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.
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
A Galaxy Trilogy, Vol. 2 – A Collection of Tales from the Early Days of Science Fiction By David Osborne, E.L. Arch, and Manly Banister; Read by Tom Weiner 11 CDs – Approx. 13 hours [UNABRIDGED] Publisher: Blackstone Audio Published:… Read moreReview of A Galaxy Trilogy Volume 2 – A Collection of Tales from the Early Days of Science Fiction
The Naked Sun By Isaac Asimov; Read by William Dufris 7 CDs or 1 MP3-CD – 8 Hours 30 Minutes [UNABRIDGED] Publisher: Tantor Media Published: 2007 ISBN: 140010422X (CDs), 1400154227 (MP3-CD) Themes: / Science Fiction / Mystery / Robots /… Read moreReview of The Naked Sun by Isaac Asimov
Fleet Of Worlds By Larry Niven and Edward M. Lerner; Read by Tom Weiner 8 CDs – Approx 9.5 Hours [UNABRIDGED] Publisher: Blackstone Audio Published: 2008 ISBN: 1433229420 Themes: / Science Fiction / Hard SF / Aliens / Physics /… Read moreReview of Fleet Of Worlds by Larry Niven and Edward M. Lerner
The Caves of SteelBy Isaac Asimov; Read by William Dufris 6 CDs – 7.5 Hours [UNABRIDGED]Publisher: Tantor AudioPublished: 2007ISBN: 9781400104215 SAMPLE |MP3| Themes: / Science Fiction / Mystery / Robots / Artificial Intelligence / Sociology / New York / A… Read moreReview of The Caves Of Steel by Isaac Asimov
Though BBC7 doesn’t offer a single podcast [GRRR!], the do have one endearment that we can appreciate… re-runs! BBC Radio 7’s the 7th Dimension is re-broadcasting the ten part abridgment of Brave New World. Aldous Huxley’s dystopian classic, first published… Read moreBBC Radio 7 reruns Brave New World