The Green Hills of Earth
The Future History Series: Book #1951
- By: Robert A. Heinlein
- Narrated by: Tom Weiner
- Length: 6 hours 31 minutes
Description
We pray for one last landingOn the globe that gave us birth;Let us rest our eyes on the fleecy skiesAnd the cool, green hills of Earth.
The Green Hills of Earthis a collection of short stories from one of the masters of science fiction who has held readers spellbound for over thirty years. This collection includes "Delilah and the Space-Rigger," "Space-Jockey," "The Long Watch," "Gentlemen Be Seated," "The Black Pits of Luna," "It's Great to Be Back," "'—We Also Walk Dogs,'" "Ordeal in Space," "The Green Hills of Earth," and "Logic of Empire."
The arching sky is callingSpacemen back to their trade.All hands! Stand by! Free falling!And the lights below us fade.
Out ride the sons of Terra,Far drives the thundering jet,Up leaps a race of Earthmen,Out, far, and onward yet —
We've tried each spinning space moteAnd reckoned its true worth:Take us back again to the homes of menOn the cool, green hills of Earth.
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The Future History Series Series
The Green Hills of Earth
By: Robert A. Heinlein
Narrated by: Tom Weiner
Length: 6 hours 31 minutes
Abridged: No
We pray for one last landingOn the globe that gave us birth;Let us rest our eyes on the fleecy skiesAnd the cool, green hills of Earth.
The Green Hills of Earthis a collection of short stories from one of the masters of science fiction who has held readers spellbound for over thirty years. This collection includes "Delilah and the Space-Rigger,"... Read more »
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Orphans of the Sky
By: Robert A. Heinlein
Narrated by: Graham Halstead
Length: 4 hours 29 minutes
Abridged: No
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Time Enough for Love
By: Robert A. Heinlein
Narrated by: Tom Weiner
Length: 23 hours 30 minutes
Abridged: No
Time Enough for Love is the capstone and crowning achievement of Heinlein’s famous Future History series.
Lazarus Long is so in love with life that he simply refuses to die. Born in the early 1900s, he lives through multiple centuries, his love for time ultimately causing him to become his own ancestor. Time Enough for Love is his lovingly... Read more »
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