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The World That Couldn't Be

By: Clifford D. Simak
Narrated by: Edward Miller
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"The World That Couldn't Be" is a sci-fi story by Clifford D. Simak, published in 1958. Our hero Duncan is a farm owner on an alien planet, very alien, in fact, since no one, absolutely no living creature or plant has sex, for instance... But that's not the least of Duncan's troubles, as some alien life form is attacking his crops, the hunt is on. And what a hunt!©2016 Audioliterature (P)2016 Audioliterature Fiction Science Fiction
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I love Simak. This isn’t his best. I’d give it a BCminus, but that’s only because the concept is good. The protagonist is flat. The native is, well, sadly typical of the times. The narration isn’t good.
Only Simak fans will see potential here

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