Mike Resnick (1942 – ) is a prolific American Science Fiction and Fantasy writer (and editor). His stories are often inspired by his wife, Carol. In the 1960s and 1970s, like many of his peers, Resnick wrote sleeze novels under pseudonyms. His visits to Kenya inspired the hallowed Kirinyaga stories, and indeed, fable and legend, references to historical writers and events all wynd their way through his impressive body of work. Humor, sentiment and emotion are also central elements of a typical Resnick story. Many Resnick short stories feature robots and religion. He is a frequent and welcome visitor to conventions.
Podcast stories:
Clonepod Episode 27: The Last Dog
By Mike Resnick; Read by Chris?
1 |MP3| – Approx. 14 Minutes [UNABRIDGED]
Podcaster: Clonepod
Podcast: January 30, 2009
Today we are proud to present a story by Mike Resnick. The story is The Last Dog, be warned you may find this is a very sad story. If your not able to cry where your at, you may wish to hold off on listening to the story.
Podcastle #35: Winter Solstice
By Mike Resnick; Read by Chris Furst
1 |MP3| – Approx. 36 Minutes [UNABRIDGED]
Podcaster: Podcastle
Podcast: December 1, 2008
Once I knew all the secrets of the universe. With no more than a thought I could bring Time to a stop, reverse it in its course, twist it around my finger like a piece of string. By force of will alone I could pass among the stars and the galaxies. I could create life out of nothingness, and turn living, breathing worlds into dust.
Idle Roomer
By Mike Resnick and Lezli Robyn; Read by Cat Rambo
1 |MP3| – Approx. 24 Minutes [UNABRIDGED]
Podcaster: Clarkesworld #26
Podcast: November 2008
All The Things You Are
By Mike Resnick; Read by Paul Cole
1 |MP3| – Approx. 69 Minutes [UNABRIDGED]
Podcaster: Beam Me Up
Podcast: 2007?
Distant Replay
By Mike Resnick; Read by Paul Cole
1 |MP3| – [UNABRIDGED]
Podcaster: Beam Me Up
Podcast: March 29th 2008
This tale was nominated for a Hugo Award (2008) in the short story category.
A Most Unusual Greyhound and Distant Replay
By Mike Resnick; Read by Mike Resnick
1 |MP3| – [UNABRIDGED]
Podcast: The Time Traveler Show
Podcast: April 2008
The former tale is inspired by the writings of Damon Runyon, the latter was nominated for a Hugo Award (2008).
Escape Pod #193: Article of Faith
By Mike Resnick; Read by Stephen Eley
1 |MP3| – Approx. 42 Minutes [UNABRIDGED]
Podcaster: Escape Pod
Podcast: April 2, 2009
First appeared in Baen’s Universe, October 2008. Nominated for a “best short story” Hugo Award.
Escape Pod Flash: Beachcomber
By Mike Resnick; Read by Elie Hirschman
1 |MP3| – Approx. 9 Minutes [UNABRIDGED]
Podcaster: Escape Pod
Podcast: March 22, 2009
Arlo didn’t look much like a man. (Not all robots do, you know.) The problem was that he didn’t act all that much like a robot.
Escape Pod #173: Robots Don’t Cry
By Mike Resnick; Read by Stephen Eley
1 |MP3| – Approx. 42 Minutes [UNABRIDGED]
Podcaster: Escape Pod
Podcast: August 29, 2008
Every now and then we strike it rich. Usually we make a profit. Once in a while we just break even. There’s only been one world where we actually lost money; I still remember it — Greenwillow. Except that it wasn’t green, and there wasn’t a willow on the whole damned planet.
Escape Pod #152: The Big Guy
By Mike Resnick; Read by Stephen Eley
1 |MP3| – [UNABRIDGED]
Podcaster: Escape Pod
Podcast: April 2008
Escape Pod #134: Me and My Shadow
By Mike Resnick; Read by Stephen Eley
1 |MP3| – [UNABRIDGED]
Podcaster: Escape Pod
Podcast: November 2007
Escape Pod #126: The Sweet, Sad Love Song of Fred and Wilma
By Nick Dichario and Mike Resnick; Read by Stephen Eley
1 |MP3| – [UNABRIDGED]
Podcaster: Escape Pod
Podcast: October 2007
Escape Pod #110: Frankie the Spook
By Mike Resnick; Read by Stephen Eley
1 |MP3| – Approx. 35 Minutes [UNABRIDGED]
Podcaster: Escape Pod
Podcast: June 2007
Escape Pod #101: The 43 Antarean Dynasties
By Mike Resnick; Read by Steven Burley and Gregg Taylor
1 |MP3| – Approx. 49 Minutes [UNABRIDGED]
Podcaster: Escape Pod
Podcast: April 2007
A 1998 Hugo Winner!
