Orson Scott Card’s August essay is up on Audible.com. His subject is Ray Bradbury’s Something Wicked This Way Comes!
You can check it out on the site itself, or just have a listen |MP3|. In what may be a world exclusive, Card compares the writing styles of Ray Bradbury to Isaac Asimov. And, there’s mention of the new Stefan Rudnicki narrated edition of Something Wicked This Way Comes.
Posted by Jesse Willis
Steve Feldberg, director of content for Audible.com sez:
Man, am I pumped! And fans of Fritz Leiber’s classic Fafhrd & The Gray Mouser stories should be jazzed, too, because Audible has just brought all seven books of this all-time great series into audio for the first time! And even better, each title comes with an exclusive introduction by none other than Neil Gaiman. I especially like his lengthy, thoughtful introduction to THE SWORDS OF LANKHMAR. But, frankly, it’s all great. Especially since narrator Jonathan Davis has done such an outstanding job of bringing the Lankhmar series to life. Jonathan is perhaps best known for his great work on numerous Star Wars audiobooks, but I think he’s outdone himself this time.
In his email, Feldberg also included an exclusive Neil Gaiman intro to Leiber, and we’ve got it for you right here |MP3|! Check out the entire Lankhmar series HERE.
Posted by Jesse Willis
Orson Scott Card’s latest aural essay is up on Audible.com. This month it’s all about Robert A. Heinlein, and his pick is Podkayne of Mars!
Go check it out, or just have a listen |MP3| to hear what Card thinks about RAH and Poddy both and then be sure check out the new Blackstone Audio’s release of Podkayne of Mars (it’s already on Audible.com, but hasn’t hit their hardcopy shelf yet)! It’s a terrific juvie.
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If you don’t already have an Audible.com account, here’s a great reason to sign up! Kristine Kathryn Rusch’s The Disappeared, the first novel in her “Retrieval Artist” series, will be temporarily 100% FREE starting Thursday July 10th 2008. All you need to get it is an active Audible account! Sez Audible:
SPECIAL OFFER: We think you’ll love Kristine Kathryn Rusch’s Retrieval Artist series. And to prove it, we’re giving away The Disappeared free! Please hurry. This book will return to full price on July 24, 2008.
The Disappeared – (Retrieval Artist – book 1)
By Kristine Kathryn Rusch; Read by Jay Snyder
Audible Download – 9 hours 50 Minutes [UNABRIDGED]
Publisher: Audible Frontiers
Published: June 13th 2008 [FREE July 10th to July 24, 2008]
Retrieval artists help the lost find their way back home, whether they like it or not. Specialized private detectives, they investigate the most unusual crimes in the galaxy. But Miles Flint isn’t a Retrieval artist. He’s just a cop, trying to do his job. In a stolen space yacht, three people have been found eviscerated – the grisly signature of an alien vengeance killing. Moments later, the border patrol halts another ship launched out of the Moon’s orbit. Its passengers are two human children, kidnapped by the most ruthless aliens in the universe. Both ships are linked to a woman on the run: a Disappeared relocated to the inhospitable landscape of Mars. A reluctant outlaw with a bounty on her head and a detective on her case, she’s about to teach all of them a lesson: it’s dangerous to gamble with your life in a universe that rigs the game.
While you’re in the Audible catalogue you should also consider getting the Hugo Award nominated novella that gave this series its name…
The Retrieval Artist, was put out by Deuce Audio (owned by my buddy Scott) and is narrated by the incomparable Stefan Rudnicki. This tale is the true origin of the Retrieval Artist brand. It’s a two hour treat for only $3.49! GET THAT HERE
The Retrieval Artist
By Kristine Kathryn Rusch; Read by Stefan Rudnicki
Audible Download – [UNABRIDGED]
Publisher: Deuce Audio / Audible.com
Published: 2007
Retrieval Artists find people who have disappeared. But people disappear for a reason: they don’t want to be found. When Anetka Sobol shows up at Miles Flint’s office on the Moon, he immediately knows that this case is going to be complicated.
And, last but not least, I’ve begun a KRISTINE KATHRYN RUSCH author page, which attempts to round up all the KKR audio that’s out there.
Posted by Jesse Willis
John Scalzi, on his Whatever blog, spills the beans on a new collaborative audio project that will show up on Audible.com in the fall! Check it out HERE.
Could be great!
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io9, a science fiction blog, has posted up a short interview with Steve Feldberg, the director of content for Audible.com. In it Feldberg talks about the various titles already released by its imprint “Audible Frontiers” and other exclusives arranged for Audible-only distribution, as well as hinting at some of the forthcoming titles set to be released over the coming months. Have a peek HERE.
Posted by Jesse Willis