Audiobook Pilgrimage to Earth by Robert Sheckley in the ListenBook app
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Book description
Pilgrimage to Earth: A Sonic Journey Through Sheckley's Sharp Wit
Robert Sheckley's Pilgrimage to Earth crackles with the dry humor and satirical bite that made him a master of science fiction's golden age. This audiobook collection delivers fifteen stories that feel as fresh today as they did when first published in the pages of Galaxy and Playboy. Each tale unfolds like a perfectly crafted joke-building with precision, delivering unexpected twists, and leaving listeners both amused and slightly unsettled.
The title story, "Pilgrimage to Earth," originally titled "Love, Incorporated," sets the tone with its sly commentary on human nature disguised as alien anthropology. Sheckley's genius lies in making the familiar strange, and these audio performances bring that strangeness to vivid life. His aliens are convincingly otherworldly yet disturbingly human in their motivations-greedy, confused, and desperately seeking connection.
Stories like "The Body" and "Trap" showcase Sheckley's ability to turn simple premises into profound explorations of identity and survival. The audio format particularly suits his work; the narrators capture the deadpan delivery essential to his humor, where the most absurd situations are described with bureaucratic calmness.
What makes this collection remarkable is how Sheckley uses science fiction's trappings-space travel, alien encounters, futuristic technology-not as escapist fantasy but as mirrors reflecting our own societal quirks and failures. These aren't just stories about other worlds; they're sharp observations about this one, wrapped in entertaining packages that linger long after the final chapter ends.
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VoiceOver support
Dark mode for night owls
Listening to audio lectures
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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
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Changing the timbre of the reader's voice for a better listening experience
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