Strange Angel – Audiobook Online

Strange Angel – Audiobook Online By: George Pendle

The headline of the Los Angeles Times shouted: FIRE Scientist KILLED IN A PASADENA EXPLOSION. The man known as Jack Parsons, a maverick rocket builder who helped turn a mocked sci-fi plot into reality, is at first mourned as a science prodigy.

But reporters soon discovered a more shocking story: Parsons was a devotee of the city’s mystical landscape.

Driven by childhood dreams of space flight, Parsons was the leader of a group of enthusiastic young men who founded the Jet Propulsion Laboratory, a cornerstone of the space program. American space. But Parsons’ wild imagination also transports him into a world of spells and frenetic rituals – if he can make rockets come to fruition, why not black magic?

George Pendle recreates John Parsons’ world in this brilliant portrait of pre-war superstition, cold war paranoia, and futuristic possibility. Surrounded by terrifying real-life characters such as Howard Hughes, Aleister Crowley, L. Ron Hubbard and Robert Heinlein, Strange Angel explores the unruly consequences of genius.

As the basis for a new miniseries created by Mark Heyman and produced by Ridley Scott, this biography “vividly tells the story of a mysterious and forgotten man who embodies the contradictions of his life. his era. . . when science fiction crashes into science reality. . . . [It] would be a compelling work of fiction if it weren’t amazingly true” (Publishers Weekly).

If you liked the CBS All Access Show, Strange Angel, you’ll love this book. Imagine if Elon Musk took over Magick and you would know who Jack Parsons is. Also a great addition for those who love Los Angeles history.

It was a wonderful read. The history of Pasadena, the history of the Rockets and the life of Jack Parsons. I love how many great names of the 20th century intersect and influence each other. How far have we come from the early 1900s to now…to read some read some Crowley now.

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