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This is not a single story but a series of unique explorations that challenge perceptions and ignite the imagination. 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Join us on this journey through fantastical landscapes and philosophical dilemmas, and discover a new book with every episode that will broaden your understanding of life, power, and the enduring spirit of resistance.]]></itunes:summary><itunes:category text="Arts"><itunes:category text="Books"/></itunes:category><itunes:category text="Science"/><itunes:category text="Science"><itunes:category text="Astronomy"/></itunes:category><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><podcast:guid>36e50bc6-26d1-560e-a3f2-7603ec9c56af</podcast:guid><itunes:type>episodic</itunes:type><item><title>Lord of a Thousand Suns-Poul William Anderson</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/lord-of-a-thousand-suns-poul-william-anderson--74645751</link><description><![CDATA[There was a boy-God, sleeping through eternity. And there were his "Stone of Life" and the androids he had created of matter and energy. And there was a world that was to die from the machinations of the androids' diabolic minds. 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[Transcriber's Note: This etext was produced from Planet Stories Spring 1944. - Summary by Publisher]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>17770</itunes:duration><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/75d8e36616ef5b4d23b7f8eb2a78a6be.jpg"/><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>Dueling Machine-Ben Bova</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/dueling-machine-ben-bova--74514568</link><description><![CDATA[There was a boy-God, sleeping through eternity. And there were his "Stone of Life" and the androids he had created of matter and energy. And there was a world that was to die from the machinations of the androids' diabolic minds. There were Mouse and Ciaran to stem the death-flood—two mortals fighting the immortals' plans for conquest. 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[Transcriber's Note: This etext was produced from Planet Stories Spring 1944. - Summary by Publisher]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>14966</itunes:duration><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/75d8e36616ef5b4d23b7f8eb2a78a6be.jpg"/><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>Frankenstein, or The Modern Prometheus-Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/frankenstein-or-the-modern-prometheus-mary-wollstonecraft-shelley--74443886</link><description><![CDATA[There was a boy-God, sleeping through eternity. And there were his "Stone of Life" and the androids he had created of matter and energy. And there was a world that was to die from the machinations of the androids' diabolic minds. There were Mouse and Ciaran to stem the death-flood—two mortals fighting the immortals' plans for conquest. [Transcriber's Note: This etext was produced from Planet Stories Spring 1944. - Summary by Publisher]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://api.spreaker.com/episode/74443886</guid><pubDate>Fri, 21 Aug 2026 09:09:23 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/74443886/frankenstein_or_the_modern_prometheus_mary_wollstonecraft_shelley.mp3" length="238783362" type="audio/mpeg"/><itunes:author>Leigh Douglass Brackett</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>There was a boy-God, sleeping through eternity. And there were his "Stone of Life" and the androids he had created of matter and energy. And there was a world that was to die from the machinations of the androids' diabolic minds. There were Mouse and...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[There was a boy-God, sleeping through eternity. And there were his "Stone of Life" and the androids he had created of matter and energy. 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