile: the invaders blast a Soviet space station, seize the survivors, and then destroy every dam and installation on Earth with a hail of asteriods.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Larry Niven and Jerry Pournelle at Their Best
- De Flatlander en 06-24-10
De: Larry Niven, y otros
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The Goliath Stone
- De: Larry Niven, Matthew Joseph Harrington
- Narrado por: Jeff Woodman
- Duración: 6 h y 45 m
- Versión completa
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General4 out of 5 stars 80
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Narración:4 out of 5 stars 73
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Historia4 out of 5 stars 71
Doctor Toby Glyer has effected miracle cures with the use of nanotechnology. But Glyer’s controversial nanites are more than just the latest technological advance, they are a new form of life - and they have more uses than just medical. Glyer’s nanites also have the potential to make everyone on Earth rich from the wealth of asteroids.
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2 out of 5 stars
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Boring, unbelievable nano junk!
- De GH en 06-27-13
De: Larry Niven, y otros
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Man Plus
- De: Frederik Pohl
- Narrado por: Dennis Boutsikaris, Robert J. Sawyer
- Duración: 7 h y 15 m
- Versión completa
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General4 out of 5 stars 125
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 98
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Historia4 out of 5 stars 99
Roger Torraway watched in horror as the monster lurched, toppled over and died. Project Man Plus had gone suddenly and drastically wrong. The race to colonize Mars was too important, too costly, and America was already too committed, for plans to be scrapped. They would have to make a new Martian. And Roger Torraway was it, candidate for the endless surgery, operation after painful operation, that would enable him to survive on that faraway planet.
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4 out of 5 stars
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More timely now than ever
- De Sandy R en 06-28-10
De: Frederik Pohl
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Gateways
- Original New Stories Inspired by Frederik Pohl
- De: Greg Bear, Gregory Benford, Ben Bova, y otros
- Narrado por: Oliver Wyman
- Duración: 17 h y 48 m
- Versión completa
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General4 out of 5 stars 96
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 85
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Historia4 out of 5 stars 84
It isn’t easy to get a group of bestselling SF authors to write new stories for an anthology, but that’s what Elizabeth Anne Hull has done in this powerhouse book. With original, captivating tales by Greg Bear, Gregory Benford, Ben Bova, David Brin, Cory Doctorow, Neil Gaiman, Joe Haldeman, Harry Harrison, Larry Niven, Vernor Vinge, Gene Wolfe, and others, Gateways is a SF event that will be a must-buy for SF readers of all tastes, from the traditional to the cutting edge; from the darkly serious to the laugh-out-loud funny.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Spectacular.
- De Steve Reid en 08-21-15
De: Greg Bear, y otros
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Starfire
- De: B.V. Larson
- Narrado por: Edoardo Ballerini
- Duración: 13 h y 1 m
- Versión completa
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General4 out of 5 stars 2,642
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 2,425
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Historia4 out of 5 stars 2,425
On June 30, 1908, an object fell from the sky, releasing more energy than a thousand Hiroshima bombs. A Siberian forest was flattened, but the strike left no significant crater. The anomaly came to be known as the Tunguska Event, and scientists have never agreed whether it was the largest meteor strike in recorded history - or something else. Alien artifacts have been uncovered since the 1908 event, and a new star drive is discovered.
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3 out of 5 stars
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Het
- De Jim "The Impatient" en 04-09-17
De: B.V. Larson
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The Year's Top Short SF Novels 5
- De: Cory Doctorow, Ken Liu, John P Murphy, y otros
- Narrado por: Tom Dheere, Nancy Linari
- Duración: 15 h y 54 m
- Versión completa
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General4 out of 5 stars 45
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Narración:4 out of 5 stars 42
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Historia4 out of 5 stars 41
Short novels are movie-length narratives that may well be the perfect length for science fiction stories. This audio collection presents the best-of-the-best short science fiction novels published in 2014 by current and emerging masters of this vibrant form of storytelling.
