Podcasts about best science fiction

Narrator Moira Quirk joins AudioFile's Michele Cobb to discuss a fantastical dark academia tale by M.L. Wang, BLOOD OVER BRIGHT HAVEN. Moira tells listeners about what she enjoys the most about narrating science fiction and fantasy audiobooks, and the particular challenges she encounters while narrating the genre. BLOOD OVER BRIGHT HAVEN not only explores the realm of dark academia, but also examines the ripple effects of colonization, and it makes for an engrossing listen. Read AudioFile's review of BLOOD OVER BRIGHT HAVEN. Published by Random House Audio. AudioFile's 2024 Best Science Fiction & Fantasy Audiobooks are: BLOOD OVER BRIGHT HAVEN by M.L. Wang, read by Moira Quirk THE CRONE OF MIDNIGHT EMBERS by Iris Beaglehole, read by Bethan Dixon Bate THE MERCY OF GODS by James S.A. Corey, read by Jefferson Mays THE STARS TOO FONDLY by Emily Hamilton, read by Vico Ortiz THE WARM HANDS OF GHOSTS by Katherine Arden, read by Michael Crouch, January LaVoy, Katherine Arden WHEN AMONG CROWS by Veronica Roth, read by Helen Laser, James Fouhey, Tim Campbell Find the full list of 2024 Best Audiobooks on our website. Today's episode is brought to you by Brilliance Publishing. The Sound of Storytelling. Discover your next great listen at https://www.brilliancepublishing.com/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Get ready to explore the darkest corners of the universe and the most terrifying realms of the human imagination! In this epic countdown, we'll be revealing the most mind-blowing, spine-tingling, and awe-inspiring science fiction, fantasy, and horror movie duologies and trilogies ever made. From iconic franchises to lesser-known gems and cult classics, Jim is diving into the most chilling, thought-provoking, and visually stunning cinematic experiences that leave you amazed, shocked, impressed, or terrified - and maybe all of those feelings! So, join him as he embarks on a journey through some of the best sci-fi, fantasy, and horror movies that came in sets of two or three! Which ones will be here, and which don't make the list? #FantasyForTheAges #scifi #sciencefiction #fantasy #Horror #Fantasy Movies #HorrorMovies #SciFiMovies #Top10 #SFF #SFFH #booktube #booktuber Ways to connect with us: Support us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/FantasyForTheAges Follow Jim/Father on Goodreads: https://www.goodreads.com/user/show/13848336-jim-scriven Join us on Discord: https://discord.gg/jMWyVJ6qKk Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/Fantasy4theAges Follow us on Instagram: fantasy_for_the_ages Follow us on Mastodon: @FantasyForTheAges@nerdculture.de Email us: FantasyForTheAges@gmail.com Check out our merch: https://www.newcreationsbyjen.com/collections/fantasyfortheages Jim's Microphone: Blue Yeti https://tinyurl.com/3shpvhb4 Jim's Camera: Razer Kito Pro https://tinyurl.com/c873tc2n ———————————————————————————— Music and video elements licensed under Envato Elements: https://elements.envato.com/

A chat with award-winning editor Jonathan Strahan about his new anthology from Tachyon, New Adventures in Space Opera. Websitejonathanstrahan.com.au/wp/ X@JonathanStrahan Bluesky@jonathanstrahan.bsky.social Facebook@jonathanstrahan Amazon Links for New Adventures in Space OperaAmazon.caAmazon.com About the Book Award-winning Australian science-fiction editor Jonathan Strahan (The Best Science Fiction of the Year series) presents the quintessential guide to the exciting New Space Opera. This … Continue reading "Episode 177: Jonathan Strahan – New Adventures in Space Opera" Source

Gareth L Powell is one of the most generous authors on social media and a font of writing wisdom. He's also the award-winning author of the Ack-Ack Macaque trilogy, his short stories have appeared in Interzone, Clarkesworld, and The Year's Best Science Fiction, and he has written for The Guardian, The Irish Times, 2000AD and SFX. With his new book Embers of War he has returned to his love of space opera. We discussed apes, outlining, and answered a few listener questions…

Today we celebrate Avram Davidson's 101st birthday.In this episode, we sit down with one of our favorite repeat guests, Richard Horton. Rich Horton is a distinguished editor and columnist, known for his contributions to Locus as a short fiction columnist. He also curated "The Year's Best Science Fiction and Fantasy" anthology series for Prime Books. Rich shares his insights and passion for speculative literature on his blog, Strange at Ecbatan.https://rrhorton.blogspot.com/We listen to "Polly Charms, the Sleeping Woman," originally published in The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction in February 1975 and nominated for a Locus and Nebula Award. It is the first published story in "The Adventures of Doctor Eszterhazy."

Another Mostly Superheroes SNACK episode. Scotty Scoop offers a spoiler-free review of Andy Weir's acclaimed novel, 'Project Hail Mary,' soon to be a major motion picture. Discover behind-the-scenes details, including the creative minds behind the series, related titles, and ratings.  Key Details:  Author: Andy Weir 12  Related Titles: 'The Martian,' 'Artemis' 2  Amazon Rating: 4.7 out of 5 stars 8  Fun Facts:   The novel won the Goodreads Choice Award for Best Science Fiction in 2021 1.   Film rights have been purchased by MGM, with Ryan Gosling set to star 2.  Special Offer: Start your free 30-day trial with Audible at mostlysuperheroes.com/affiliate-discounts/audible-free-trial and receive a free book credit, or two if you're already a Prime member.  Source(s)  Project Hail Mary by Andy Weir | Goodreads Project Hail Mary - Wikipedia Project Hail Mary: A Novel: Weir, Andy: 9780593135204: Amazon.com: Books Ryan Gosling's New Sci-Fi Movie Can Redeem His $105.7M Box Office ... Book Review: Project Hail Mary by Andy Weir - Novel Notions Project Hail Mary a book by Andy Weir - Bookshop Hail Mary | Rotten Tomatoes Hail Mary | Rotten Tomatoes Hail Mary - Movie Reviews | Rotten Tomatoes Amazon.com: Customer reviews: Project Hail Mary: A Novel Project Hail Mary: A Novel : Weir, Andy: Amazon.sg: Books Project Hail Mary: The Sunday Times bestseller... by Weir, Andy - Amazon.in Project Hail Mary: From the bestselling author of The Martian: Amazon ... Project Hail Mary - IMDb Andy Weir - IMDb Sort by Year - Latest Movies and TV Shows With Andy Weir - IMDb Project Hail Mary by Andy Weir: 9780593135228 - Penguin Random House Alone on a Spaceship, Trying to Save the World - The New York Times Summary and Review: Project Hail Mary by Andy Weir - The Bibliofile 'The Martian' author Andy Weir aims for the stars with new sci-fi ... About Andy Weir - Book Analysis 13 Facts About Andy Weir | FactSnippet Project Hail Mary - Andy Weir - Google Books https://target.georiot.com/Proxy.ashx?tsid=72128&GR_URL=https%3A%2F%2Famazon.com%2FProject-Hail-Mary-Andy-Weir%2Fdp%2F0593135202%3Ftag%3Dhawk-future-20%26ascsubtag%3Dhawk-custom-tracking-20   Mostly Superheroes is an independent podcast owned and operated by Carrogan Studios in St. Louis Missouri.    Hosted by Logan Janis, Andy Hunn, Scott Swanguarim   Creative by Carrie Clark Design   Music by Audionautix is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 license. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/    Artist: http://audionautix.com/    Funded in part by Paying Patrons – Early, Ad-Free, and Exclusive Episodes   Funded in part by our Sponsors.    https://mostlysuperheroes.com/    ©2024 Carrogan Ventures, LLC 

Spoiler free until 00:17:40!Andrew, Ryan, and Steven review Dune Part 2! Join the Spoilers Intended crew as we discuss the castings, the music, the science, the fiction, all the action, and every religious reference! Has the second installment exceeded our every expectation or left us feeling let down? Tune in and decide for yourself as we roundtable review Denis Villeneuve's Dune Part 2!00:00:00 Intro00:02:58 Spoiler Free Review00:16:57 Intermission00:17:40 Trivia00:21:25 Spoiler Review00:50:59 OutroWebsite: https://www.spoilersintendedpodcast.com/Patreon: patreon.com/SpoilersIntendedPodcastDiscord: https://discord.gg/kGRAmjbqcF

In this first of a two part episode, we put science fiction film series to the ultimate test in a head-to-head bracket fight to determine which is the best of the best. In the first half of the bracket, franchises such as Jurassic Park, Aliens, Mad Max, Harry Potter, Star Wars, Terminator, Planet of the Apes, and The Matrix are all on the line.

