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The Usurpers: The SF Classic

By: Geoff St. Reynard
Narrated by: David Bufton
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This is a 1950s pulp alien invasion shocker too intense for book publication!

When The Usurpers first appeared in the magazine Imagination during the early 1950s, Nebula and Hugo Award winner Robert Silverberg wrote that Geoff St. Reynard's work is "off the beaten track". The concept of aliens masquerading in human form is not at all new, but this story is different and powerful and considered a minor sci-fi classic.

Considered too strong by the book publishers of the era, The Usurpers has never been republished in the past decades since. Now, you can listen to this science fiction classic and judge for yourself. Here is a story that is bound to remind you of Night of the Living Dead and The Thing.

Science fiction often speculated about whether aliens might walk the Earth masquerading as human beings. Jerry Wolfe discovered it was true. He had seen the aliens in their actual form. He must be high, you say. Don't laugh! Your best friend is one of them. Discover what happens when a handful of brave men and women decide to pit their puny forces against the might of Earth's secret masters and the governments they control! You will find romance, action, and daring speculation in this lost classic, in its first ever audiobook publication.

©1950, 2005, 2009 PageTurner (P)2019 PageTurner
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I’m not usually a fan of classic sci-fi but this one is really good. It’s in the style of classic sci-fi but it moves more like modern works.

It has a strong plot, engaging characters, and even action that isn’t cheesy from the 2020 perspective!

It’s actually pretty creepy!

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Better than expected!

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As someone who grew up reading the works of John Wyndham, the synopsis of this book really appealed to me as it reminded me strongly of such tales as Day of the Triffids and Chocky.

The story is very clever as we experience the story of several different people all learning of the existence of alien or interdimensional beings 'riding' human puppets and living amongst us and how they start to work against them while avoiding discovery and capture.

While quite short at only 4 hours or so, the story runs its course smoothly with many tense moments and there is little more to say about the book itself and would add that the narrator David Bufton does a wonderful job of giving each character a personality and style of their own, be them male or female.

All in all it is a great little story with some brilliant imagery and a story that made me think of the 80s classic They Live.

A great classic horror.

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I enjoyed this story, very different to what I'd go for. Pipe smoking chumes having a rollicking good time killing aliens,what more would you want.

Good SiFi story

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