His Master's Voice
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A good fit for
- Chinese readers curious about the style of American Golden Age science fiction short stories
- Fans with basic English reading ability who prefer satirical, humorous science fiction
- Learners who need low-cost English public-domain books as extensive reading material
- Readers interested in Project Gutenberg and early ebook projects
Not a good fit for
- Readers expecting contemporary hard-SF technical worldbuilding and full-length-novel scale
- Beginners whose English reading is not yet fluent and who need a Chinese translation
- People with no interest in mid-twentieth-century narrative style and values
Reading tips
- First read straight through to grasp the plot and satirical tone, then revisit key dialogue to savor the verbal play.
- Read alongside other short stories by the author to observe common features of his satirical science fiction.
- As English extensive reading material, do not look up every word; prioritize keeping the reading rhythm.
About the publisher
Project Gutenberg is a digital publishing project focused on public-domain ebooks. Its publishing direction centers on classic literary works whose copyright has expired, covering genres such as poetry, drama, fiction, and epic. Representative books include Lyrical Ballads by Wordsworth and Coleridge, Proust's Du côté de chez Swann, Shakespeare's Macbeth and The Complete Works of William Shakespeare, Homer's The Iliad, Dante's La Divina Comèdia: Purgatòri, Cervantes's The History of Don Quixote, Volume 2, and Grahame's The Wind in the Willows. Its author resources consist mainly of classic Western writers such as Wordsworth, Proust, Shakespeare, Homer, Dante, Cervantes, Grahame, and Tolstoy. Its publishing feature is the provision of freely accessible ebooks in EPUB and Kindle formats; it is not a traditional publisher, and publicly available information is limited.
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About the author
Randall Garrett (1927-1987) was an American science fiction writer active in the mid-twentieth century. Public information about his life is limited, and details such as his exact birth and death dates and nationality still require further verification. The library holds 43 of his works, including The Highest Treason, Dead Giveaway, The Foreign Hand Tie, Thin Edge, The Asses of Balaam, Anything You Can Do!, That Sweet Little Old Lady, and The Bramble Bush. Judging from these titles, his output consists mainly of short stories and novellas, often built around tricks, misunderstandings, and reversals. He was skilled at creating suspense within a limited space, advancing plots through witty dialogue and a brisk pace, and frequently ending with an unexpected twist. His titles often carry a playful, ironic tone, showing a confident command of science fiction conventions and a humorous attitude toward them. Although public information is limited, these works remain useful samples for studying mid-twentieth-century English-language science fiction short fiction.
