The giant world

audiobook

The giant world

by Ray Cummings

EN·~2 hours·8 chapters

Chapters

8 total

CHAPTER 1

15:08

CHAPTER 2

32:48

CHAPTER 3

26:15

CHAPTER 4

22:13

CHAPTER 5

26:40

CHAPTER 6

22:06

CHAPTER 7

12:04

CHAPTER 8

4:31

Description

A routine day at Interplanetary Mails shatters when a mysterious cylinder bearing Frank’s name arrives, its urgent plea from the dying Dr. Gryce pulling him back into a haunting promise made four years earlier. The brief, desperate summons hints at a hidden theory: our entire cosmos might be a single atom inside a vast, unseen world, and the doctor’s missing son, Brett, vanished into that unknown realm. With a mixture of grief and resolve, Frank abandons his post, setting out on a pneumatic courier toward the remote house where the Gryce family waits.

At the wind‑swept hillside, Frank is greeted by the somber twins, Martt and Francine, whose muted greetings betray a deeper anxiety. Their father’s frail hope hangs in the air, and the quiet garden around the white house feels both inviting and ominous. As Frank steps into this fragile reunion, the mystery of the “giant world” looms, promising a journey that will test loyalty, science, and the limits of imagination.

Details

Language

en

Duration

~2 hours (155K characters)

Release date

Dec 20, 2025

Rights

Public domain in the USA.

About the author

Ray Cummings

Ray Cummings

1887–1957

A lively early science-fiction pioneer, he helped shape the fast-moving, idea-driven style of the pulp era. His stories often mixed romance, danger, and wild scientific speculation, from microscopic worlds to journeys beyond the stars.

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