Robert Sheckley’s Warrior Race was briefly mentioned on last week’s SFFaudio Podcast (#104). It’s available in audiobook form as on part of LibriVox’s Short Science Fiction Collection Volume 41. As is usual with so many of the Sheckley tales recorded… Read moreLibriVox: Warrior Race by Robert Sheckley
The SFFaudio Podcast #104 – Scott, Jesse, and Gregg Margarite talk about two Robert Sheckley short stories, Untouched By Human Hands (aka One Man’s Poison) and Seventh Victim. Talked about on today’s show: extravaganza vs. jamboree vs. hootenanny, the absent… Read moreThe SFFaudio Podcast #104 – READALONG: Untouched By Human Hands and Seventh Victim by Robert Sheckley
Going in, and liking Robert Sheckley, I was surprised how much I didn’t respond to his most famous short story Seventh Victim. Upon first reading it I didn’t think of it as terrific story. Nor did I think of it… Read moreRobert Sheckley’s Seventh Victim
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
Julie Hoverson’s long running and prolific anthology podcast, 19 Nocturne Boulevard, features original and adapted “strange stories.” Since it began back in 2009 I’ve pretty much ignored it completely. This is pretty odd considering that Hoverson’s output rivals that of… Read more19 Nocturne Boulevard: An adaptation of Robert Sheckley’s The Leech
The SFFaudio Podcast #094 – Jesse talks with Julie Davis and Gregg Margarite about Audible.com’s audiobook of Gulliver’s Travels by Jonathan Swift (as narrated by David Hyde Pierce) Talked about on today’s show: MindSwap by Robert Sheckley (SFFaudio Podcast #076),… Read moreThe SFFaudio Podcast #094 – READALONG: Gulliver’s Travels by Jonathan Swift