Narrated

The Mountain in the Sea, written by Ray Nayler and narrated by Eunice Wong, is an engaging story of contact with an intelligent octopus species that balances thrills and reflections on consciousness.

Review & discussion with Lisa & Scott.

The Mountain in the Sea [Libro.fm] / [Overdrive/Libby] / [Audible]

Other Referenced Works:

A Psalm for the Wild-Built [https://tidd.ly/3qwMgPs">Libro.fm] / [Overdrive/Libby] / [Audible]

Arrival [IMDb]

Stories of Your Life and Others [Libro.fm] / [Overdrive/Libby] / [Audible]

The Galaxy, and the Ground Within with Author Becky Chambers [Episode 97]

Children of Time [Audible]

When the Sparrow Falls [Libro.fm] / [Overdrive/Libby] / [Audible]

Babel [Libro.fm] / [OverDrive/Libby] / [Audible]

"Proof by Induction" [Uncanny Magazine]

Nona the Ninth is the latest installment in The Locked Tomb series, written by Tamsyn Muir and narrated by Moira Quirk

Review & discussion with Lisa & Scott.

Nona the Ninth [Libro.fm] / [Overdrive/Libby] / [Audible]

Additional Time Travel References:

Predestination [IMDb]

Lightning [Audible]

The Rise and Fall of D.O.D.O [Overdrive/Libby]

Time Cat [Overdrive/Libby]

Dark [https://www.netflix.com/title/80100172">Netflix ]

Other Referenced Works:

Gideon the Ninth [Libro.fm] / [Overdrive/Libby] / [Audible]

Harrow the Ninth [Libro.fm] / [Overdrive/Libby] / [Audible]

The Kingston Cycle (Series): Stormsong [Libro.fm] / [Overdrive/Libby] / [Audible]

Bluebird [Libro.fm] / [Overdrive/Libby] / [Audible]

This time we discussed two recent novellas: Travel By Bullet, written by John Scalzi and narrated by Zachary Quinto and Ogres, written by Adrian Tchaikovsky and narrated by Emma Newman

Review & discussion with Lisa & Scott.

Travel By Bullet [Audible]

The Dispatcher (series) [Audible] / [Kindle]

The Last Emperox with Author John Scalzi [Episode 66]

The Kaiju Preservation Society [Audible] / [Episode 144]

Lock In (series) [Audible]

Ogres [Audible]

Elder Race [Overdrive/Libby] (Not available as an audiobook)

The Past is Red [Libro.fm] / [Overdrive/Libby] / [Audible] / [Episode 117]

Babel: Or the Necessity of Violence: An Arcane History of The Oxford Translators' Revolution, written by R. F. Kuang and narrated by Chris Lew Kum Hoi & Billie Fulford-Brown is a superbly crafted historical fantasy novel centered around the power of language in an alternate 1800s Oxford.

Review & discussion with Lisa & Scott.

Babel [Libro.fm] / [OverDrive/Libby] / [Audible]

2022 Hugo Awards: Results

Narrated 2022 Hugo Episodes:

139: 2022 Hugo Nominations

152: 2022 Hugo Finalists - Best Novella

158: 2022 Hugo Finalists - Best Novel

159: 2022 Hugo Finalists - Best Series

163: 2022 Lodestar Finalists

Other Referenced Works:

A Psalm for the Wild-Built [Libro.fm] / [Overdrive/Libby] / [Audible] / [Ep 113]

Hugos There Podcast

Black Water Sister [Libro.fm] / [OverDrive/Libby] / [Audible]

Perhaps the Stars [Libro.fm] / [Overdrive/Libby] / [Audible] / [Ep 134]

Hugo, Girl!

The Kingston Cycle (Series): Witchmark [Libro.fm] / [Overdrive/Libby] / [Audible]

A Master of Djinn [Libro.fm] / [Overdrive/Libby] / [Audible]

The Nineties [Libro.fm] [Overdrive/Libby] [Audible] / [Ep 162]

Empireland - Audiobook release: 28 Feb 2023 [Libro.fm] [Overdrive/Libby] [Audible]

The Way Spring Arrives and Other Stories [Libro.fm] [Overdrive/Libby] [Audible]

From time loops, to temporal tourism, and fixing the timeline; time travel is used in Science Fiction and Fantasy to tell a range of interesting stories. Lisa, Mark, and Scott discuss some of their favorite time travel stories and interesting uses of time travel in fiction.

