Audio Science Fiction – Starship Sofa
I found this on iTunes a while back. A fellow by the name of Tony C. Smith did a well researched fan conversation with his buddies on a chosen author each show. He’s interesting (and British), but it wasn’t what I wanted to listen to. Then his buddy moved away and he started having stories read. He still does an author bio once or twice a week, but more importantly, he has really good stories read by really good readers once a week.
I’m getting to be fond of Tony. He is really into his science fiction. He often gets too deep into the authors for me, but I still listen. What impresses me is that he gets well known author’s permission to podcast their stories.
Tony recently broadcast the five short story nominees from a British SF writers award. The one that should have won and didn’t is absolutely fantastic, called “The Merchant and the Alchemist ’s Gate.” This is probably one of the finest short stories have heard. Check out Starship Sofa on iTunes.
