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Jeremy Brett was Sherlock Holmes and Stacy Keach is Mike Hammer. I’ll brook no arguments to dispute either claim. See, I’ve been a Stacy Keach fan since I was a kid. Sure Ralph Meeker was an absolutely terrific Mike Hammer… Read moreBlackstone Audio: Grover Gardner interviews Stacy Keach
The “All Star Anniversary Issue” of Fantasy And Science Fiction Magazine (for October 1958) featured famed editor Anthony Boucher’s regular “Recommending Reading” column – but with a twist. In celebration of the magazine’s 9th anniversary Boucher challenged himself to create… Read moreAnthony Boucher’s All Stars: 52 best SF books (+6 More) and 12 Fantasy books
Tucked into the bottom of the latest batch of audiobooks to hit my PO Box there was a 16 page booklet featuring this month’s Blackstone Audio titles. So, with my expensive new scanner, I turned it into a PDF. Amongst… Read moreNew Releases: Blackstone Audio monthly catalogue for March 2011
On Stranger Tides By Tim Powers; Read by Bronson Pinchot 10 CDs – Approx. 11.7 Hours [UNABRIDGED] Publisher: Blackstone Audio Published: August 2010 ISBN: 9781441754981 Themes: / Fantasy / Pirates / Magic / Caribbean / Voodoo / Zombies / On… Read moreReview of On Stranger Tides by Tim Powers
The Wikipedia entry notes that this story is in the public domain! The Adjustment Bureau (aka Adjustment Team) By Philip K. Dick; Read by Phil Gigante 1 CD – Approx. 1 Hour [UNABRIDGED] Publisher: Brilliance Audio Published: March 4, 2011… Read moreNew Releases: Dick, van Cauwelaert, Preston/Child, Harrison, Bradbury, Homer, Arkin, Fulton, Abercrombie, More
Here’s an unusual sort of recent arrival, an ex-library copy of one of the 1980s Ellery Queen collections… Ellery Queen Presents: Custers Ghost, Breaking Free, Labyrinth Of Life and A Bagdad Reckoning By various; Read by William Hootkins and Bob… Read moreRecent Arrivals: Listen For Pleasure, Blackstone Audio, Brilliance Audio, Galaxy Audio, CWLA Press, Macmillian Audio