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The best-selling author of Stiff and Bonk explores the irresistibly strange universe of space travel and life without gravity. Space is a world devoid of the things we need to live and thrive: air, gravity, hot showers, fresh produce, privacy, beer. Space exploration is in some ways an...

Immerse yourself in a universe where intrigue, love, and the complexities of social hierarchies play out against the backdrop of a richly imagined Martian landscape, as suggested by the title "Chessmen of Mars (version 2)." This podcast invites you to explore themes of identity, resilience, and the clash of cultures through a rotating collection of audiobooks that delve into the multifaceted relationships between characters from different worlds. Each episode features a new complete audiobook, revealing stories that highlight the struggles and triumphs of individuals navigating their destinies...

After John Carter's arrival, a boat of Green Martians on the River Iss are ambushed by the previously unknown Plant Men. The lone survivor is his friend Tars Tarkas, the Jeddak of Thark, who has taken the pilgrimage to the Valley Dor to find Carter. Having saved their own lives, Carter and Tars Tarkas discover that the Therns, a white-skinned race of self-proclaimed gods, have for eons deceived the Barsoomians elsewhere by disseminating that the pilgrimage to the Valley Dor is a journey to paradise. Most arrivals are killed by the beasts of Valley, and the survivors enslaved by Therns. (...

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