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From the Podosphere: March 2009

By Paul S. Jenkins ⋅ April 23, 2009

PodCastle begins March, we are told, with the first of a run of Elf stories, though the creatures seem oddly absent in this example. Expertly read by Bill Ruhsam, Emma Bull’s “De La Tierra” concerns a futuristic assassin, carrying out his profession with the aid of biological enhancements (or possibly elves) that speak to him. [...]

From the Podosphere: May 2008

By Paul S. Jenkins ⋅ June 15, 2008

Escape Pod begins the month of May by continuing its now-traditional run of Hugo-nominated short fiction. Mike Resnick’s “Distant Replay” (read by Steve Anderson) is an odd time-travel story, except that what appears to be time travel is more like history repeating itself. It’s well told, but the “magic realism” makes no attempt at explanation—no [...]

From the Podosphere: April 2008

By Paul S. Jenkins ⋅ May 15, 2008

The highlight of April’s podcast short fiction must be the long-awaited launch of PodCastle, the latest offering from Escape Artists, bringing their output up to three podcasts and completing the main genres of speculative fiction: SF, horror, and now fantasy. I was privileged to narrate PodCastle’s inaugural story myself, Peter S. Beagle’s “Come Lady Death” [...]

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