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Prime Minister Stephen Harper‘s recent prorogation of the Canada’s House Of Commons has left one of the few advocates of fair copyright for Canadians without a voice in the House. Here is his YouTube (!) calling out to the PM. Of course unlike a session in the House the PM has no obligation to answer Angus or anyone else on YouTube. Which is the point of a prorogation of parliament. Shameful.
MP Charlie Angus (Timmins-James Bay) speaking out against the secretive ACTA negotiations taking place in Mexico.
Here’s an SF novel I never expected to see as an audiobook. It’s Harry Harrison’s follow up to his terrific novel DeathWorld. Here’s what one LibriVoxateer (libraryanne) sez of DeathWorld 2 as read by my friend Gregg Margarite:
“Humorous, fast moving story and another superb solo. I am so fortunate to be able to proof listen for such superb readers. Way to go Gregg!”
Indeed, thanks so much Gregg!
DeathWorld 2 (aka The Ethical Engineer)
By Harry Harrison; Read by Gregg Margarite 5 Zipped MP3 Files or Podcast – Approx. 4 Hours 9 Minutes [UNABRIDGED]
Publisher: LibriVox.org
Published: January 24, 2010 The Ethical Engineer also known as Deathworld II finds our hero Jason dinAlt captured to face justice for his crimes, but the ever-wily gambler crashes his transport on a primitive planet populated by clans that hoard knowledge. It’s a difficult situation for a guy who just wants to get back to Pyrrus. First published in the July and August 1963 issues of Analog Science Fact & Fiction.
Robert F. Young (1915-1986) was an American public school janitor. In addition to maintaining what I can only assume to have been immaculate hallways and washrooms in Bufallo, NY schools, he is also remembered for having written five novels, as well as a few dozen short Science Fiction stories, novellas and novelettes. His authorial production started in 1953 with a sale to Startling Stories. Later sales were made to Playboy, The Saturday Evening Post, Collier’s and Analog.
This story is inspired in part by Geoffrey Chaucer’s The Canterbury Tales and features a rogue time traveler named Tom Mallory who transits to 6th century Europe in search of an unparalleled treasure. Perhaps Terry Gilliam or Michael Palin filched this as a story seed for their 1981 classic Time Bandits?
A Knyght Ther Was
By Robert F. Young; Read by Roger Melin 6 Zipped MP3 Files or Podcast – Approx. 2 Hours 19 Minutes [UNABRIDGED]
Publisher: LibriVox.org
Published: January 23, 2010 “But the Knyght was a little less than Perfect, and his horse did not have a metabolism, and his ‘castle’ was much more mobile—timewise!—than it had any business being!” In 2178, once time travel had become a simple task, it had also been outlawed. Those who chose to ingnore this law were known as time-thieves, and Tom Mallory was among the best of them. When he learns the precise whereabouts of the Holy Grail in 542, he sets out to obtain it with the intention of returning it to the 22nd century to make a handsome profit and to settle on Get-Rich-Quick Street. Off to the year 542 he travels to the castle of Carbonek where the great Knight Sir Launcelot is said to have possession of the Sangraal. First published in Analog Science Fact & Fiction July 1963.
Here’s an SF novel I never expected to see as an audiobook. It’s Harry Harrison’s follow up to his terrific novel 
