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.
Reading, Short And Deep #018 Eric S. Rabkin and Jesse Willis discuss A Pail Of Air by Fritz Leiber A Pail Of Air was first published in Galaxy Science Fiction, December 1951. Here’s a link to the PDF of the… Read moreReading, Short And Deep #018 – A Pail Of Air by Fritz Leiber
The SFFaudio Podcast #307 – Jesse, Julie Davis, Seth, and Maissa talk about The Lord of the Rings Book I (“The Ring Sets Out”) by J.R.R. Tolkien. Talked about on today’s show: On the comparative merits of the book, movie, and… Read moreThe SFFaudio Podcast #307 – READALONG: The Lord Of The Rings (Book 1 of 6) by J.R.R. Tolkien
Gary Gygax, co-creator of Advanced Dungeons & Dragons added, on page 224 of the 1979 Dungeon Masters Guide, a list of “Inspirational And Educational Reading.” Long out of print, but still incredibly relevant, this list of inspirations for the phenomenon… Read moreCommentary: Appendix N: Inspirational And Educational Reading by Gary Gygax (from AD&D’s original Dungeon Masters Guide)
The SFFaudio Podcast #277 – The Wonderful Window by Lord Dunsany; read by John Feaster. This is an unabridged reading of the story (11 minutes) followed by a discussion of it. Participants in the discussion include Jesse and John Feaster…. Read moreThe SFFaudio Podcast #278 – AUDIOBOOK/READALONG: The Wonderful Window by Lord Dunsany
A Discourse in Steel By Paul S. Kemp; Read by Nick Podehl 10 hours 11 minutes [UNABRIDGED] Publisher: Angry Robot on Brilliance Audio Published: 2013 Themes: / sword and sorcery / magic / adventure / fantasy city My first encounter… Read moreReview of A Discourse in Steel by Paul S. Kemp
Alternate World Recordings was a record company releasing spoken word vinyl LP albums and cassettes, featuring SFF authors reading (or interpreting) mostly their own works. Here’s a magazine ad from a mag published in late 1977 (Unearth, Winter 1978): Posted… Read moreAlternate World Recordings