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.
After listening The SFFaudio Podcast #133 (which features Beyond The Black River by Robert E. Howard), a listener named Bunny wrote in to inquire about “collector’s editions” of Conan comics, where to get them and what to start with. I’ve made this video, which I’ve titled, Where To Start With Conan Comics, as a reply.
Posted by Jesse Willis
SFFaudio Podcast #137, out today, it is a discussion of A Princess Of Mars. If you’d like to prepare, we’ve got the perfect audiobook version for you to check out. It’s narrated David Stifel, of Marsbooks.libsyn.com. David is actually reading all of the public domain Barsoom books, under the collected title of “The Fantastic Worlds of Edgar Rice Burroughs“, and in the process he’s become something of a Burroughs expert. I think you’ll be mightily impressed by the first audiobook because we sure were!
A Princess Of Mars
By Edgar Rice Burroughs; Read by David Stifel
16 Podcast Episodes – Approx. 8 Hours 38 Minutes [UNABRIDGED]
Podcaster: Marsbooks.libsyn.com
Podcast: May 2011 – July 2011
John Carter, a veteran American Civil War, goes to Arizona at the war’s end. But when he runs afoul of the Apaches he attempts to evade their pursuit by hiding in a strange cave. The cave has strange properties though as Carter finds himself mysteriously transported to Mars! There, Carter discovers that he possess incredible strength, which he uses to escape imprisonment from a fierce tribe of Green Martians. The aliens soon capture the beautiful Dejah Thoris, Princess of Helium and Carter’s mission becomes clear. He’ll need to free himself, his newly found love and save the entire planet from a coming doom.
Episode 01 |MP3| Episode 02 |MP3| Episode 03 |MP3| Episode 04 |MP3|
Episode 05 |MP3| Episode 06 |MP3| Episode 07 |MP3| Episode 08 |MP3|
Episode 09 |MP3| Episode 10 |MP3| Episode 11 |MP3| Episode 12 |MP3|
Episode 13 |MP3| Episode 14 |MP3| Episode 15 |MP3| Episode 16 |MP3|
Podcast feed: http://www.marsbooks.libsyn.com/rss
Posted by Jesse Willis
I don’t listen to every episode of Entitled Opinions but my excuse for that is that some of them are conducted entirely in French, or Italian! The program, when I understand it, is wonderful. It’s a show operating on the very highest level of scholarship, deep subjects, discussed by a knowledgeable host (most often with an equally thoughtful guest). When a show topic is one that interests me, and in a language I understand, I come away enriched and inspired. The latest to do this was the November 16, 2011 episode. In it the host, Robert Harrison, spoke with Stanford professor of Classics, Richard Martin, about Homer and his two greatest works, The Iliad and The Odyssey.
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Posted by Jesse Willis
The greatest resource for public radio fans on this planet has Richard Matheson’s spooky novel A Stir Of Echoes! Yes, RadioArchive.cc has the 2009 audiobook that’s perfect for this time of year. It was produced for what was then called BBC Radio 7 (and now called BBC Radio 4 Extra) and broadcast as an abridged reading. If you’re more inclined for the UNABRIDGED edition check out Blackstone Audio’s version, which we reviewed not too long before the original broadcast |READ OUR REVIEW|.
A Stir Of Echoes
By Richard Matheson; Read by Trevor White
5 MP3s via |TORRENT| – Approx. 2 Hours 21 Minutes [ABRIDGED]
Broadcaster: BBC Radio 7
Broadcast: 2009
Tom Wallace lived an ordinary life in a seemingly normal neighbourhood until his brother-in-law hypnotises him; a chance event that awakens psychic abilities he never knew he possessed. Now he can hear the private thoughts of the people around him, and learns shocking secrets he never wanted to know.
Posted by Jesse Willis
H.P. Lovecraft considered it one of his best…
The Colour Out Of Space
By H.P. Lovecraft; Read by Donalb
1 |MP3| – Approx. 68 Minutes [UNABRIDGED]
Provider: Archive.org
Produced: 2009
A horror past men’s understanding lurked in the dark New England valley and all life withered before its creeping stain of evil. First published in Amazing Stories, September 1927.
Virgil Finlay illustration for The Colour Out Of Space (from Famous Fantastic Mysteries):
Posted by Jesse Willis
In a provocative move (for a novice) one of Robert Sheckley’s earliest stories, Writing Class, is 1,000 word wonder about the proper construction of stories. This story came at the beginning of a career that would later produce 250 short stories. It took more than fifty years for it to get reprinted.
The audiobook for it was narrated by our friend William Coon for SFFaudio Challenge #6. Thanks Bill!
Writing Class
By Robert Sheckley; Read by William Coon
1 |MP3| – Approx. 7 Minutes [UNABRIDGED]
Provider: Eloquent Voice
Recorded: November 13, 2011
Etext: |RTF|
“Never use cliches in describing alien life-forms,” Professor Carner admonished his class. But Eddie persisted—with good reason! First published in Imagination, December 1952.
And here’s the |PDF|!
Posted by Jesse Willis