The Heads of Cerberus


Read by Christina Fu

(4.5 stars; 16 reviews)

A pioneering work in the alternate worlds genre, The Heads of Cerberus was serialized in The Thrill Book in 1919 and published as a novel in 1952. A vial of grey dust transports three unwitting time travelers to a totalitarian version of Philadelphia in the year 2118. While certain landmarks stand unchanged, the societal structure is unrecognizable. Superlative adjectives and numbered buttons have replaced names and an oligarchy wield godlike power over the masses. To return home, the trio must win over the Loveliest, outsmart the Cleverest, and survive a deadly competition. - Summary by Christina Fu (6 hr 18 min)

Chapters

Chapter 1 - "Welcome, However You Come!" 21:37 Read by Christina Fu
Chapter 2 - "Dust of Purgatory" 26:32 Read by Christina Fu
Chapter 3 - Arrivals and Departures 15:46 Read by Christina Fu
Chapter 4 -Where the Gray Dust Led 15:52 Read by Christina Fu
Chapter 5 - The Weaver of the Years 27:46 Read by Christina Fu
Chapter 6 - A Matter of Buttons 15:35 Read by Christina Fu
Chapter 7 - A Few Small Changes 11:34 Read by Christina Fu
Chapter 8 - Legal Procedure Expedited 11:04 Read by Christina Fu
Chapter 9 - The Pit of the Past 16:04 Read by Christina Fu
Chapter 10 - The Fourth Victim 17:08 Read by Christina Fu
Chapter 11 - Mine and Countermine 15:21 Read by Christina Fu
Chapter 12 - The New City 13:16 Read by Christina Fu
Chapter 13 - Penn Service 6:48 Read by Christina Fu
Chapter 14 - The Threat of Penn 25:55 Read by Christina Fu
Chapter 15 - The Justice of Penn Service 22:07 Read by Christina Fu
Chapter 16 - Disaster 24:37 Read by Christina Fu
Chapter 17 - Their Last Chance 19:59 Read by Christina Fu
Chapter 18 - The Sword and the Bell 16:10 Read by Christina Fu
Chapter 19 - Trenmore Strikes 14:08 Read by Christina Fu
Chapter 20 - Transferred Home 9:55 Read by Christina Fu
Chapter 21 - The Last of the Gray Dust 31:20 Read by Christina Fu

Reviews

I was shocked when I saw how early this was written.


(5 stars)

Another 5 star reading, too. I'm forever indebted.