Greed by L Ron Hubbard (Audiobook Review)

Audiobook Reviews from Audiobook-Heaven

Title: Greed
Author: L Ron Hubbard
Narrator: Full cast
Copyright: 2011, Galaxy Audio
Duration: 2 hours
Genres: science fiction, exploration, military
Filed in: Audiobook Reviews
Review copy provided by Galaxy Audio

AUDIOBOOK REVIEW: Greed is the latest installment in the ambitious project by Galaxy Press to record more than 150 of L Ron Hubbard’s stories in an audio format. During the 1930’s and 1940’s, Hubbard wrote hundreds of science fiction, action, adventure, fantasy, mystery, and western stories which were published in various pulp fiction magazines of the day. These are the stories that entertained millions, and inspired an entire generation of writers. Now, those stories are coming to life in the form of full-cast audio productions, enhanced with music and sound. Included in this 2-CD set are Hubbard’s stories Greed, The Final Enemy, and The Automagic Horse.
In Greed, Earth is divided into two main political factions, precariously balanced on a knife-edge of war. Until one faction suddenly develops some break-through technology, that is. The cohesion projector, able to join the molecules of the air itself into a solid, impenetrable, yet invisible wall, could upset the fragile balance. Can a solitary space captain, whose primary motivation is a lust for profit, restore the balance and bring peace once again to the planet?
In The Final Enemy, Captain Bristol and his crew, on a routine planet-charting mission far, far from Earth, , find that they are not the first visitors to this region. The natives of this newly discovered planet tell stories of the first explorers, beings who wreaked havoc, killing millions. Perceiving a threat to human settlements, and maybe to the Earth itself, Captain Bristol sends the news back to the home world. As it turns out, other explorers have been sending in similar reports. Planet Earth goes into full-scale war mode, drafting soldiers, building warships, and developing new sciences and new technologies to combat this new enemy. When a universe-wide search finally returns some results, the Earth government is flabbergasted to learn who their new enemy is.
In The Automagic Horse, Gadget O’Dowd is the best special effects creator in Hollywood. His mechanical monsters and creatures are the stuff of legend. But Gadget has dreams of conquering much more than Hollywood; he wants to go to the moon. For years he and his crew have been building a rocket ship, charging off the parts for it to the various movie producers he has worked for. When a producer hires Gadget to create a life-like mechanical horse, he knows it will put him that much closer to fulfilling his dream, but things might not work out quite the way he planned.
This two-disk set from Galaxy Audio is a full-cast audio production featuring cinema-quality music and sound, along with the voice talents of David Paladino, Bob Caso, R F Daley, James King, Jim Meskimen, Tamra Meskimen, Noel North, Jeff Pomerantz, Phil Proctor, Enn Reitel, Josh R Thompson, and Michael Urchak.
I have really been enjoying these golden age stories by L Ron Hubbard. So much of today’s fiction has become overly complicated, with deep, hidden meanings and symbols. I like to read those stories, but sometimes it’s nice to relax with something a little more light-hearted. These are simpler stories from a simpler time. I hope other audio publishers will follow Galaxy Press’ lead and resurrect more fiction from this era.

CHECK OUT THESE OTHER AUDIOBOOK REVIEWS:
On Blazing Wings by L Ron Hubbard (audiobook review)
A Matter of Matter by L Ron Hubbard (Audiobook Review)
Orders is Orders by L Ron Hubbard (Audiobook Review)

----------dotted line----------

If you like this audiobook review, you can purchase the audiobook here:
Get “Greed” by L Ron Hubbard (Unabridged Audiobook) from Galaxy Audio.

This audiobook review is based on the unabridged audiobook.
Audiobook review by Steven Brandt
Come back soon for more audiobook reviews from AudioBook-Heaven.