Conquest Over Time
Michael Shaara
Read by Mark F. Smith
Pat Travis, a spacer renowned for his luck, is suddenly quite out of it. His job is to beat his competitors to sign newly-Contacted human races to commercial contracts...
But what can he do when he finds he's on a planet that consults astrology for literally every major decision - and he has arrived on one of the worst-aspected days in history?
Michael Shaara, later to write the Pulitzer-winning novel "The Killer Angels", wrote this story for Fantastic Universe in 1956. (Summary by Mark F. Smith) (1 hr 20 min)
Chapters
| 1 - Section 1 | 20:00 | Read by Mark F. Smith |
| 2 - Section 2 | 18:35 | Read by Mark F. Smith |
| 3 - Section 3 | 25:12 | Read by Mark F. Smith |
| 4 - Section 4 | 16:38 | Read by Mark F. Smith |
Reviews
nice short little book!
AisForRebel
as usual Mark picks another great read!
Conquest Over Time
David R. Smith
Well read, fun listen - thanks!
Roman Bishop
Loved this story! What a great ending :)
cute
Josh Erickson
it was short and sweet
Sunrise
As always, a pleasurable listening experience
nine not eight.
Robert Cottrell
Astrology not science.
A LibriVox Listener
Excellent reader but story abruptly ended
Entertaining
Janelle
This was a fun and entertaining story, despite being a little bit sexist. The narrator was great.