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Time Is the Simplest Thing
- Narrated by: Matthew Boston
- Length: 8 hrs and 33 mins
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Publisher's Summary
A telepath inadvertently acquires a powerful alien consciousness and must run for his life to escape corporate assassins and hate-filled mobs in this enthralling science fiction masterwork.
Space travel has been abandoned in the 22nd century. It is deemed too dangerous, expensive, and inconvenient - and now the all-powerful Fishhook company holds the monopoly on interstellar exploration for commercial gain. Their secret is the use of "parries", human beings with the remarkable telepathic ability to expand their minds throughout the universe. On what should have been a routine assignment, however, loyal Fishhook employee Shepherd Blaine is inadvertently implanted with a copy of an alien consciousness, becoming something more than human. Now he's a company pariah, forced to flee the safe confines of the Fishhook complex. But the world he escapes into is not a safe sanctuary. Its people have been taught to hate and fear his parapsychological gift - and there is nowhere on Earth, or elsewhere, for Shepherd Blaine to hide.
A Hugo Award nominee, Time Is the Simplest Thing showcases the enormous talents of one of the true greats of 20th-century science fiction. This richly imagined tale of prejudice, corporate greed, oppression, and, ultimately, transcendence stands tall among Simak's most enduring works.
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Overall3 out of 5 stars
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Performance4 out of 5 stars
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Story3 out of 5 stars
- Colleen
- 20-04-2018
changing times
Would you try another book written by Clifford Simak or narrated by Matthew Boston?
no
Have you listened to any of Matthew Boston’s other performances? How does this one compare?
don't think so
Could you see Time Is the Simplest Thing being made into a movie or a TV series? Who would the stars be?
only with updating
Any additional comments?
Is very much a book of its time. Although I remember being delighted with it when I originally read it (1960s) when listening to it now, I was really disappointed, annoyed even. It definitely did not age well. Pity.
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Overall5 out of 5 stars
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Performance5 out of 5 stars
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Story5 out of 5 stars
- Evelina and Viktor
- 10-01-2021
Still very relevant, Simak truly is the grand master of sci-fi
I read this book as a child and decided to give it a try again now. I was surprised at how relevant it still is if use your imagination. Simak’s writing puts you right in the middle of the story and he is still one of the very few authors that really got time travel right. Great writing and the narrator also did a very good job of it. Highly recommend to sci-fi lovers.
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