Podcasts in 2011

[maverick_weirdo]

1. Full Share by Nathan Lowell (Trader's Tales #3), read by author, Space Opera
Re-listened. Perhaps the best of the Ishmael Wong stories.
2. Marker Stone by Paul J. Joseph (Through The Fold #1), read by author, Space Opera
A not bad opening/prologue, vocal quality is fair, story is good
3. Beneath Ceaseless Skies Edited by Scott H. Andrews (Anthology), literary adventure fantasy
   • Episode 004: The Last Devil by Sarah L. Edwards, read by author, fantasy
   An unusual tale of loyalty and choices
   • Episode 027: Great, Golden Wings by Rachel Swirsky, read by Scott H. Andrews, gaslamp fantasy
   A touching vignette of the power of art
   • Episode 038: As The Prarie Grasses Sing by Sarah L. Edwards, read by author, fantasy
   An unusual child
4. Double Share by Nathan Lowell (Trader's Tales #4), read by author, Space Opera
Re-listened. A good story, but not an easy story.
5. Podcastle Edited by Anna Schwind and Dave Thompson (Anthology), fantasy
   • Episode 138: Balfour and Meriwether in the Adventure of the Emperor’s Vengeance by Daniel Abraham, read by Paul S. Jenkins, Steampunk
     Fun period adventure with a philosophical twist at the end
   • Episode 153: The Ghosts of New York by Jennifer Pelland, read by Rashida Smith, Urban Fantasy
     We will never forget, unfortunately.
   • Episode 173: Who In Mortal Chains by Claire Humphrey, read by Julia Rios, Urban Fantasy
     Opening sentence: "I almost had friends in 1965"
6. Owner's Share by Nathan Lowell (Trader's Tales #6), read by author, Space Opera
The startling conclusion to the Ishmael Wong stories. I'd say more if it weren't for *Article 37*
7. Escape Pod Edited by Mur Lafferty (Anthology), science fiction
   • Episode 278: Written on the Wind by David D. Levine, read by Mur Lafferty, Alien
     Aliens fight over a "message in a bottle"
   • Episode 280: Endosymbiot by Blake Charlton, read by Mur Lafferty, A.I.
     We dream of something better than ourselves
   • Episode 285: Jaiden’s Weaver by Mary Robinette Kowal, read by Kij Johnson, Space Colony
     You never forget your first teddy-bear-spider
   • Episode 291: Shannon's Law by Cory Doctorow, read by Mur Lafferty, Bordertown
     The challenge of a kludge resistant domain
8. The Spiral Tattoo by Michael J. Parry, read by Kylie Parry, Fantasy Mystery
It's not easy being the only pixie on the night watch, but having a troll for a partner helps.
9. Subterranean Press Edited by Bill Schafer (Anthology) horror, suspense, and dark mystery
   • Winter 2011: The Tricks of London by Elizabeth Bear, read by Mary Robinette Kowal, Period Urban Fantasy
   Supernatural CSI, in England, 1880s
10. Digital Magic by Philippa Ballantine, Narrated by Author with partial voice cast, Futuristic Fantasy
Strong setting, weak ending
11. The Graveyard Book¹ by Neil Gaiman, read by author, YA Fantasy
The great moment was when he stopped reading at a suspenceful point in chapter 7 and the audience cried out "NO".
12. StarShipSofa Edited by Tony C. Smith (Anthology) Science Fiction
    • Aural Delights No 2: The Second Coming of Jasmine Fitzgerald by Peter Watts, read by author, Science Fiction
      An intriguing S.F. procedural
13. Shadowmagic by John Lenahan (Shadowmagic #1), read by author, YA Fantasy
    A lively story set in Celtic mythology
14. The Prince of Hazel and Oak by John Lenahan (Shadowmagic #2), read by author, YA Fantasy
    A good story, short chapters are a bit choppy
15. Second Shift (Season 1) by Brandon Crose, Andrea Shubert, & John Tanzer, Full Voice Cast, Fantasy
    Second time through it still suprises me
16. Ashes by Abigail Hilton (Guild of the Cowrey Catchers #3), narrated by author with voice cast, Fantasy (contains sexual content)
    Everything Changes
17. Eden by Phil Rossi, read by author, Speculative Fiction
    It claims to be Science Fiction, but it is more like a ghost story in space.
18. Second Shift (Season 2) by Brandon Crose, John Tanzer & Myssi Cerebi, Full Voice Cast, Fantasy
    All “good” things must end
19. The Ballad of Iron Percy by Edward Clark, read by Veronica Giguere, Fantasy (contains sexual content)
    A thoughtful and passionate story about choices
20. Writing Excuses (Season 6) by Mary Robinette Kowal, Brandon Sanderson, Howard Tayler, & Dan Wells; Panel, NonFiction (F/SF)
    I just like to listen to writers talking about writing
21. The Afterlife Series by Mur Lafferty, read by author with additional voice by Jim Van Verth, Fantasy
    • Heaven (Season 1), A travelers tale of the Higher Plains
    • Hell (Season 2), The stakes get higher as the plains get lower
    • Earth (Season 3), You know what is worse than a whiny god?
    • Wasteland (Season 4), No rational deity would create a steampunk earth...
22. The Tear Thief by Alain Bezancon (Emotein Art Project), read by Darren Eliker, Science Fantasy
    A simply told story which highlights the setting.



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    notes

1. I am counting this as an podiobook though it was actually a video. (A video of a man sitting behind a microphone reading a book and occasionally drinking water.)