Escape Pod #92: The Boy Who Yelled “Dragon!”
By Mike Resnick; Read by Matthew Wayne Selznick
1 |MP3| – [UNABRIDGED]
Podcaster: Escape Pod
Podcast: February 2007
Escape Pod #82: Travels With My Cats
By Mike Resnick; Read by Stephen Eley
1 |MP3| – [UNABRIDGED]
Podcaster: Escape Pod
Podcast: November 2006
A 2005 Hugo Winner!
Escape Pod #073 Barnaby In Exile
By Mike Resnick; Read by Paul Fischer
1 |MP3| File – [UNABRIDGED]
Podcaster: Escape Pod
Podcast: September 28th 2006
Editor Steve Eley picked this melancholic tale for podcast. The story is reminiscent of Pat Murphy‘s classic Rachel In Love.
Escape Pod #055 Down Memory Lane
By Mike Resnick; Read by Alex Wilson
1 |MP3| File – [UNABRIDGED]
Podcaster: Escape Pod
Podcast: May 26th 2006
Escape Pod editor Steve Eley picked this story along with 3 other Hugo nominated short stories for podcast in the Spring of 2006. The podcast of this story has lead to a successful movie rights purchase for Resnick.
God and Mr. Slatterman
By Mike Resnick; Read by various readers
1 |MP3| – [UNABRIDGED?]
Podcaster: The Sci Phi Show
Podcast: January 2008
Commercial Audiobooks:
One Perfect Morning With Jackals & Kirinyaga (Tales of Kirinyaga #1)
By Mike Resnick; Read by Pat Bottino
1 Cassette – 83 Minutes [UNABRIDGED]
Publisher: Infinivox
Published: 1997
ISBN: 1884612237
[READ OUR REVIEW]
For I Have Touched the Sky (Tales of Kirinyaga #2)
By Mike Resnick ; Read by Pat Bottino
1 cassette – 71 minutes [UNABRIDGED]
Publisher: Infinivox
Published: 1997
ISBN: 1884612253
Sci-Fi Audio – The Hugo Nominees 2002
Edited by Jeremy Bloom; Read by Various
2 CDs – [UNABRIDGED]
Publisher: Frequency Audio Magazine / SciFiAudio.com
Published: 2001
ISBN:
Includes Resnick’s Old MacDonald Had A Farm
Kirinyaga: A Fable of Utopia
By Mike Resnick; Read by Paul Michael Garcia
8 CDs or 1 MP3 CD – 10 hours – [UNABRIDGED]
Publisher: Blackstone Audio
Published: 2006
ISBN: 9780786167906 (CD), 9780786174218 (MP3-CD)
[READ OUR REVIEW]
Birthright: The Book Of Man
By Mike Resnick; Read by Adams Morgan
11 CDs or 1 MP3 CD – Approx. 13 hours – [UNABRIDGED]
Publisher: Blackstone Audio
Published: 2006
ISBN: 0786192941 (CD), 0786190531 (MP3-CD)
We Could Do Worse: A Millennial Collection of Alternate Histories
Edited by Martin Greenberg; Read by various narrators
4 Cassettes – 6 Hours [UNABRIDGED]
Publisher: Dove Audio
Published: 1999
ISBN: 0787119024
Includes as story called Over There by Mike Resnick, read by William Windom
Starship: Mutiny, Book 1
By Mike Resnick; Read by Jonathan Davis
Audible Download – 7 Hours 35 Minutes [UNABRIDGED]
Publisher: Audible Frontiers
Published: April 2008
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Starship: Pirate, Book 2
By Mike Resnick; Read by Jonathan Davis
Audible Download – 8 Hours 45 Minutes [UNABRIDGED]
Publisher: Audible Frontiers
Published: April 2008
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Starship: Mercenary, Book 3
By Mike Resnick; Read by Jonathan Davis
Audible Download – 8 Hours 37 Minutes [UNABRIDGED]
Publisher: Audible Frontiers
Published: April 2008
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Starship: Rebel, Book 4
By Mike Resnick; Read by Jonathan Davis
Audible Download – 8 Hours 45 Minutes [UNABRIDGED]
Publisher: Audible Frontiers
Published: December 16th 2008
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Interviews with Mike Resnick:
Recorded at Chi-Con 2000 |MP3|
Recorded at ConJose 2002 |MP3|
Recorded at WindyCon 2006 |MP3|
The Sci-Phi Show |MP3|
About atheism and his writing.
Convention Panels:
The Short Sell
John Scalzi (M), Mike Resnick, William Schafer, David Klecha
1 |MP3| – [SF CONVENTION PANEL]
Convention: ConFusion 2008
Recorded: Jan. 19th, Sat, 14:00-15:00
Where are the current markets for short sf? Are some better than others? What is the place for short fiction in the science fiction field today?