Aliens

The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy (Unabridged)

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Seconds before the Earth is demolished to make way for a galactic freeway, Arthur Dent is plucked off the planet by his friend Ford Prefect, a researcher for the revised edition of The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy who, for the last 15 years, has been posing as an out-of-work actor.

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1000L
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05:52
The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy (Unabridged)

Speaker for the Dead (Unabridged)

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In the aftermath of his terrible war, Ender Wiggin disappeared, and a powerful voice arose: the Speaker for the Dead, who told the true story of the Bugger War. Now, long years later, a second alien race has been discovered by Portuguese colonists on the planet Lusitania. But again the aliens' ways are strange and frightening...again, humans die.

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850L
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14:09
Speaker for the Dead (Unabridged)

The Martian Chronicles (Unabridged)

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Ray Bradbury is a storyteller without peer, a poet of the possible, and, indisputably, one of America's most beloved authors. In a much-celebrated literary career that has spanned six decades, he has produced an astonishing body of work: unforgettable novels, essays, theatrical works, screenplays and teleplays, and numerous superb short-story collections.

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740L
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09:05
The Martian Chronicles (Unabridged)

Children of the Mind (Unabridged)

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The planet Lusitania is home to three sentient species: a large colony of humans; the Pequeninos; and the Hive Queen, who was brought there by Ender Wiggin. Once again, the enemy (the Starways Congress) has gathered a fleet and is threatening to destroy Lusitania.

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860L
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13:31
Children of the Mind (Unabridged)

Pseudoscience (1996)

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It’s the “Pseudoscience” episode, and the Lab’s getting a little spooky.

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Elementary
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00:23
Pseudoscience