Perry and David celebrate the 100th episode of the podcast by discussing the best books they read during 2023. And bid you all a fond farewell. Introduction (00:12) Our 100th Episode! (04:14) Let's talk about Books (02:10) 2023: Highlights of our reading (01:11:53) Best Science Fiction read in 2023 (David) (04:24) Best Science Fiction read in 2023 (Perry) (03:41) Best Fantasy read in 2023 (David) (03:40) Best Fantasy read in 2023 (Perry) (03:34) Best Crime read in 2023 (David) (05:28) Best Crime read in 2023 (Perry) (05:59) Best Spy/Thriller read in 2023 (David) (02:01) Best Spy/Thriller read in 2023 (Perry) (02:57) Best Historical Fiction read in 2023 (David) (05:50) Best Novellas read in 2023 (Perry) (05:26) Best Literary read in 2023 (David) (02:13) Best Literary read in 2023 (Perry) (04:32) Best Children's Literature read in 2023 (David) (02:27) Best Collection/Anthology read in 2023 (Perry) (02:19) Best Nonfiction read in 2023 (David) (03:16) Best Nonfiction read in 2023 (Perry) (02:36) Best Overall read for the first time in 2023 (David) (01:22) Best Overall read for the first time in 2023 (Perry) (01:11) Best Overall re-read in 2023 (David) (01:10) Best Overall re-read in 2023 (Perry) (02:39) Windup and Farewell (06:02) Click here for more info and indexes. And here for David's book review newsletter/blogThrough the Biblioscope . And here for Perry's fanzines on efanzines.com.   Image generated by Wombo AI.

Perry and David celebrate the 100th episode of the podcast by discussing the best books they read during 2023. And bid you all a fond farewell. Introduction (00:12) Our 100th Episode! (04:14) Let's talk about Books (02:10) 2023: Highlights of our reading (01:11:53) Best Science Fiction read in 2023 (David) (04:24) Best Science Fiction read in 2023 (Perry) (03:41) Best Fantasy read in 2023 (David) (03:40) Best Fantasy read in 2023 (Perry) (03:34) Best Crime read in 2023 (David) (05:28) Best Crime read in 2023 (Perry) (05:59) Best Spy/Thriller read in 2023 (David) (02:01) Best Spy/Thriller read in 2023 (Perry) (02:57) Best Historical Fiction read in 2023 (David) (05:50) Best Novellas read in 2023 (Perry) (05:26) Best Literary read in 2023 (David) (02:13) Best Literary read in 2023 (Perry) (04:32) Best Children's Literature read in 2023 (David) (02:27) Best Collection/Anthology read in 2023 (Perry) (02:19) Best Nonfiction read in 2023 (David) (03:16) Best Nonfiction read in 2023 (Perry) (02:36) Best Overall read for the first time in 2023 (David) (01:22) Best Overall read for the first time in 2023 (Perry) (01:11) Best Overall re-read in 2023 (David) (01:10) Best Overall re-read in 2023 (Perry) (02:39) Windup and Farewell (06:02   Image generated by Wombo AI.

Vanessa joins Jenn again to look at what got accolades and award nods, if not wins, over the past year, plus their own favorites of 2023! Subscribe to the podcast via RSS, Apple Podcasts, or Spotify. To get even more SF/F news and recs, sign up for our Swords and Spaceships newsletter! It's happening, readers — we're bringing paperbacks! Whether you (or a reader you know and love) hate carrying around bulky hardcovers, you're on a budget, you want a wider range of recommendations, or all of the above, you can now get a paperback subscription from TBR, curated just for you by one of our Bibliologists. Get all the details at mytbr.co. This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. Books Discussed Read Jenn's full write-up here: The Best Science Fiction and Fantasy of 2022 and 2023, Crunched Top Titles from 2023 Best Of Lists: Chain-Gang All-Stars, Nana Kwame Adjei-Brenyah Land of Milk and Honey, C. Pam Zhang Our Share of Night, Mariana Enriquez Lone Women, Victor LaValle Top Titles from 2023 Award Finalists/Winners, Published in 2022: Even Though I Knew the End by C.L. Polk Babel by R.F. Kuang Spear by Nicola Griffith Bloodmarked by Tracy Deonn Daughter of Doctor Moreau by Silvia Moreno-Garcia Into the Riverlands by Nghi Vo Ogres by Adrian Tchaikovsky (Solaris) Sea of Tranquility by Emily St. John Mandel Siren Queen by Nghi Vo Jenn and Vanessa's Picks The Last Tale of the Flower Bride by Roshani Chokshi The Deep Sky by Yume Kitasei The Archive Undying by Emma Mieko Candon Bitter Medicine by Mia Tsai Vampires of El Norte by Isabel Cañas Translation State by Ann Leckie Lone Women by Victor LaValle The Shadow Cabinet by Juno Dawson  Immortal Longings by Chloe Gong Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Martin L. Shoemaker is a writer with a lucrative programming habit. As a child he told stories to imaginary friends and learned to type on his brother's manual typewriter even though he couldn't reach the keys. (He types with the keyboard in his lap still today.) He couldn't imagine any career but writing fiction . . . until his algebra teacher said, “This is a program. You should write one of these.” Fast forward 30 years of programming, writing, and teaching. He was named an MVP by Microsoft for his work with the developer community. He is an avid role-playing gamemaster, but that didn't satisfy his storytelling urge. He wrote, but he never submitted until his brother-in-law read a chapter and said, “That's not a chapter. That's a story. Send it in.” It won second place in the Jim Baen Memorial Writing Contest and earned him lunch with Buzz Aldrin. Programming never did that! Martin hasn't stopped writing (or programming) since. His work has appeared in Analog, Galaxy's Edge, Digital Science Fiction, and select service garages worldwide. His novellaMurder on the Aldrin Express was reprinted in The Year's Best Science Fiction: Thirty-First Annual Collection and in Year's Top Short SF Novels 4. In addition, Martin's work has appeared in Clarkesworld, Analog Science Fiction/Science Fact, Galaxy's Edge, Digital Science Fiction, Forever Magazine, Humanity 2.0, The Year's Top Short SF Novels 4, Writers of the Future Volume 31, Time Travel Tales, Trajectories, Little Green Men: Attack!, The Glass Parachute, and The Year's Best Science Fiction: Thirty-First Annual Collection. Martin's Clarkesworld short story "Today I Am Paul" was nominated for a Nebula award by the Science Fiction Writers of America and received the Small Press Award from the Washington Science Fiction Association. “Today I Am Paul” has also appeared in The Best Science Fiction of the Year Volume 1, The Year's Best Science Fiction & Fantasy 2016 Edition, The Year's Best Science Fiction: Thirty-Third Annual Collection, and The Year's Top Ten Tales of Science Fiction 8, as well as seven international translations. Blue Collar Space is the name for Martin's series of near-space, near-future hard science fiction stories. These stories are set on Luna, on Mars, in Jupiter orbit, and everywhere in between. It includes the award-winning stories "Scramble" (second place, Jim Baen Memorial Short Story Award, 2012), "Unrefined" (third place, Writers of the Future, 2014), and "Racing to Mars" (first place, Analog Science Fiction/Science Fact Analytical Laboratory award, 2016), as well as numerous other short stories, novelettes, and novellas. His novella "Murder on the Aldrin Express" was reprinted in Year's Best Science Fiction: Thirty-First Annual Collection. Find out more at: Shoemaker.Space

