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.
The Broken Sword By Poul Anderson; Read by Bronson Pinchot 7 CDs – 8 Hours – [UNABRIDGED] Publisher: Blackstone Audio Published: 2011 ISBN: 9781441786876 Themes: / Fantasy / Vikings / Myth / Battle / The Viking Age of England offers… Read moreReview of The Broken Sword by Poul Anderson
Back in April my friend Brian Murphy wrote a wonderful essay generally extolling the virtues of Viking Age Fantasy, and particularly recommending H. Rider Haggard’s Eric Brighteyes as one of the best of the genre. Here’s a taste: “…I would… Read moreLibriVox: Eric Brighteyes by H. Rider Haggard
Here is a very cool find, Harry Harrison’s The Technicolour Time Machine, adapted by the BBC Radio 4 program entitled Saturday Night Theatre from the 1967 novel of the same name! It’s a clever tale that plays within the “restricted… Read moreBBCR4 + RA.cc: Harry Harrison’s The Technicolour Time Machine
Eaters of The DeadBy Michael Crichton; Read by Victor Garber and Michael Crichton2 cassettes – 3 hours [ABRIDGED]Publisher: Random House AudiobooksPublished: 1998ISBN: 0679460330Themes: / Fantasy / Historical Fiction / Alternate History / Vikings / Arabs / Mythology / Neanderthals /… Read moreReview of Eaters of the Dead by Michael Crichton