The Plot to Save Socrates
By Paul Levinson; Read by Mark Shanahan
7 CD’s – 10 Hours – [UNABRIDGED]
Publisher: Listen and Live Audio
Published: 2006
ISBN: 1593160747 or 9781593160746
Posted by Scott D. Danielson
Author: Scott D.
Reviews Editor, SFFaudio
Audiofy – Star Trek
Audiofy sells audiobooks on SD chips, which makes them instantly ready for many different devices, including my laptop and my Dell Pocket PC. A couple of their Star Trek titles are on their way to us for review, so I’ll let you all know how the experience is. But for now, they are offering a special on those Star Trek titles in honor of Trek’s 40th anniversary, so I wanted to make sure you all know about it. The titles are reprinted from Simon and Schuster – see SFFaudio’s Star Trek coverage here for more details on the titles. Enjoy!
Posted by Scott D. Danielson
Recent Arrivals
Just back from Worldcon! We’ll report on that later, but first, here’s what came in when we were gone:
Hunters of Dune
By Brian Herbert and Kevin J. Anderson; Read by Scott Brick
16 CDs – 20.5 hours – [UNABRIDGED]
Publisher: Audio Renaissance
Published: 2006
ISBN: 1593979754
Star Trek: Captain’s Glory
By William Shatner with Judith and Garfield Reeves-Stevens
Read by William Shatner
3 CDs – 3 hours – [ABRIDGED]
Publisher: Simon and Schuster Audio
Published: 2006
ISBN: 0743539621
Isaac Asimov’s Foundation Series: Book I Part II: The Encyclopedists
By Isaac Asimov; Performed by Jim Gallant
2 CDs – 2 hours – [UNABRIDGED]
Publisher: Ziggurat Productions
Published: 2006
Posted by Scott D. Danielson
William Shatner Roast Covered by I-SCI-FI
I-SCI-FI is an internet radio show that focuses on media SF of all kinds. They were recently invited to cover the red carpet for the William Shatner roast, which will air this Sunday on Comedy Central. They’ve made their show available for download on their front page. Join in the fun as these guys describe their experience – Rex and crew have a great time doing what they do, and you will too. They’ll take you to the red carpet as the stars arrive (they get interviews with several of them, like Carrie Fisher and Rene Auberjonois to name a few), then describe the taping of the show itself, and the post-party!
This episode is available for download in MP3 format. Normally, I-SCI-FI runs live from 7p-9p Mountain Time every Thursday night, and listeners are invited to join their chat room during the broadcast.
Recent Arrivals from Blackstone Audio
The Stonehenge Gate
By Jack Williamson; Read by Harlan Ellison
7 CDs – 8.5 hours – [UNABRIDGED]
Publisher: Blackstone Audio
Published: 2006
ISBN: 9780786146550 (Cassette), 9780786174119 (MP3-CD), 9780786167784 (CD)
Click here for audio sample.
Superman Returns
By Marv Wolfman; Read by Scott Brick
8 CDs – 9.5 hours – [UNABRIDGED]
Publisher: Blackstone Audio
Published: 2006
ISBN: 0786145455 (Cassette), 0786171332 (CD), 0786175729 (MP3-CD)
Click here for audio sample.
The Well Tempered Audio Dramatist by Yuri Rasovsky
Yuri Rasovsky is known to SFFaudio readers as one of the folks responsible for the excellent 2000X radio series, as well as many, many other pieces of audio drama (click here for his audiography). Online over at the National Audio Theater Festival site, he’s offering a piece of his mind in the form of an online text titled: The Well-Tempered Audio Dramatist: A Guide to the Production of Audio Plays in Twenty-First Century America. Here’s the Table of Contents:
1. Introduction by Norman Corwin
2. Give Me a Break!
3. Overview
4. Project Management
5. The Production Assistant
6. The Text
7. Manuscript Formats
8. Microphone Acting
9. Casting
10. Blocking in Stereo
11. Directing Actors
12. Production
13. Foley
14. Appendices
–1. Audio Dramatist’s Lexicon
–2. Professionalism and Studio Etiquette
–3. Credits and Announcements
–4. Useful Forms
–5. Vocal Health
–6. MP3 Files (incomplete, in-progress)
–7. Further Study
15. About the Author