Firth's World

audiobook

Firth's World

by Irving E. Cox

EN·~19 minutes

Chapters

Description

In a newly unified world where war‑fear has faded and humanity races across the solar system, the age‑old dream of a perfect society seems within reach. John Firth, a charismatic industrialist who has helped shape the planetary confederacy, believes that true progress can only happen when the strong are left to fend for themselves. His outspoken disdain for government hand‑outs and his relentless drive to push the limits of wealth and power set the stage for a clash of ideals.

When a mysterious stranger appears with a tantalizing offer—a hollow, ancient world beyond Pluto that could become Firth’s private utopia—old convictions are put to the test. The deal promises absolute freedom from taxes, politics, and the very people Firth despises, yet it also forces him to confront the cost of creating a world built on his own terms. Listeners are drawn into a tense negotiation that explores ambition, morality, and the allure of a self‑made paradise.

Details

Language

en

Duration

~19 minutes (18K characters)

Publisher of text edition

Project Gutenberg

Credits

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

Release date

2019-04-11

Rights

Public domain in the USA.

About the author

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Irving E. Cox

1917–2001

A mid-century pulp storyteller with a sharp eye for speculative ideas, this American writer published dozens of short stories that mixed science fiction with the occasional mystery. His work appeared mainly in the 1950s, and several of his stories have stayed in circulation through public-domain archives and audiobook projects.

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