• Invaders from the Infinite

  • By: John W. Campbell
  • Narrated by: Gary Dikeos
  • Length: 7 hrs and 22 mins
  • 3.6 out of 5 stars (161 ratings)

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Invaders from the Infinite

By: John W. Campbell
Narrated by: Gary Dikeos
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Editorial reviews

Narrator Gary Dikeos maintains an even-tempered tone throughout his performance of John W. Campbell's science fiction tale. As Campbell's trio of space heroes Arcot, Wade, and Morley try to help a race of advanced dogs against an invading alien onslaught, Dikeos matches his pace to the action as it unfolds. Dikeos changes the pitch and speed of his baritone to give each hero a distinct personality, and listeners will enjoy his portrayal of their relationships to each other. Campbell's creative use of technology in his story harkens back to a more innocent era where anything seemed possible in science.

Publisher's summary

The alien spaceship was unthinkably huge, enormously powerful, apparently irresistible. It came from the void and settled on Earth, striking awe into the hearts of all who saw it. Its mission, however, was not conquest - but a call for help!

First contact was a job for a brilliant team of scientists: Arcot, Wade, and Morey. And what they received was an offer of an alliance against an invading foe so powerful that no known force could turn it back!

John W. Campbell's Invaders from the Infinite is a veritable odyssey of the universe, exploring world after world and uncovering cosmic secret after cosmic secret. Here is classic space opera that may never be surpassed!

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Narrator is monotone and boring, good story.

The narrator is monotone and boring, he bring no life to the characters. The story is good, but it is hard to stay focused and keep up with character shifts .

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can't listen...

The story seemed promising. The narration was difficult to follow.
The narrator has a pleasant voice but seemed to whisper at inappropriate times and very monotone.

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Last and least

This was third in a series and I enjoyed the first two quite a bit but by the end of this series I found that I couldn’t stand the main characters any longer. They never fail, no one ever dies and it’s all happy endings. These characters are somehow inhumanly flawless and they’re all smarter than everything else in the universe. If you like a story where the hero always wins and the villains always fail miserably…this book is for. I didn’t love this one and I’m glad it’s over.

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can you control that much power.

an exciting story about Titanic forces fighting over galaxies. can you really control that much power. or the real question should you control that much power.

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I enjoyed the book as a kid.

I enjoyed the book, but the narration was lack Lustre. it needed more tone and pitch.

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Classic

Old tech but still a classic at the beginning of the sifi genre. Good read.

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awesome

great to hear some older stories very nostalgic from the Golden age of science fiction

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boring and poorly read

couldn't follow the story and was not read well. space between end of chapters and chapter number of next chapter.

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Creepy Narrator

Story seemed interesting, 60s'ish Sci-Fi. But I couldn't get past first few chapters. Narration was creepy guy whispering on purpose. How anyone thought that was a good idea is beyond me.

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Classic Era Story Ruined by Narration

Stories written in the early years of SciFi are, by their very nature, dated. That can be overcome by a well done, well paced narration. Unfortunately, the narrator reads the story slowly and as boring and uninterestingly as possible. What could the producers have been thinking when they hired this hack to read the books?????

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