Martin L. Shoemaker is a writer with a lucrative programming habit. As a child he told stories to imaginary friends and learned to type on his brother's manual typewriter even though he couldn't reach the keys. (He types with the keyboard in his lap still today.) He couldn't imagine any career but writing fiction . . . until his algebra teacher said, “This is a program. You should write one of these.” Fast forward 30 years of programming, writing, and teaching. He was named an MVP by Microsoft for his work with the developer community. He is an avid role-playing gamemaster, but that didn't satisfy his storytelling urge. He wrote, but he never submitted until his brother-in-law read a chapter and said, “That's not a chapter. That's a story. Send it in.” It won second place in the Jim Baen Memorial Writing Contest and earned him lunch with Buzz Aldrin. Programming never did that! Martin hasn't stopped writing (or programming) since. His work has appeared in Analog, Galaxy's Edge, Digital Science Fiction, and select service garages worldwide. His novellaMurder on the Aldrin Express was reprinted in The Year's Best Science Fiction: Thirty-First Annual Collection and in Year's Top Short SF Novels 4. In addition, Martin's work has appeared in Clarkesworld, Analog Science Fiction/Science Fact, Galaxy's Edge, Digital Science Fiction, Forever Magazine, Humanity 2.0, The Year's Top Short SF Novels 4, Writers of the Future Volume 31, Time Travel Tales, Trajectories, Little Green Men: Attack!, The Glass Parachute, and The Year's Best Science Fiction: Thirty-First Annual Collection. Martin's Clarkesworld short story "Today I Am Paul" was nominated for a Nebula award by the Science Fiction Writers of America and received the Small Press Award from the Washington Science Fiction Association. “Today I Am Paul” has also appeared in The Best Science Fiction of the Year Volume 1, The Year's Best Science Fiction & Fantasy 2016 Edition, The Year's Best Science Fiction: Thirty-Third Annual Collection, and The Year's Top Ten Tales of Science Fiction 8, as well as seven international translations. Blue Collar Space is the name for Martin's series of near-space, near-future hard science fiction stories. These stories are set on Luna, on Mars, in Jupiter orbit, and everywhere in between. It includes the award-winning stories "Scramble" (second place, Jim Baen Memorial Short Story Award, 2012), "Unrefined" (third place, Writers of the Future, 2014), and "Racing to Mars" (first place, Analog Science Fiction/Science Fact Analytical Laboratory award, 2016), as well as numerous other short stories, novelettes, and novellas. His novella "Murder on the Aldrin Express" was reprinted in Year's Best Science Fiction: Thirty-First Annual Collection. Find out more at: Shoemaker.Space

Jonathan discusses one of the best writers the genre of science fiction has ever seen, Ursula K. Le Guin, beloved the world over for her sci-fi-centred Hainish universe, and Earthsea fantasy series.  Specifically, Jonathan talks about Le Guin's 1973 short work of philosophical fiction, "The Ones Who Walk Away from Omelas." You can read the short story here: https://shsdavisapes.pbworks.com/f/Omelas.pdf For more of Jonathan's work: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://twitter.com/jonathanballcom⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/jonathanballcom/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.strangerfiction.ca/⁠⁠⁠ --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/strangerfiction/message

Main fiction: "Nice For What?" by Dominica PhetteplaceDominica Phetteplace writes fiction and poetry. Her work has appeared in Ecotone, Copper Nickel, PANK, The Los Angeles Review, Zyzzyva, Wigleaf, Best Microfiction and The Year's Best Science Fiction and Fantasy. Her honors include two Pushcart Prizes, a Rona Jaffe Award, a Steinbeck Fellowship and support from MacDowell, Tin House and Djerassi.This story originally appeared in The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction, July/Aug 2019.Narrated by: Mary MurphyMary is a New York based actor/voice-over artist. She loves the world of audio drama and is delighted to be back on board the StarShipSofa. She has performed in theatre, film, TV, animation, radio, and video games. A few of her recent credits include the one-woman play An Evening With Lola Montez, It's a Wonderful Life, a streamed performance of the piece Near Nellie Bly, Divination of The Three for Asheville Fringe, and the audio dramas Frontier Gentleman, Chinook, and Newfield. She can be heard voicing various characters for Disney, GoKidGo, LeapFrog, the Center For New American Media, Audible, and Audimance. She has also been a regular performer on the audio drama series Fireside Mystery Theatre, The NoSleep Podcast, The Wicked Library, To the Manor Borne By Robots, and Campfire Radio Theater. marymurphyonline.comFact: Looking Back At genre History by Amy H SturgisSupport this show http://supporter.acast.com/starshipsofa. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Arcx is all about literary inspiration. In this episode, we speak to short story writer, editor and novelist, Vajra Chandrasekera. Vajra's work is largely in the realm of speculative fiction, and he has published over a hundred pieces since 2012 in various formats. Notably, his work has been featured in Analog, Clarkesworld, West Branch, and The Los Angeles Times. He has also been nominated for the Theodore Sturgeon Memorial Award for his short story, The Translator, at Low Tide. Additionally, he was also nominated for the British Science Fiction Association award for Best Non-fiction. His debut novel, The Saint of Bright Doors was released in July 2023. His short stories have been featured in several anthologies including The Best Science Fiction of the Year, The Apex Book of World SF, and Transcendent: The Year's Best Transgender Speculative Fiction. Vajra was also part of the editorial team at Strange Horizons, and in his role as fiction editor, worked closely with several writers from all over the world. He's also passionate about initiatives that protect the political and artistic freedoms of Sri Lankan writers and artists who have been censored and imprisoned by the state.   In this episode, we sit down to discuss some classic desi themes: colonialism, intergenerational trauma, and overblown family drama. We also touch on destiny, friendships, revolution, and terrible science fiction adaptations.   You can follow Vajra on Twitter at @_vajra and on his website Vajra.me. Read Vajra's Work:  The Saint of Bright Doors (Novel) The Translator, at Low Tide Theses on the Scientific Management of Goetic Labour Rhizomatic Diplomacy Terminus  Running the Gullet On the Origin of Specie Arcx is a series of the Subverse, the podcast of Dark ‘n' Light, a digital space that chronicles the times we live in and reimagining futures with a focus on science, nature, social justice and culture. Follow us on social media @darknlightzine, or at darknlight.com for episode details and show notes.

“Trigger-happy” Putin pilot almost triggers World War III DSEI 2023: Wolfhound's laser system takes out UAVs for the price of a ‘cup of coffee' Mysterious Dark Matter Mapped Across Space Like Never Before MARTIN SHOEMAKER Author and Writers of the Future Winner – Biography Martin L. Shoemaker is a writer with a lucrative programming habit. As a child he told stories to imaginary friends and learned to type on his brother's manual typewriter even though he couldn't reach the keys. (He types with the keyboard in his lap still today.) He couldn't imagine any career but writing fiction . . . until his algebra teacher said, “This is a program. You should write one of these.” Fast forward 30 years of programming, writing, and teaching. He was named an MVP by Microsoft for his work with the developer community. He is an avid role-playing gamemaster, but that didn't satisfy his storytelling urge. He wrote, but he never submitted until his brother-in-law read a chapter and said, “That's not a chapter. That's a story. Send it in.” It won second place in the Jim Baen Memorial Writing Contest and earned him lunch with Buzz Aldrin. Programming never did that! Martin hasn't stopped writing (or programming) since. His work has appeared in Analog, Galaxy's Edge, Digital Science Fiction, and select service garages worldwide. His novellaMurder on the Aldrin Express was reprinted in The Year's Best Science Fiction: Thirty-First Annual Collection and in Year's Top Short SF Novels 4. In addition, Martin's work has appeared in Clarkesworld, Analog Science Fiction/Science Fact, Galaxy's Edge, Digital Science Fiction, Forever Magazine, Humanity 2.0, The Year's Top Short SF Novels 4, Writers of the Future Volume 31, Time Travel Tales, Trajectories, Little Green Men: Attack!, The Glass Parachute, and The Year's Best Science Fiction: Thirty-First Annual Collection. Martin's Clarkesworld short story "Today I Am Paul" was nominated for a Nebula award by the Science Fiction Writers of America and received the Small Press Award from the Washington Science Fiction Association. “Today I Am Paul” has also appeared in The Best Science Fiction of the Year Volume 1, The Year's Best Science Fiction & Fantasy 2016 Edition, The Year's Best Science Fiction: Thirty-Third Annual Collection, and The Year's Top Ten Tales of Science Fiction 8, as well as seven international translations. Blue Collar Space is the name for Martin's series of near-space, near-future hard science fiction stories. These stories are set on Luna, on Mars, in Jupiter orbit, and everywhere in between. It includes the award-winning stories "Scramble" (second place, Jim Baen Memorial Short Story Award, 2012), "Unrefined" (third place, Writers of the Future, 2014), and "Racing to Mars" (first place, Analog Science Fiction/Science Fact Analytical Laboratory award, 2016), as well as numerous other short stories, novelettes, and novellas. His novella "Murder on the Aldrin Express" was reprinted in Year's Best Science Fiction: Thirty-First Annual Collection. Find out more at: Shoemaker.Space

