News, Reviews, and Commentary on all forms of science fiction, fantasy, and horror audio. Audiobooks, audio drama, podcasts; we discuss all of it here. Mystery, crime, and noir audio are also fair game.
When ought you first introduce a kid to Dune? And what ought to be the first introduction? I’m thinking the paperbook, just after he or she has read The Hunger Games. As evidence I submit, this 11 second video –… Read moreCommentary: A beginning is a very delicate time.
AudioGo has collected the popular BBC Radio 4 programme The History Of The World In 100 Objects as I guess what we’d call a 25 hour radiobook. In 2010, the BBC and the British Museum embarked on an ambitious project:… Read moreNew Releases: AudioGo: The History Of The World In 100 Objects
You may recall that one Michael Bekemeyer recorded a Harry Harrison story, The Velvet Glove, for The Time Traveler Show podcast back in 2007. He’s got a new project in development: And here’s the story: The Velvet Glove By Harry… Read moreMichael Bekemeyer’s reading of Harry Harrison’s The Velvet Glove
A recent email pointed me towards Project Gutenberg and a public domain novel I’d not previously heard of. After doing a little research I now think it would make a really terrific audiobook! It’s a standalone SF novel by by… Read moreCommentary: West Of The Sun by Edward Pangborn should be an audiobook
A first contact story and a mystery story! When a massive alien, the size of a city, enters Earth’s atmosphere fighter jets are scrambled to meet it. The alien seems to be in search of something – but what it… Read moreLibriVox: The Good Neighbors by Edgar Pangborn