By: Alan Baxter
Great idea! But what about a rating (PG, R, etc.)? For example, if the opening ten minutes has swearing and/or violence, are you still happy to play it?
View ArticleStarShipSofa No 334 James Patrick Kelly
Coming up… Far Fetched Fables is now LIVE! Subscribe: http://farfetchedfables.com/feed iTunes: https://itunes.apple.com/gb/podcast/far-fetched-fables/id861359355 Fact: Science News by J J Campanella...
View ArticleStarShipSofa No 335 Suzanne J. Willis
Coming up… Main Fiction: “Number 73 Glad Avenue” by Suzanne J. Willis 02:00 “What time does the clock have, Charlie?” Mary looked left, dark, bobbed hair brushing her shoulders. She heard him mutter...
View ArticleStarShipSofa No 336 Ron Collins
Coming up… Fact: Looking Back at Genre History by Amy H. Sturgis 02:30 Main fiction: “Bugs” by Ron Collins 15:30 Dr. Caulder kept talking, but John could scarcely follow along. The government needed...
View ArticleStarShipSofa No 337 Brad Torgersen
Coming up… Main Fiction: “Ray of Light” by Brad Torgersen My crew boss Jake was waiting for me at the sealock door. I’d been eight hours outside, checking for microfractures in the metal hull....
View ArticleStarShipSofa No 338 Alan DeNiro
Coming up… Main Fiction: “The Philip Sydney Game” by Alan DeNiro This narration of “The Philip Sydney Game” was created by and appears courtesy of Audible. The complete Audible audiobook of “Tyrannia...
View ArticleStarShipSofa No 339 Brandon Sanderson
Coming Up Main Fiction: Defending Elysium by Brandon Sanderson The woman thrashed and spasmed in the hospital bed. Her dark hair was matted to her head with sweat, and her uncontrolled motions...
View ArticleStarShipSofa No 340 Ben H. Winters
Coming up… Cover Art by Jim Burns Fact: Looking Back At Genre History by Amy H Sturgis 02:10 Introduction: “Dead Man’s Hand” anthology, edited by John Joseph Adams 20:00 Main Fiction: “The Old Slow Man...
View ArticleStarShipSofa No 341 Sean McMullen
Coming up… Main Fiction: “The Firewall and the Door” by Sean McMullen Entanglement technology had brought the final frontier as close as the living room. All we had to do was get an uncrewed probe...
View ArticleStarShipSofa No 342 Jay Lake
Coming up… Main fiction: “The Sky that Wraps the World Round, Past the Blue and Into the Black” by Jay Lake I believe that all things eventually come to rest. Even light, though that’s not what they...
View ArticleStarShipSofa No 343 John Chu
Coming up… Fact: Science News by J J Campanella Main Fiction: 2014 Hugo Nominee – “The Water That Falls on You From Nowhere” by John Chu Narrated by the author The water that falls on you from...
View ArticleStarShipSofa No 344 Octavia Cade (Part 1)
Coming up… Cover Art by Juan Ochoa Main Fiction: “Trading Rosemary” (Part 1) by Octavia Cade Among those who could accurately judge such things, it was generally acknowledged that Rosemary’s library...
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Coming up… Fact: Looking Back At Genre History by Amy H. Sturgis 03:40 Fact: Happy Birthday Dad (Jonathan Segal aged 70) by Ariel Segal 15:00 Main Fiction: “Trading Rosemary” (Part 2) by Octavia Cade...
View ArticleStarShipSofa No 346 Suzanne Palmer and Rachel Swirsky
Coming up… Fact: Fiction Crawler No 15 by Matthew Sanborn Smith 01:35 Short Fiction: 2014 Hugo Nominee – “If You Were a Dinosaur, My Love,” by Rachel Swirsky 10:20 If you were a dinosaur, my love,...
View ArticleStarShipSofa No 347 Tony Ballantyne
Coming up… Main Fiction: “The Region of Jennifer” by Tony Ballantyne The region of Jennifer extended to about thirty kilometres. Out there, amongst thedecaying factory belt, daffodils pushed their...
View ArticleWe’ve lost a Sofanaut – RIP Larry Santoro
I’ve woke up this morning and my world has just fell away. My friend Lawrence Santoro has died. I thought of Larry as my brother. I will miss him so very very much. Tycelia my thoughts and prayers...
View ArticleStarShipSofa No 348 Samuel Peralta and Veronica Belmont
Coming up… Two selections from “HELP ME FUND MY ROBOT ARMY!!! And Other Improbable Crowdfunding Projects” edited by John Joseph Adams Main Fiction 1: “Liberty: Seeking Support for a Writ of Habeas...
View ArticleStarShipSofa No 349 Alex Jablokov
Coming up… Cover Art by Yohann Schepacz Yohann Schepacz is a french concept artist in such sectors as video games, film, and traditional print media. A consummate consumer of the unknown and...
View ArticleStarShipSofa No 350 Greg Kurzawa
Coming up… Main Fiction: “Predvestniki” by Greg Kurzawa 03:20 Greg Kurzawa studied theology at a small university in Big Sandy, Texas before entering a career in Information Technology. He has lived in...
View ArticleStarShipSofa No 351 Lisa Tuttle
Coming up… Fact: Science News by J J Campanella 01:20 Main Fiction: “The Dream Detective” by Lisa Tuttle 33:00 Lisa Tuttle is an American-born science fiction, fantasy, and horror author. She has...
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