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.
When I compiled this list of the latest new releases from Tantor Media I discovered that there was a very companionable video for nearly every one. First up is City Of Dragons, a book we’ve decided we’re going to be… Read moreNew Releases: City Of Dragons, The Eerie Silence, Beautiful Assassin
Host Eleanor Wachtel, of CBC’s Writers And Company, interviewed novelist Adam Thorpe in a fascinating podcast from January 31, 2010. Here’s the show description: “From the Middle Ages to the 21st century, the legend of Robin Hood has fascinated us…. Read moreCBC: Writers And Company: Hodd by Adam Thorpe (a reimaginaing of Robin Hood)
Speaking of Sir Walter Scott and Ivanhoe… I’ve been much into Sir Walter Scott’s Ivanhoe over the last six months. I’ve watched three different video adaptations. One was a theatrical version from the 1950s, one was a TV movie from… Read moreCommentary: Sir Walter Scott’s Ivanhoe
A neat story from The Guardian this morning: He is seen as the father of the historical novel, so it’s perhaps only fitting that a new literary prize honouring the genre is to be launched in the name of Sir… Read moreSir Walter Scott Prize
Naxos Audiobooks produces quite a few abridged novels. I’m not a fan of that. But I am a fan about pretty much everything else they do – including the fact that they pick excellent narrators and research their subject, books,… Read moreNaxos Audiobooks: essays from A UNIVERSE OF BOOKS