John Scalzi – Page 8

Audible.com: New Customers get a free audiobook w/ no cc required

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Audible.com is offering a selected free audiobook to any new customer without the usual requirement that you enter a credit card number. I think that is a first for Audible.com!

There are free versions of…

METAtropolis by Jay Lake, Tobias Buckell, Elizabeth Bear, John Scalzi, Karl Schroeder |READ OUR REVIEW|

On Basilisk Station by David Weber |READ OUR REVIEW|

A Hymn Before Battle by John Ringo

Escape to Witch Mountain by Alexander Key

Redwall by Brian Jacques

Fahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury

I Am Legend by Richard Matheson |READ OUR REVIEW|

FlashForward by Robert J. Sawyer

The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle

and more to choose from!

Click |HERE| to have a look. This offer ends November 26th 2009.

Posted by Jesse Willis

Assorted Nonsense: vintage John Scalzi interview

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Joe Mahoney, CBC Radio Producer, Science Fiction writer and blogger recorded an interview at Worldcon 2003 in Toronto with the then virtually unknown author John Scalzi. Here’s how Scalzi described his then upcoming novel Old Man’s War:

“a Heinlein juvenile with old people in it”

But there’s more to the story, check out the post or just listen to the interview |MP3|

Posted by Jesse Willis

METAtropolis Now on CD from Brilliance Audio

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METAtropolis
By Jay Lake, Tobias Buckell, Elizabeth Bear, John Scalzi, and Karl Schroeder
Read by Michael Hogan, Scott Brick, Kandyse McClure, Alessandro Juliani, Stefan Rudnicki, and John Scalzi
9 Hours – [UNABRIDGED]
Publisher: Brilliance Audio
Published: 2009

METAtropolis is an audio shared-world anthology that recently was available only on Audible, where it was produced. But it was too big to be contained only in the digisphere – Brilliance Audio now has this on Audio CD and MP3-CD, and Subterranean Press is publishing a limited hardcover.

|READ OUR REVIEW| of this excellent anthology.

Posted by Scott D. Danielson

Audible: METAtropolis (FREE AUDIOBOOK)

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Audible.com, likely in an effort to boost its chances of winning a Hugo Award for its 2008 audio anthology METAtropolis, has released the entire audiobook for free to NORTH AMERICAN audible customers (sorry Europe and the rest)! All you’ll need is an audible account and to follow the link.

METAtropolis
By Jay Lake, Tobias Buckell, Elizabeth Bear, John Scalzi, and Karl Shroeder
Read by Michael Hogan, Scott Brick, Kandyse McClure, Alessandro Juliani, and Stefan Rudnicki
FREE DOWNLOAD (for a limited time) – 9 Hours [UNABRIDGED]
Publisher: Audible Frontiers
Published: 2008
|READ OUR REVIEW|

As you can see the collection has already achieved the highest goal it possibly could (the coveted SFFaudio Essential status), but having a Hugo award on the cover can’t hurt either. This is the first time an audiobook collection has been nominated for a Hugo award. The competition will be with: The Dark Knight, Wall-E, Hellboy II and Iron Man.

[via SFsignal.com and John Scalzi]

Posted by Jesse Willis

StarShipSofa No. 63 John Scalzi

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Listen NOW to the full Aural Delights No 63 John Scalzi mp3

Editorial: by Tony C. Smith 01:42

Poem: Spot In Space by GO Clark 04:45

Flash: Jesus and the Cowboys by Jay Lake 07:00

Fact: Miles J Breuer by Amy H Sturgis 13:22

Main Fiction: After The Coup by John Scalzi 34:00

Narrators: John Scalzi, Jim Campanella, Julie Davis

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Posted by Tony C. Smith

Mary Robinette Kowal and John Scalzi Readings

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Authors Mary Robinette Kowal and John Scalzi had a reading at Borderland Books the other week. Luckily, blogger John Nichols has a recording of the event.

“Nails in my Feet” by Mary Robinette Kowal |Link|

“Trip, Trap, Tripping” by Mary Robinette Kowal |Link|

“Evil Robot Monkey” by Mary Robinette Kowal |Link|

“Denise Jones, Super Booker” by John Scalzi |Link|

“State of Super Villainy” by John Scalzi |Link|

“Missives from Possible Futures #1: Alternate History Search Results” by John Scalzi |Link|

Posted by Charles Tan