The Repairman

Written by Harry Harrison

Narrated by LibriVox Community

This is a collection of 3 of Harry Harrison marvelous early stories that were published in Galaxy, Analog and Fantastic Universe. The Repairman (1958) is a straight fun SF story of a man getting a job done. It is most typical of his later style in series like the Stainless Steel Rat; Toy Shop (1962), a short piece exploring bureaucratic blindness and one ingenious way around it and The Velvet Glove (1956), my favorite for its writing style, fun perspective, sly social commentary on the scene in 1956 and just plain delightful imagination. And he manages to pack excitement and mystery in at the same time.

• Language: English
• Publisher: LibriVox
• Release date: Aug 25, 2014

Harry Harrison

Harry Harrison (1925–2012) began writing science fiction in the 1950s and remains one of the top-selling authors in the genre. Harrison is best known for his Stainless Steel Rat, Deathworld, and West of End series, as well as Make Room! Make Room!, which was turned into the movie Soylent Green starring Charlton Heston and Edward G. Robinson. His novels have appeared on the New York Times bestseller list, and in 2009 he was awarded the Damon Knight SF Grand Master Award by the Science Fiction Writers of America.

Reviews for The Repairman

[Caroline Gold · Rating: 5 out of 5 stars]

Some very good short stories for readers like me who appreciate the older style syfy.

[Jerry Weis · Rating: 2 out of 5 stars]

The narrator’s bizarre inflection style ruined it for me.. I couldn’t even listen for more than five minutes.