5 Weird and Wonderful Sci Fi Short Stories | Bedtime Audiobook | Classic Short Stories

[@gwendolyn2001]

"The Sloths of Kruvny" is one of the punniest stories I have heard! Thank you for exposing me to it.

[@storiesfromthesky]

It's a great one, that's for sure.

[@RedcoatsReturn]

I loved the goat story! 🐐😄😆😂😄😁👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👍👍

[@louisbrugnoni7639]

Reading this is like taking acid! ❤ The Sloths of Kruvna!

[@storiesfromthesky]

Hopefully in a good way! Yes, the Sloths of Kruvny is a particularly weird one.

[@craigwarner6156]

Ok I'm subscribing because it seems you pick excellent stories to narrate. These ones are very weird and wonderful. I'm going to listen to all of your uploads and really hope all your descriptive titles are correct because most of the time I'm looking for certain types of sci-fi audio and can't find it and there is quite a lot of rubbish out there. Your narration is good so how can I not subscribe when your titles are detailed and your reading is excellent. PLEASE KEEP THIS UP I KNOW ITS A SATURATED GENRE ON KZbin BUT YOU'RE DOING GREAT. THANK YOU, CRAIG

[@storiesfromthesky]

Thanks for your lovely comment. I'm glad you're enjoying the stories as much as I enjoy making them. Choosing the right word for the title is certainly a challenge as many of these little stories are so unique they can't be summed up in a single word, but I hope I've hit the mark on most of them.

[@arunmurarigm]

"His gleaming eyes gleamed"!!!

[@thetooginator153]

This is so much fun! I never imagined there was so much interesting, funny, smart Sci Fi from the Golden Age that still holds up wonderfully!

[@storiesfromthesky]

There are many gems out there and I am loving discovering them all!

[@jimivey6462]

The first story is a wonderful stream of consciousness wordplay.

[@clarkdissneyer8225]

This is one of the best, mostly for the Vern Fearing story! I think I had the issue it originally appeared in, but no longer. He only published five stories, according to the Fictionmags index. Thanks for including the covers and bibliographical material too, by the way!

[@storiesfromthesky]

Great to know you enjoyed it. The Fearing story is an absolute favourite - it's a shame he wrote so little!

[@debmunsell1720]

I like your voice.

[@storiesfromthesky]

Thank you!

[@kellydavis1633]

Delightful storytelling!

[@storiesfromthesky]

Thanks! I'm glad you enjoyed it.

[@wascawywabbit0987]

Do you know if Vern Fearing is British? Very Monty Pythonesque. Love it! Had to stop halfway through to make a cuppa to enjoy it with.

[@storiesfromthesky]

Honestly, I have no idea where he's from. But you're right, it does have the kind of absurdist elements you'd expect from Python. Glad you enjoyed it!

[@felixkingiv4978]

I got hints of 'The Mighty Boosh', too.....

[@christinefischer2137]

Wonderful choice of stories! You got a new subscriber

[@storiesfromthesky]

Awesome, thank you!

[@colemarie9262]

subbed for that first story!

[@storiesfromthesky]

Awesome! Thank you!

[@garyoldham4449]

The Old goat was published in 1957. The Fly was released in 1958.

[@storiesfromthesky]

Hmm. The short story of The Fly was published in 1957 (in Playboy Magazine no less)... I wonder if there was any connection between the two!

[@garyoldham4449]

@storiesfromthesky I searched 1956. What could have been published in 56 that might have inspired both stories? I found The Stars My Destination - Alfred Bester. It deals with teleportation as a well-established commonplace technology. I haven't read it. It's in a lot of top 10 lists, often at number one. I have a feeling it might become one of my favorites. My search also came up with Fate magazine. That looks like some interesting gobbledygook! Alfred Bester is next on my list.

[@echiniscuscorrugicaudatus6766]

So Bradley Broadshoulders and the other spacemen were highly evolved sloths?

[@dehydratedwater9806]

👍👍

[@gnpatterson]

Am I correct in assuming that the original text supported the typographic jokes, for example "he spoke in capitals around Europe" would have been paired with his previous piece of directed speech being capitalised. The capitalisation seems to have been lost. There are other sections of the text that seems to making a joke based on how the text is presented but I can't figure out the original joke as the text given in video seems to have lost the original format.

[@Andrew-if3sd]

24:22

[@christinefischer2137]

Damn, can anyone explain the jag-whiffing service to me?

[@storiesfromthesky]

As far as I can tell: drugs

[@christinefischer2137]

@@storiesfromthesky well that was my guess too, but i think there is a twist as to what substance is a drug to the aliens.. and it bugs me to miss that joke

[@felixkingiv4978]

I thought maybe it was.. 'Oxygen'

[@christinefischer2137]

@@felixkingiv4978 wow, that makes sense! So the black rings are tyres.. packaged air.

[@Katyas-Korner]

Yeah. Just the atmosphere on earth packaged in a heavy chrome tire.

[@2000madi2000]

I am guessing you studied Latin because you pronounce things just the way I would...except Lieber, you say LIE-burr, I say LEE-burr...been doing that for decades. He's a fave. :::)))

[@storiesfromthesky]

I have very hazy memories of latin class from when I was 12. You are correct in your pronunciation of Lieber. Most of the time I pronounce it that way, but this time I got it mixed up!

[@storiesfromthesky]

Correction of myself - I believe LIE-burr is the correct way of saying it according to the man himself!

[@2000madi2000]

THanks! I don't mind being wrong now and then. Hey - can you read us Tales of PIrx the PIlot? Best wishes from NYC.@@storiesfromthesky

[@Metafhzstudios]

Mischief to prove yourself of anything is not fat it’s trickery and deceitful…

[@feralbluee]

these are so funny. but I don't get why they left the bird behind? thank you much. 🤣

[@storiesfromthesky]

I had a lot of fun reading them. I think they left the bird behind because it reminded them that the natives thought they were as stupid as the bird, giving them the same name as it.