http://www.starshipsofa.com 2010 Hugo Award Nominee Wed, 28 Jul 2010 16:37:39 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 en hourly 1 http://www.starshipsofa.com/feed/ Take a voyage on the Science Fiction podcast StarShipSofa if you dare? Travel into the deepest realms of the classic Sci-fi and science fiction world. Calling at such science fiction destinations as Philip K Dick, Alfred Bester, John Brunner and all the other great Sci Fi writers out there. Then, from science fiction and Sci Fi we travel anywhere our imagination and our podcast take us. All wrapped up and inspired by the great Ronnie Corbett. Intrigued? Want to find out more about our science fiction podcast?. Then travel on the greatest science fiction and Sci Fi ride of your life, the StarShipSofa podcast.... If it's classic science fiction... or sci fi trivia listen no further - science fiction never listened so good! Tony C. Smith no Tony C. Smith starshipsofa@gmail.com starshipsofa@gmail.com (Tony C. Smith) 2009 The Science Fiction Audio Magazine science fiction, nonfiction, poetry, short, flash,scifi, sci-fi,story,narration http://www.starshipsofa.com/wp-includes/images/categories/original_t.jpg http://www.starshipsofa.com/category/podcast/engine-room/ http://www.starshipsofa.com/20090603/aural-delights-no-87-adam-troy-castro/ http://www.starshipsofa.com/20090603/aural-delights-no-87-adam-troy-castro/#comments Wed, 03 Jun 2009 03:00:14 +0000 SOFA http://www.starshipsofa.com/?p=756 http://www.starshipsofa.com/20090603/aural-delights-no-87-adam-troy-castro/feed/ 2 Editorial: Sofanauts by Tony C Smith 03:50 - New Titles: Zoe's Tale, Winterstrike, The Burning Skies, Asimovs, Analog, The Stranger - Flash Fiction: Aliens by Rick Norwood - Fact:  Fiction Crawler by Matthew Sanborn Smith15:00 - Main Fiction: Of A Swee... Editorial: Sofanauts by Tony C Smith 03:50 New Titles: Zoe's Tale (http://www.google.co.uk/url?sa=t&source=web&ct=res&cd=3&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.amazon.co.uk%2FZoes-Tale-Old-Mans-Novel%2Fdp%2F0765316986&ei=1LIjStPrE53UjAfajoy1Bg&usg=AFQjCNGSOgZlPaO804QZ4PDUGttV1R-teQ&sig2=WTidUv7RmyrD4g6Nv1Y9Dw), Winterstrike (http://www.google.co.uk/url?sa=t&source=web&ct=res&cd=1&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.amazon.co.uk%2FWinterstrike-Liz-Williams%2Fdp%2F0230709311&ei=s7IjSvquJ9m6jAfpwPy2Bg&usg=AFQjCNFcGCyF_bMUraIErFBVwhrH9Umo2A&sig2=bkxbCObyHlQ9VUiPe-lIgA), The Burning Skies (http://www.google.co.uk/url?sa=t&source=web&ct=res&cd=1&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.amazon.co.uk%2FBurning-Skies-David-J-Williams%2Fdp%2F0553385429&ei=lLIjSvejJ4TLjAeo5ICrBg&usg=AFQjCNFsT2vPmTjuynZ59TcjAXiQxJ9i3Q&sig2=LKN_5PKIScp6l0xohS4vtA), Asimovs (http://www.google.co.uk/url?sa=t&source=web&ct=res&cd=1&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.asimovs.com%2F&ei=KbIjSpniOOLLjAf9q-C3Bg&usg=AFQjCNH4c5oOTb-3cta1XOMsy36PfgMkkQ&sig2=vg8Z5MEVhJoHVGBZY4xcUA), Analog (http://www.google.co.uk/url?sa=t&source=web&ct=res&cd=1&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.analogsf.com%2F&ei=RrIjSvrqMtfRjAe8-8y1Bg&usg=AFQjCNHzYtSvn0gU81ezbwi5ui-BNZ2bpg&sig2=hZjpl-ZzIOtUxZHrjX_cdg), The Stranger (http://www.amazon.co.uk/Stranger-Labyrinths-Echo-Max-Frei/dp/1590200659) Flash Fiction: Aliens