BIG IDEAS. FAST-MOVING ADVENTURES. UNEXPECTED CONSEQUENCES.

Step into twenty science fiction short stories where strange possibilities become immediate human problems—and ingenuity, courage, ambition or sheer stubbornness may be the only way out.

Buy a planet where the laws of physics refuse to cooperate. Escape a tyrannical Earth aboard the last rebel ship. Hunt the Great Secret of the Universe. Race to save a dying world. Watch reality disappear because everyone believes it should. Travel through time to Nero's Rome. And meet aliens, inventors, engineers, soldiers, con men and unlikely heroes confronting problems no one has faced before.

AN IMMERSIVE LISTENING EXPERIENCE

Experience these classic science fiction adventures as never before in unabridged dramatized productions. A versatile ensemble cast brings every character to life, enhanced by original music and thousands of cinematic sound effects that place you in the heart of every adventure. For the best experience, we recommend listening with headphones. Then close your eyes and experience the future as if you were there.

"With the tremendous attention to detail and production, audiences will find themselves captivated from beginning to end."—AudioFile

This collection includes:

• A Matter of Matter — A bargain planet where the laws of physics refuse to cooperate.
• The Conroy Diary — A struggling author's impossible space stories make very real money.
• The Planet Makers — A laid-back expert races to finish a sabotaged terraforming job.
• The Obsolete Weapon — A WWII soldier time-travels to Nero's Rome.
• Beyond All Weapons — The last rebel ship flees tyranny for the stars.
• Strain — Two captives endure brutal pressure while guarding a hidden truth.
• The Invaders — A technician finds an unexpected answer to alien attack.
• The Great Secret — One survivor reaches the universe's ultimate secret—and its final surprise.
• Space Can — A damaged destroyer fights to survive a desperate space battle.
• The Beast — A Venusian hunter faces a terrifying creature in the jungle
• The Slaver — A captured spaceman resists an alien power that enslaves humanity.
• Greed — A profit-driven space exploiter becomes pivotal in a planetary struggle.
• Final Enemy — Earth hunts an alien threat whose identity changes everything.
• The Automagic Horse — A Hollywood inventor hides a Moon project in studio expenses.
• One Was Stubborn — One stubborn man refuses to let reality disappear.
• A Can of Vacuum — A space rookie returns from a fool's errand with the impossible.
• 240,000 Miles Straight Up — A Moon race becomes a struggle for power on Earth.
• When Shadows Fall — A commander returns to save a dying Earth.
• Tough Old Man — A young patrolman discovers his veteran mentor's startling secret.
• Battling Bolto — An interstellar con man misses the biggest trick of all.

From alien worlds, planetary engineering and time travel to rebellion, survival, comic invention and reality-bending what-ifs, L. Ron Hubbard Science Fiction Short Stories Collection delivers twenty complete adventures where big ideas become dangerous, funny and unexpected—and one more surprise may always be waiting at the end.