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Tim Dodge has loaded up the final two episodes in Purgatory. Get it while it’s hot!

Jeremy Robinson is back from the deep and headed to space in Beneath:

Three thousand years after a chunk of iron the size of Khufu’s pyramid collides with Europa, Jupiter’s sixth moon, an asteroid borne of the collision crashes into Earth’s Arctic ice shelf carrying extraterrestrial microbial life. The first man to come into contact with the microbes hears voices—and then dies.

After determining the meteorite originated from Europa, the Global Exploratory Corporation sends oceanographer and biologist, Kathy Connelly, and her crew to the moon aboard the Surveyor, an experimental spacecraft. They are charged with the task of melting through miles of ice to the hidden ocean beneath, where the search for alien microorganisms begins. But a startling discovery awaits them on the surface of Europa.

Life.

Vast fields of red, plant-like organisms fill the cracks crisscrossing the moon’s surface, surviving on nutrients welling up from the waters below. Intoxicated by thoughts of what might lie beneath, Connelly and her crew activate the Thermal Exploratory System and melt through the ice—toward a world that does not want to be found, toward a force that will do anything to make sure they never leave.

They search for life. They find death.

About the Author: Jeremy Robinson is the author of six published novels including his hard cover thriller, PULSE and INSTINCT, which are part of his Chess Team series. His books have been translated into eight languages.

About the Narrator: Jeff Kafer is an amazing narrator and winner of the 2008 Voicey Award for Best New Voice.

PRAISE FOR BENEATH:

“Here’s a near-future space adventure that’s as frightening as it is smart. Jeremy Robinson’s BENEATH is packed with believable tech, a page-turning story and an alien intelligence so creepy, you’ll pray NASA never makes it past the moon.”
–J.C. Hutchins, author of PERSONAL EFFECTS: DARK ART and 7th SON: DESCENT

“Jeremy Robinson hits his stride in BENEATH. His story-telling is as tight as ever, delivering thrills that raise the heart rate and science detail that gets the mind cranking just has hard. An evocative blend of Crichton and Clarke, BENEATH is destined to become an instant new media classic.”
–Phil Rossi, Best Selling author of CRESCENT, HARVEY, and EDEN

“Isolation, cold, and the unknown: Like The Thing, Into the Void taps into those fears, and a couple more we never know we had. Robinson strips away all that we hold dear, sends us into the deep dark, and dares us to make our way out of it.”
–Mur Lafferty, author of PLAYING FOR KEEPS and award-winning podcaster of I SHOULD BE WRITING and the HEAVEN series

“Robinson grabbed my attention in the first chapter, and kept hold of it. BENEATH isn’t your run of the mill way distant future fantasy sci-fi. It reads like its real, like it could happen today…but we hope and pray it doesn’t.”
–Basil Sands, author of 65 BELOW and FAITHFUL WARRIOR

“Masterful Craftsmanship…a chilling tale that finally answers the question: Are we alone?”
–thenovelblog.com

PRAISE FOR ROBINSON:

“There’s nothing timid about Robinson…”
– Jeff Long, NY Times bestselling author of THE DESCENT and YEAR ZERO

“How do you find an original story idea in the crowded action-thriller genre? Two words: Jeremy Robinson.”
– Scott Sigler, New York Times bestselling author of CONTAGIOUS and INFECTED

“Jeremy Robinson is an original and exciting voice.”
– Steve Berry, New York Times bestselling author of THE CHARLEMAGNE PURSUIT

Wyken Seagrave just added the final chapter to the first book in his series. The sequel to Time Crystal starts next week, so get caught up!

Stick a futuristic fork in Mike Luoma’s Alibi Jones, kids. He’s just uploaded a slew of episodes to cap off the journey. If you’ve got a default feed, you’ll have to release them manually. But if you were wise enough to take a custom feed, they’ll all come down to your just fine on their own. No extra steps required!

Please welcome Peter Chowney to the site, as we begin releasing the serialized audiobook version of his novel, Paraffin Wintercom:

The winter of 1963 was the coldest winter of the century in the UK, at a time when post-war austerity and social class divisions made for a miserable life for many people. These were the days of back boilers, bubble and squeak, paraffin oil stoves, gas works, steam trains, and starting handles. The 1960s technological and social revolution hadn’t happened yet.

Ronnie and Jenny Delaney live in the south coast town of Poole, close by the gas works. They get by – Jenny works in the local pottery and Ronnie runs a paraffin delivery round, helping to keep his grateful customers warm. But then something unexpected turns up on the paraffin round: an eyeball. It doesn’t take Ronnie long to work out that it’s got something to do with his past as a small-time crook, back in the East End of London. Someone’s messing him about. He can handle it. Or so he thinks.

But things start to get complicated, and he quickly finds himself way out of his depth. It’s going to take someone cleverer than Ronnie to get to the bottom of this one. And that someone is closer than he could ever have imagined …

The first five episodes are out. You get to choose between a custom feed — you control how often episodes are released — and the default feed, where you get everything we have as we have it. Either way, you’ll get the complete audiobook as soon as Peter has uploaded all the episodes!

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OK, complete may be a stretch. But book two is, though the story isn’t. Confused? I know. It happens. Check out the first book, then listen to I G Hulme’s The HeavenField – Book Two. And then suffer like the rest of us until he gets to book #3. Killing me.

