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.
I’ve done a bigger post on The Defenders by Philip K. Dick, that’s HERE, but I’ve just uploaded a YouTube version of the X Minus One adaptation that I’ve put together with the original art from its publication in Galaxy… Read moreX-Minus One: Philip K. Dick’s The Defenders on YouTube
I guess I’m starting on another Dick kick. I’ve been thinking, and reading a lot of his short stories lately. Thanks in part to the two Blackstone Audio audiobook collections entitled The Selected Stories Of Philip K. Dick. The first… Read moreX-Minus One: Philip K. Dick’s Colony
skulk (v.) /skəlk/ – Keep out of sight, typically with a sinister, evil or cowardly motive Example: The thief skulked in the shadows. Skulking Permit is a cute Robert Sheckley story. Frankly, it is not one of his best. His… Read moreX-Minus One: Skulking Permit by Robert Sheckley
The Lifeboat Mutiny is a part of Robert Sheckley’s “AAA Ace Series.” The series has eight stories, each involving two partners in the far future encountering various unusual problems. One fan on LibraryThing described the series as being about “two… Read moreX-Minus One: The Lifeboat Mutiny by Robert Sheckley
The C-Chute is one of the few Isaac Asimov stories that features aliens. Set during an interstellar war, it tells the story of a group of humans that are captured and imprisoned by an alien species. Most of the action… Read moreX-Minus One: Isaac Asimov’s The C-Chute
Now here is a cool project, and it’s one recently mentioned on one of our podcasts! It’s an effort to source and record and proof the “public domain science fiction stories which were turned into half-hour plays for the classic… Read moreLibriVox: X-Minus One Project