A Matter of Matter (Audible Audio Edition) L Ron Hubbard R F Daley Corey Burton Jim Meskimen Tait Ruppert Josh R Thompson Michael Yurchak Galaxy Audio Books
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When it comes to big dreams and schemes, young Chuck Lambert would give Walter Mitty a run for his money. In fact, Chuck's biggest dream of all is really out of this world. Because he's got his eyes on a prize in the sky. Chuck wants to buy a planet of his own....
Madman Murphy, the King of Planetary Realtors, is more than happy to oblige. He's got a whole galaxy of planets for sale. All Chuck needs is money . . . and a lot of it. Eleven years later, saving every penny he can scrape up, Chuck's dream comes true. He takes possession and takes off for Planet 19453X....
One problem Madman Murphy has sold Chuck a world of trouble. Because on Planet 19453X the water is undrinkable, the air is unbreathable, and the laws of physics don't apply. Has Chuck's dream turned into a nightmare? Not quite. As he's about to discover, sometimes, to fulfill your true desire, it's simply a matter of digging a little deeper....
By the time A Matter of Matter appeared in 1949, L. Ron Hubbard's stature as a writer was well established. As author and critic Robert Silverberg puts it he had become a "master of the art of narrative." Hubbard's editors urged him to apply his gift for succinct characterization, original plot, deft pacing and imaginative action to the genre of science fiction and fantasy. The rest is Sci-Fi history.
Also includes the science fiction adventures, "The Conroy Diary," in which the man who opens up the universe to mankind also opens himself to charges of fraud and tax evasion; "The Obsolete Weapon," the story of an American GI involved in the 1943 invasion of Italy who slips back in time and finds himself fighting a different kind of battle-as a gladiator in ancient Rome; and "The Planet Makers," in which a great deal is at stake for the engineers who make planets habitable, but one of them has a surprising plan all his own.
A Matter of Matter (Audible Audio Edition) L Ron Hubbard R F Daley Corey Burton Jim Meskimen Tait Ruppert Josh R Thompson Michael Yurchak Galaxy Audio Books
It's a very interesting story and very well written. It's written from a very interesting viewpoint, not your usual space opera story and with an interesting twist.Product details
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A Matter of Matter (Audible Audio Edition) L Ron Hubbard R F Daley Corey Burton Jim Meskimen Tait Ruppert Josh R Thompson Michael Yurchak Galaxy Audio Books Reviews
"A Matter of Matter" is another anthology collection. Since these stories were serialized in magazines of the time, some tend to be longer than others. The original pulp art on the cover grants some authenticity to these stories.
A Matter of Matter was a story of a man who saved his money for ten years to get a planet to own and have colonized. Unfortunately he got a lemon, with gravity working backwards. However the natives of the planet were not so affected, which was a bit of a plot hole. Still, the theme of doing what you need to do to get what you want, even if what you want ends up being bad, was interesting. Turns out the hero makes lemonade out of this lemon.
"The Planet Makers" was about a corporate sponsor to a planet Sleepy was wrokign on terraforming for future colonization. Despite some apparent sabotage of the equipment and materiel, Sleepy continues with his work, takes his time playing cards and sleeping until the time comes to do his work. One man, who protests a bit too much, wants Sleepy out of there. Interesting story of not taking your job seriously as long as you get the job done, despite the counter-influence of others.
The third story was a time travel yarn, The Obsolete Weapon. A soldier during an Italian occupation in the later days of World War II somehow falls through a portal at the Roman Coliseum and meets lions and gladiators versus his 19th century gun, which actually comes in handy to a race with no such weapons. Underlying criticism of military authority and despite the ages still is as ludicrous as ever is easily read between the lines.
Oh, the Conroy Diary was a comical tale of twists and turns. Over the top adventurer who has a secret that will clearly surprise you when revealed. One of those rare comic sci-fi tales.
Commonly, a short glossary is inserted at the end, along with a few pages of future tales to whet the appetite of those adventure readers enjoying all things Hubbard.
Bottom Line Not a bad tale of mercenary adventures. Not the first book I'd pick up (prefer Fear and Ultimate Adventure and his Slaves of Sleep tales) but you may be pleasantly surprised.
Recommended.
Many famous writers got their start writing countless short stories that appeared in Pulp Magazines in the 1930s and 1940s. These magazines were made from pulpwood paper, which were the complete opposite of the higher-class magazines of the time period. Pulp magazines didn't need fancy designs as all they needed were amazing stories written by great authors. Times were tough back then with the depression, and readers were looking for cheap adventures to take their mind off their problems.