“Trigger-happy” Putin pilot almost triggers World War III DSEI 2023: Wolfhound's laser system takes out UAVs for the price of a ‘cup of coffee' Mysterious Dark Matter Mapped Across Space Like Never Before MARTIN SHOEMAKER Author and Writers of the Future Winner – Biography Martin L. Shoemaker is a writer with a lucrative programming habit. As a child he told stories to imaginary friends and learned to type on his brother's manual typewriter even though he couldn't reach the keys. (He types with the keyboard in his lap still today.) He couldn't imagine any career but writing fiction . . . until his algebra teacher said, “This is a program. You should write one of these.” Fast forward 30 years of programming, writing, and teaching. He was named an MVP by Microsoft for his work with the developer community. He is an avid role-playing gamemaster, but that didn't satisfy his storytelling urge. He wrote, but he never submitted until his brother-in-law read a chapter and said, “That's not a chapter. That's a story. Send it in.” It won second place in the Jim Baen Memorial Writing Contest and earned him lunch with Buzz Aldrin. Programming never did that! Martin hasn't stopped writing (or programming) since. His work has appeared in Analog, Galaxy's Edge, Digital Science Fiction, and select service garages worldwide. His novellaMurder on the Aldrin Express was reprinted in The Year's Best Science Fiction: Thirty-First Annual Collection and in Year's Top Short SF Novels 4. In addition, Martin's work has appeared in Clarkesworld, Analog Science Fiction/Science Fact, Galaxy's Edge, Digital Science Fiction, Forever Magazine, Humanity 2.0, The Year's Top Short SF Novels 4, Writers of the Future Volume 31, Time Travel Tales, Trajectories, Little Green Men: Attack!, The Glass Parachute, and The Year's Best Science Fiction: Thirty-First Annual Collection. Martin's Clarkesworld short story "Today I Am Paul" was nominated for a Nebula award by the Science Fiction Writers of America and received the Small Press Award from the Washington Science Fiction Association. “Today I Am Paul” has also appeared in The Best Science Fiction of the Year Volume 1, The Year's Best Science Fiction & Fantasy 2016 Edition, The Year's Best Science Fiction: Thirty-Third Annual Collection, and The Year's Top Ten Tales of Science Fiction 8, as well as seven international translations. Blue Collar Space is the name for Martin's series of near-space, near-future hard science fiction stories. These stories are set on Luna, on Mars, in Jupiter orbit, and everywhere in between. It includes the award-winning stories "Scramble" (second place, Jim Baen Memorial Short Story Award, 2012), "Unrefined" (third place, Writers of the Future, 2014), and "Racing to Mars" (first place, Analog Science Fiction/Science Fact Analytical Laboratory award, 2016), as well as numerous other short stories, novelettes, and novellas. His novella "Murder on the Aldrin Express" was reprinted in Year's Best Science Fiction: Thirty-First Annual Collection. Find out more at: Shoemaker.Space

In our pre-chat (we're still getting the hang of this), we discuss what we've been up to this summer and what we're excited about for the upcoming week. Spoiler: BEYONCÉ. Our guest was NYT bestselling author J. Elle, a longtime friend of the pod. We discussed her upcoming dark academia romantasy HOUSE OF MARIONNE, along with many other bookery things. More info on J. Elle: J. Elle is the New York Times, Indie bestselling and award-winning author of multiple books, including Against The Tide, an original prequel novel tie-in to The Little Mermaid. Her debut, Wings of Ebony, dubbed “an incredible debut” by NPR and best fantasy book by POPSUGAR, was a 2022 NAACP Image Award Nominee for Outstanding Literary Work for Youth and Teens, an Amazon Editor's pick for Best Science Fiction and Fantasy, a Barnes and Noble YA Book Club Pick, a First Novelist American Library Association Honor Book and the recipient of a Kirkus starred review. Her forthcoming blockbuster fantasy romance trilogy, House of Marionne is being translated into ten languages across 5 continents. The former educator credits her nomadic lifestyle and humble inner-city beginnings as inspiration for her novels. When she's not writing, Elle can be found on the hunt for desserts without chocolate, looking for any excuse to get dressed up, and road-tripping her way across the country with her two dogs in tow. J. Elle is @authorjelle on Twitter, Instagram, TikTok, and Threads. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/afronauts-podcast/message

Welcome to another episode of Ripples in Space hosted by the Yadkin County Public Library.  Each month, we review a new science fiction book and discuss major scientific concepts used throughout the story.   For this episode, we will be talking about new fall sci-fi releases.  Books we will discuss include:  “The Blue Beautiful World” by Karen Lord “The Sky Vault” by Benjamin Percy and “The Best Science Fiction of the Year Volume 8” edited by Neil Clarke We will also look at the Apple TV show Foundation Season 2 and the movie Dune: Part 2 Each week, other staff members will be bringing you more topics.  Be sure to check back each Wednesday at 1pm for a new episode.   Feel free to follow and connect with us on www.facebook.com/yadkincountypubliclibrary  www.pinterest.com/yadkinlibrary  twitter.com/YadkinL and www.instagram.com/yadkincountypubliclibrary . And contact us if you have any questions! Email:ydk@nwrl.org and Phone: 336-679-8792

We had the absolute best time chatting with the glorious human that is J. Elle ⁠@authorjelle⁠ 

Wulf Moon wrote his first science fiction story when he was fifteen. It won the national Scholastic Art & Writing Awards–the same contest that first discovered Stephen King, Joyce Carol Oates, Peter S. Beagle, and a host of iconic names in the arts. It became his first professional sale in Science World. Moon has won over forty awards in writing and thirty in public speaking. A sample of these include: Star Trek Strange New Worlds Contest; Critters Readers' Choice Awards for Best Science Fiction and Fantasy Short Story of 2018, of 2019, of 2020; Best Author of 2019, of 2020, of 2021; Best Positive Future Story of 2021; Best Writers' Workshop of 2019, of 2020, of 2021; Nora Roberts Novella Contest; and the Writers of the Future Contest, Vol. 35. Moon's stories and articles have appeared in numerous publications including Writers of the Future, Best of Deep Magic Anthology Two, Future Science Fiction Digest, Star Trek: Strange New Worlds 2, Best of Third Flatiron, Galaxy's Edge, and DreamForge magazine. Wulf Moon is also a professional voice-over actor and has produced works for Hugo Award winners and bestselling authors like Mike Resnick, Jeff Wheeler, and Will McIntosh. Moon is podcast director at Future Science Fiction Digest. His award-winning SUPER SECRETS Online Resource and Writing Workshop has had over 800,000 views. These Secrets have been attributed by a multitude of writers as the reason they obtained their first professional sales, and wins in national and international writing contests. Two SUPER SECRETS writing books will be published this winter by editor Mark Leslie Lefebvre through Stark Publishing Solutions. Learn more at https://bit.ly/TheSuperSecrets Explore the works of Wulf Moon by visiting driftweave.com or by checking out his Amazon author page at: amazon.com/author/wulfmoon.

