Book description
March 15th, 2024
Dear Fellow Science Fiction Enthusiast,
I just finished listening to "Lucky Starr and the Big Sun of Mercury" and felt compelled to share my thoughts with you. Asimov's genius truly shines through this audiobook, even under his youthful pen name Paul French.
The story follows our young hero Lucky as he ventures to Mercury, a world Asimov himself admits we've since learned much more about. But that's part of the charm - hearing his scientific imagination run wild within the constraints of 1950s knowledge. The narrator does an excellent job capturing the wonder and danger that permeates Lucky's mission.
What strikes me most is how Asimov manages to make complex scientific concepts accessible without talking down to his young audience. The physics of Mercury's impossible rotation, the engineering challenges of surviving close to the Sun - it all feels authentic coming from a biochemistry professor who clearly loves explaining how the universe works.
The audiobook format really brings out the serial-like quality of these old juvenile novels. Each chapter ends with genuine cliffhangers that had me reaching for the next segment immediately. The voice acting maintains just the right balance between dramatic tension and scientific exposition.
While some of Asimov's Mercury predictions haven't aged perfectly - he acknowledges this with characteristic honesty in his later foreword - the core story remains compelling. There's something refreshing about science fiction that celebrates curiosity and problem-solving over spectacle.
Listening to this felt like discovering a time capsule of mid-century scientific optimism. Asimov believed in humanity's potential to understand and explore our solar system, and that faith infuses every moment of this adventure.
Highly recommended for anyone who appreciates classic science fiction with brains.
Yours in literary discovery,
A Fellow Reader
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Playing a wide variety of audio formats
Works on all devices with iOS 13 and newer
Huge amount of features for a small price
Frequent updates to add new features and improve existing ones
Advanced playback controls
Live sound processing
Changing the timbre of the reader's voice and noise reduction
Translated into more than 20 languages
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Edit book data: title, author, cover
Use equalizer to make the sound comfortable for you
Adjust the playback speed
Enjoy dark and light app themes
Supported formats: MP3, M4B, AWB, FLAC, OGG audio files and many more (must be DRM free)
Auto-Bookmarks make it easy to find your place
AirPlay support allows redirection of audio output.
VoiceOver support
Dark mode for night owls
Convenient bookmarking system helps you mark the most important places.
Unlimited bookmarks for each audiobook
Put your own cover on the wager
Share your audiobook with friends
Lock-screen control
Customise app with extensive options
Sleep timer with shake to reset, set custom notification sounds, and a few unique options
Auto rewind depending on paused time, customize rewind times to your liking
Removing background noise from recordings made in classrooms and meetings
Changing the timbre of the reader's voice for a better listening experience