Victorian Science Fiction

Heads of Cerberus

by

  • 1919 first published
  • 🎧 6 h 18 min free audiobook
Listen freeFind in a library

Heads of Cerberus is a 1919 Victorian science fiction novel by Francis Stevens.

A free LibriVox audiobook (6 h 18 min) is available.

About Heads of Cerberus

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
Description from LibriVox

Free audiobook

Heads of Cerberus — LibriVox recording, 6 h 18 min in 21 sections.

Public-domain recording by volunteer readers. Listen online, download MP3s or stream from the Internet Archive.

Themes, setting & tropes

Genres

Quick answers

Who wrote Heads of Cerberus?

Heads of Cerberus was written by Francis Stevens and first published in 1919.

What genre is Heads of Cerberus?

It is usually shelved as Victorian Science Fiction.

Is there a free audiobook of Heads of Cerberus?

Yes — LibriVox volunteers recorded it; the recording runs 6 h 18 min.

What books are similar to Heads of Cerberus?

Readers who like it often enjoy A Princess of Mars, Dorothy and the Wizard in Oz and The warlord of Mars #3.

More by Francis Stevens

All books →
  • 🎧

    Serapion

    Francis Stevens

    1920

  • 🎧

    Citadel of Fear

    Francis Stevens

    1918

  • 🎧

    Labyrinth

    Francis Stevens

    1918

  • FREE
    Cover of Friend Island

    Friend Island

    Francis Stevens

Books like Heads of Cerberus