The Status Civilization

About this film

LibriVox recording of The Status Civilization, by Robert Sheckley. Read by Gregg Margarite (1957-2012). Will Barrent awakes without memories just before being deposited on Omega, a planet for criminals where the average life expectancy is 3 years. He’s listed as a murderer and released into the illicit society as a “peon” the lowest class imaginable. A mysterious girl gives him a weapon that starts him on his path to status, a path that requires constant brutality. But it must be borne if our hero is to discover the reason for his imprisonment; A reason that pits him against himself, and involves the sardonically similar but devoutly different creeds of Omega and Earth. - The Status Civilization was first published as “Omega!” in the August and September 1960 issues of Amazing Science Fiction Stories Magazine. (Summary by Gregg Margarite) For more free audio books or to become a volunteer reader, visit LibriVox.org M4B Audiobook (116MB)

Directors & creators

Robert Sheckley

Subjects

LibriVox;Audiobooks;Science Fiction

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