Historical Fiction Short Stories Collection, Vol 2

By: L. Ron Hubbard

Narrated by: R.F. Daley

Length: 11 hrs and 56 mins

Publisher's summary

A world traveler and adventurer, L. Ron Hubbard was a keen observer and astute researcher and imbued his fiction with authentic characters, local color and real-life adventure. Whether sailing the high seas with Lord Nelson’s fleet, digging in a scorching desert for Alexander’s treasure, or ducking bullets across war-torn China, these stories will carry you on adventure to other times and places.

This 6-audiobook collection includes 10 short stories for 12 hours of immersive entertainment. All audiobooks are unabridged, full-cast productions with cinematic quality sound effects that bring the stories and characters to vivid life.

Titles and short stories in the Historical Fiction Short Stories Collection Vol 2 include: Tomb of the Ten Thousand Dead (with: “Price of a Hat” and “Starch and Stripes”), Sky Birdʼs Dare, Trouble on His Wings, The Battling Pilot, The Dive Bomber, and Mr. Tidwell, Gunner (with: “The Drowned City” and “Submarine”).

You will love this collection because, as Publishers Weekly describes, “This fantastic production features a large supporting cast of readers, sound effects, and a variety of brilliant voices.” And B&N Explorations calls the stories “timeless.”

Book Descriptions:

Tomb of the Ten Thousand Dead: Captain Gordon is hired to fly a team of American anthropologists on an expedition near the Arabian Sea. All goes well until an ancient map leading to untold treasure is discovered and all academic niceties vanish—replaced by murder and bloody deception to protect the secrets of the map. Performed by: R.F. Daley (narrator), Ralph Lister, Jim Meskimen, Joey Naber, Fred Tatasciore, Enn Reitel, Michael Yurchak, and Noelle North.

Sky Birdʼs Dare: Ace glider pilot Breeze Callahan tries to sell the Navy on using his gliders in the war effort. But Breeze soon has a war on his hands when a ruthless competitor wants the Navy to buy airplanes instead, and is willing to use any means of sabotage and betrayal to get the contract. Performed by: R.F. Daley (narrator), Mark Silverman, Tait Ruppert, Michael Yurchak, and Molly Yurchak.

Trouble on His Wings: Johnny Brice is a hard-working “picture-chaser” and top-dog reporter—until he meets the pretty Jinx, and things just keep going wrong. Performed by: R.F. Daley (narrator), Jennifer Aspen, Bob Caso, Jim Meskimen, and Matt Scott.

The Battling Pilot: Pilot Peter England’s humdrum airplane routine is unexpectedly disrupted when his company reassigns him to transport some special passengers. But when his aircraft gets attacked by a mysterious fighter plane, Peter realizes he’s transporting dangerous cargo—a princess seeking to turn the tide of a war! Performed by: R.F. Daley (narrator), Cheryl Bernstein, Corey Burton, Tait Ruppert, Christina Huntington, and Jim Meskimen.

The Dive Bomber: Lucky Martin’s latest dive bomber could change the face of air warfare. But America’s enemies will go to any length to get their hands on the plane—from sabotage to kidnapping his fiancée. Performed by: R.F. Daley (narrator), Kristin Proctor, Jim Meskimen, and Max Williams.

Mr. Tidwell, Gunner: Mister Tidwell is pressed into British naval service to teach twelve-year-old midshipmen of Lord Nelson’s fleet. But this Oxford-educated academic soon finds himself thrust into the heat of battle with Napoleon’s forces, alone and without support. Performed by: R.F. Daley (narrator), Rob Paulson, Brooke Bloom, Enn Reitel, Jim Meskimen, Michael Yurchak, and Christina Huntington.

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Critic reviews

“They're timeless.”—B&N Explorations

“Hubbard was a first-rate pulp writer…He could go up against any of these giants [Hammett, Max Brand, J.P. Lovecraft, Edgar Rice Burroughs, Louis L’Amour]. And while most pulpsters worked in multiple genres, I don’t know of any who covered the full spectrum of pulp categories more ambitiously than Hubbard.”—Locus Magazine

“Unabashedly entertaining books.”—Kevin J. Anderson