by Rick Norwood (f.norwood@worldnet.att.net) Fact:  Fiction Crawler by Matthew Sanborn Smith (http://www.google.co.uk/url?sa=t&source=web&ct=res&cd=1&url=http%3A%2F%2Ftheonethousand.blogspot.com%2F&ei=abMjSv3PGZuZjAeP_aHQBg&usg=AFQjCNHBgk907eO0dtR2u_ZNEavBo1-UkQ&sig2=xob22yygRaHJRkfsa7tL9w)15:00 Main Fiction: Of A Sweet Slow Dance in the Wake of Temporary Dogs by Adam Troy Castro (http://www.google.co.uk/url?sa=t&source=web&ct=res&cd=1&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.sff.net%2Fpeople%2Fadam-troy%2F&ei=G7UjSvXrEs7LjAesjt2rBg&usg=AFQjCNHkvSk_mODO1kCvOZKR9ELaID8DWg&sig2=BpPY04Yq_9LT-h3MVthZ9w) 50:00 Fact: Look Back at Genre Fiction by Amy H Sturgis (http://www.google.co.uk/url?sa=t&source=web&ct=res&cd=1&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.mindspring.com%2F~ahsturgis%2F&ei=OLUjSq-5N92QjAfL_uXKBg&usg=AFQjCNG0olsH69cVkYkxoJm7HO2DKGCCww&sig2=b5P_rGlcyXSHppjHtsvUNA), Narrators: Paul Caggige (http://www.google.co.uk/url?sa=t&source=web&ct=res&cd=1&url=http%3A%2F%2Ftheprocessdiary.blogspot.com%2F&ei=V7UjSsLLKeOrjAevwNywBg&usg=AFQjCNG2OElQIizPvNmTHVFT_ewXk88A3w&sig2=_KAnIKT9m2wrfMWJYASXrw), Mike Boris (TheBori@comcast.net), Of A Sweet Slow Dance in the Wake of Temporary Dogs first published in Keith DeCandido's anthology, IMAGININGS (http://www.albeshiloh.com/imaginings/) Links to Fiction Crawler: The Ray-Gun: A Love Story by James Alan Gardner (http://www.asimovs.com/nebulas09/Raygun.shtml) Summer in Paris, Light From the Sky by Ken Scholes (http://clarkesworldmagazine.com/scholes_11_07/) Truth by Robert Reed (http://www.asimovs.com/hugos_2009/Truth.shtml) Jon by George Saunders (http://www.newyorker.com/archive/2003/01/27/030127fi_fiction?currentPage=1) Pride and Prometheus by John Kessel (http://lcrw.net/cc/index.htm#kessel1) Tony C. Smith no 1:56:37 http://www.starshipsofa.com/20090131/the-engine-room-no-12-the-sofanaut-awards-2008/ http://www.starshipsofa.com/20090131/the-engine-room-no-12-the-sofanaut-awards-2008/#comments Sat, 31 Jan 2009 11:32:36 +0000 SOFA http://www.starshipsofa.com/?p=294 http://www.starshipsofa.com/20090131/the-engine-room-no-12-the-sofanaut-awards-2008/feed/ 0 The Engine Room No 12 The Sofanaut Awards 2008 - Well, this is it folks... the numbers have been counted and the winners are: Well, before that can I just say a big thank you to one and all who have help/contributed/listened/complained/smiled and cried... The Engine Room No 12 The Sofanaut Awards 2008 Well, this is it folks... the numbers have been counted and the winners are: Well, before that can I just say a big thank you to one and all who have help/contributed/listened/complained/smiled and cried over the first 52 shows of Aural Delights. Thank you. And a big thanks to Mark Bormann (http://alleywaysandsidestreets.blogspot.com/) So the winners are: Best Flash Fiction: Spider Robinson (http://www.spiderrobinson.com/) - "In The Olden Days" Best Main Fiction: Ted Chiang (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ted_Chiang) - "The Merchant & the Alchemists Gate" Best Poetry Contributor: Laurel Winter (http://www.laurelwinter.com/) Best Fact Article Contributor: Amy H Sturgis (http://home.mindspring.com/%7Eahsturgis/) Best Narrator: Spider Robinson (http://www.spiderrobinson.com/) Tony C. Smith no 27:34