Edward Elmer Smith, PhD
and Lee Hawkins Garby
There is a sense in which Skylark is the science fiction novel. Its influence on the whole genre cannot be overstated. It launched the writing career of “Doc” Smith, and pioneered any number of things which became cliche later. As a result, I’m really pleased to have read it for you — and not at all pleased by the technical problems which left the recording sounding as though I was at the bottom of a well the whole time!
Recordings
- Chapters 1—3, HNtW 21, 2017–04–04
- Chapters 4—6, HNtW 22, 2017–04–07
- Chapters 7 & 8, HNtW 23, 2017–04–11 (9 was just that much longer it wouldn’t fit!)
- Chapters 9 & 10, HNtW 24, 2017–04–18 (no show Good Friday ― rerun 2020-05-01 as archived version was corrupt)
- Chapters 11 & 12, HNtW 25, 2017–04–21
- Chapters 13 & 14, HNtW 26, 2017–04–24
- Chapters 15 & 16, HNtW 27, 2017–04–28
- Chapters 17—19 (conclusion), HNtW 28, 2017-05-02
- Chapters 1 & 2 (re–read version), HNtW 090, 2021–07–06 — teaser for a bonus which will be available to Patreon supporters
Chapter List
Numbered in the original with Roman numerals.
- The Occurrence of the Impossible
- Steel Becomes Interested
- Seaton Solves the Problem of Power
- Steel Liberates Energy ― Unexpectedly
- Direct Action
- The Object–compass at Work
- The Trial Voyage
- Indirect Action
- Lost in Space
- The Rescue
- Through Space into the Carboniferous
- The Mastery of Mind over Matter
- Nalboon of Mardonale
- Nalboon Unmasked
- The Escape from Mardonale
- An Osnomian Marriage
- Bird, Beast, or Fish?
- The Invasion
- The Return to Earth
Reminder to tip the storyteller goes here