Wulf Moon wrote his first science fiction story when he was fifteen. It won the national Scholastic Art & Writing Awards–the same contest that first discovered Stephen King, Joyce Carol Oates, Peter S. Beagle, and a host of iconic names in the arts. It became his first professional sale in Science World. Moon has won over forty awards in writing and thirty in public speaking. A sample of these include: Star Trek Strange New Worlds Contest; Critters Readers' Choice Awards for Best Science Fiction and Fantasy Short Story of 2018, of 2019, of 2020; Best Author of 2019, of 2020, of 2021; Best Positive Future Story of 2021; Best Writers' Workshop of 2019, of 2020, of 2021; Nora Roberts Novella Contest; and the Writers of the Future Contest, Vol. 35. Moon's stories and articles have appeared in numerous publications including Writers of the Future, Best of Deep Magic Anthology Two, Future Science Fiction Digest, Star Trek: Strange New Worlds 2, Best of Third Flatiron, Galaxy's Edge, and DreamForge magazine. Wulf Moon is also a professional voice-over actor and has produced works for Hugo Award winners and bestselling authors like Mike Resnick, Jeff Wheeler, and Will McIntosh. Moon is podcast director at Future Science Fiction Digest. His award-winning SUPER SECRETS Online Resource and Writing Workshop has had over 800,000 views. These Secrets have been attributed by a multitude of writers as the reason they obtained their first professional sales, and wins in national and international writing contests. Two SUPER SECRETS writing books will be published this winter by editor Mark Leslie Lefebvre through Stark Publishing Solutions. Learn more at https://bit.ly/TheSuperSecrets Explore the works of Wulf Moon by visiting driftweave.com or by checking out his Amazon author page at: amazon.com/author/wulfmoon.

The conclusion you've all been waiting for is finally here! Tim is hosting this epic episode that once again features Jay (Liquid Kourage/World Trivia Federation), Carmela (Trivial Warfare/Four Play), Bryan, Jeff, and Stephen are having arguments and closing this bracket out! Want fun trivia to support a wonderful small business owner? Head on over to www.patreon.com/liquidkourage and take part in the World Trivia Federation! Are you enjoying the show? Head over to www.patreon.com/ptebb Discord: www.ptebb.com/discord Merch: www.ptebb.com Find our Facebook, IG, Twitter, and more at www.ptebb.com! Don't forget – Leave us a 5 Star Rating and write us a review Enjoy The Show!

If there is a cursed episode of this podcast it is this one. Sparked by an argument on Twitter started when I declared John Brunner's Stand on Zanzibar the best SF novel of the 20th century. Multiple people responded saying it wasn't their favorite of the year. I invited all the people who weighed in and trying to schedule 4 time zones and five people's schedules proved impossible. So it ended but three people instead six. I tried. Lisa returning two episodes brings it of course and Brian Collins of SF Remembrance blog does a wonderful job helping me guide the conversation on Science Fiction in 1968.  In this episode, we talk about the culture in 1968, the state of the SF community, which books were nominated for the two major awards, where the conventions were held, and deep into the books of that year. Those deep dives include Picnic in Paradise by Joanna Russ, Camp Concentration by Thomas Disch, Nova by Samuel R. Delany, Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep by PKD, and Stand on Zanzibar by John Brunner. You can find my books here: Amazon-https://www.amazon.com/David-Agranoff/e/B004FGT4ZW •And me here: Goodreads-http://www.goodreads.com/author/show/2988332.David_Agranoff Twitter-https://twitter.com/DAgranoffAuthor Blog-http://davidagranoff.blogspot.com/

The decisions only get harder as we get closer to the end! Tim is hosting this epic episode that once again features Jay (Liquid Kourage/World Trivia Federation), Carmela (Trivial Warfare/Four Play), Bryan, Jeff, and Stephen are having arguments and making their way through the first half of the round of 32! Want fun trivia to support a wonderful small business owner? Head on over to www.patreon.com/liquidkourage and take part in the World Trivia Federation! Are you enjoying the show? Head over to www.patreon.com/ptebb Discord: www.ptebb.com/discord Merch: www.ptebb.com Find our Facebook, IG, Twitter, and more at www.ptebb.com! Don't forget – Leave us a 5 Star Rating and write us a review Enjoy The Show!

So after a opinion-laden start to the round of 32, it's time to wrap this section of the bracket up. What better way than with MORE CONTROVERSY? Tim is hosting this epic bracket as Jay (Liquid Kourage/World Trivia Federation), Jeff, Bryan, Stephen, and Carmela (Trivial Warfare/Four Play) are making the picks! Want fun trivia to support a wonderful small business owner? Head on over to www.patreon.com/liquidkourage and take part in the World Trivia Federation! Are you enjoying the show? www.patreon.com/ptebb Discord: www.ptebb.com/discord Merch: www.ptebb.com Find our Facebook, IG, Twitter, and more at www.ptebb.com! Don't forget – Leave us a 5 Star Rating and write us a review Enjoy The Show!

Wow... after an epic and controversial round of 64 it's time to start making the Sweet 16! Tim is hosting this epic episode that once again features Jay (Liquid Kourage/World Trivia Federation), Carmela (Trivial Warfare/Four Play), Bryan, Jeff, and Stephen are having arguments and making their way through the first half of the round of 32! Want fun trivia to support a wonderful small business owner? Head on over to www.patreon.com/liquidkourage and take part in the World Trivia Federation! Are you enjoying the show? Head over to www.patreon.com/ptebb Discord: www.ptebb.com/discord Merch: www.ptebb.com Find our Facebook, IG, Twitter, and more at www.ptebb.com! Don't forget – Leave us a 5 Star Rating and write us a review Enjoy The Show!

Last week's episode had more than its fair share of controversy and disagreement, and this episode is no different. Tim is back as host as he tries to contain an opinionated (and somewhat inebriated) panel of Jeff, Carmela (Trivial Warfare and Four Play), Bryan (Nerd Speak Trivia Host), Stephen, and Jay (Liquid Kourage and World Trivia Federation), and against all odds, mostly succeeds. This bracket is a wild ride that's still picking up speed, and there's a lot of laughter along the way, so be sure to tune in! Want fun trivia to support a wonderful small business owner? Head on over to www.patreon.com/liquidkourage and take part in the World Trivia Federation! Are you enjoying the show? www.patreon.com/ptebb Discord: www.ptebb.com/discord Merch: www.ptebb.com Find our Facebook, IG, Twitter, and more at www.ptebb.com! Don't forget – Leave us a 5 Star Rating and write us a review Enjoy The Show!

New quadrant of the bracket and a NEW host! Tim is jumping into the host's chair & he alone is responsible for herding cats and getting Stephen, Jeff, Jay (Liquid Kourage & World Trivia Federation), Carmela (Trivial Warfare & Four Play), and Bryan (Nerd Speak Trivia Host). If you thought eps 1 & 2 were full of controversy WAIT til you get a load of this! Want to support trivia & a wonderful small business owner? Head on over to www.patreon.com/liquidkourage and take part in the World Trivia Federation! Are you enjoying the show? www.patreon.com/ptebb   Discord: www.ptebb.com/discord Merch: www.ptebb.com   Find our Facebook, IG, Twitter, and more at www.ptebb.com!   Don't forget – Leave us a 5 Star Rating and write us a review   Enjoy The Show!

Welcome back to Boozy Bracketology! We are on to quadrant #2 this week and Chris is still hosting and this week's episode has some CONTROVERSIAL decisions. We are joined by Boozy regulars Stephen and Jeff, Patreon supporter Bryan, Liquid Kourage's Jay Borsom, and the First Lady of Trivial Warfare Carmela Smith! Are you enjoying the show? www.patreon.com/ptebb   Discord: www.ptebb.com/discord Merch: www.ptebb.com   Facebook: The Lounge: Fans of Pub Trivia Experience & Boozy Bracketology Twitter: @BoozyBrackets Instagram: Boozy Bracketology BoozyBracketology@gmail.com Don't forget – Leave us a 5 Star Rating and write us a review Enjoy The Show!

Oh boy is this next bracket a DOOZY! Chris is hosting as Boozy Regulars Jeff and Stephen join our patreon supporter Bryan, World Trivia Federation founder Jay, and the First Lady of Trivial Warfare Carmela Smith in arguing out who the BEST Sci-Fi Author of all time is! This is game 1 of 8 as we start in the top left quadrant of the bracket! Are you enjoying the show? www.patreon.com/ptebb   Discord: www.ptebb.com/discord Merch: www.ptebb.com   Facebook: The Lounge: Fans of Pub Trivia Experience & Boozy Bracketology Twitter: @BoozyBrackets Instagram: Boozy Bracketology BoozyBracketology@gmail.com Don't forget – Leave us a 5 Star Rating and write us a review Enjoy The Show!

