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The Crossroads by L Ron Hubbard
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Item specifics
- Condition
- Pages
- 136
- Publication Date
- 2010-06-21
- Signed
- No
- ISBN
- 9781592123681
About this product
Product Identifiers
Publisher
Galaxy Press, LLC
ISBN-10
1592123686
ISBN-13
9781592123681
eBay Product ID (ePID)
80736215
Product Key Features
Book Title
Crossroads
Number of Pages
136 Pages
Language
English
Topic
Fantasy / Paranormal, Fantasy / General, Fantasy / Collections & Anthologies, Short Stories (Single Author)
Publication Year
2010
Genre
Fiction
Book Series
Science Fiction and Fantasy Short Stories Collection
Format
Trade Paperback
Dimensions
Item Height
0.5 in
Item Weight
12.3 Oz
Item Length
7.9 in
Item Width
5.6 in
Additional Product Features
Intended Audience
Trade
TitleLeading
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Reviews
"A farmer at the nexus of time and space, a woman granted youth again by powerful beings, and a man marooned on a small boat for days are the premises for the three fantastical tales by Hubbard....The antiquated prose is a nostalgic delight, and like other Hubbard productions from Galaxy Audio, the full-cast performance and sound effects make the stories that much more compelling. Though the narrator is the same in all three stories, he manages to shift tone and emphasis to work with each particular story, while the cast members act their parts with reasonable believability. The sound effects are engaging but never distracting, and the musical score hints at adventure themes and old-time mystery radio shows." --Publishers Weekly, "…however the combination of all three shows just how imaginative Hubbard really was, and it was a real treat to review these stories. They were a pure delight to read, both from the viewpoint of being a fan of Hubbard's science fiction works, and simply from the viewpoint of someone who likes to read a good tale-no matter who the author is." -Large Print Reviews, "A farmer at the nexus of time and space, a woman granted youth again by powerful beings, and a man marooned on a small boat for days are the premises for the three fantastical tales by Hubbard….The antiquated prose is a nostalgic delight, and like other Hubbard productions from Galaxy Audio, the full-cast performance and sound effects make the stories that much more compelling. Though the narrator is the same in all three stories, he manages to shift tone and emphasis to work with each particular story, while the cast members act their parts with reasonable believability. The sound effects are engaging but never distracting, and the musical score hints at adventure themes and old-time mystery radio shows." -Publishers Weekly, "Hubbard was a prolific writer and he wrote a lot of action stories that translate quite well into the multicast performance audiobook format. The book is performed by several cast members and are reminiscent of the old-time radio shows that were popular when the stories were written. This collection is quite strong. These three stories, even though they are very different in tone, make for a fine two hours of listening. I rate this audiobook 5 stars out of 5." - DWD's Reviews, "Hubbard was a prolific writer and he wrote a lot of action stories that translate quite well into the multicast performance audiobook format. The book is performed by several cast members and are reminiscent of the old-time radio shows that were popular when the stories were written. This collection is quite strong. These three stories, even though they are very different in tone, make for a fine two hours of listening. I rate this audiobook 5 stars out of 5." DWD's Reviews, "...however the combination of all three shows just how imaginative Hubbard really was, and it was a real treat to review these stories. They were a pure delight to read, both from the viewpoint of being a fan of Hubbard's science fiction works, and simply from the viewpoint of someone who likes to read a good tale--no matter who the author is." --Large Print Reviews
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Synopsis
Think you know what's going on in the world? Think again. Long before Rod Serling took us into The Twilight Zone, L. Ron Hubbard brought us to The Crossroads?a place where thought-provoking twists and turns are delivered with plenty of wit and wisdom. Farmer Eben Smith is fed up with big government telling him how to run his life and his business. They pay him to bury his crops while folks starve in the streets, and he's not going to take it anymore. He's declaring his independence, loading up his fruits and vegetables, and heading for the city to wheel and deal.?. But before he can trade in his turnips, Eben'll have to deal with something bigger?a break in the space/time continuum. He's at The Crossroads, where reality is turned upside-down and inside out. And before it's over, he'll turn his turnips into liquor, and the liquor into guns and gold, as he plunges into strange new worlds ? finding ways to wreak havoc in all of them. The Crossroads first appeared in the February 1941 issue of Unknown Fantasy Fiction. By then 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 a genre that was new, and essentially foreign, to him?science fiction and fantasy. The rest is history. Also includes the fantasy adventures, ?Borrowed Glory,? the haunting story of two immortals who wager on two mortals given a single day of love ? a wager that leads to heartbreak and tragedy; and ?The Devil's Rescue? based on the legend of The Flying Dutchman, in which the sole survivor of a disaster at sea is "rescued" by the devil himself and finds that fate rests on a roll of the dice. ?Amusing ? a nostalgic delight.? ?Publishers Weekly * An International Book Awards Finalists, Farmer Eben Smith is fed up with big government telling him how to run his life and his business. They pay him to bury his crops while folks starve in the streets, and he's not going to take it anymore. He's declaring his independence, loading up his fruits and vegetables, and heading for the city to wheel and deal.... But before he can trade in his turnips, Eben'll have to deal with something bigger--a break in the space/time continuum. He's at The Crossroads, where reality is turned upside-down and inside out. And before it's over, he'll turn his turnips into liquor, and the liquor into guns and gold, as he plunges into strange new worlds ... finding ways to wreak havoc in all of them. Also includes the fantasy adventures, "Borrowed Glory," the haunting story of two immortals who wager on two mortals given a single day of love ... a wager that leads to heartbreak and tragedy; and "The Devil's Rescue" based on the legend of The Flying Dutchman, in which the sole survivor of a disaster at sea is "rescued" by the devil himself and finds that fate rests on a roll of the dice. Prepare to set out on the most thrilling, chilling, and thoroughly amusing road trip ever, as The Crossroads takes you to new dimensions. * An International Book Awards Finalists, Farmer Eben Smith is fed up with big government paying him to bury his crops while folks starve in the streets. He?s loading up his fruits and vegetables, and heading for the city. But before he can trade in his turnips, he?ll have to deal with something bigger?a break in the space/time continuum?as he plunges into strange new worlds, wreaking havoc in all of them., Think you know what's going on in the world? Think again. Long before Rod Serling took us into The Twilight Zone, L. Ron Hubbard brought us to The Crossroads--a place where thought-provoking twists and turns are delivered with plenty of wit and wisdom. Farmer Eben Smith is fed up with big government telling him how to run his life and his business. They pay him to bury his crops while folks starve in the streets, and he's not going to take it anymore. He's declaring his independence, loading up his fruits and vegetables, and heading for the city to wheel and deal..... But before he can trade in his turnips, Eben'll have to deal with something bigger--a break in the space/time continuum. He's at The Crossroads, where reality is turned upside-down and inside out. And before it's over, he'll turn his turnips into liquor, and the liquor into guns and gold, as he plunges into strange new worlds ... finding ways to wreak havoc in all of them. The Crossroads first appeared in the February 1941 issue of Unknown Fantasy Fiction. By then 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 a genre that was new, and essentially foreign, to him--science fiction and fantasy. The rest is history. Also includes the fantasy adventures, "Borrowed Glory," the haunting story of two immortals who wager on two mortals given a single day of love ... a wager that leads to heartbreak and tragedy; and "The Devil's Rescue" based on the legend of The Flying Dutchman, in which the sole survivor of a disaster at sea is "rescued" by the devil himself and finds that fate rests on a roll of the dice. "Amusing ... a nostalgic delight." --Publishers Weekly * An International Book Awards Finalists
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