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Title details for The Crossroads by L. Ron Hubbard - Available

The Crossroads

by L. Ron Hubbard
R.F. Daley
Audiobook
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Farmer Eben Smith is fed up with big government paying him to bury his crops while folks starve in the streets. He's loading up his fruits and vegetables, and heading for the city. But before he can trade in his turnips, he'll have to deal with something bigger — a break in the space/time continuum — as he plunges into strange new worlds, wreaking havoc in all of them.

  • Creators

  • Series

    Golden Age Stories

  • Publisher

  • Release date

    April 29, 2024

  • Formats

    • OverDrive Listen audiobook

      • ISBN: 9781592124343
      • File size: 66463 KB
      • Duration: 02:18:27

  • Languages

    • English

  • Levels

    • ATOS Level: 6
    • Lexile® Measure: 950
    • Interest Level: 6-12(MG+)
    • Text Difficulty: 5-6

  • Reviews

    • AudioFile Magazine
      When the government offers to pay farmer Eben Smith to bury his crops, Smith gets sick of Depression economics and sets off to the city to barter his goods. But instead of the city, he finds a crossroads of dimensions. The bartering seems good--he can trade apples for brandy, brandy for guns, and guns for gold--but the wheeling and dealing soon gets out of Eben's control. This tale is among the most imaginative of Hubbard's Golden Age Stories, rendered with lush music and Hollywood sound design. (The battle scenes will have listeners hopping out of their seats.) Also included is "Borrowed Glory," a cross between "Cinderella" and DR. FAUSTUS, and "The Devil's Rescue," about a mariner rescued by a dark master. F.G. (c) AudioFile 2010, Portland, Maine
    • Publisher's Weekly

      May 31, 2010
      A farmer at the nexus of time and space, a woman granted youth again by powerful beings, and a man marooned on a small boat for days are the premises for the three fantastical tales by Hubbard. While “The Crossroads” is an amusing science fiction tale, “Borrowed Glory” holds more drama and sorrow, and “The Devil's Rescue” mixes horror with adventure. The antiquated prose is a nostalgic delight, and like other Hubbard productions from Galaxy Audio, the full-cast performance and sound effects make the stories that much more compelling. Though the narrator is the same in all three stories, he manages to shift tone and emphasis to work with each particular story, while the cast members act their parts with reasonable believability. The sound effects are engaging but never distracting, and the musical score hints at adventure themes and old-time mystery radio shows. A Galaxy paperback.

Formats

  • OverDrive Listen audiobook

subjects

Languages

  • English

Levels

  • ATOS Level:6
  • Lexile® Measure:950
  • Interest Level:6-12(MG+)
  • Text Difficulty:5-6

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