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3 out of 5 stars
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Narrator sounds like Tony Danza
- De Sean en 03-05-16
De: Cory Doctorow, y otros
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Stand on Zanzibar
- De: John Brunner, Bruce Sterling - foreword
- Narrado por: Erik Bergmann
- Duración: 21 h y 16 m
- Versión completa
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General4 out of 5 stars 334
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 293
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Historia4 out of 5 stars 294
Niblock House is a rising executive at General Technics, one of a few all-powerful corporations. His work is leading General Technics to the forefront of global domination, both in the marketplace and politically - it's about to take over a country in Africa. Donald Hogan is his roommate, a seemingly sheepish bookworm. But Hogan is a spy, and he's about to discover a breakthrough in genetic engineering that will change the world...and kill him. Society is squeezed into hive-living madness by god-like mega computers and mass-marketed psychedelic drugs.
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5 out of 5 stars
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perfect audio experience
- De Darryl en 03-24-14
De: John Brunner, y otros
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The Invaders Plan
- Mission Earth, Volume 1
- De: L. Ron Hubbard
- Narrado por: Full Cast
- Duración: 3 h y 8 m
- Versión resumida
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General4 out of 5 stars 334
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 256
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Historia4 out of 5 stars 258
They are the Voltarians of Voltar - an empire 110 planets strong. They are already among us. And the invasion is about to begin...in a hundred years or so. Or is it? The truth is far more sinister. Undercover, underground, and out of sight, the invaders plan what may in fact be a massive diversion. In the darkest recesses of Voltar’s Coordinated Information Apparatus (otherwise known as the CIA), a tyrant of terror sets out to exploit the invasion in order to seize power. All that stands in his way is a planet that doesn’t exist.
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1 out of 5 stars
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overly abridged
- De Pielle Szabo en 01-10-17
De: L. Ron Hubbard
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Camouflage
- De: Joe Haldeman
- Narrado por: Eric Michael Summerer
- Duración: 8 h y 10 m
- Versión completa
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General4 out of 5 stars 999
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Narración:4 out of 5 stars 687
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Historia4 out of 5 stars 699
The artifact is found seven miles below the surface of the sea and beneath 40 more feet of sand. The Navy's efforts to raise a wrecked submarine uncover it - and set in motion a scientific race to retrieve it, to discover just what it is and where it came from. Denser than any substance known to man, it has broken every drill bit they've tried on it and will not budge an inch. It resists every effort to breach it - or communicate with it.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Loved it!
- De Nathan Caroland en 09-21-08
De: Joe Haldeman
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2113
- Stories Inspired by the Music of Rush
- De: John McFetridge - editor, Kevin J. Anderson - editor
- Narrado por: Paul Boehmer
- Duración: 13 h
- Versión completa
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General4 out of 5 stars 49
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Narración:4 out of 5 stars 45
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Historia4 out of 5 stars 45
The music of Rush, one of the most successful bands in music history, is filled with fantastic stories, evocative images, thought-provoking futures and pasts. In this anthology, notable, best-selling, and award-winning writers each chose a Rush song as the spark for a new story, drawing inspiration from the visionary trio Geddy Lee, Alex Lifeson, and Neil Peart.
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3 out of 5 stars
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I'm a RUSH fan, but ...no..not this book
- De NBP en 07-15-17
De: John McFetridge - editor, y otros
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Robot Uprisings
- De: Daniel H. Wilson, John Joseph Adams - editor
- Narrado por: Emily Beresford, Tamara Marston, A.T. Chandler, y otros
- Duración: 14 h y 8 m
- Versión completa
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 102
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 93
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 92
Humans beware. As the robotic revolution continues to creep into our lives, it brings with it an impending sense of doom. What horrifying scenarios might unfold if our technology were to go awry? From self-aware robotic toys to intelligent machines violently malfunctioning, this anthology brings to life the half-formed questions and fears we all have about the increasing presence of robots in our lives.
