Audiobooks by Frank M. Robinson

The Night Shift

The Night Shift by Frank M. Robinson - Werewolves are supposed to haunt lonely, back-country roads. That seems a little silly, when you consider that most beasts of prey go where the game is thickest. Now at night, in the larger cities… I sat there letting the smoke drift out of my nostrils and running my fingers idly over the typewriter keys. The ideas weren’t coming tonight; I couldn’t concentrate. I’d start to think and my mind would twist away, as if it was tired of working and wanted to relax and think about the movies or what was on TV or what I had for supper that night. The paper in my typewriter was discouragingly blank except for the heading: The Night Shift, by Nick Golata. There wasn’t anything underneath it and I didn’t have any idea of what should go there. I took another drag on my cigarette, opened the window a little, and flicked it out, watching the tiny red ember fall through the night to the empty streets twenty stories down. The column was usually a natural for ideas. What goes on in Chicago after dark, when all the eight-to-fivers have gone to bed and the rest of humanity congregates in small, neighborhood bars or the big movie palaces downtown or scrubs its lonely way down the miles of corridors in deserted office buildings. I filled my lungs with the cold, clean air and looked out over the city at night, a sea of blackness spotted here and there with the glare of neon and threaded with shining catwalks of strings of street-lamps. The city grows on you, like an old typewriter or a faithful automobile. You fall in love with the bright lights and the rumble of the ancient elevated and the characters who work the night shift downtown. It was mine, I thought, all mine. The darkness and the shadows and the few people on the deserted sidewalks. I took one last look and then closed the window. This was going to be one of those nights when I had to call Sammy Baxa for material.

Frank M. Robinson (Author), Scott Miller (Narrator)

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50 Vintage Sci-Fi Short Stories

50 Vintage Sci-Fi Short Stories from the 1940s, 1950s and 1960s. More than 27 hours of vintage science fiction. These science fiction short stories were written by some of the most influential authors of the time including, Philip K. Dick, Ray Bradbury, Winston Marks, Damon Knight, Mack Reynolds, Frank M. Robinson, Russ Winterbotham, Alan E. Nourse, Charles E. Fritch, Milton Lesser, Evan Hunter, William Morrison, John Massie Davis, Irving Cox Jr., Malcolm B. Morehart Jr., Richard O. Lewis, Stanley Mullen, Richard Magruder, Joseph Slotkin, Alexander Blade, Arnold Castle, Richard S. Shaver and James McKimmey Jr.  Included are The Hanging Stranger, Beyond Lies the Wub, The Gun, Beyond the Door, The Eyes Have It, Foster You're Dead, Sales Pitch, Small Town and Piper in the Woods written by Philip K. Dick. Lazarus Come Forth, Asleep in Armageddon and Morgue Ship by Ray Bradbury.

Alan E. Nourse, Alexander Blade, Arnold Castle, Charles E. Fritch, Damon Knight, Evan Hunter, Frank M. Robinson, Irving Cox Jr., James Mckimmey Jr., John Massie Davis, Joseph Slotkin, Mack Reynolds, Malcolm B. Morehart Jr., Milton Lesser, Philip K. Dick, Ray Bradbury, Richard Magruder, Richard O. Lewis, Richard S. Shaver, Russ Winterbotham, Stanley Mullen, William Morrison, Winston Marks (Author), Scott Miller (Narrator)

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Sci-Fi Space Ships and Nothing But Sci-Fi Space Ships

Sci-Fi Space Ships and Nothing But Sci-Fi Space Ships - Sixteen Lost Sci-Fi Short Stories from the 1940s, 1950s and 1960s The Fifty-Fourth Of July by Alan E. Nourse The Voyage of Vanishing Men by Stanley Mullen Three Spacemen Left to Die! by Russ Winterbotham Zurk by Richard O. Lewis Danger in the Void by Charles E. Fritch Wanderlust by Alan E. Nourse Slay-Ride by Winston Marks Journey For the Brave by Alan E. Nourse WANTED: One Sane Man by Frank M. Robinson The Pioneer by Irving Cox Jr. Asleep in Armageddon by Ray Bradbury Morgue Ship by Ray Bradbury Sales Pitch by Philip K. Dick Defense Mech by Ray Bradbury Paradise Planet by Richard S. Shaver Wreck Off Titan by Alfred Coppel

