That is the revolutionary motto of The Weapons Shops – the mysterious and technologically advanced company that seeks to supply individuals of the Empire of Isher with the power to defend themselves against aggressors of all kinds – criminal and governmental.
The classic short story by A. E. van Vogt that tells of the fabled Weapons Shops! A mysterious company that gives citizens the means to protect themselves – from all threats!
Brad Linaweaver’s adaptation of A. E. van Vogt’s classic short story “The Weapons Shop” brings its political and personal drama to life for this live performance. ARTC is joined in this performance by the star of both series of Battlestar Galactica, Richard Hatch!
Performed LIVE at Dragon Con 2005! With introductions by Brad Linaweaver and Lydia van Vogt!
This production of the Atlanta Radio Theatre Company is in association with Chuck Hammill’s Singularity Project.
The wise and cultured aliens have landed and the world is agog over their new Visitors. But how should they be treated? Seriously, what is the proper thing to do?
This is a FREE offering from ARTC as part of the Sound of Liberty and Chuck Hammill’s Singularity Project.
Steven Silk has a bit of a dilemma on his hands. He’s a junior diplomat with the Solar League and he’s got a new job. He’s being sent to Capella IV, or as it’s colloquially known, “New Texas,” as the new ambassador, what with the previous ambassador having been assassinated, and he’s got quite the to-do list. First, find out who assassinated poor Cyrus Cumshaw, second, express to the local government that the Solar League finds the situation totally unacceptable, and third, convince the New Texans that they need a treaty with the Solar League. Oh, and there’s also a little matter of a potential invasion by the alien Z’Srauff. Can Silk unravel the mystery of Cyrus Cumshaw’s assassination? Can he stave off the Z’Srauff? Can he, in fact, find his way around New Texas at all, even with the help of the lovely Gail Pepperdine?
Before Pearl Harbor, before the war in Europe became a World War, Robert A Heinlein considered the consequences of an unrestricted arms race. He foresaw the possibility of a “cold war”, a time of tensions and uncertainty with both major powers possessing doomsday weapons – and increasingly itchy trigger fingers.
We approached the brink of nuclear war in 1962 – and stepped back. Witness now the prescience of the Dean of Science Fiction, who saw it coming in 1941. Follow a chain of events extraordinary, leading to a problem unprecedented – and a Solution Unsatisfactory.
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The Weapons Shop
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The Right to Buy Weapons is the Right to be Free!
That is the revolutionary motto of The Weapons Shops – the mysterious and technologically advanced company that seeks to supply individuals of the Empire of Isher with the power to defend themselves against aggressors of all kinds – criminal and governmental.
The classic short story by A. E. van Vogt that tells of the fabled Weapons Shops! A mysterious company that gives citizens the means to protect themselves – from all threats!
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Brad Linaweaver’s adaptation of A. E. van Vogt’s classic short story “The Weapons Shop” brings its political and personal drama to life for this live performance. ARTC is joined in this performance by the star of both series of Battlestar Galactica, Richard Hatch!
Performed LIVE at Dragon Con 2005! With introductions by Brad Linaweaver and Lydia van Vogt!
This production of the Atlanta Radio Theatre Company is in association with Chuck Hammill’s Singularity Project.
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A. E. van Vogt, Brad Linaweaver
Alton Leonard, Ariel Kasten, Brad Strickland, Clair W. Kiernan, Daniel W. Kiernan, David Benedict, David Strube, Fiona K. Leonard, Geoffrey M. Brown, Jack Mayfield, Kelley S. Ceccato, Richard Hatch, Ron N. Butler, Rykie Belles, Sasha Katz, Tamara Morton, Trudy Leonard, William Brown
55 mins
February 20, 2017
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