The Sloths of Kruvny

audiobook

The Sloths of Kruvny

by Vern Fearing

EN·~15 minutes·1 chapter

Chapters

1 total
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15:39

Description

In a world where the daily news feels like a bomb countdown and television ads have lost any charm, a small crew of Galaxy Patrol misfits sets out to save Earth—by doing nothing at all. Brad Broadshoulders, a five‑foot‑tall, round‑boned recruit with a Venusian fungus haircut, reluctantly follows the flamboyant Commander Metternich’s baffling orders, while his bizarre sidekick Ugh, a half‑Martian, half‑Texan hybrid, provides endless comic confusion. Together they board the cigar‑shaped Lox Wing, a ship that seems more interested in chasing fleeing rats than in any clear objective.

Their voyage quickly becomes a slap‑stick sprint through the cosmos, tossing Einstein’s limits aside as Brad demands ever‑greater speeds while Ugh recites scientific platitudes. The narrative revels in absurdity—ominous omens, an albatross reference, and a family legacy of comically tragic space‑age accidents—while gently poking fun at classic sci‑fi heroics. Listeners will be drawn into a witty, fast‑paced adventure that balances goofy dialogue with a surprisingly warm look at camaraderie amid the stars.

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Language

en

Duration

~15 minutes (15K characters)

Publisher of text edition

Project Gutenberg

Credits

Produced by Sankar Viswanathan, Greg Weeks, and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net

Release date

2010-03-22

Rights

Public domain in the USA.

About the author

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Vern Fearing

A mid-century science fiction writer whose stories appeared in pulp magazines, Vern Fearing is best remembered for imaginative, offbeat tales like The Sloths of Kruvny. Little biographical information seems to have survived, which gives the work an extra air of mystery.

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