Referenced Works:

Damian's Workshop [Audible] / [Episode 167]

A Christmas Carol [https://tidd.ly/3RkyYBN">Libro.fm - Jim Dale] /[Audible - Tim Curry] / [Audible - Patrick Stewart]

Pastwatch: The Redemption of Christopher Columbus [Libro.fm] / [Overdrive/Libby] / [Audible]

Oxford Time Travel (Series): Doomsday Book [Libro.fm] / [Overdrive/Libby] / [Audible]

A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court [Audible - Nick Offerman]

The Time Machine and Other Stories narrated by Ralph Cosham [Overdrive/Libby] / [Audible]

Millennium [goodreads]

This is How You Lose the Time War [Libro.fm] / [Overdrive/Libby] / [Audible]

The Future of Another Timeline [Libro.fm] / [Overdrive/Libby] / [Audible]

Recursion [Libro.fm] / [Overdrive/Libby] / [Audible]

Timepiece [IndieBound]

Sea of Tranquility [Libro.fm] / [Overdrive/Libby] / [Audible] / [Episode 148]

Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban [Libro.fm] / [Overdrive/Libby] / [Audible]

Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy [Libro.fm] / [Overdrive/Libby] / [Audible]

Kindred [Libro.fm] / [Overdrive/Libby] / [Audible]

The Psychology of Time Travel [Libro.fm] / [Overdrive/Libby] / [Audible]

The Hazel Wood [Libro.fm] / [Overdrive/Libby] / [Audible]

The Forever War [Libro.fm] / [Overdrive/Libby] / [Audible]

Children of Time [Audible]

Speaker for The Dead [Libro.fm] / [Overdrive/Libby] / [Audible]

Spin [Libro.fm] / [Audible]

Hyperion [Audible]

The Midnight Library [Libro.fm] / [Audible] / [Overdrive/Libby] / [Episode 103]

Orion [Audible]

When You Reach Me [Libro.fm] / [Overdrive/Libby] / [Audible]

The Time Traveler's Wife [Libro.fm] / [Overdrive/Libby] / [Audible]

Outlander [Libro.fm] / [Overdrive/Libby] / [Audible]

Magic Tree House Collection, Books 1-8 [Libro.fm] / [Overdrive/Libby] / [Audible]

TV & Movie References:

12 Monkeys (1995) [IMDb]

Back to the Future (1985) [IMDb]

Quantum Leap (1989) [IMDb]

Quantum Leap (2022) [IMDb]

Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home (1986) [IMDb]

Millenium (1989) [IMDb]

Loki (2021) [IMDb]

The Butterfly Effect (2004) [IMDb]

Doctor Who (2005) [IMDb]

Star Trek (Franchise)

Groundhog Day (1993) [IMDb]

Palm Springs (2020) [IMDb]

Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. (2013) [IMDb]

Phineas & Ferb (2007) [IMDb]

Palm Springs (2020) [IMDb]

Lightyear (2022) [IMDb]

Futurama (1999) [IMDb]

Avengers: Endgame (2019) [IMDb]

Author Deborah Kaminski, joined Lisa to talk about her novel Damian's Workshop, narrated by Laura Lockwood, and her experiences with audiobook production as an indie author.

Damian's Workshop [Audible]

An Island Too Lovely [Amazon]

The Father Lode [Amazon]

Connect with Deborah Kaminski: [Amazon] / [/">Facebook]

Other Referenced Works:

Expeditionary Force (series) [https://www.audible.com/series/Expeditionary-Force-Audiobooks/B01N9CUGHG">Audible]

Stephanie Plum (series) [Libro.fm] / [Overdrive/Libby] / [Audible]

Station Eleven [Libro.fm] / [Overdrive/Libby] / [Audible]

The Glass Hotel [Libro.fm] / [Overdrive/Libby] / [Audible]

Sea of Tranquility [Libro.fm] / [Overdrive/Libby] / [Audible] / [Episode 148]

Lady Astronaut (series) [Audible]

The City Inside, written by Samit Basu and narrated by Reena Dutt explores a near future of livestreams, flow and the power from multimedia celebrity that can consume or potentially make a positive difference.