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3 out of 5 stars
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Has some bright spots
- De ChrisM. en 10-22-15
De: Daniel H. Wilson, y otros
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Patient Zero
- The Joe Ledger Novels, Book 1
- De: Jonathan Maberry
- Narrado por: Ray Porter
- Duración: 14 h y 47 m
- Versión completa
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 17,105
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 15,537
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 15,498
When you have to kill the same terrorist twice in one week there’s either something wrong with your world or something wrong with your skills - and there’s nothing wrong with Joe Ledger’s skills. And that’s both a good and a bad thing. It’s good because he’s a Baltimore detective who has just been secretly recruited by the government to lead a new task force created to deal with the problems that Homeland Security can’t handle....
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5 out of 5 stars
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Yes! It IS that good. Five stars and more.
- De Kim Venatries en 10-05-12
De: Jonathan Maberry
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Homeworld
- De: Harry Harrison
- Narrado por: Charles Carr
- Duración: 6 h y 11 m
- Versión completa
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 24
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 22
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 22
Jan Kulozik was one of Earth's privileged elite. A brilliant young electronics engineer, he enjoyed all the blessings of a twenty-third-century civilization that survived global collapse and conquered the starts, unaware of the millions who slaved or starved to maintain his way of life. Then Jan met Sara, a beautiful agent of the rebel underground dedicated to smashing Earth's rigid caste system. Through her he discovered the truth behind the lies he'd been taught.
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5 out of 5 stars
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The technology!
- De 3MTA3 en 12-10-24
De: Harry Harrison
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Sten
- Sten Series, Book 1
- De: Chris Bunch, Allan Cole
- Narrado por: Jerry Sciarrio
- Duración: 8 h y 8 m
- Versión completa
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General4 out of 5 stars 287
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Narración:4 out of 5 stars 217
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Historia4 out of 5 stars 221
The first book in an action–packed new SF adventure series. Vulcan is a factory planet, centuries old, Company run, ugly as sin, and unfeeling as death. Vulcan breeds just two types of native: complacent or tough. Sten is tough. When his family is killed in a mysterious accident, Sten rebels, harassing the Company from the metal world’s endless maze-like warrens. He could end up just another burnt–out Delinquent. But people like Sten never give up.
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5 out of 5 stars
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THE MASTERPIECE BY JERRY SCIARRIO
- De Professor en 10-31-12
De: Chris Bunch, y otros
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A Gift of Time
- De: Jerry Merritt
- Narrado por: Christopher Lane
- Duración: 11 h y 46 m
- Versión completa
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 13,168
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Narración:5 out of 5 stars 12,111
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 12,088
When Micajah Fenton discovers a crater in his front yard with a broken time glider in the bottom and a naked, virtual woman on his lawn, he delays his plans to kill himself. While helping repair the marooned time traveler's glider, Cager realizes it can return him to his past to correct a mistake that had haunted him his entire life. As payment for his help, the virtual creature living in the circuitry of the marooned glider, sends Cager back in time as his 10-year-old self.
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5 out of 5 stars
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The Gift of Time is a Gift!
- De As happy as a monkey with two bananas in his hands en 12-07-17
De: Jerry Merritt
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Steel World
- Undying Mercenaries, Book 1
- De: B. V. Larson
- Narrado por: Mark Boyett
- Duración: 12 h y 7 m
- Versión completa
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 11,751
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 10,744
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 10,744
In the 20th century Earth sent probes, transmissions, and welcoming messages to the stars. Unfortunately, someone noticed. The Galactics arrived with their battle fleet in 2052. Rather than being exterminated under a barrage of hell-burners, Earth joined their vast Empire. Swearing allegiance to our distant alien overlords wasn't the only requirement for survival. We also had to have something of value to trade, something that neighboring planets would pay their hard-earned credits to buy. As most of the local worlds were too civilized to have a proper army, the only valuable service Earth could provide came in the form of soldiers....
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4 out of 5 stars
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A 14 year old boy’s idea of a “Real Man”
- De C. Brown en 04-16-19
De: B. V. Larson