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Voices: New Media Fiction by Mur Lafferty (editor)
Science Fiction
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Voices: New Media Fiction brings together the pioneer short fiction podcasters. Experimenting from putting short-short fiction to novellas over their podcasts, these writers were the first to test the new medium for storytelling. Some wrote specifically for podcasts, some read previously published fiction, and some read entirely new stories. Some listeners asked if they could get just the stories in audio form, and that request brought about this podiobook. Cory Doctorow tells us a story about a post-apocalyptic government run by sysadmins and James Patrick Kelly narrates a story of a strange reconciliation. We've collected 18 stories for you, the first short fiction to go out over podcast, and look forward to bringing you more.
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By: psionandy
As much as I love the longer novels on podiobooks, a collection of short stories like this is something of a treat. Its certainly let me discover authors that I'd never heard before and I've enjoyed hearing and reading more of their work. Have to disagree with the comment about poor audio quality, it sounds fine to meBy: Sarah Alawami
I liked most of the stories, even the songstress. Ok. I can't spell, but I can sort of apreaciate what th singer goes through since I am one myself. I also liked the thing about the sys admins. That really hit close to home as that can really happen!By: Alan
I liked the stories but the audio quality was soo poor that I could not listen to them.
Chapters
| Title | Description | Date Created |
| Wolf in the Park, by Patrick McLean (12.23 MB) | A man is hunted - or is it haunted - by a monstrous wolf. | Feb 26, 2006 |
| Barry Koleman, Hero, by Mur Lafferty (31.53 MB) | Barry grows up a bitter man, denied the superpowers that are his birthright. | Feb 26, 2006 |
| The Journey of Jonathan Cave, by Paul S. Jenkins (34.05 MB) | Jonathan awakens from stasis to discover he's on the last journey of his life. | Feb 26, 2006 |
| Pandas Just Want to be Dogs, by Jared Axlerod (12.77 MB) | A man discusses desires and extinction with a panda. | Feb 26, 2006 |
| Anda's Game, Part 1, by Cory Doctorow (36.72 MB) | A young girl realizes there's more to her online gameplaying than just looting and leveling. | Feb 26, 2006 |
| Anda's Game, Part 2, by Cory Doctorow (25.05 MB) | A young girl realizes there's more to her online gameplaying than just looting and leveling. | Feb 26, 2006 |
| Conquest by JR Blackwell (2.66 MB) | A girl comes of age as the world as she knows it is destroyed. | Mar 4, 2006 |
| Merry Christmas from the Heartbreakers by Mur Lafferty, Part 1 (17.08 MB) | Santa's #1 elf goes rogue and we find out exactly how he covers the earth in one night. | Mar 4, 2006 |
| Merry Christmas from the Heartbreakers by Mur Lafferty, Part 2 (4.56 MB) | Santa's #1 elf goes rogue and we find out exactly how he covers the earth in one night. | Mar 4, 2006 |
| Itsy Bitsy Spider by James Patrick Kelly (33.52 MB) | A woman visits her estranged father as a favor to her dead mother. | Mar 4, 2006 |
| Enlightenment by Jason Erik Lundberg (15.82 MB) | A man needs to make a decision to whom he owes his allegiance. | Mar 4, 2006 |
| Timmy, Jimmy and the Beast of Tagmart by Daniel Emery (14.1 MB) | People say the big box stores are evil. Timmy and Jimmy discover just how much. | Mar 4, 2006 |
| Travel With Confidence by Paul S. Jenkins, Part 1 (13.76 MB) | A hyperspace kiosk causes a great deal of interest among several investors. | Mar 4, 2006 |
| Travel With Confidence by Paul S. Jenkins, Part 2 (15.85 MB) | A hyperspace kiosk causes a great deal of interest among several investors. | Mar 4, 2006 |
| Asleep at the Wheel by Tee Morris (25.74 MB) | A pilot struggles with the strain of hyperspace isolation. | Mar 4, 2006 |
| Death of a Dishwasher by Patrick McLean (22.15 MB) | Good help is hard to find. And when you can't find good help, go for the suicidal. | Mar 4, 2006 |
| Curse of the Forward Thinking Gentleman by Jared Axlerod (23.68 MB) | A man discovers a colleague has a dark, industrious secret. | Mar 4, 2006 |
| Late Shift at the Soul Eater by Daniel Emery (9.94 MB) | Even zombies and demon summoners need security guards. | Mar 4, 2006 |
| The Merry Husband by JR Blackwell (3.42 MB) | A man feels the joy and stress of being married to a spaceship commander. | Mar 4, 2006 |
| Songstress by Jason Erik Lundberg (3.34 MB) | A grizzly performance for the upper class. | Mar 4, 2006 |
| When Sysadmins Rules the Earth by Cory Doctorow, Part 1 (14.48 MB) | When Sysadmins Rules the Earth by Cory Doctorow: The world ends, and the only ones left to rule are the sysadmins who were safe from the attacks in their server rooms. | Mar 4, 2006 |
| When Sysadmins Rules the Earth by Cory Doctorow, Part 2 (10.17 MB) | The world ends, and the only ones left to rule are the sysadmins who were safe from the attacks in their server rooms. | Mar 4, 2006 |
| When Sysadmins Rules the Earth by Cory Doctorow, Part 3 (11.62 MB) | The world ends, and the only ones left to rule are the sysadmins who were safe from the attacks in their server rooms. | Mar 4, 2006 |
