Another NEW RELEASE

Jesse Willis

SFFaudio New Releases

Here’s one new Audible exclusive that’s really worth signing up for – we’ve been looking forward to hearing it since it was first announced back in August…

Old Man's War by John ScalziOld Man’s War
By John Scalzi; Read by William Dufris
Audible Download – Approx 10 Hours [UNABRIDGED]
Publisher: Audio Rennaissance / Audible.com
Published: October 2007

John Perry did two things on his 75th birthday. First, he visited his wife’s grave. Then he joined the army. The good news is that humanity finally made it into interstellar space. The bad news is that planets fit to live on are scarce – and alien races willing to fight us for them are common. So, we fight, to defend Earth and to stake our own claim to planetary real estate. Far from Earth, the war has been going on for decades: brutal, bloody, unyielding. Earth itself is a backwater. The bulk of humanity’s resources are in the hands of the Colonial Defense Force. Everybody knows that when you reach retirement age, you can join the CDF. They don’t want young people; they want people who carry the knowledge and skills of decades of living. You’ll be taken off Earth and never allowed to return. You’ll serve two years at the front. And if you survive, you’ll be given a generous homestead stake of your own, on one of our hard-won colony planets. John Perry is taking that deal. He has only the vaguest idea of what to expect. Because the actual fight, light-years from home, is far, far harder than he can imagine. And what he will become is far stranger.

posted by Jesse Willis

New Releases

Jesse Willis

SFFaudio New Releases

Available through REB Audio Books and Fictionwise.com:

Audio Drama - The Caretaker's Story based on the story by Edith OliverThe Caretaker’s Story
Based on the story by Edith Olivier; Dramatized by Bill Mills
1 MP3 File – Approx. 30 Minutes [AUDIO DRAMA]
Publisher: REB Audio Books
Published: October 8, 2007
A grisly tale of supernatural revenge. A terror tale worthy of Lovecraft or Poe written by a remarkable woman author in 1934! A rich English gentleman thinks he has found the perfect caretaker for an isolated cottage near the sea: a veteran sailor with a taste for
solitude. But when he returns to the cottage months later, the gentleman
can find no trace of the caretaker.

Previously released in 2005, first published in 2001, here’s a popular young adult audiobook…

The dark is risingThe Dark Is Rising Sequence, Book Two: The Dark Is Rising
By Susan Cooper; Read by Alex Jennings
CDs – [UNABRIDGED]
Publisher: Random House Audio
Published: 2007
ISBN: 9780739359730
On the Midwinter Day that is his eleventh birthday, Will Stanton discovers a special gift–he is the last of the Old Ones, immortals dedicated to keeping the world from domination by the forces of evil, the Dark. At once, he is plunged into a quest for the six magical Signs that will one day aid the Old Ones in the final battle between the Dark and the Light. And for the twelve days of Christmas, while the Dark is rising, life for Will is full of wonder, terror, and delight.

There may be a fist-fight over this one when it eventually lands in the SFFaudio mailbox…

Dreamsongs Volume One by George R.R. MartinSelections From Dreamsongs – Volume One
By George R.R. Martin; Read by various readers
12 CDs – 15 Hours [UNABRIDGED]
Publisher: Random House Audio
Published: October 2007
ISBN: 780739357125
George R. R. Martin delivers a rare treat for readers: a compendium of his shorter works, collected into two stunning volumes, that offers fascinating insight into his journey from young writer to award-winning master. Gathered here in Volume I are the very best of George R. R. Martin’s early works, including never-before-published fan pieces, his Hugo, Nebula, and Bram Stoker awards—winning stories–plus the original novella The Ice Dragon, from which Martin’s New York Times bestselling children’s book of the same title originated. A dazzling array that features extensive author commentary, Dreamsongs, Volume I, is the perfect collection for both Martin devotees and a new generation of fans.

Random House (which owns Books On Tape Inc.) has decided not to release an unabridged CD version of Naomi Novik’s latest alternative history/fantasy novel. But there is an abridged “download only” 6 hour version available exclusively through Audible.com (and therefore iTunes). Here’s the unabridged version…

Empire of IvoryEmpire Of Ivory
By Naomi Novik; Read by Simon Vance
10 CDs – [UNABRIDGED]
Publisher: Books on Tape
Published: September 2007
4th in the Temeraire series. An abridged “download only” 6 hour version is also exclusively available through Audible.com (and therefore iTunes).

posted by Jesse Willis

Canadia: 2056 Season Two update

Jesse Willis

SFFaudio News

Canadia 2056Matt Watts, creator, scripter and actor in the comedic Science Fiction radio series Canadia: 2056 wirtes:

“We recorded the first two episodes of the new season of Canadia last week… It was fun to have the cast together again… Currently, I’m writing the next two episodes, which record at the end of the month. So there.

