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...After a Few Words... Kindle Edition

by Randall Garrett (Author) Format: Kindle Edition
4.2 4.2 out of 5 stars 9 ratings
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  1. Print length
    72 pages
  2. Language
    English
  3. Sticky notes
    On Kindle Scribe
  4. Publication date
    March 24, 2011
  5. File size
    144 KB
  6. Page Flip
    Enabled
  7. Word Wise
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  8. Enhanced typesetting
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  • ASIN ‏ : ‎ B004TRVKWC
  • Publication date ‏ : ‎ March 24, 2011
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • File size ‏ : ‎ 144 KB
  • Simultaneous device usage ‏ : ‎ Unlimited
  • Text-to-Speech ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • Screen Reader ‏ : ‎ Supported
  • Enhanced typesetting ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • X-Ray ‏ : ‎ Not Enabled
  • Word Wise ‏ : ‎ Not Enabled
  • Sticky notes ‏ : ‎ On Kindle Scribe
  • Print length ‏ : ‎ 72 pages
  • Customer Reviews:
    4.2 4.2 out of 5 stars 9 ratings

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Stephen M. St Onge
5.0 out of 5 stars A Hilariously Funny Story
Reviewed in the United States on May 1, 2014
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When John Campbell published this story in Astounding Science Fiction, his capsule description was, approximately, "This story is science fiction. History is a science. The rest is the most fictional thing known." And that sums it up perfectly. I can't say more without giving away a marvelous surprise ending, but I recommend it without reservation.

I'll add that I read this over forty years ago, and that it has been one of my all time favorite short stories ever since.
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BigOrangeDave
5.0 out of 5 stars Amazing
Reviewed in the United States on May 29, 2016
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Old science-fiction stories, like this one, continue to amaze me. The idea's created by authors so many years ago are becoming real. This short story has a great little unexpected twist in the middle of it. That twist makes the ending all that much better.
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