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Yes, I know it just went live yesterday. I told you Steve was fast. Regenis 4 Chronicles Book 2 – The Invisible Foe is complete with 34 episodes.

Podioracket.com is packing three new interviews into a 25-minute episode. Heather Roulo and Rhonda Carpenter are back and ready to bring you the news, promos, and contests that you’ve been waiting for. In addition to their interviews with Erin O’Briant and Michael Thomas Cunningham, our new permanent interviewer Brian Rathbone brings us JP O’Donnell.

INTERVIEWS

JP O’Donnell

Fatal Gamble is complete on Podiobooks.com.

Dr. Joseph P. O’Donnell is a board-certified pediatric dentist who has been involved in clinical practice and dental education for more than thirty-five years. Dr. O’Donnell is an Associate Clinical Professor at Tufts University School of Dental Medicine.

Dr. O’Donnell has authored a number of scientific articles pertaining to pediatric dentistry and special needs patients. However, for the past several years, he has pursued his long-time interest in creative writing. Under the pen name of JP O’Donnell, he has written two mystery novels, Fatal Gamble and the sequel, Deadly Codes: A Gallagher Novel. Both books have been awarded the distinction of Editor’s Choice and Reader’s Choice by his publisher, iUniverse.

For more information about the books of JP O’Donnell, please visit his website: www.jpodonnell.com.

Michael Thomas Cunningham

Christy is complete on Podiobooks.com.

Michael Thomas Cunningham resides in Bristol Tennessee. He holds a BA in English as well as a Master’s in Business Administration. When he is not writing or podcasting, he spends most of his time worrying about why he’s not writing or podcasting.

Website for the book is ChristyNovel.com.

Feedback line is 877-50-NOVEL.

Email address is author@christynovel.com

Erin O’Briant

Glitter Girl is complete on Podiobooks.com.

Erin O’Briant is a San Francisco Bay Area writer and the author of the novel Glitter Girl. She is a writing teacher and has an MFA in Creative Writing from Goddard College.

Contact Erin at e_obriant@yahoo.com

Check out her site at www.erinobriant.com

News

The Boom Effect

The auction to raise funds for Sonic Boom was started by a group of podcasters and writers as a way for these communities to show support for the Morris family. Tee Morris is a beloved founding father of the podcasting community; co-creator of Podiobooks.com, writer of four social media books, and the first novelist to serialise his novel. On the 5th of January 2010 Tee found himself facing raising his daughter (with the alias of Sonic Boom) alone, after the sudden, shocking death of his wife Natalie. Check out http://www.theboomeffect.org/ for auction items to raise funds for Sonic Boom. All items will be auctioned on the webathon on 27th of February

Blog Talk Radio

Blog Talk Radio returns. Every other Thursday at 6pm Pacific time you can catch Rhonda and one of our great authors LIVE. The new season kicks off with voice talent Jeffrey Kafer on Thursday, February 11 at 6pm Pacific. Set a reminder now.

Podioracket Presents- Visionaries

We have gathered together 16 fabulous short stories by Podiobooks.com authors. The anthology debuts on Podiobooks.com on February 12.

We’re setting things into high gear right off the bat with five amazing authors.

J.C. Hutchins brings us Day 3 from his the world of 7th Son:Descent, followed by Brian Holtz’s never before aired short story Jeremy’s Potential, then we add a dash of humor to lighten things up with Patrick McLean’s Parsec Winning Death of a Dishwasher. Paul E. Cooley, a master at the short story, swoops in with Canvas. He’s followed by crowd favorite Seth Harwood with Junius, the precursor to his novel Young Junius, which was just picked up for publication. Whew!

New Releases

Bundle of Trouble: A Maternal Instincts Mystery by Diana Orgain Mystery

The Secret World Chronicle, Book Three: World Well Lost by Mercedes Lackey and Steve Libbey Science Fiction

Now Complete

Griffin’s Daughter by Leslie Ann Moore Fantasy

The Dreamer’s Thread by Starla Huchton Fantasy

Released in Full

Due to the recent wave of authors releasing their full work all at once we are adding this new category.

The Crypt Book 01: The Crew by Scott Sigler Science Fiction

The Innerglow Effect by Craig Robertson Fiction

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Steve has released the first half of the second book in the family-friendly Regenis 4 Chronicles series. This one is The Invisible Foe:

Space craft start disappearing, but the authorities can’t figure out why, who or what is behind this. There is much fear in the Glaceons family, especially as the eldest son is now a qualified interstellar pilot and regularly traveling through space. Ed and Paul are once again thrown into the thick of things, what is it with these two and disappearances, last time it was their dad. Can they solve the mystery and even more important can they save the lives of those who disappeared along with the space craft. Dare you join Ed and Paul as they try to solve the mystery of The Invisible Foe.

Not suitable for under 12’s as some romantic elements.

Music: Activation by D J Stylez and Listen To The Beating Of My Heart by Catriona. Both available from musicalley.com

Sound Effects from Freesound Project, soundsnap & our own studios.

Knowing the way Steve likes to release his books here, we’ll have the second half of the book live in days. There are many episodes, so you’ll probably find it most convenient to take a custom feed and let our system send you one episode at a time. Every day, if you like. Or if you want to download all you can however you want, the default feed may be your best bet.

The final two episodes of Starla Huchton’s The Dreamer’s Thread have been posted. Enjoy!