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Week 2 of Translations Special Month! Download Mp3 File Here!This story was originally written in French and has been translated into English.Main Fiction: "Sense of Wonder 2.0" by Laurent Queyssi‏, translated by Edward GauvinOriginally published in The New Accelerator Issue #2.Based in Bordeaux, France, Laurent Queyssi is the author of six novels for young and adult readers, most recently Allison, a coming-of-age tale about superpowers and ’90s music. He has also written for comics, and translated authors from Grant Morrison to Alastair Reynolds. He wrote his dissertation on Philip K. Dick and devoted a later essay to James Bond. This story, previously published in TheNew Accelerator, is featured in his critically acclaimed 2012 collection Like a Demented Robot Reprogrammed at Halftime. With Étienne Barillier, he co-hosts the podcast Le Palais des Déviants and runs Fahrenheit, a site dedicated to exploring the personal libraries of book lovers. Visit his site and sign up for his weekly...Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/starshipsofa. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Week 1 of Translations Special Month! This story was originally written in Chinese and has been translated into English.Main Fiction: "The Smog Society" by Chen Qiufan, translated by Ken Liu and Carmen Yiling Yan.Originally published in Lightspeed Magazine, Issue #63, reprinted in Loosed Upon The World, edited by John Joseph Adams. Audio produced by Sky Boat MediaChen Qiufan (A.K.A. Stanley Chan) was born in Shantou, Guangdong province. Chan is a science fiction writer, columnist, script writer and a Technology start-up CMO. Since 2004, he has published over thirty stories in Science Fiction World, Esquire, Chutzpah!, many of which are collected in Thin Code. His debut novel, The Waste Tide, was published in January 2013 and was praised by Liu Cixin as “the pinnacle of near-future SF writing”. Chan is the most widely translated young writer of science fiction in China, with his short works translated into English, Italian, Japanese, Swedish, Polish and published in Clarkesworld, Interzone, and...Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/starshipsofa. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Main Fiction: “Brazen Dreams” by Matthew WardOriginally published in Grimdark Magazine Issue #4When the young Matthew Ward wasn’t reading of strange worlds in the works of C S Lewis, Tolkien and Douglas Hill, he was watching adventure and mystery in Doctor Who, and Richard Carpenter’s excellent Robin of Sherwood series. In 2002, he joined Games Workshop and spent the next decade developing characters, settings and stories for their Warhammer and Warhammer 40,000 universes, as well as for a successful series of licensed books set in J.R.R Tolkien’s Middle-earth.In 2014, Matthew embarked on an adventure to tell stories set in worlds of his own design. He firmly believes that there’s not enough magic in the world, and writes to entertain anyone who feels the same way. He lives near Nottingham with his extremely patient wife, and three attention-seeking cats.Narrated by Rob MathenyRob Matheny is a producer, narrator, voice actor, blogger, writer, and podcaster from the land of food carts, microbrews...Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/starshipsofa. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Interview: Mark Mann – Hassan and the BeamMain Fiction: “Signs Following” by Erica L. SatifkaOriginally published in IdeomancerErica L. Satifka’s fiction has appeared in Clarkesworld, Shimmer, and various other places. Her debut novel Stay Crazy will be released by Apex Publications in August 2016. She lives in Portland, Oregon, with her spouse Rob and three needy cats. Visit her online at ericasatifka.com or on Twitter @ericasatifka.Narrated by: Robert A. K. GonyoRobert A. K. Gonyo is a theatre director, actor, sound designer, voiceover artist, and musician residing in Queens. He is a Founder & Director of Co-Op Theatre East (cooptheatreeast.org), and the producer of Go See a Show!, New York City’s independent theatre podcast (goseeashowpodcast.com). robertgonyo.comSupport this show http://supporter.acast.com/starshipsofa. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Main Fiction: “The Rings of Mars” by William LedbetterFact: Science News by J J CampanellaOriginally published in Writers of the Future Volume 28.William Ledbetter is a writer with more than forty speculative fiction stories and non-fiction articles published in markets such as Fantasy & Science Fiction, Jim Baen’s Universe, Writers of the Future, Escape Pod, Ad Astra and Baen.com. He’s been a space and technology geek since childhood and spent most of his non-writing career in the aerospace and defense industry. He administers the Jim Baen Memorial Short Story Award contest for Baen Books and the National Space Society, is a member of SFWA, the National Space Society of North Texas, a Launch Pad Astronomy workshop graduate, is the Science Track coordinator for the Fencon convention and is a consulting...Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/starshipsofa. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Main Fiction: “The Wizard of the Trees” by Joe R. LansdaleLooking Back at Genre History by Amy H SturgisOriginally published in Old Venus, edited by George R. R. Martin and Gardner DozoisChampion mojo storyteller Joe R. Lansdale is the author of more than forty novels and numerous short stories. His work has appeared in national anthologies, magazines, and collections, as well as numerous foreign publications. He has written for comics, television, film, newspapers, and Internet sites. His work has been collected in more than two dozen short-story collections, and he has edited or co-edited more than a dozen anthologies. He is a recipient of the Edgar Award, eight Bram Stoker Awards, the Horror Writers Association Lifetime Achievement Award, the British Fantasy Award, the Grinzani Cavour...Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/starshipsofa. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Interview: Brooke Borel – THE TRICKY ETHICS OF LIVING LONGERwebsite: http://brookeborel.com/Twitter: @brookeborelInfested website: http://infestedbook.com/Main Fiction: “Underwater Restoration” by Jeffrey A. BallardOriginally published in Orson Scott Card’s Intergalatic Medicine ShowJeffrey A. Ballard is a nomadic Yankee that currently lives in the Texas Hill Country. A long time fascination with the ocean lead him into academia, where he happily spends his days playing scientist and spends his nights and early mornings writing about the science he wished existed. His science fiction has appeared in Orson Scott Card’s Intergalactic Medicine...Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/starshipsofa. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The Museum of Science Fiction in Washington DC will be hosting a three day event known as Escape Velocity which is Part Comic Con and Part Science Fiction Festival. 20% discount on admission to all StarShipSofa listeners if they use the promo code SOFA20.Details about the event are below and at www.EscapeVelocity.events Main Fiction: “Skins” by Rjurik DavidsonOriginally published in Cosmos Magazine.Rjurik Davidson is a freelance writer. He has written short stories, essays, reviews and screenplays. His novel, Unwrapped Sky, was published by Tor Books in April 2014. Sci Fi Now claims it can “go toe-to-toe with China Miéville’s best.” Kirkus Reviews calls it “Impressively imagined and densely detailed.” Newtown Review of Books says it’s “one volume you cannot ignore.” His novel, The...Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/starshipsofa. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Fact: Science News by J J CampanellaMain Fiction: “Blood Drive” by Jeffrey FordOriginally published in After: Nineteen Stories of Apocalypse and Dystopia, edited by Ellen Datlow and Terri Windling.Jeffrey Ford is the author of the novels, Vanitas, The Physiognomy, Memoranda, The Beyond, The Portrait of Mrs. Charbuque, The Girl in the Glass, The Cosmology of the Wider World, and The Shadow Year. His story collections are The Fantasy Writer’s Assistant, The Empire of Ice Cream, The Drowned Life, and Crackpot Palace. A new collection, A Natural History of Hell ,will appear in May of 2016 from...Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/starshipsofa. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Fact: Looking Back At Genre History by Amy H. Sturgis Part 2 of 2 Star Trek and Arthurian LegendInterview: Geoffrey A Landis – What Really Happens When You Get Blown Out of an AirlockMain Fiction: “A Shout is a Prayer / For the Waiting Centuries” by T. R. NapperOriginally published in Interzone #258T R Napper’s short fiction has appeared in Asimov’s, Interzone (several issues), Grimdark Magazine, and several others. He is a Writers of the Future winner and been nominated for the Ditmar Awards. T R Napper has spent the last decade living and working throughout South East...Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/starshipsofa. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Interview: Steve Humble – We really can build a time travelling machine!Main Fiction: “Beyond the Visible Spectrum” by Axel Taiari Originally published in Fantasy Scroll Magazine Issue #7Axel Taiari was born and raised in Paris, France. Publishing credits include Abyss & Apex, Fantasy Scroll, The Big Click, and other magazines and anthologies. He is the co-author of The Soul Standard, to be released by Dzanc Books in 2016. Read more at www.axeltaiari.comNarrated by: Jonathan DanzJonathan Danz exists in a parallel dimension that looks suspiciously like West Virginia. When he’s not trundling over rock and root on his velocipede, he labors to...Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/starshipsofa. