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The Parasite
A chilling 1953 tale about a man who starts dreaming of a monstrous creature from the future. Read by Nicholas Boulton.
A man starts having terrifying dreams in which he's plagued by a monstrous creature.
Yet - although hideously repellent - the parasite seems strangely familiar to him...
First published in 1953, Arthur C Clarke's tale is read by Nicholas Boulton.
Arthur C Clarke, along with Robert Heinlein and Isaac Asimov, are known as Science-Fiction's "Big Three". Their work was key to the 1950s and 60s being recognised as the genre's Golden Age.
Abridged and produced by Gemma Jenkins
Made for Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 7 and first broadcast in 2007.
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