The Blind Spot

audiobook

The Blind Spot

by Austin Hall, Homer Eon Flint

EN·~10 hours·51 chapters

Chapters

51 total

THE BLIND SPOT - By Austin Hall and Homer Eon Flint

0:03

INTRODUCTION - THE LURE AND LORE OF “THE BLIND SPOT” - BY FORREST J ACKERMAN

6:49

PROLOGUE

1:39

I. — RHAMDA AVEC

14:41

II. — THE PROFESSOR OF PHILOSOPHY

8:54

III. — “NOW THERE ARE TWO”

12:34

IV. — GONE

8:52

V. — FRIENDS

16:21

VI. — CHICK WATSON

14:03

VII. — THE RING

8:05
Show text

Description

A strange, shimmering aperture appears in an ordinary city, offering a glimpse of a world where crystalline spires rise from luminous waters and an ageless woman drifts through the haze. The narrator, drawn by curiosity and a promise of hidden knowledge, steps through the “blind spot” and finds himself amid a civilization that blends ancient ritual with alien technology. As he navigates this dazzling yet unsettling realm, he encounters a society obsessed with eternity, where the boundaries between life and death are constantly renegotiated.

The early chapters weave together vivid world‑building with philosophical musings on perception, destiny, and the limits of human understanding. The story balances wonder and tension, inviting listeners to question what lies beyond the ordinary and what cost true insight might demand. This opening promises a richly imagined adventure that rewards imagination without revealing the twists that lie ahead.

Collections

Browse all

Details

Language

en

Duration

~10 hours (579K characters)

Publisher of text edition

Project Gutenberg

Credits

Text file produced by Charles Franks and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team HTML file produced by David Widger

Release date

Jan 1, 2004

Rights

Public domain in the USA.

About the authors

AH

Austin Hall

1882–1933

A prolific pulp-era storyteller, he moved easily from western adventures to early science fiction and fantasy. Best known today for imaginative novels like The Blind Spot and People of the Comet, he helped shape the fast-moving magazine fiction of the early 20th century.

View all books
HE

Homer Eon Flint

1888–1924

An early pulp science fiction writer, he helped shape the genre with wild ideas, strange inventions, and fast-moving adventure. His stories for magazines like All-Story Weekly and Argosy still feel like snapshots of science fiction finding its voice.

View all books

You may also like

The Emancipatrix

The Emancipatrix

by Homer Eon Flint

Where the West begins

Where the West begins

by Austin Hall

Le Roi des Étudiants

Le Roi des Étudiants

by Vinceslas-Eugène Dick

L'influence d'un livre: Roman historique

L'influence d'un livre: Roman historique

by Philippe Aubert de Gaspé