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.
Fondly Fahrenheit is Alfred Bester’s superlative achievement in short Science Fiction. Apparently the story was based an account of an U.S. Antebellum Era slave owner who refused to surrender his murderous chattel because the man was just too valuable. In… Read moreCBS Radio Mystery Theater: The Walking Dead (aka Fondly Fahrenheit) by Alfred Bester
Here’s another David Dodge radio drama, Plunder of the Sun, produced in the USA this time, and much older (having been produced the same year the novel came out). This time the setting is South America, rather than Cote D’Azur…. Read moreEscape: David Dodge’s Plunder Of The Sun
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
Saturn’s Children By Charles Stross; Read by Bianca Amato 11 CDs – Approx. 13 Hours 45 Minutes [UNABRIDGED] Publisher: Recorded Books Published: 2009 ISBN: 9781440750113, 9781440750106 Themes: / Science Fiction / Androids / Robots / Sex / Slavery / Identity… Read moreReview of Saturn’s Children by Charles Stross
There’s an old NPR/WNYC piece on Blade Runner that casts the fear of Nexus 6 androids on Earth as a kind of allegory for racism and slavery. Perhaps we could coin a term for this. How about, “The Plastic Peril”?… Read moreNPR: Blade Runner – Dreams of Electric Sheep
The Unincorporated Man By Dani Kollin and Eytan Kollin; Read by Todd McLaren 2 MP3-CDs – Approx. 24 Hours 30 Minutes [UNABRIDGED] Publisher: Tantor Media Published: May 2009 ISBN: 9781400161720 Themes: / Science Fiction / Utopia / Dystopia / Time… Read moreReview of The Unincorporated Man by Dani Kollin and Eytan Kollin