Review & discussion with Lisa & Scott.

The City Inside [Libro.fm] / [Overdrive/Libby] / [Audible]

Machinehood [Libro.fm] / [Overdrive/Libby] / [Audible]

Siren Queen [Libro.fm] / [Overdrive/Libby] / [Audible] / [Episode 153]

Parable of the Sower [Libro.fm] / [Overdrive/Libby] / [Audible]

Stolen Focus [Libro.fm] / [Overdrive/Libby] / [Audible]

What else are we listening to?

Children of Time [Audible]

Still Just A Geek: An Annotated Memoir [Libro.fm] / [Overdrive/Libby] / [Audible]

Do You Dream of Terra-Two? [Libro.fm] / [Overdrive/Libby] / [Audible]

An Excess Male [Libro.fm] / [Overdrive/Libby] / [Audible]

The Disneyland Story [Audible]

A Mind Unraveled [Libro.fm] / [Overdrive/Libby] / [Audible]

Damian's Workshop [Audible] / [Episode 167]

Mortal Touch [IndieBound]

August Kitko and the Mechas from Space, written by Alex White and narrated by Hayden Bishop is a story of giant robots and unlikely heroes harnessing the power of music to help humanity.

Thank you to Libro.fm and Hachette Audio for providing a review copy of August Kitko and the Mechas from Space for this episode

Review & discussion with Lisa & Scott.

August Kitko and the Mechas from Space [Libro.fm]

Light From Uncommon Stars [Libro.fm] / [Episode 141]

Space Opera [Libro.fm]

Victories Greater Than Death [Libro.fm]

A Big Ship at the Edge of the Universe [Libro.fm]

Iron Widow [Libro.fm]

Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, written by Gabrielle Zevin and narrated by Jennifer Kim & Julian Cihi; is an engaging story of a friendship that spans decades and interweaves with their creative collaborations in video games.

Thank you to Libro.fm ALC Program and Penguin Random House Audio for providing a review copy of Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow for this episode

Review & discussion with Shachi, Mark & Scott.

Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow [Libro.fm]

The Nineties [Libro.fm] [Episode 162]

Ready Player One [Libro.fm]

Emily Blaster [https://gabriellezevin.com/emilyblastergame/">Web Game]

Lisa & Scott discuss the 2022 Lodestar Finalists along with a special guest.

Finalists:

Chaos on CatNet [Audible]

The Last Graduate [Libro.fm] / [Overdrive/Libby] / [Audible] / [Episode 125]

Iron Widow [Libro.fm] / [Overdrive/Libby] / [Audible]

Redemptor [Libro.fm] / [Overdrive/Libby] / [Audible] / [Episode 118]

Victories Greater Than Death [Libro.fm] / [Overdrive/Libby] / [Audible]

A Snake Falls to Earth [Libro.fm] / [Overdrive/Libby] / [Audible]

Narrated 2022 Hugo Episodes:

139: 2022 Hugo Nominations

152: 2022 Hugo Finalists - Best Novella

158: 2022 Hugo Finalists - Best Novel

159: 2022 Hugo Finalists - Best Series

Other Referenced Works:

Hugos There: 2022 Hugo Short Stories Panel[YouTube]

Hugos There: 2022 Hugo Award Nominees for Best Novellahttps://youtu.be/leFYsmtGU4s">[YouTube]

Catfishing on CatNet [Audible]

A Deadly Education [Overdrive/Libby] / [Audible] / [Libro.fm] / [Episode]

The Gilded Ones [Libro.fm]

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Raybearer [Libro.fm] / [OverDrive/Libby] / [Audible] / [https://narratedpodcast.com/episodes/091">Episode 91]

Black Sun [Libro.fm] / [Overdrive/Libby] / [Audible] / [Episode 82]

Fevered Star [Libro.fm] / [Overdrive/Libby] / [Audible] / [Episode 151]

Inheritance of Orquídea Divina [Libro.fm] / [Overdrive/Libby] / [Audible]