I listened to the Alien Voices dramatization of The First Men in the Moon, by H. G. Wells. It's a well-imagined story. The Selenites as giant ants are charming and the idea of a moon with a breathable atmosphere covered in mushrooms is tempting. The physics are all wrong, of course, but that's forgiveable. Wells layers the adventure story with rather obvious political satire and ends with a great big cliff-hanger.
The production was very good - Nimoy and deLancie have a lot of fun and other former Star Trek cast members make appearances. Recommended.
I will probably read the Project Gutenberg version of the book as well sometime just to compare the dramatization to the original.
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