El presente relato corto ganó el premio Nébula del año 2014 . En realidad, no estamos ante un cuento estrictamente de ciencia ficción, ni siquiera es fantástico… o tal vez sí, pero al margen de su adscripción genérica se trata de una bellísima historia de amor ❤️ —casi un poema— que merecía ser publicada en español y narrada por una servidora. Apareció en marzo de 2013 en la cada vez más interesante revista Apex y suscitó decenas de elogios aunque también fue una de las historias que centraron los ataques del ala más reaccionaria de la ciencia ficción norteamericana, aquella liderada por los denominados Sad Puppies y Rabid Puppies, cuyas campañas han llegado incluso a amenazar el prestigio de los premios Hugo. Por cierto, el marido de Rachel es un gran aficionado a los dinosaurios. 🦖🦖 RACHEL SWIRSKY (California, 1982) es una escritora de fantasía y ficción especulativa, aunque también es poeta, ensayista, editora e, incluso, fue vicepresidenta de la Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America. Ha sido nominada a los premios Hugo, Sturgeon y Locus, y en 2010 obtuvo el Nébula de mejor novela corta con «The Lady Who Plucked Red Flowers Beneath the Queen’s Window» . Sus historias han aparecido en numerosas publicaciones: Tor.com, Subterranean Magazine, Clarkesworld, Beneath Ceaseless Skies, Fantasy Magazine, Interzone, Realms of Fantasy, Weird Tales, y en recopilaciones tan prestigiosas como The Year’s Best Science Fiction de Gardner Dozois, The Year’s Best Science Fiction & Fantasy de Rich Horton, Year’s Best Science Fiction y Fantasy of the Year de Jonathan Strahan, o Best American Fantasy de Jeff y Ann VanderMeer. 📌 ¡¡Síguenos en Telegram: https://t.me/historiasparaserleidas (estamos preparando un sorteo)🎁 🛑BIO Olga Paraíso: https://instabio.cc/Hleidas 📌Súbete a nuestra nave y disfruta de contenido exclusivo solo para ti, pulsa el botón azul APOYAR y serás un tabernero galáctico desde 1,49€ al mes. Gracias por tu apoyo. ¡¡Hasta el próximo audio!! 🚀 (｡◕‿◕｡) Escucha el episodio completo en la app de iVoox, o descubre todo el catálogo de iVoox Originals

Author : Christopher Rowe Narrator : Amy H. Sturgis Host : Mur Lafferty Audio Producer : Adam Pracht Discuss on Forums The Contrary Gardener originally appeared in Eclipse Online, October 2012 and has been reprinted in: Science Fiction: The Best of the Year 2013, ed. Rich Horton, Prime Books, 2014. The Best Science Fiction and […] Source

Author : Christopher Rowe Narrator : Amy H. Sturgis Host : Mur Lafferty Audio Producer : Adam Pracht Discuss on Forums The Contrary Gardener originally appeared in Eclipse Online, October 2012 and has been reprinted in: Science Fiction: The Best of the Year 2013, ed. Rich Horton, Prime Books, 2014. The Best Science Fiction and […] Source

Golden Voice narrator January LaVoy joins AudioFile's Robin Whitten to discuss C.L. Polk's fantasy EVEN THOUGH I KNEW THE END. Her captivating talents are on full display as she voices this romantic, fantastical noir mystery that is on AudioFile's list of 2022 Best Science Fiction & Fantasy audiobooks. Hear from January about how she approached the challenges presented by this audiobook, what she loves about narrating fantasy stories for listeners, and what's stayed with her about this audiobook. Read AudioFile's review of the audiobook at audiofilemagazine.com. Published by Recorded Books. AudioFile's 2022 Best Science Fiction & Fantasy Audiobooks: THE ATLAS SIX by Olivie Blake, read by Steve West, David Monteith, Damian Lynch, Caitlin Kelly, Andy Ingalls, Munirih Grace, Siho Ellsmore, James Patrick Cronin A COURT OF MIST AND FURY (1 OF 2) by Sarah J. Maas, read by Melody Muze, Anthony Palmini, Henry W. Kramer, Jon Vertullo, Amanda Forstrom, and a Full Cast EVEN THOUGH I KNEW THE END by C.L. Polk, read by January LaVoy MAXINE JUSTICE by Daniel Schwabauer, read by Aimee Lilly MOON WITCH, SPIDER KING by Marlon James, read by Bahni Turpin WITCHES ABROAD by Terry Pratchett, read by Indira Varma, Peter Serafinowicz, Bill Nighy For the full list of 2022 Best Audiobooks, visit: audiofilemagazine.com Support for Behind the Mic comes from Oasis Audio, featuring the finest in specially curated novels including THE MAN WHO LAUGHS, Victor Hugo's 1869 biting arraignment of the aristocracy for their vices, crimes, and selfishness. Lavishly narrated by Simon Vance. Available everywhere. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Chatting With Sherri welcomes award-winning artist and Illustrator; Arthur Doweyko! As a scientist, Arthur Doweyko has authored 140+ scientific publications, invented novel 3D drug design software, and shares the 2008 Thomas Alva Edison Patent Award for the discovery of Sprycel, a new anti-cancer drug. He writes and illustrates science fiction, fantasy, and horror. His debut novel, Algorithm, garnered a 2010 Royal Palm Literary Award (RPLA) and was published by E-Lit Books in October, 2014. His second novel, As Wings Unfurl, took first place as Best Science Fiction in the 2014 RPLA competition and was released in 2016 by Red Adept Publishing. Many of his short stories have been honored as finalists in RPLA competitions, as well as achieving Honorable Mentions in the  Writers of the Future Contests. He has published two short story anthologies ("My Shorts" and "Captain Arnold"), both of which have garnered awards.  Arthur has maintained a lifelong love of art. From copying comic book covers at an early age to illustrating science fiction and fantasy themes utilizing various media, including oils and digital art, Arthur has always found the time between experiments to pursue his artistic dreams and share his visions of a future unbounded. Arthur Doweyko is a winner in The Illustrators of the Future contest earning him a cash prize, trip to Hollywood, a week-long professional workshop, and his art is published in the anthology, L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future Volume 38, 

Hello listeners! This week we're turning back to sci-fi to think about what pieces of technology we most wish existed in the real world. Transporters? Robotic suits? Communication devices? Do we draft for money, recreation, quality of life, or all of the above? Listen in, then let us know which collection of sci-fi gadgets you'd most like to see exist in real life by voting on the winner! Vote for the winner here! (for now, you have to have the Spotify mobile app to vote) Time Codes: 3:49 Question and Answer Time! 10:18 Topic Intro 14:23 The Draft 1:04:32 The Second Half 1:36:22 Recap and Alternates Callbacks to Previous Episodes: 73: What are the Best Tools to Have at Your House? 36: Drafting Fictional Corporations to Invest Our Money In 35: Drafting Our Ideal Robotic Staffs 8: Drafting Real People for a Fellowship of the Ring Social Media: Twitter Facebook Instagram Email us at whatsondraftpodcast@gmail.com! --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/whatsondraft/message

Author : C.C. Finlay Narrator : Heather Thomas Host : Mur Lafferty Audio Producer : Summer Brooks “Time Bomb Time” originally appeared in the May 2015 issue of Lightspeed Magazine. It was reprinted in Rich Horton's The Year's Best Science Fiction & Fantasy 2016 and translated into Chinese by Geng Hui (耿辉) for ZUI Found […] Source

Time for another episode of the podcast, and this time we delve into our favourite sci-fi artificial intelligences. We largely ignore ambulatory A.I., so you won't find much talk of robots or androids here. Instead we try (but don't always succeed) to discuss the type of A.I. that won't chase you down a corridor or strangle you. Among the works mentioned are some Star Treks; some Keith Laumer, Asimov, Clarke and Gerrold; and several classic movies that highlight our human terror at the thought that computers might one day take over. Read more about science fiction's use of artificial intelligence in the Encyclopedia of Science Fiction and the Historical Dictionary of Science Fiction. Other things that pop up in our discussion include: The Best Science Fiction and Fantasy Short Fiction Facebook group Andy Weir's Facebook AMA Is the Gunstar a Better Design than the Starfury? on YouTube Patricia McKillip Fredric Brown We hope you enjoy our discussion - and please let us know your favourite fictional A.I.

