Supernovas

Award Winning and Nominee Science Fiction

By: Cordwainer Smith, Rog Phillips, H. L. Gold, Leigh Brackett, Don Wilcox, Evelyn Martin

Narrated by: Janelle Bigham

Six often overlooked award-caliber sci-fi short novels and novelettes.

All the stories in this unique anthology were voted to be among the top stories of their year. We believe each would be a top story of any year.

Rog Phillips’ other stories are eclipsed by his psychological thriller, the brilliant Rat in the Skull, which received a well-deserved Hugo Award nomination.

In H. L. Gold’s “Inside Man”, he dreams up brand-new wrinkles on ESP no one else, including you, has ever thought of. The special quality of this work was endorsed by his colleagues when it was nominated for the Nebula Award for best short story.

The Encyclopedia of Science Fiction praises Leigh Brackett’s “The Stellar Legion” for its color, narrative speed, the brooding forthrightness of its protagonists, and the economy and vigor of her style, so it is hardly surprising that it earned a Retro Hugo Award nomination.

Cordwainer Smith‘s “Scanners Live in Vain” also earned a Retro Hugo nomination.

Evelyn Martin’s Reluctant Eve, winner of the Jules Verne Prize for most outstanding achievement in the science-fiction field for 1956, was the first science-fiction romance and is still an enthralling story today.

Don Wilcox's “The Voyage That Lasted 600 Years” (1940) was the first generation starship story and the first to incorporate the breakthrough notion of Earth developing faster-than-light ships that beat the generation ship to its destination - a worthy recipient of a Retro Hugo nomination.

Wherever you are on the spectrum of science-fiction knowledge or fandom, you’ll find hours of enthralling listening (and relistening): forgotten favorites for long-time science-fiction fans and an introductory grand tour for those new to the genre.

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To Infinity and Beyond!

This was an anthology of sci-fi short stories. Granted, they are dated from the mid 20th century, but all are enjoyable. I especially enjoyed "Rat in the Skull," "Reluctant Eve," and "The Voyage that Lasted 600 Years." All are incredibly imaginative, and the narration was great.

I received this book for free in exchange for an honest review.

A great anthology of sci fi stories

Supernovas by Cordwainer Smith et al is an engaging set of classic sci fi stories from the mid 20th century. The narration by Janelle Bingham is great. Her performance brings the characters and story to life. I received a free copy of the audiobook for my honest review.

Supernovas review

This was actually an enjoyable anthology of science fiction short stories. All the stories were interesting, had a good narrator, and it was worthwhile listening to this.

Excellent classic sci-fi

Reluctant Eve is dated . The Voyage that lasted 600 years has a clever twist that now seems trite only because it has been repeated so many times since this story was written. I thought the other four stories were very entertaining. Scanners Live in Vain is one of the iconic stories of sci-fi. I thought the narration was outstanding

fascinating!

I just finished the first story, but it was fascinating, and based on the writers of the rest of the stories, I fully expect them to be at the same caliber too. narration was excellent too.