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.
Allan Kaster over at Infinivox reports that their company is alive and well. You can find them at their new URL:
http://www.audiotexttapes.net.
Not only that, but they are currently running a 50% off sale, so go take advantage of these excellent audiobooks at excellent prices. (I personally recommend “A Walk in the Sun” by Geoffrey Landis – fabulous hard SF tale, very well read.)
Thanks for reading SFFAudio!
Posted by Scott D. Danielson
Check out our new feature! The SFFAudio Author Focus items will highlight the audio publications of specific authors. Our first is James Patrick Kelly. Check it out here.
Are there any authors you’d like to see? Send us your suggestions by clicking here and sending us an e-mail.
Other news:
Looks like things are finally coming together for the broadcast of the Tertiary Phase of The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy on BBC Radio 4. Click here for a page announcing the show – looks like September 21, 2004 is the scheduled broadcast date. There is a 4 minute preview on that page which sounds just great. Can’t wait to hear it! Find even more info at Above the Title Productions.
Have an excellent day, and thanks for visiting SFFAudio!
Posted by Scott D. Danielson
The Science Fiction Writers of America (SFWA), announced the winners of the 2003 Nebula Awards for best science fiction or fantasy this weekend.
Best Novel of 2003
The Speed of Dark by Elizabeth Moon
Best Novella of 2003
“Coraline ” by Neil Gaiman
Best Novelette of 2003
“The Empire of Ice Cream” by Jeffrey Ford
Best Short Story of 2003
“What I Didn’t See” by Karen Joy Fowler
Best Script – The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers by Fran Walsh, Philippa Boyens, Stephen Sinclair & Peter Jackson
The Damon Knight Memorial Grand Master Award was presented to renowned science fiction and fantasy writer Robert Silverberg for lifetime achievement in the field.
A very interesting thing to note is that both “The Empire of Ice Cream” and “What I Didn’t See” were published in the free on-line magazine, SCI FICTION. The times, they are a-changin.
On audio, there’s a very nice version of “Coraline”, read by Neil Gaiman, available from Harper Audio.
And what can be said about Robert Silverberg? A well-deserved award, to be sure. He’s had some stuff produced for audio, but I still consider him largely untapped. Check Blackstone Audio and Fantastic Audio (whose website has not been updated for a long while) for the most recently released titles.
Congratulations to the award winners and the nominees!
Posted by Scott D. Danielson
Check out Telltale Weekly! These guys are publishing new content every Friday. Here’s some of their speculative fiction selection:
A Song Before Sunset by David Rowland Grigg, Songs of Robin Hood by James Leigh Hunt, The Magic Shop by H.G. Wells, A Modest Proposal by Jonathan Swift, A Tale About the Boy Who Went Forth to Learn What Fear Was by the Brothers Grimm, A Green Thumb by Tobias S. Buckell, and Amaryllis Radio, Episode 1: Lovers Argue.
The stories can be purchased and downloaded off their website – they are priced EXTREMELY well. Give them a visit!
Posted by Jesse Willis
HAPPY 1ST BIRTHDAY TO SFFAUDIO!
SFFAUDIO was born on March 31st 2003 at 12:09PM, and today is our first birthday. Now, we’re still wearing diapers and making the occasional mess in them – but on the bright side people say we’re “as cute as a button” and that we still have that “new baby smell.” Over our first year we had some teething difficulties and they may continue into our second, but we expect to be doing more than just goo-ing and gaa-ing by March 31st 2005!
Happy Birthday to us, and thanks for visiting!
Fans of Terry Pratchett’s Discworld series will be pleased to hear that a six part adaptation of Pratchett’s 8th novel in the series, titled “Guards! Guards!” will be airing on BBC7’s The 7th Dimension starting April 5th 2004.
This coincides with BBC7’s Audio On Demand service, which allows listeners around the world to download streaming content archived for five days from the BBC7 website!
If you’re even half as excited as we are at the prospect of CBC Radio picking up FASTER THAN LIGHT, a new Science Fiction & Fantasy radio show, that will be available through streaming audio around the world, you now have a way to show your support for the idea. Send a quick email to CBC Audience Relations at: [email protected]. You can also call CBC Audience Relations, use this number (416) 205-3700. I know I will!
Posted by Jesse Willis