The Best Science Fiction and Fantasy Scenes Ever (So Far) We'll showcase and discuss the best scenes in all of science fiction and fantasy moviedom. You'll love us and you'll hate us for the ones we've picked and the ones we didn't. They've already changed your lives. How will other great scenes change our lives in the future? (TMA, Arches) Dylan Parker (m), Tom Durham, Megan Lloyd, Daniel Swenson, Richard Teasdale

Episode Notes Strangers In A Tangled WIlderness can be found at here or on twitter @tangledwild. You can support this show by subscribing to our Patreon. A more reader friendly copy of the story can be found at https://www.tangledwilderness.org/featured/the-great-armored-train Along with amazing art by Robin Savage. This story appeared in Nick Mamatas's collection The People's Republic of Everything, published in 2018 by Tachyon Publications. About the author: Nick Mamatas is the author of seven novels, including Love is the Law, I Am Providence, and the forthcoming Hexen Sabbath. His short fiction has appeared in Best American Mystery Stories, Year's Best Science Fiction & Fantasy, and many other venues. Nick is also an anthologist; his books include the Bram Stoker Award winner Haunted Legends (co-edited with Ellen Datlow), the Locus Award nominees The Future is Japanese and Hanzai Japan (both co-edited with Masumi Washington), and Mixed Up (co-edited with Molly Tanzer). His fiction and editorial work has been nominated for the Hugo, Locus, World Fantasy, Bram Stoker, Shirley Jackson, and International Horror Guild Awards. Mamatas lives in Oakland, California. About the interviewer: Margaret Killjoy is a transfeminine author and editor currently based in the Appalachian mountains. Her most recent book is an anarchist demon hunters novella called The Barrow Will Send What it May, published by Tor.com. She spends her time crafting and complaining about authoritarian power structures and she blogs at birdsbeforethestorm.net. The theme music is also by Margaret Killjoy. Show art is by Robin Savage The Host is Inmn Neruin. You can find them on instagram @shadowtail.artificery **Strangers In A Tangled Wilderness 2: The Great Armored Train by Nick Mamatas** Inmn Neruin: Hello and welcome to Strangers in a Tangled Wilderness...the podcast. I'm your host Inmn Neruin and I use They/them pronouns . Strangers in a Tangled Wilderness is a collectively run publisher dedicated to producing and curating inclusive and intersectional culture informed by anarchistic ideals. This can include stories, fiction, poetry, memoir, non-fiction, theater pieces, comics, books, pop culture analysis, recipes, music, history, podcasts...and occasionally essays and theory. We are looking for content that doesn't know where it fits in, for people that don't know where they fit in. On this podcast we have audio versions of our monthly featured zine read by a brilliant voice actor along with interviews with the author. If you would like to hold in your hands a hard copy of our monthly feature, please consider subscribing to our Patreon where you will be mailed a lovely zine once a month along with other occasional trinkets to add to your horde. Our Patreon helps make things like this podcast possible as well as supporting other podcasts we put out like Live Like The World Is Dying. It also helps us pay authors of the monthly features, transcribers, artists, editors and translators. So if you like what you hear, please consider subscribing at Patreon.com/strangersinatangledwilderness. If you would like to submit a piece that you think would shine nicely in our little dragon horde, please visit Tangledwilderness.org for our submission guidelines! This month, we are kind of cheating…We bring to you a previously recorded episode of the now on-hold podcast We Will Remember Freedom. In this re-print episode, one of our collaborators, Margaret Killjoy talks with Nick Mamatas about his short story The Great Armored Train. We feel this story is more relevant than usual considering Russia's current invasion of Ukraine. This story pits Trotsky's giant armored train against polish folk magic. I really loved this story mostly because it's simple and I love learning about magic within resistance movements, but I also appreciate a good critique of State Communism. Much like State Communism  paraded this idea of liberating the people, while building a power base for a new oppressive state, Putin claims to be trying to save Ukraine from itself, going so far as to parade that idea that he hopes to de-nazify it. A facist claiming to free people from other fascists. Seems sketchy.  And much like during the  reign of the Bolsheviks or the quarrels of any nation states, the common people are usually who suffer most and are used as pawns. But as in this story, resistance can be…phantasmal and there have always been echos of stateless worlds, tremors of a bell rung long ago, now ever ringing, “Land to the Peasants” as the  Black Army emblazoned on their battle standards as they fought for a free-territory in Ukraine almost exactly one century ago in conflicts with Bolsheviks and Monarchists. Our hearts go out to the Anarchists and anti-authoritarians organizing in  Ukraine and Russia right now, and those of you fighting on the frontlines, organizing evacuations, refugees and medical support, for those who stayed and for those who fled and of course for those who fell. We hope the fantasy and comedy of this story can offer some levity and hope within this ongoing conflict, and those exactly like it happening all over the world, and hope if people can empathize with Ukrainian people right now they can see the similarities between this conflict and those in places like Palestine, Syria, and Rojava to name a few. So remember, sharpen your talons, listen for the echos, and keep fighting.  *For a print version of the story please visit http://tangledwild.org * Inmn Neruin: That was Margaret talking to Nick Mamatas about “The Great Armored Train.” Please check out the online version for this story as well as other content at [http://tangledwild.org](http://tangledwild.org). You can even see some amazing artwork done for the story by our artist Robin Savage. I've heard many stories of Ukrainian women offering sunflower seeds to Russian soldiers, so that when they die at least something beautiful and useful will grow. I hope so much to hear stories in the future of seeds that spontaneously burst to life inside tanks, consuming them and rendering them useless except as homes to wayward critters.  If you would like to learn more about this conflict in Ukraine and those like it, check out our friends at the Final Straw Radio at [https://thefinalstrawradio.noblogs.org/](https://thefinalstrawradio.noblogs.org/) for interviews with Ukrainian Anarchists, as well as our friends at [http://Crimethinc.com/](http://crimethinc.com/) for histories and interviews with Russian and Ukrainian Leftists, Anarchists and anti-authoritarians. If you would like to support anarchists and anti-authoritarians in Ukraine right now check out a link tree for Ukranian mutual aid group Operation Solidarity at [https://linktr.ee/operation.solidarity](https://linktr.ee/operation.solidarity) and an Anarchist armed detachment The Black Headquarter at [https://linktr.ee/Theblackheadquarter](https://linktr.ee/Theblackheadquarter) Thanks so much for listening. If you enjoyed this podcast please go tell someone about it. Whisper it in their ear, put it on at work, write a review and feed it to the ocean, cry its name to the gloaming daring an owl to answer. If you would like to support us as well as the authors, translators, editors and artists that we work with please consider subscribing to our Patreon. Subscribers receive at different levels: access to digital copies of our archived zines and features, digital copies of new work, Patreon-only content, discounts of printed work and monthly printed copies of our featured zine mailed to you along with whatever else we feel like that month. You can find us at Patreon.com/strangersinatangledwilderness or check out our website for more free content, including blogposts, zines, books, games, comics, how-to guides and other works we have to distribute. We can be found at TangledWilderness.org or check us out on twitter @Tangledwild. And as always, if you don't want to or can't contribute financially please rate and review us, and tell a friend. We like having friends. You do incredible things that we are endlessly marveled by. We would especially like to thank these friends: Mikki, Nicole, David, Dana, Chelsea, Micaiah, Staro, Jenipher, Eleanor, Natalie, Kirk, Hugh, Nora, Sam, Chris, and Hoss the dog for making this podcast and so many other projects possible. If you feel like a stranger that would like to find their story a home in this tangled wilderness consider submitting it; the pages are thirsty.  Next month, we bring to you something a little bit different. I will be talking with Celeste Inez Mathilda of Liminal Spaces about their zine “Taraxacum Officinale: Dandelion. Break the Binary. Migration is Beautiful” as well their views on the ethics of wildcrafting. Stay Well. We hope you come back. Find out more at https://strangers-in-a-tangled-wildern.pinecast.co