Alan E. Nourse, Alfred Coppel, Charles E. Fritch, Frank M. Robinson, Irving Cox Jr., Philip K. Dick, Ray Bradbury, Richard O. Lewis, Richard S. Shaver, Russ Winterbotham, Stanley Mullen, Winston Marks (Author), Scott Miller (Narrator)

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Lost Sci-Fi Books 36 thru 40

Lost Sci-Fi Books 36 thru 40 - Five Lost Sci-Fi Short Stories from the 1940s, 50s and 60sThe Eyes Have It by Philip K. Dick - A little whimsy, now and then, makes for good balance. Theoretically, you could find this type of humor anywhere. But only a topflight science-fictionist, we thought, could have written this story, in just this way… WANTED: One Sane Man by Frank M. Robinson - Personnel Incorporated bragged that they could supply a man for any job. Maxwell doubted this, needing a space pilot for the first Lunar trip. Now, if he had just asked for a lunatic... The Pioneer by Irving Cox Jr - Greg was sure the kids had no right being in control of a planet; after all what had they learned about life? Still, what had he learned? The Invisible Enemy by Arnold Castle - At fifteen he was sent to war to fight an enemy he couldn't understand. But more puzzling was the victory to be won—after he met defeat! The Beachcomber by Damon Knight - Alice saw the Beachcomber as a glorious hunk of man; Maxwell saw him as a super being from the future. Tragically, he was both!...

Arnold Castle, Damon Knight, Frank M. Robinson, Irving Cox Jr., Philip K. Dick (Author), Scott Miller (Narrator)

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Lost Sci-Fi Books 21 thru 40

Lost Sci-Fi Books 21 thru 40Twenty Lost Sci-Fi Short Stories from the 1940s, 1950s and 1960sThe Gun by Philip K. Dick So They Baked a Cake by Winston Marks The Alien Dies at Dawn by Alexander Blade Unwelcomed Visitor by William Morrison Task of Kayin by William Morrison Beyond the Door by Philip K. Dick Shipping Clerk by William Morrison Spoken For by William Morrison Pariah by Milton Lesser The Plagiarist from Rigel IV by Evan Hunter Beyond Lies the Wub by Philip K. Dick Journey For The Brave by Alan E. Nourse Wanderlust by Alan E. Nourse Export Commodity by Irving Cox Jr. Zurk by Richard O. Lewis The Eyes Have It by Philip K. Dick Wanted: One Sane Man by Frank M. Robinson The Pioneer by Irving Cox Jr. The Invisible Enemy by Arnold Castle The Beachcomber by Damon Knight

Alan E. Nourse, Alexander Blade, Arnold Castle, Damon Knight, Evan Hunter, Frank M. Robinson, Irving Cox Jr., Milton Lesser, Philip K. Dick, Richard O. Lewis, William Morrison, Winston Marks (Author), Scott Miller (Narrator)

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Space Travelers and Nothing But Space Travelers

Space Travelers and Nothing But Space TravelersTwenty Lost Sci-Fi Short Stories from the 1940s, 1950s and 1960sThe Gun by Philip K. Dick So They Baked A Cake by Winston Marks Death Star by James McKimmey Jr. Leave Earthmen or Die! by John Massie Davis Planet of Dreams by James McKimmey Jr. Never Gut-Shoot A Wampus by Winston Marks Three Spacemen Left to Die! by Russ Winterbotham The Voyage Of Vanishing Men by Stanley Mullen Danger in the Void written by Charles E. Fritch  Slay-Ride written by Winston Marks  A Zloor For Your Trouble by Mack Reynolds The Alien Dies at Dawn by Alexander Blade Spoken For by William Morrison Pariah by Milton Lesser  Beyond Lies The Wub by Philip K. Dick Journey for the Brave by Alan E. Nourse Export Commodity by Irving Cox Jr. WANTED: One Sane Man by Frank M. Robinson The Pioneer by Irving Cox Jr. The Beachcomber by Damon Knight

