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.
The SFFaudio Podcast #093 – Scott and Jesse talk to audiobook narrator Grover Gardner about his long career in audiobooks and his work as the studio director at Blackstone Audioboooks. Talked about on today’s show: Blackstone Audio, Ashland, Oregon, The… Read moreThe SFFaudio Podcast #093 – TALK TO: Grover Gardner
John DeNardo, of the magnificent SFSignal blog, recently asked me to participate in another “Mind Meld.” Here’s the topic: “What are your favorite SF/F/H audiobooks and/or audio fiction stories of all time?” Here’s what I wrote: As one of the… Read moreCommentary: SFSignal Mind Meld on favourite audiobooks (and audio drama) of all time
Back in 2003, for our features page, I wrote the following about Seeing Ear Theatre: In the United States, radio drama is virtually dead. But just after the internet blossomed, “radio” drama briefly revived itself. Between 1997 and 2001 dozens… Read moreSeeing Ear Theatre
Here’s an auspicious first post for 2010! There are several audiobook editions of J.R.R. Tolkien’s The Hobbit. The most recent production would be the unabridged version for Recorded Books. It’s narrated by Rob Inglis. Prior to that, there was also… Read moreJ.R.R. Tolkien’s The Hobbit (as read by Nicol Williamson)
Neil Gaiman + audiobooks = awesome Exhibit A: Exhibit B: Exhibit C: Odd and the Frost Giants By Neil Gaiman; Read by Neil Gaiman Audible Download – Approx. 1 Hour 46 Minutes [UNABRIDGED] Publisher: Harper Children’s Audio Published: September 2009… Read moreRecent Arrivals: Odd And The Frost Giants by Neil Gaiman
Harper Audio, as part of their “Summer of Books” promotion, is giving away three must download short stories from their recent and upcoming audiobook releases. These are “limited time” releases, so download them right away. Duel (from Road Rage) By… Read moreFree @ Harper Audio: Richard Matheson, Neil Gaiman, Marcia Talley