Today we celebrate the launch of The Story Craft Cafe'. Christopher Paolini drops by to help us celebrate the launch and to talk about the importance of community and to talk about his meteoric rise in the Fantasy and Science Fiction world.  Now a New York Times and USA Today bestseller! Winner of Best Science Fiction in the 2020 Goodreads Choice Awards! To Sleep in a Sea of Stars is a brand new epic novel from #1 New York Times bestselling author of Eragon, Christopher Paolini. Kira Navárez dreamed of life on new worlds. Now she's awakened a nightmare. During a routine survey mission on an uncolonized planet, Kira finds an alien relic. At first she's delighted, but elation turns to terror when the ancient dust around her begins to move. As war erupts among the stars, Kira is launched into a galaxy-spanning odyssey of discovery and transformation. First contact isn't at all what she imagined, and events push her to the very limits of what it means to be human. While Kira faces her own horrors, Earth and its colonies stand upon the brink of annihilation. Now, Kira might be humanity's greatest and final hope . . . Christopher Paolini is the author of the international bestsellers Eragon, Eldest, Brisingr, and Inheritance, as well as The Fork, the Witch, and the Worm. His debut science fiction novel, To Sleep in a Sea of Stars, will be available on September 15, 2020. He resides in Paradise Valley, Montana, USA.

A review that in effect passes judgment on all modern science fiction, with a slightly different tack from my usual. (This article was first published August 23, 2016.) The written, original version of this article can be found here, or at https://theworthyhouse.com/2016/08/23/book-review-the-years-best-science-fiction-thirty-third-annual-collection-gardner-dozois-ed/ We strongly encourage, in these days of censorship and deplatforming, all readers to bookmark our main site (https://www.theworthyhouse.com). You can also subscribe for email notifications. The Worthy House does not solicit donations or other support, or have ads. 

Today we celebrate the launch of The Story Craft Cafe'. Christopher Paolini drops by to help us celebrate the launch and to talk about the importance of community and to talk about his meteoric rise in the Fantasy and Science Fiction world.  Now a New York Times and USA Today bestseller! Winner of Best Science Fiction in the 2020 Goodreads Choice Awards! To Sleep in a Sea of Stars is a brand new epic novel from #1 New York Times bestselling author of Eragon, Christopher Paolini. Kira Navárez dreamed of life on new worlds. Now she's awakened a nightmare. During a routine survey mission on an uncolonized planet, Kira finds an alien relic. At first she's delighted, but elation turns to terror when the ancient dust around her begins to move. As war erupts among the stars, Kira is launched into a galaxy-spanning odyssey of discovery and transformation. First contact isn't at all what she imagined, and events push her to the very limits of what it means to be human. While Kira faces her own horrors, Earth and its colonies stand upon the brink of annihilation. Now, Kira might be humanity's greatest and final hope . . . Christopher Paolini is the author of the international bestsellers Eragon, Eldest, Brisingr, and Inheritance, as well as The Fork, the Witch, and the Worm. His debut science fiction novel, To Sleep in a Sea of Stars, will be available on September 15, 2020. He resides in Paradise Valley, Montana, USA.

In this episode we sit down with Rich Horton - Locus short fiction columnist, editor of "The Year's Best Science Fiction and Fantasy " for Prime Books, and blogger at Strange at Ecbatan.We listen to “The Sources of the Nile” Originally published in The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction, January 1961. For more information see www.avramdavidson.com  

In this week's edition of the BFG Week in Review Podcast, our loud editor Neal Pollack welcomes sci-fi correspondent Dan Friedman to review the year's best science-fiction novels. Not only was it a good year for sci-fi, but it was also a diverse year for sci-fi, a genre that keeps expanding its reach. Neal expresses skepticism about reading a sci-fi verse novel in the dialect of the Orkney Islands, but Dan encourages him to eat his vegetables.From vegetables straight to dessert, Stephen Garrett pops in to talk about Spider-Man: No Way Home. He enjoyed the latest offering from the Marvel Cinematic Universe. You'd have to be dead inside not to enjoy it. But Stephen wonders if this is how it's going to be from now on, endless iterations of the same character played by interchangeable actors in an infinite number of interchangeable settings. “Welcome to comic books,” Neal says.Finally, Kathy O'Neill makes an appearance to warn about the new Sex and the City episodes, titled ‘And Just Like That.' She's more than faintly embarrassed that she and her girlfriends once thought this show was cool. No one is thinking that anymore, that's for sure. “It's so bad,” Kathy says, as we all mourn what we've lost.Enjoy the show!

Nina Allan has won the British Science Fiction Award, the Novella Award, the Kitschies Red Tentacle and France's Grand Prix de L'Imaginaire. Her first published piece of fiction appeared in a magazine called Dark Horizons in 2002. Since then, her stories have featured in numerous magazines and anthologies including The Year's Best Science Fiction, Best Horror of the Year and The Mammoth Book of Best British Crime. Her latest book, The Good Neighbours, is released on 10 June 2021.We loved talking to Nina about her lifelong love of speculative fiction, including science fiction, the gothic, weird fiction and good old fashioned ghost stories and why she is particularly interested in work that tests the boundaries of genre: playing with philosophical ideas, savouring language, and experimenting with form. We talked about how SFF and horror cons can be a great place for budding writers to make connections, and hear about her rather unique redrafting process!Links:Buy The Good Neigbours and Nina's other books now!Visit Nina's websiteCymera Festival 2021Watch our video panel Page One Sessions as we discuss writing with great authors: https://youtu.be/gmE6iCDYn-sThe Page One Podcast is brought to you by Write Gear, creators of Page One - the Writer's Notebook. Learn more and order yours now: https://www.writegear.co.uk/page-oneFollow us on Twitter: @write_gearFollow us on Facebook: www.facebook.com/WriteGearUK/Follow us on Instagram: write_gear_uk See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Travis interviews author Suyi Davies Okungbowa about Son of the Storm, the first book in his new Nameless Republic trilogy from Orbit Books. This epic fantasy is a sweeping tale of violent conquest and forgotten magic set in a world inspired by the pre-colonial empires of West Africa. Suyi and Travis discuss how writers can apply strategic project culture to their work, how distinct story engines power our favorite stories, and researching 15th century African empires. This episode was sponsored by Campfire Technology. Campfire creates story design software that helps writers develop their stories. Its software includes tools for character development, story timelines, worldbuilding, and more, allowing storytellers to write better stories, faster. Want us to read your message on the podcast? Find out more here. About Suyi Davies Okungbowa: Suyi Davies Okungbowa is the author of Son of the Storm (Orbit, May 2021), first in The Nameless Republic epic fantasy trilogy, and the godpunk novel, David Mogo, Godhunter (Abaddon, 2019). His shorter works have appeared internationally in periodicals like Tor.com, Lightspeed, Nightmare, Strange Horizons, Fireside, _and anthologies like _Black Panther: Tales of Wakanda and Year's _Best Science Fiction and Fantasy. _He earned his MFA at the University of Arizona. He tweets at @IAmSuyiDavies and is @suyidavies on Instagram. Learn more at suyidavies.com. Find Us Online: Blog Discord Twitter Instagram Support Us: Become a Patron Buy Us a Coffee Music: Intro: "The Legend of Iya" courtesy of https://philter.no Outro: "A Quest Unfolds" courtesy of https://philter.no This episode of The Fantasy Inn podcast was recorded in the unceded territory of the S'atsoyaha (Yuchi) and ᏣᎳᎫᏪᏘᏱ Tsalaguwetiyi (Eastern Cherokee Band) peoples. The blog post accompanying this episode can be found at https://thefantasyinn.com, along with fantasy book reviews, author interviews, and more fantasy content.

Author : Ann Leckie Narrator : Ibba Armancas Host : S.B. Divya Audio Producer : Adam Pracht Discuss on Forums The Endangered Camp originally appeared in Clockwork Phoenix 2, edited by Mike Allen and The Year's Best Science Fiction & Fantasy 2010, edited by Rich Horton. The Endangered Camp By Ann Leckie After the terrible push to […] Source