Mr. Spaceship Audiobook, by Philip K. Dick Play Audiobook Sample

Mr. Spaceship Audiobook

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Read By: Chris Lutkin Publisher: Dreamscape Listen Time: at 1.0x Speed 0.83 hours at 1.5x Speed 0.63 hours at 2.0x Speed Release Date: October 2017 Format: Unabridged Audiobook ISBN: 9781520089652

Quick Stats About this Audiobook

Total Audiobook Chapters:

1

Longest Chapter Length:

76:35 minutes

Shortest Chapter Length:

76:35 minutes

Average Chapter Length:

76:35 minutes

Audiobooks by this Author:

74

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Publisher Description

In "Mr. Spaceship", humans in the distant future are at war with alien life forms known as "Yuks". Using outdated, mechanical machines to wage war against the life-based weapons of the advanced Yuks, a research team decides to build a spaceship powered by a human brain. Enlisting a dying professor who agrees to donate his brain to the project, the humans believe they have turned the tables on the Yuks. But the spaceship has other plans.

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"This was an interesting read from Philip K. Dick - a short story about embedding a human brain into an inanimate object. In the usual Philip K. Dick way, the story was well-written. A little bit of a corny ending, but still an interesting premise."

— Joe (4 out of 5 stars)

Mr. Spaceship Listener Reviews

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  • Overall Performance: 3 out of 53 out of 53 out of 53 out of 53 out of 5

    " Decent shory story. The ending feels rushed but the premise is interesting and I appreciate the anti-war philosophy. "

    — David, 12/29/2013
  • Overall Performance: 3 out of 53 out of 53 out of 53 out of 53 out of 5

    " It's a good story, but the ending is weak. I get the metaphorical context, but I just didn't find it satisfying. "

    — B.C., 9/16/2013
  • Overall Performance: 1 out of 51 out of 51 out of 51 out of 51 out of 5

    " Seemed it was written by a teenager. Thin plot, poor conversations. Important decisions of war are made in spur of the moment. "

    — torque, 9/1/2013
  • Overall Performance: 3 out of 53 out of 53 out of 53 out of 53 out of 5

    " I narrated this as an audiobook now available on audible.com. Interesting things happen when they replaced the Johnson steering system on a spaceship with a man's brain. Interestingly enough they chose an old man. "

    — Mike, 1/22/2012
  • Overall Performance: 5 out of 55 out of 55 out of 55 out of 55 out of 5

    " Mind-bending short story by PKD. "

    — James, 7/22/2011
  • Overall Performance: 4 out of 54 out of 54 out of 54 out of 54 out of 5

    " A fun story and brief read. A meeting of the minds, technology and man. The man has a mind all his own. Story is enjoyable to read and even all the way through, and there is a payoff at the end. "

    — TheWhistler, 11/15/2010
  • Overall Performance: 3 out of 53 out of 53 out of 53 out of 53 out of 5

    " The ending seemed samey, then you remember: he wrote that before Star Trek was invented. "

    — Paul, 10/21/2010
  • Overall Performance: 4 out of 54 out of 54 out of 54 out of 54 out of 5

    " It was simple and enjoyable. I really liked what he did with the ending, the little "nudge nudge" he gives the reader. "

    — Ryan, 8/6/2010
  • Overall Performance: 3 out of 53 out of 53 out of 53 out of 53 out of 5

    " I think what I can't get past with Phillip Dick sometimes is that the ideas that he puts out were not overused when he wrote them. From my standpoint, the premises are a little tired, but he was one of the pioneers who birthed these images and concepts into the popular consciousness. "

    — Anthony, 10/9/2009
  • Overall Performance: 3 out of 53 out of 53 out of 53 out of 53 out of 5

    " Good then cheesy "

    — Jon, 6/28/2009
  • Overall Performance: 3 out of 53 out of 53 out of 53 out of 53 out of 5

    " At war against an alien race, Earth needs an answer to the biological weapons they face. Enter a spaceship with a human brain. And then the unexpected happens. "

    — James, 2/17/2009

About Philip K. Dick

Philip K. Dick (1928–1982) published thirty-six science fiction novels and 121 short stories in which he explored the essence of what makes man human and the dangers of centralized power. Toward the end of his life, his work turned toward deeply personal, metaphysical questions concerning the nature of God. Eleven novels and short stories have been adapted to film, notably Blade Runner (based on Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?), Total Recall, Minority Report, and A Scanner Darkly. The recipient of critical acclaim and numerous awards throughout his career, Dick was inducted into the Science Fiction Hall of Fame in 2005, and in 2007 the Library of America published a selection of his novels in three volumes. His work has been translated into more than twenty-five languages.

About Chris Lutkin

Chris Lutkin has been in and around the business of acting for more than twenty-five years. A member of Ensemble Studio Theater for twenty years, his proud moments include being directed by Jerry Zaks in a play called Buddy-Pals and working with Horton Foote on his play Lily Dale playing Horace, and putting in more than four hundred off-Broadway performances in a Perfect Crime.