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Interviews: Ryan Calo – Robot LawsMain Fiction: “Jump Cut” by Lauren C. TeffeauOriginally published in Unlikely Story’s Journal of Unlikely Cryptography, Issue 11Lauren C. Teffeau was born and raised on the East Coast, educated in the South, employed in the Midwest, and now lives and dreams in the Southwest. In the Summer of 2012, she attended Taos Toolbox, a master class in writing science fiction and fantasy. Her short fiction can be found in a number of speculative fiction magazines and anthologies. Once upon a time she wanted to be a film critic. She decided to write this story instead. To learn more, please visit http://laurencteffeau.com.Narrated by Mike BorisMike is a freelance...Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/starshipsofa. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Main Fiction: “‘The Entire Immense Superstructure’: An Installation” by Ken MacLeod Originally published in Reach for Infinity, edited by Jonathan StrahanKen MacLeod was born in Stornoway and lives in West Lothian. He has Honours and Masters degrees in biological subjects and worked for some years in the IT industry. Since 1997 he has been a full-time writer. He is the author of fourteen novels, from The Star Fraction (1995) to Descent (Orbit, 2014), and many articles and short stories. His novels and stories have received three BSFA awards and three Prometheus Awards, and several have been short-listed for the Clarke and Hugo Awards. He is curently working on a space opera trilogy, The Corporation Wars (forthcoming 2016-2017).In 2009 he was Writer in Residence at the ESRC Genomics Policy and Research Forum at Edinburgh University, and in 2013 and 2014 was...Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/starshipsofa. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

NEW PODCAST LAUNCHED TODAY!Your Remarkable Adventure by StarShipSofa host Tony C SmithInterview: Zhe Xu and the robotic hand Main Fiction: “Citizen of the Galaxy” by Evan DickenOriginally published in Analog – December 2014.By day, Evan Dicken studies old Japanese maps and analyzes medical research data at the Ohio State University. By night, he does neither of these things. His work has most recently appeared in: Escape Pod, Pseudopod, and The Overcast, and he has stories forthcoming from publishers such as: Chaosium, Unlikely Story, and Cast of Wonders. Feel...Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/starshipsofa. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Interview: Mika MckinnonFact: Looking Back At Genre History by Amy H. Sturgis Main Fiction: “Pallbearers” by Martin L. ShoemakerOriginally published in Galaxy’s EdgeMartin L. Shoemaker is a programmer who writes on the side… or maybe it’s the other way around. Programming pays the bills, but a second place story in the Jim Baen Memorial Writing Contest earned him lunch with Buzz Aldrin. Programming never did that! His work has appeared in Analog, Clarkesworld, Galaxy’s Edge, Digital Science Fiction, Forever Magazine, and Writers of the Future Volume 31. His novella Murder on the Aldrin Express was reprinted in Year’s Best Science Fiction Thirty-First Annual Collection and in Year’s Top Short SF Novels...Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/starshipsofa. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Main Fiction: “Lace Downstairs” by Arkady MartineOriginally published in Abyss & ApexArkady Martine is a speculative fiction writer and, as Dr. AnnaLinden Weller, a Byzantine historian. In both roles she writes about border politics, rhetorical propaganda, and liminal spaces. She was a student at Viable Paradise XVII. Arkady grew up in New York City and currently lives in Uppsala, Sweden. Find her online at arkadymartine.wordpress.com or on Twitter as @ArkadyMartine.Narrated by: Tatiana GombergTatiana Gomberg is a critically acclaimed actress of stage, screen, and the audio booth. She has been nominated for dozens of fancy awards but hasn’t won a single damned thing. She lives in New York City....Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/starshipsofa. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Interview: Rachel Armstrong – Will We Ever Build StarShipsMain Fiction: “Distant Galaxies Colliding” by Gareth L. PowellFirst published in Quantum Muse (2005)GARETH L. POWELL is an award-winning writer from the UK. He is the author of the novels Silversands, The Recollection, Ack-Ack Macaque, Hive Monkey and Macaque Attack.His alternate history thriller, Ack-Ack Macaque, won the 2013 BSFA (British Science Fiction Association) Award for Best Novel, and his story, ‘Ride The Blue Horse’, is currently shortlisted for the 2015 BSFA Award, in...Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/starshipsofa. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Jeremy Szal on Hugos and StarShipSofaMain Fiction: “Saturn in G Minor” by Stephen KotowychOriginally published in Writers of the Future: Volume 23STEPHEN KOTOWYCH is a Writers of the Future Grand Prize winner (for “Saturn in G Minor”) and past finalist for the Prix Aurora Award, Canada’s top SF prize. His stories have appeared in StarShipSofa (#259), Interzone, Intergalactic Medicine Show, numerous anthologies, and been translated into a dozen languages.His first collection of short fiction, Seven Against Tomorrow (which includes, among other stories, “Saturn in G Minor” and the Nikola Tesla murder mystery novella “Under the Shield”), is available now in both ebook and dead-tree formats. For more details, please visit his website at Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/starshipsofa. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Copyright image Mark ZastrowInterview: Mark Zastrow – Inside the cloning factory that creates 500 new animals a dayFact: Looking Back at Genre History by Amy H SturgisMain Fiction: “Intellectual Property” by Michael R. FletcherOriginally appeared in Interzone.Michael R. Fletcher is a science fiction and fantasy author who lives with his wife and daughter in the endless soulless suburban sprawl north of Toronto, Canada. His hobbies include… uh… he doesn’t really have hobbies. He likes death metal, does that count? His first novel, 88, a...Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/starshipsofa. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Coming Up…Interview: Carli Velocci Why do we keep using Nazis in space trope?Main Fiction: “A Dying Fall” by Christopher PriestChristopher Priest’s book – The Inverted WorldOriginally published in Asimov’s – December 2006Christopher Priest was born in Cheshire, England. He began writing soon after leaving school and has been a full-time freelance writer since 1968. He has published thirteen novels, four short story collections and a number of other books, including critical works, biographies, novelizations and children’s non-fiction.His novel The Separation won both the Arthur C. Clarke Award and the BSFA...Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/starshipsofa. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Coming Up…Interview: Cave diver Jill Heinerth explores hidden underground waterways running through our planet.OASIS 28Main Fiction: “Black Swan” by Bruce SterlingOriginally published in Interzone, reprinted in Years Best SF 15.Bruce Sterling, author, journalist, editor, and critic, was born in 1954. Best known for his ten science fiction novels, he also writes short stories, book reviews, design criticism, opinion columns, and introductions for books ranging from Ernst Juenger to Jules Verne. His nonfiction works include THE HACKER CRACKDOWN: LAW AND DISORDER ON THE ELECTRONIC FRONTIER (1992), TOMORROW NOW: ENVISIONING THE NEXT FIFTY YEARS (2003), and SHAPING...Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/starshipsofa. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Coming Up…Interview: Zak Wilson Find out what it’s like to live on Mars for 8 months!Fact: Science News with J J CampanellaMain Fiction: “First and Third” by Vaughan StangerOriginally appeared in Postscripts 26/27Formerly an astronomer and more recently a research project manager in an aerospace company, Vaughan Stanger now writes SF and fantasy fiction for a living. His stories have appeared in Daily Science Fiction, End of an Aeon, Postscripts, Nature Futures and Interzone, amongst other noted magazines and anthologies. Follow his literary adventures at www.vaughanstanger.comNarrated by Nikolle DoolinNikolle is a writer and a voice actor. Her...Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/starshipsofa. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Coming Up…Fact: Looking Back at Genre History by Amy H. SturgisPoetry Planet 16 by Diane SeversonMain Fiction: “Flight of the Kikayon” by Kary EnglishOriginally appeared in Grantville GazetteKary English is a Writers of the Future winner and Hugo nominee whose work has appeared in Daily Science Fiction, Grantville Gazette’s Universe Annex, Writers of the Future, Vol. 31 and Galaxy’s Edge. Kary grew up in the snowy Midwest where she avoided siblings and frostbite by reading book after book in a warm corner behind a recliner chair.She blames her one and only high school detention on Douglas Adams, whose Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy made her laugh out loud while reading it behind her geometry textbook. Today, Kary...Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/starshipsofa. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Coming Up…Fiction Crawler 16 by Matthew Sanborn SmithInterview: Professor Christopher Riley talks about Apollo 14 astronaut Edgar MitchellInterview: Salvatore Cerchio talks about Omura’s whales off northwest MadagascarMain Fiction: “Rights and Wrongs” by Brian K. LoweOriginally published in Orson Scott Card’s InterGalactic Magic Medicine ShowBrian K. Lowe is a 21st century SF author who, judging by...Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/starshipsofa. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Coming Up..Interview: Jason Koebler. Also check out Jason’s amazing podcast “Radio Motherboard“Main Fiction: “The Metaphor” by Fiona MooreOriginally published in Interzone.Fiona Moore is an anthropologist at the University of London by day and an SF writer by night. Her previous credits include fiction and poetry in, among others, Interzone, Asimov, Dark Horizons and Unlikely Story, three stage plays, four audio plays, and four guidebooks to cult TV series, most recently a 2-volume guide to Battlestar Galactica. She lives in an extremely crowded house in Surrey, and travels a lot. Read all about her adventures at Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/starshipsofa. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Coming Up…Interview: David Brin and The Best Year in Space Ever!Fact: Science News by J J Campanella Main Fiction: “Catastrophic Failure” by David SteffenFiction originally appeared in Perihelion Science Fiction.David is a software engineer and writer living in Minnesota. He is the editor of Diabolical Plots, a speculative fiction zine of fiction and nonfiction. In 2015 Diabolical Plots began publishing original fiction for the first time. He is also the administrator of the Submission Grinder, a web tool for writers to track their submissions...Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/starshipsofa. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Coming Up….Louis Rosenberg – founder of Unanimous AiClick Here to get all you need to know and more about Human SwarmingFact: Looking Back at Genre History by Amy H. SturgisMain Fiction: “Bitter Remedy” by Krystal ClaxtonOriginally published in Plasma Frequency MagazineTragically born with a miscalibrated sense of humor, Krystal Claxton lived in nine US states before the age of thirteen. The combination of the two has left her with an oscillating accent and a habit of laughing at things that aren’t funny. She currently lives in Georgia with her long-suffering spouse, a dog...Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/starshipsofa. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Coming Up…Bruce Drinkwater blueprint plans for ultrasonic tractor beam!Main Fiction: “Sensory Overload” by Julie FrostOriginally published in Plasma Frequency Magazine.Julie Frost writes every shade of speculative fiction and lives in Utah with her family (wherein the pets outnumber the people) and a collection of anteaters and Oaxacan carvings, some of which intersect. Her fiction has appeared in Cosmos, Unlikely Story, Plasma Frequency, Stupefying Stories, and many other venues, and has been a Finalist at Writers of the Future and the Hidden Prize for Prose. Her first novel, “Pack Dynamics,” will be released at Salt Lake ComicCon by WordFire Press. She whines about writing, a lot, at Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/starshipsofa. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Coming Up…Interview: Nathaniel CalhounMain Fiction: “The Damaged” by Bonnie Jo StufflebeamOriginally published in Interzone.Bonnie Jo Stufflebeam’s fiction has appeared in magazines such as Clarkesworld, Lightspeed, and Beneath Ceaseless Skies. She lives in Texas with her partner and two literarily-named cats: Gimli and Don Quixote. She holds an MFA in Creative Writing from the University of Southern Maine’s Stonecoast program and curates the annual Art & Words Show in Fort Worth. You can visit her on Twitter @BonnieJoStuffle or through her website: www.bonniejostufflebeam.com.Narrated by Katherine InskipKatherine weighs galaxies for a living, and builds worlds in her spare...Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/starshipsofa. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Coming Up…Fact: Science News by J J CampanellaInterview with editor of Escape Artists’ MotherShip Zeta, Karen Bovenmyer with Jeremy SzalMain Fiction: “Julian of Earth” by Colin P. DaviesOriginally published in Asimov’s.Colin P. Davies lives near Liverpool, England and has been contributing to the science fiction and fantasy magazines for twenty-five years. His stories have appeared in Asimov’s Science Fiction, Abyss & Apex, Andromeda Spaceways, Daily Science Fiction and elsewhere. His story “The Defenders” was included in The Year’s Best Science...Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/starshipsofa. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Coming Up…The First To The Singularity Click and Try It OUT! FREEInterview: Zoltan Istvan – The First To The Singularity Fact: Looking Back at Genre History by Amy H SturgisMain Fiction: “Chasing Satellites” by Anthony CardnoOriginally appeared in the anthology Beyond the Sun, edited by Bryan Thomas Schmidt.Anthony R. Cardno’s first published work was a “hero history” of Marvel Comics’ The Invaders for the late, lamented Amazing Heroes. His...Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/starshipsofa. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Coming Up…Interview: Seth ShostakClick here for FREE alien-megastructure plansMain Fiction: A Lonesome Speck of Home by Beth Cato. Beth Cato is the author of THE CLOCKWORK DAGGER steampunk fantasy series from Harper Voyager. Her short fiction is in InterGalactic Medicine Show, Beneath Ceaseless Skies, and Daily Science Fiction. She’s a Hanford, California native transplanted to the Arizona desert, where she lives with her husband, son, and requisite cat. Follow her at BethCato.com and on Twitter at @BethCato.Narrated by: Krista SortaKrista...Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/starshipsofa. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Post Apocalyptic Week Special! Coming Up…Freebie – Get Vinay Gupta Hexayurt and make sure you survive!Interview: Vinay GuptaMain Fiction: “U for Umbrella” by Damien Angelica WaltersOriginally published in A is for Apocalypse.Damien Angelica Walters’ work has appeared or is forthcoming in various anthologies and magazines, including The Year’s Best Dark Fantasy & Horror 2015, Year’s Best Weird Fiction: Volume One, Cassilda’s Song, The Mammoth Book of Cthulhu: New Lovecraftian Fiction, Nightmare Magazine, Black Static, and Apex Magazine. She was...Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/starshipsofa. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Coming Up…YES! Get me on the Submission DeskInterview: Dan Vergano – NASA the Politics of MarsFact: Science News by J J CampanellaMain Fiction: “Karma Among the Cloud Kings” by Brian Trent.Originally published in Analog magazine.Brian Trent is a 2013 winner in the Writers of the Future contest for his story “War Hero” and his work has appeared in ANALOG, Daily Science Fiction, Apex (winning the 2013 Story of the Year Reader’s Poll), Clarkesworld, Escape Pod, COSMOS, Strange Horizons, Galaxy’s Edge, Crossed Genres, The Mammoth Book of Dieselpunk, and much more. He lives in Connecticut, where he works...Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/starshipsofa. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Coming Up…Support District of Wonders on Patreon StarShipSofa: Call for Assistant and Slush ReaderMain Fiction: “Beneath the Willow Branches, Beyond the Reach of Time”, by Caroline M. YoachimOriginally appeared in InterzoneCaroline M. Yoachim lives in Seattle and loves cold cloudy weather. She is the author of dozens of short stories, appearing in Fantasy & Science Fiction, Clarkesworld, Asimov’s, and Lightspeed. Her debut short story collection, SEVEN WONDERS OF A ONCE AND FUTURE WORLD & OTHER STORIES, is...Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/starshipsofa. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Coming Up…Support Tales To Terrify on PatreonStarShipSofa: Call for Assistant and Slush Reader Main Fiction: “The Chronology Protection Case” by Paul LevinsonOriginally published in Analog, reprinted in The Mammoth Book of Time Travel SF.Paul Levinson, PhD, is Professor of Communication & Media Studies at Fordham University in NYC. His nonfiction books, including The Soft Edge (1997), Digital McLuhan (1999), Realspace (2003), Cellphone (2004), and New New Media (2009; 2nd edition, 2012), have been translated into ten languages. His science fiction novels include The Silk Code (winner of Locus...Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/starshipsofa. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Coming Up…Interview: Prof Christopher Riley and Our Message for Voyager – Facebook PageMain Fiction: “The Merger” by Sunil Patel Originally appeared in The Book Smugglers Sunil Patel is a Bay Area fiction writer and playwright who has written about everything from ghostly cows to talking beer. His plays have been performed at San Francisco Theater Pub and San Francisco Olympians Festival, and his fiction has appeared in Saturday Night Reader, Fireside Magazine, Orson Scott Card’s Intergalactic Medicine Show, Flash Fiction Online, and The Book...Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/starshipsofa. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Coming Up…Ana Matronic – Robot UniverseShort Fiction: “Summer Home” by Sue BurkeOriginally appeared in Asimov’s.Sue Burke was born Wisconsin and lived briefly in Texas before moving to Madrid, Spain, in 1999. Her fiction and poetry have appeared in a number of magazines and anthologies, and she’s worked for decades as a journalist and editor. She’s also a certified Spanish-to-English translator, and her recent translations include a Angélica Gorodischer’s novel “Prodigies” published by Small Beer press, and a short story in the most recent Triangulations anthology. She attended Clarion East, and she’s a member of the Science Fiction & Fantasy Writers of America, the American Translators Association, and the Spanish Fantasy, Science Fiction, and Horror Association. For more about her and her...Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/starshipsofa. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Coming Up:Interview: Ben SteinMain Fiction: “The End of the War” by Django WexlerOriginally published in Asimov’s.Django Wexler is the author of the epic fantasy series The Shadow Campaigns from Ace and Roc books. He graduated from Carnegie Mellon University in Pittsburgh with degrees in creative writing and computer science, and worked for the university in artificial intelligence research. Eventually he migrated to Microsoft in Seattle, where he now lives with two cats and a teetering mountain of books. When not writing, he wrangles computers, paints tiny soldiers, and plays games of all sorts.Narrated by: Mark KilfoilMark “the Encaffeinated ONE” Kilfoil loves fiction, so much so that he’s written some (such as the Parsec-nominated Tainted Roses), read quite a lot (a...Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/starshipsofa. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Coming Up…Interview: Serah EleyMain Fiction: “Between Screens” by Zach ChapmanOriginally published in Writers of the Future Vol. 31Zach Chapman grew up on a ranch just north of San Antonio, Texas where he could see the cows grazing in the pasture from his bedroom window. In 2011 he graduated from the University of the Incarnate Word with a degree in English, where he won the College of Humanities, Arts and Social Sciences (CHASS) English Award for creative writing. He currently lives in Austin with his Librarian wife Taylor, a cat, a rabbit and a lazy-eyed rescue dog names Dingo. Follow his future publication announcements on twitter: @chappyzachNarrated by Jonathan SharpI was born in southern New Mexico in the nexus between Area 51, Trinity Site, and Spaceport America. I...Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/starshipsofa. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Coming Up…Flash Fiction: The Binary String by Peter TaylorInterview: Becky Chambers author of The Long Way to a Small, Angry Planet Flash Fiction: “Ravages of Time” by Alex ShvartsmanOriginally published in Nature magazine.Narrator: Mark NelsonAfter getting a BA in Radio & Television, I spent the next 28 years in Human Resources – the graveyard of useless degrees. After being laid-off by my last tech company after it was bought-out by a competitor and shut down, I decided to return to my useless roots, and have been narrating audiobooks since 2006. My goal is to become the world’s oldest hikikomori. Main Fiction: “The Wreck of Mars Adventure” by David D Levine Originally published in Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/starshipsofa. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Coming Up…Fact: Science News by Jim CampanellaInterview with author and editor Alex Shvartsman, with Jeremy SzalAlex Shvartsman is a writer, translator, and anthologist from Brooklyn, NY. Over 80 of his short stories have appeared in Nature, InterGalactic Medicine Show, Galaxy’s Edge, Daily SF, and other venues. He’s the winner of the 2014 WSFA Small Press Award for short fiction. His collection, Explaining Cthulhu to Grandma and Other Stories, and his steampunk humor novella H. G. Wells, Secret Agent were both published in 2015.Alex edits Unidentified Funny Objects, the annual anthology series of humorous SF/F. He has edited several other anthologies as well. He’s currently at work on his first novel which, at current pace, will be finished sometime around 2020. His website is Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/starshipsofa. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Coming Up…Main Fiction: “Redemption Awaits” by Mike BrooksOriginally published in Grimdark Magazine Issue #4Mike Brooks was born in Ipswich, Suffolk and moved to Nottingham when he was 18 to go to university. He’s stayed there ever since, and now lives with his wife, two cats, two snakes and a collection of tropical fish. He is the author of the Keiko novels, sci-fi adventures that follow the escapades of those crewing the spaceship of the same name: DARK RUN was released on June 4th, 2015, and DARK SKY is set to follow on Nov 5th.When not writing he works for a homelessness charity, plays guitar and sings in a punk band, watches football (soccer), MMA and nature/science...Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/starshipsofa. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Coming Up…Tiki Shark Art Hawaii Inc.Main Fiction: “Behind the First Years” by Stewart C. BakerOriginally published in Cosmos magazineStewart C Baker is an academic librarian, haikuist, and speculative fiction writer. His fiction and poetry has appeared in Daily Science Fiction, Nature, and Flash Fiction Online, among other magazines. Stewart was born in England, has spent time in South Carolina, Japan, and California, and now lives in western Oregon with his wife and children—although if anyone asks, he’ll say he’s from the Internet. His website is http://infomancy.net/Narrated by Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/starshipsofa. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Coming Up…Main Fiction: “Don Quixote‏” by Carrie VaughnOriginally published in Armored, edited by John Joseph AdamsCarrie Vaughn is the author of the New York Times bestselling series of novels about a werewolf named Kitty, the most recent installment of which Kitty Saves the World. She’s written several other contemporary fantasy and young adult novels, as well as upwards of 70 short stories. She’s a contributor to the Wild Cards series of shared world superhero books edited by George R. R. Martin and a graduate of the Odyssey Fantasy Writing Workshop. An Air Force brat, she survived her nomadic childhood and managed to put down roots in Boulder, Colorado. Visit...Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/starshipsofa. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Coming Up…Main Fiction: “Thirteen Views of a Cardboard City” by William GibsonOriginally published in New Worlds William Gibson is the author of nine novels, most recently The Peripheral, and, with Bruce Sterling, The Difference Engine. He was born in South Carolina. He lives in Canada.Narrated by: Nicholas CammNick is an actor, audio-book narrator and voice-overer. He recently did a few scenes on the telly with Derek Jacobi, which made him tingle. He’s just finished shooting the feature film ‘Slapper and Me’, which mostly involved him sitting in a...Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/starshipsofa. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Coming Up…Fact: Science News by J J CampanellaMain Fiction: “Mountain Screamers” by Doug SouzaOriginally published in Asimov’s.I wrote “Mountain Screamers” because I wanted to see how cougars would fare in the future. I imagined they’d be marveled by society while battling extinction. I was pleasantly surprised when the characters took over the story. My grandparents—one set a pair of teachers, the other dairy owners—edged their way in, and I am grateful for this. Asimov’s was my first pro-sale.The day I got the news, I called my wife immediately—she screamed and I did made-up karate moves; we were both at work. I have several stories sold in semi-professional markets and have placed as a finalist in the Writers of the Future Contest. I can be found at: dougcsouza.com.Narrated by Jonathan...Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/starshipsofa. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Coming Up…Main Fiction: “Hiraeth: A Tragedy in Four Acts‏” by Karen LordOriginally published in Reach for Infinity, edited by Jonathan StrahanKaren Lord, a Barbadian author and research consultant, is known for her debut novel Redemption in Indigo, which won the 2008 Frank Collymore Literary Award, the 2010 Carl Brandon Parallax Award, the 2011 William L. Crawford Award, the 2011 Mythopoeic Fantasy Award for Adult Literature and the 2012 Kitschies Golden Tentacle (Best Debut), and was longlisted for the 2011 Bocas Prize for Caribbean Literature and nominated for the 2011 World Fantasy Award for Best Novel. Her second novelSupport this show http://supporter.acast.com/starshipsofa. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Coming Up…Fact: Looking Back at Genre History by Amy H SturgisStarWars – Amy H. SturgisMain Fiction: “Usher” by Jay WerkheiserOriginally published in Analog Science-Fiction and Fact.Bio: Jay teaches chemistry and physics to high school students, where he often finds inspiration for stories in classroom discussions. Not surprisingly, his stories often deal with alien biochemistries, weird physics, and their effects on the people who interact with them. Many of his stories have appeared in Analog, with others scattered among several other science-fiction magazines and anthologies. You can follow him on twitter @JayWerkheiser or read his (much neglected) blog at http://jaywerkheiser.blogspot.com/Narrated by Mark KilfoilMark “the Encaffeinated ONE” Kilfoil loves fiction...Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/starshipsofa. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Coming Up…Interview with New York Times best selling author Joe Abercrombie with Jeremy SzalMain Fiction: “If At First…” by Peter F Hamilton.Originally published in The Solaris Book of New Science Fiction.Peter F. Hamilton was born in Rutland in 1960 and still lives in that county. He began writing in 1987, and sold his first short story to Fear magazine in 1988. He has written many bestselling novels, including the Greg Mandel series, the Night’s Dawn trilogy, the Commonwealth Saga, the Void trilogy, two short story collections and several standalone novels.Narrated by Rikki LaCosteYour narrator...Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/starshipsofa. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.