Alan E. Nourse, Alexander Blade, Charles E. Fritch, Damon Knight, Frank M. Robinson, Irving Cox Jr., James Mckimmey Jr., John Massie Davis, Mack Reynolds, Milton Lesser, Philip K. Dick, Russ Winterbotham, Stanley Mullen, William Morrison, Winston Marks (Author), Scott Miller (Narrator)

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Lost Sci-Fi Books 31 thru 40

Lost Sci-Fi Books 31 thru 40 - Ten Lost Sci-Fi Short Stories from the 1940s, 50s and 60sBeyond Lies The Wub by Philip K. Dick - The slovenly wub might well have said: Many men talk like philosophers and live like fools. Journey for the Brave by Alan E. Nourse - Courage will be a big qualification for the pilot who flies the first moon rocket. Who decides if a man is brave or a coward? Wanderlust by Alan E. Nourse - Tad looked to the spaceways for adventure. His father knew disaster would end his Wanderlust Export Commodity by Irving Cox Jr. - He was sent to obtain a soil sample. It was a routine assignment, but not the only method for discovering an Export Commodity Zurk by Richard O. Lewis - Marene was next when the space cruiser called for its youth-levy. If only Zurk would spark to life. The Eyes Have It by Philip K. Dick - Theoretically, you could find this type of humor anywhere. But only a topflight science-fictionist could have written this story. WANTED: One Sane Man by Frank M. Robinson - They bragged they could supply a man for any job. Maxwell doubted this, needing a space pilot for the first Lunar trip. Now, if he had just asked for a lunatic... The Pioneer by Irving Cox Jr - Greg was sure the kids had no right being in control of a planet; after all what had they learned about life? The Invisible Enemy by Arnold Castle - At fifteen he was sent to war to fight an enemy he couldn't understand. The Beachcomber by Damon Knight - Alice saw the Beachcomber as a glorious hunk of man; Maxwell saw him as a super being from the future. He was both!

Alan E. Nourse, Arnold Castle, Damon Knight, Frank M. Robinson, Irving Cox Jr., Philip K. Dick, Richard O. Lewis (Author), Scott Miller (Narrator)

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WANTED: One Sane Man

WANTED: One Sane Man by Frank M. Robinson - Personnel Incorporated bragged that they could supply a man for any job. Maxwell doubted this, needing a space pilot for the first Lunar trip. Now, if he had just asked for a lunatic... The small man adjusted his bi-focals and stared critically at the huge brass nameplate over the glass entrance doors. The plate read 'Personnel Incorporated' in neat, modest lettering. Directly above the plate was a traveling neon sign which informed the public in letters six feet tall that: PERSONNEL CAN SUPPLY THE MAN FOR ANY JOB!—SEVENTY-FIVE PER CENT OF THE PERSONNEL PROBLEMS ON THE AMERICAN CONTINENT ARE HANDLED BY PERSONNEL—DOES YOUR JOB SEEM BORING LATELY? SEE PERSONNEL AND BE PSYCHOLOGICALLY FITTED FOR YOUR WORK!—PERSONNEL CAN SUPPLY THE MAN FOR ANY JOB!—SEVENTY-FIVE PER CENT OF THE.... The small man looked at it for a minute and turned to his tall companion. 'Tell me, Maxwell, why the seventy-five? Why not eighty or eighty-three?' Maxwell glanced up at the sign. 'If they do seventy-six per cent or more of the business, they're a monopoly. It must pain Whiteford to have to hold himself down to only seventy-five.' 'Whiteford?' Maxwell looked surprised. 'You haven't heard of him? The newest boy wonder in the business world? He's the genius who runs this modern slave market.' He looked at his watch. 'And, incidentally, he's also the guy we've got an appointment with in five minutes.'

Frank M. Robinson (Author), Scott Miller (Narrator)

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