To the Stars
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To the Stars
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Narrated by:
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Robert Caso
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Jim Meskimen
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R.F. Daley
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Full Cast
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By:
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L. Ron Hubbard
About this listen
Space is deep
Man is small
and Time is his relentless enemy…
How far is too far? What price do we pay for expanding our knowledge to the limit, for exploring the farthest reaches of the universe, for extending our reach To the Stars?
Alan Corday, a smart yet desperate young man, is about to find out. His family fortune squandered and the woman he loves unattainable, Corday will go to almost any length to change his luck. But his desperation leads him into harm’s way—and into the hands of one Captain Jocelyn and his crew.
Shanghaied from the spaceport at New Chicago, Corday is taken aboard the Hound of Heaven, a craft bound for the stars…on a journey through hell.
186,000 miles per second. The speed of light. The Hound of Heaven approaches this speed to reach its distant destinations. But three months traveling at that speed is equal to half a century on earth—and the world they left behind is fast vanishing into the past.
Everything Corday loves, everything he believes in—is history. He is a wanderer in eternity, and nothing in the cold, dark forbidding reaches of space can prepare him for the astounding discovery he will make upon his long-awaited return from the stars.
“Just as timely, just as awe-inspiring, just as profoundly moving as it was in 1950.” ―Barnes & Noble Explorations Blog
“Remarkably powerful novel.” —John W. Campbell, Jr., Astounding Science Fiction
“One of his finest works. Hubbard brilliantly evokes the vastness of space and the tragedy of those who would conquer it.” —Publishers Weekly starred review
You will love the To the Stars audio because with this full-cast production you’ll experience space exploration in a way you will not forget.
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Critic reviews
"Scientology founder Hubbard first published Stars in two 1950 issues of Astounding Science Fiction. The story is still pertinent today. A-" ( Entertainment Weekly)
"A cast of talented pros, strong character development, and sterling production values make this a rich listen. Special kudos to Jim Meskimen as the terse, enigmatic Captain Jocelyn and to the sound effects team for a smashing, lush job....A standout audio offering." ( AudioFile)
"As in a number of groundbreaking - or time-breaking, I suppose we ought to say - works of science fiction, the science behind the story is more interesting than the fiction itself. Hubbard is a thinker who writes, rather than a writer who thinks, as most masters are." ( San Francisco Chronicle)
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Overall5 out of 5 stars
- Charlene G.
- 06-01-07
Superb
I really enjoyed reading this book when it was recently released in hardback edition. I was therefore very interested in an unabridged audio edition, which allows me to listen to it on the move. I was not disappointed, this is a really good adaptation of the book, which conveys the dark atmosphere of the story to perfection. It manages to combine time travel and space exploration in the same plot with a smooth simplicity and is never dull. You can tell it was written quite a long time ago by some of the language used, but this helps to convey the classic feel of the story. Recommended listening.
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- Luke Ayers
- 18-08-20
My most favourite storyline I've ever read
I found this deeply thought provoking and the character voices were just spot on and helped it even more. I've lost count of how many times I've relistened to this.
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Overall5 out of 5 stars
- pablo rooney
- 19-07-22
proper science fiction!
brilliantly written story about a possible future for mankind, without all the far fetched special effects, it deals with him man emotions of deep space travel and the consequences of fast as light travel and its effect on time. Good solid sci-fi from the best in the business. everyone should read this and draw the lessons it has within, and maybe we will actually have a future......
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Overall4 out of 5 stars
- Martin
- 27-08-10
Dark!
This was a very interesting listen and well put together, although it is a dark story indeed and taken as a vision of man's future offers little hope.
In does ask some hard questions about survival and ethics and what is right and wrong and what happens when one goes out of communication with society and has no place within it.
In fact, whether this happens due to relativistic time distortion or by some other means the results are similar -- insular groups tend to go the same way, do the same things.
Not one to buy for a 'nice' read or to cheer you up, but a good book.
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