About this book
Anything You Can Do! by Randall Garrett plunges listeners into a taut, midcentury science fiction hunt where an alien predator terrorizes Earth and humanity’s last hope is a created superman. Over a decade the Nipe crashes, hides, slaughters and scavenges with inscrutable purpose, forcing scientists to answer a dire question: can one engineered individual stand against an enemy utterly alien in body and motive?
Garrett’s story blends brisk action with speculative ideas—biomedical engineering, the ethics of creating a warrior, and the limits of human adaptability—framed in the cultural shadow of early 1960s Cold War anxieties. Originally serialized in Analog, the novella captures classic science-fiction hallmarks: vivid extraterrestrial menace, moral ambiguity about technological remedies, and tight, suspenseful plotting. The narrative keeps pace with visceral scenes and thoughtful undercurrents rather than sentimental asides, offering a compact exploration of heroism and cost.
Ideal for fans of classic science fiction and thought-provoking speculative literature, this audiobook will appeal to listeners who enjoy high-stakes encounters, military and ethical dilemmas, and brisk, imaginative storytelling. Tune in for a short, intense ride that asks who we become when survival demands something more than human.