The plan is to re-air the first season starting in January, then continue on with the new episodes.

And I can finally say that the show will be airing in two timeslots.

Wednesday’s at 11PM and then Friday’s at 11:30AM. It’s Afghanada’s timeslot again… Which I love because it must confuse listeners to tune in one week and hear a seriously dramatic show about Canada’s involvement in the war in Afghanistan, and then the next week hear a retarded show about Canada’s involvement in an outer space war.

Still no update on podcasts… People are working on it. And the CD’s are scheduled to come out… Sometime… Maybe around Christmas. Ho, ho, ho.”

Cool!

P.S. FREE Apocalypse Al!

posted by Jesse Willis

BBC World Service RADIO DRAMA: Aliens From Cyberspace

Jesse Willis

SFFaudio OnlineAudio

BBC WorldserviceBBC World Service’s “World Drama” slot currently has an online listenable radio drama specially commissioned for BBC World Service. Here is the description:

“A comedy inspired by incredible – and totally untrue – events. Set in the glamorous world of Hollywood, it deals with the possibilities that the internet now offers in helping people find true love. But have you ever wondered who you were chatting to? Or which planet they might be from.”

Aliens From Cyberspace
By Gary Ogin; Performed by a FULL CAST
1 REALAUDIO File – Approx. 60 minutes [RADIO DRAMA]
BROADCASTER: BBC World Service
BROADCAST: October 2007

Cast: Alun Armstrong, Lorelei King and Joanna Riding

Director: Marion Nancarrow

Click HERE to access the RealAudio or WindowsMedia file.

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posted by Jesse Willis

ARTC Podcast performs Heinlein’s Solution Unsatisfactory

Jesse Willis

SFFaudio Online Audio

ARTC PodcastThe Atlanta Radio Theater Company has just completed podcasting all three parts of their production of Robert A. Heinlein’s Solution Unsatisfactory. Heinlein’s original short story was adapted by Daniel Taylor and the Atlanta Radio Theater Company. This is an archive recording of their 2001 DragonCon performance (we reviewed the studio recorded CD version back in 2004, click HERE to read it).

Solution Unsatisfactory by Robert A. Heinlein“Solution Unsatisfactory”
Adapted by Daniel Taylor from the short story by Robert A. Heinlein; Full Cast Production
3 MP3 Files – Approx 70 Minutes [AUDIO DRAMA]
Podcaster: Atlanta Radio Theater Company
Podcast: October 2007
“Solution Unsatisfactory describes an American supersecret project to develop an atomic superweapon that proves vital to the Allied triumph of World War II. ‘So what,’ you say. ‘That’s old news.’ And you’d be right, the atomic bombs dropped on Hiroshima and Nagasaki in 1945 were the final nails in the coffin of WWII. But what’s weird is, Solution Unsatisfactory was published in 1940, a full half decade before the atom bomb was even known to exists by the general public. What’s more, Heinlein’s story goes on to foresee the coming cold war with the Soviet Union and the concomitant race to arm with atomic weapons. Heinlein’s story doesn’t actually foretell the same events that happened, but the similarities are pretty eerie.”

Download the three parts |Part 1 MP3|Part 2 MP3|Part 3 MP3| or subscribe to the feed:

http://artc.libsyn.com/rss

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posted by Jesse Willis

Season Four of Robotz of the Company Coming Soon!

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Fall is the time of year for season premieres, and Dream Realm is no exception in that department. Their flagship series Robotz of the Company is about to begin its 4th season of zanyness!

It will kick off at the end of October with their Halloween special Night of the Living Gunk– and you don’t want to miss it!

They also have two promos for ya- so you podcasters and radio folk download these links and spread the bot-word on your shows!

Promo 1:
http://media.libsyn.com/media/audioaddict/ROTCS4Promo.mp3

Promo2:
http://media.libsyn.com/media/audioaddict/ROTCS4Promo02.mp3

Each season keeps getting better and better- so if you’ve never heard the botz before, click the link, take a listen and catch up! You’ll be glad you did. :-)

posted by Dani Cutler