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The Year When Stardust Fell (Version 2 Dramatic Reading)

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Emergency can take any form. Here is a story in which the mechanical foundation of our culture is threatened... But more important, this is what happens to a small, college town caught up in such disaster. How quickly do its people dispense with their men of science and turn to superstition and mob rule for hope of survival? - Summary by The Author

Cast of Characters:
Narration: Larry Wilson
Ken Maddox: ToddHW
Professor Henry Maddox, bystander: James R. Hedrick
Mrs. Maddox: Krista Zaleski
Maria Larsen: Rita Boutros
Professor Larsen, Dave Whitaker, Mr. Allen, Dr. Hart: Greg Giordano
Mrs. Larsen, grouch: Lynette Caulkins
Granny Wicks, Dr. French: Jenn Broda
Sheriff Sam Johnson: Doug Fajardo
Mr. Wilkins, Al Miner, Jed Tucker, Harry Mason, irate man, defender: redrun
Sam Cluff, Deputy Henry Atkins, Dr. Adams, Mr. Harris, radio DJ: hmpecker
Joe Walton: Navin
Art Matthews: Damian Andrews
Ted Watkins: Chuck Williamson
Frank Abrams, Mike Travis, Paul Remington, Dr. Whitehead: Wayne Cooke
Rev. Aylesworth, Dan Morris, radio announcer, Chicago ham, woodcutter: Rich Brown
Sally Teasdale: Mackenzi Flannery
Mayor Bill Hilliard: John de Silva
Mrs. Watkins, Miss Haskins, defender: Sarah Foster
Frank Meggs, Tom Doyle, nomad: Phil Chenevert
W6YRE, Dr. Smithers: Michael Broomhill
Professor Douglas, John Vickers, Mark Wilson, Ernest Parkin, guard, defender, nomad, worker, worried guy: quartertone
Mr. Tucker: Ben Tucker
Judge Rankin, grouch: czandra
Berkeley ham: KevinS
Indignant woman: Isabel McBride
Sam Baker, John Sykes, Hank, sympathetic citizen, Pasadena ham, defender: Christine Rottger
(6 hr 33 min)

Chapters

Introduction

6:11

Read by Larry Wilson

The Comet

17:39

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Breakdown

17:50

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Power Failure

18:07

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Disaster Spreads

18:16

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Thief

23:20

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The Scientist

18:56

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Dust from the Stars

18:30

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Attack

18:12

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Judgement

19:53

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Victory of the Dust

15:44

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The Animals Are Sick

16:33

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Decontamination

21:11

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Stay Out of Town!

18:56

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Mobilization

18:59

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Battle

17:13

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Black Victory

26:13

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Balance of Nature

22:47

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Witchcraft

19:53

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Conquest of the Comet

20:24

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Reconstruction

18:19

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Bewertungen

well worth listening to

(5 Sterne)

Great job by LibriVox readers. It took time for me to get interested, but after about four chapters I was hooked. After what we’ve learned since 2016 about fear, hatred, ignorance, superstition, and stupidity among humans, the events in this book don’t seem so far fetched.

(5 Sterne)

Eli G. Truly astounding story. Poignantly reminiscent of the times we are living. What a set of wonderful volunteers. THANK YOU!!!

Great work

(5 Sterne)

This one gets you thinking. Nice catastrophe story, great teamwork from the readers

(5 Sterne)

Loved having the characters all voiced by different readers. They all did a great job

(2,5 Sterne)

Thought provoking ~ well written - entertaining"? .Not for the paranoid !