The Guardians

audiobook

The Guardians

by Irving E. Cox

EN·~36 minutes·3 chapters

Chapters

3 total

Transcriber’s note:

0:12

THE GUARDIANSBY IRVING COX, JR.

0:10

Illustrated by van Dongen

36:06

Description

In a rain‑shrouded paradise where children are taught that the world they inhabit is the whole of Earth, a curious teenager named Mryna begins to question the myths that bind her community. Venturing into the forbidden Old Village, she uncovers cracked pamphlets and an astronomy textbook that reveal a reality far beyond the mist: a distant planet named Rythar, part of a larger solar system, and a god‑like figure who is, in fact, a man. The discoveries shatter her faith in the accepted truth, and she hides the knowledge, fearing the consequences of exposing the lie.

When massive, clanking metal beings descend from the mist, the fragile illusion of the Earth‑god’s authority begins to crumble. Their presence forces Mryna to decide whether to keep her secret or to confront the power that has shaped her world. The story follows her growing awareness and the tension between obedience and the desperate need for truth.

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Language

en

Duration

~36 minutes (35K characters)

Publisher of text edition

Project Gutenberg

Credits

Produced by Greg Weeks, David Wilson and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net

Release date

2008-01-03

Rights

Public domain in the USA.

About the author

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Irving E. Cox

1917–2001

A mid-century American science fiction writer, he built his reputation on sharp, imaginative short stories published in the pulp-magazine era. Though he wrote only one known novel, his shorter fiction kept appearing through the 1950s and into the 1960s.

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