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    The Repairman
    The Repairman
    The Repairman
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    The Repairman

    Written by Harry Harrison

    Narrated by LibriVox Community

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    This is a collection of 3 of Harry Harrison marvelous early stories that were published in Galaxy, Analog and Fantastic Universe. The Repairman (1958) is a straight fun SF story of a man getting a job done. It is most typical of his later style in series like the Stainless Steel Rat; Toy Shop (1962), a short piece exploring bureaucratic blindness and one ingenious way around it and The Velvet Glove (1956), my favorite for its writing style, fun perspective, sly social commentary on the scene in 1956 and just plain delightful imagination. And he manages to pack excitement and mystery in at the same time.
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherLibriVox
    Release dateAug 25, 2014
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    Harry Harrison

    Harry H Harrison Jr. is a bestselling writer with more than 3.5 million books in print. He has been the subject of two documentaries. His books have been listed on the New York Times and Book Sense list of bestselling non-fiction trade paperback books for over ten years. They are also available in some thirty foreign countries.  

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    • 5/5
      Some very good short stories for readers like me who appreciate the older style syfy.
    • 2/5
      The narrator’s bizarre inflection style ruined it for me.. I couldn’t even listen for more than five minutes.