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Audiobook release day: Daughter of Smoke and Bone by Laini Taylor

Posted on 2011-09-27 at 15:23 by Sam

In a busy day, particularly for books for young readers, it is the Hachette Audio young adult titleDaughter of Smoke and Bone by Laini Taylor which most strongly grabs my attention. Narrated by Khristine Hvam, the book comes with a pedigree of starred reviews, as from Publishers Weekly: “National Book Award finalist Taylor again weaves a masterful mix of reality and fantasy with cross-genre appeal. Exquisitely written and beautifully paced, the tale is set in ghostly, romantic Prague, where 17-year-old

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Just added at Audible.com: first books in series by Lin Carter and David Niall Wilson

Posted on 2011-09-22 at 19:20 by Sam

As I will be frequently checking the “Just Added” pages at Audible.com waiting for Neal Stephenson’s Reamde to arrive, Under the Green Star: Green Star, Book 1 By Lin Carter Narrated by Joel Richards is a short listen at under 5 hours, from an author from whom you may have read a lot without knowing, as some of his most well-known works are “posthumous collaborations” with Robert E. Howard (Conan, Kull) and Clark Ashton Smith. His “Green Star” novels from the early 1970s bring together influences from both

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Pay attention, kids.

Posted on 2011-09-17 at 11:52 by Sam

sadrobotinabowlerhat:

It’s really emotionally draining when your beloved partner on the kind of fake detective force is slowly turning into a mushroom creature whose eyes might be cameras, but that doesn’t mean you stop caring.

#lessonslearnedfromtheweirdboo​kimreading

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Previewing September 2011 in audiobooks

Posted on 2011-09-15 at 15:53 by Sam

August was jam-packed with wonderful audiobooks, and September looks every bit as crowded. Still, my most anticipated title is REAMDE by Neal Stephenson, coming September 20 from Brilliance Audio:

I’ve deliberately avoided learning too much about the novel; it’s enough for me that it’s by Stephenson, who always seems to be writing the book I am ready to read. Whether it was The Diamond Age, Snow Crash, Cryptonomicon, The Baroque Cycle, or his most recent novel, the stunning Anathem, I’m more than willing

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Happy audiobook release day, Lauren Beukes's MOXYLAND!

Posted on 2011-09-14 at 13:59 by Sam

Well, it’s Wednesday September 14, and Wednesdays tend to see some “odd” titles filter in after the “big new releases” on Tuesdays. Today is no exception, with a major new audiobook along with with three medium-length titles which all look pretty interesting.

The one I’ve been waiting for is Moxyland By Lauren Beukes Narrated by Nico Evers-Swindell. It’s the first of Beukes’s books to come to audio, with her award-winning Zoo City slated to come soon as well, again from “Angry Robot on Brilliance Audio” — a

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Previewing August 2011 (and remarking on its first week)

Posted on 2011-08-05 at 19:53 by Sam

August is already well upon us, with the first week bringing a spectacular list to audio. I already noted the First Friday titles Among Others (by Jo Walton) and All the Lives He Led (by Frederik Pohl), and there’s a few more already out this month that warrant immediate notice: 1968’s Stand on Zanzibar by John Brunner and 1960’s A Canticle for Leibowitz by Walter M. Miller. Brought to Audible.com via Macmillan Audio and Blackstone Audio, respectively, they are two of the great works of sf and I’m very

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Previewing July 2011

Posted on 2011-07-01 at 09:00 by Sam

My most anticipated title this month is, not surprisingly, A Dance with Dragons by George R. R. Martin (Coming July 12, 2011) narrated once again by Roy Dotrice:

Another audiobook (among several!) to watch out for in July: Germline is the debut novel by South Carolina author T. C. McCarthy (Coming July 26, 2011) and is narrated by Donald Corren, beginning a new military SF series.

MORE IN JULY 2011:

• Heartless by Gail Carriger (Coming to Audible.com July 1, 2011) continues her Steampunk series The Parasol

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Welcome to my guide to the audio world of science fiction and fantasy

Posted on 2011-06-20 at 18:05 by Sam

Hello, and welcome to yet another blog. This one sets out to cover, twice monthly or so with occasional additional updates, what’s out there to listen to in terms of speculative fiction, focusing on new releases of science fiction and fantasy audiobooks at Audible.com. One post to begin each month with a preview of what’s coming, and another post at the end of the month to recap what I enjoyed hearing. I hope you like it and that you’ll play along, either submitting your own picks and/or asking

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