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VoyagersBy Ben Bova; Read by Stefan Rudnicki12 CDs -13 Hours [UNABRIDGED]Sample: Click herePublisher: Blackstone AudioPublished: 2006ISBN: 0786167424Themes: / Science Fiction / Alien Contact / Space Program / Politics / Religion / Voyagers is a superior first contact novel. It was… Read moreReview of Voyagers by Ben Bova
World War Z: An Oral History of the Zombie WarBy Max Brooks; Read by a full cast5 CDs – 6 hours – [ABRIDGED]Publisher: Random House AudioPublished: 2006ISBN: 0739340131 ;ISBN-13: 9780739340134Themes: / Horror / Zombies / War / Politics / Apocalypse… Read moreReview of World War Z: An Oral History of the Zombie War by Max Brooks
The Children Of MenBy P.D. James; Performed by John Franklyn-Robbins9 CDs – 10.5 Hours [UNABRIDGED]Publisher: Recorded BooksPublished: 1993ISBN: 1419323431Themes: / Science Fiction / Infertility / Dystopia / Sociology / Politics / Terrorism / England / “O’ merciful God and heavenly… Read moreReview of The Children of Men by P.D. James
Professor Courtney Brown‘s course at Emory University is a Political Science course entitled Science Fiction and Politics (Political Science 190). We’ve talked about this course more than once. But, as the new lectures appear in the feed, this podcast gets… Read moreScience Fiction and Politics University Course continues
The World Set FreeBy H.G. Wells; Read by Shelly Frasier1 MP3-CD or 6 CDs – Approx. 6.5 Hrs [UNABRIDGED]Publisher: Tantor MediaPublished: 2002ISBN: 1400150108 (MP3-CD); 1400100100(CDs)/ Science Fiction / Atomic Power / Atomic Bombs / War / Utopia / Politics /… Read moreReview of The World Set Free by H.G. Wells
ed.’s note: New reviewer Stephen Uitti and his review come to us via his blog, predelusional. IdaBy Tim Callahan; Read by Tim Callahan32 MP3 Files – Approx. 12 Hours [UNABRIDGED]Publisher: Podiobooks.comPublished: 2006Themes: / Science Fiction / Hard SF / Space… Read moreReview of Ida by Tim Callahan