Galaxy Press was nice enough to send me five audiobooks last month from their Stories from the Golden Age collection.A Matter of Matter (Stories from the Golden Age) is my last audio from these five, containing four science fiction shorts - A Matter of Matter, The Conroy Diary, The Planet Makers and The Obsolete Weapon. The voice actors in these stories are Josh R. Thompson, Corey Burton, R.F. Daley, Jim Meskimen (He also was the director.), Tait Ruppert, and Michael Yurchak.
A Matter of Matter first appeared in the August 1949 issue of the Astounding Science Fiction Magazine. In this tale, Chuck Lambert is a dreamer as he wants to own his very own planet. A planet can be bought through the Interior Department of the Outer Galactic Control for a high price. For eleven years, Chuck works hard and saves his money to buy a planet, but it is not enough. All hope is lost until he meets Madman Murphy, a Planetary Realtor who sells him a planet for a cheap price. Chuck uses the rest of his money to buy a rundown spaceship and supplies. When he lands on Planet 19453X, he is surprised at how beautiful the planet is as there are bushy trees and water to drink, but there is one problem - the planet's gravity is messed up. Without his spacesuit boots on, he would be floating in space. And there is also a problem with the air; he cannot use it without chocking. The water looks great, but he cannot stand the taste. Chuck believes he has been conned out of his money, but there may be some hidden treasures on the planet.
The Conroy Diary first appeared in the May 1949 issue of the Astounding Science Fiction Magazine, and features an author named Mallory who wrote the adventure book titled The Conroy Diary. Everyone who read the book laughs at him as the stories in the book are so outrages. The book does not sell well on Earth, but Mallory has a significant amount of income coming in. The government starts to investigate him for unpaid taxes, resulting in the world finding out how he became rich from the unpopular book.
The Planet Makers first appeared in the October 1949 issue of the Thrilling Wonder Stories, in which a large company is having a planetoid terraformed and if they finish before the deadline there will be a huge bonus for everyone. One would think that every employee would be giving their best effort, but not for the head engineer, Sleepy McGee, who is doesn't care about the schedule, all he cares about is playing a poker game over a radio link with another engineer.
The Obsolete Weapon first appeared in the May 1948 issue of the Astounding Science Fiction Magazine, where a young American solider, from Texas, is thrown into a WWII prison in Italy. There is one cellmate with him and he begins to tell the man how he happened to get thrown behind bars. When he arrived in Italy, he was all excited about taking on the Germans, but he mysteriously finds himself in the middle of a Roman Colosseum belonging to Nero Caesar. I guess you can see his sudden appearance wasn't appreciated by Nero. Gladiators, slaves, lions and an elephant are thrown into the ring, but the Romans are in for a surprise as the Texan has brought along his WWII guns.
Even though these tales are consider science fiction, there are some clever humor thrown in, especially in The Obsolete Weapon as the Texan solider knows how to tell a tale. A Matter of Matter is the best in this audiobook, featuring another funny science fiction tale with great sound effects. The Conroy Diary started out slow, but once the poor author was being investigated for tax fraud, it became another great story. The Planet Makers was extremely boring in a few spots, but it was interesting that Sleepy was addicted to playing poker via a radio link way before the invention of the internet.
With great writing and a talented voice cast, these four tales are entertaining, and I recommend them to other science fiction readers, or should I say listeners.
A Matter of Matter by L. Ron Hubbard is an entertaining story and another of Galaxy Press's multicast performance. I enjoyed it enough that I listened to it several times. Chuck Lambert wants his own planet. He saves up and buys a planet, sight unseen. After arriving there, he discovers something he never thought possible. The planet is inhabited, but the people are peaceful. What he finds on this planet makes his efforts worthwhile.
Also included on this CD are three other stories, all equally enjoyable. The Conroy Diaries, the story of a man who spent his life exploring the planets and his escapades are unbelievable enough that it opens him up to charges of income tax evasion. His stories are well-known, and mostly thought of as tall tales.
The Obsolete Weapon is the story of a GI who, in the middle of battle, finds himself in the middle of an arena in ancient Rome and what he does to escape certain death from Gladiators, lions and an elephant. He makes a startling discovery during this occurrence.
The Planet Makers is a story of an engineer who makes newly discovered planets habitable. He has his own way of doing things in order to get the job done.
I recommend this book to anyone who likes a good science fiction story and a well done performance. You will be very entertained.
It's a very interesting story and very well written. It's written from a very interesting viewpoint, not your usual space opera story and with an interesting twist.
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