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Micromegas by Voltaire - Science Fiction from the 1700s

Micromegas by Voltaire - Science Fiction from the 1700s

FromThe Lost Sci-Fi Podcast - Vintage Sci-Fi Short Stories


Micromegas by Voltaire - Science Fiction from the 1700s

FromThe Lost Sci-Fi Podcast - Vintage Sci-Fi Short Stories

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Length:
50 minutes
Released:
Mar 15, 2024
Format:
Podcast episode

Description

A story from 1752, The captivating tale of Micromegas, a towering inhabitant of Sirius, and his adventures across the cosmos, from the vast reaches of his own celestial home to the humble shores of planet Earth. Micromegas by Voltaire, that’s next on The Lost Sci-Fi Podcast.We would love it if you would join our newsletter so we can stay in touch with you. When you do we’ll send you free science fiction audiobooks. Go to http://lostscifi.com/free/. That’s http://lostscifi.com/free/.More of our listeners are sharing our podcast and posts on social media than ever before and we thank you for all you do to help us grow. We just added a Pinterest page and if you would like to follow us there’s a link in the description.Pinterest - https://www.pinterest.com/lostscifi/Every Thursday when we go live one of our listeners gets to choose a story they would like us to narrate. It sometimes leads us to a story we never would have chosen, such is the case with today’s sci-fi offering. Frederick William chose a story by Voltaire, yes Voltaire! Thanks Frederick for your selection! From 1752 Micromegas by Voltaire…Next on The Lost Sci-Fi Podcast, His saucer was parked in the woods, and Mr. Steariot (from Venus) was parked in the lobby.... by Charles Einstein.☕ Buy Me a Coffee https://www.buymeacoffee.com/scottsV===========================Merchandise? Merchandise - https://lostscifi.creator-spring.com======================================================Connect with us!? Join Our Newsletter - Get Free Audiobooks http://lostscifi.com/free/Pinterest - https://www.pinterest.com/lostscifi/YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCgyNZ7w5w7O714NHkRv5psAFacebook - https://www.facebook.com/TheLostSciFiPodcastTwitter - https://twitter.com/lost_sci_fi===========================❤️ ❤️ Thanks to All Our Listeners Who Bought Us a Coffee$50Anonymous Listener$25Kevin EckertStephen KaganJames Van MaanenbergIrma StolfoJosh JenningsLeber8trAnonymous ListenerConrad Chaffee$15FressieAnonymous Listener$10Anonymous Listener$5Richard HoffmanAnonymous Listener Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Released:
Mar 15, 2024
Format:
Podcast episode

Titles in the series (100)

Join us every week for a trip back in time to the early days of science fiction. Travel the solar system with aliens, robots and space pirates aboard space ships capable of travel beyond light-years to discover planets and people, conflicts and conundrums. Short science fiction stories from some of the greatest vintage sci-fi authors of all time, Philip K. Dick, Ray Bradbury, Isaac Asimov, H. G. Wells, Harlan Ellison, Fritz Leiber, Alan E. Nourse,  Frederik Pohl, Kurt Vonnegut and many more.We’ll go back in time sixty to a hundred years, or more, when these amazing sci-fi short stories were written and very often find ourselves in the future. Narrator Scott Miller is your host for this journey through space and time.