The Great Geek Manual

The always-excellent Craig Mod of Flipboard on “beautiful books” and the future of storytelling in age of digital books – a must-watch for any storyteller, designer, and media observer.

Audio Fiction and Podcasts

• Listen to “Claude and the Henry Moores” by Casey Wolf at Beam Me Up.
• Listen to “The Best Boy, The Brightest Boy” by Megan R. Engelhard.
• Listen to “Dream Engine” by Tim Pratt (Part 2) at Journey Into…
• Listen to “Giant Episode: Beyond the Sea Gate of the Scholar Pirates of Sarskoe” by Garth Nix at PodCastle.
• Listen to “Honor Killing” by Ray Tabler at EscapePod.
• Listen to “People Who Live in Wax Houses” by Julie Hoverson.
• Listen to “Raft of The Titanic” by James Morrow at StarShipSofa.
• Listen to “Sirius” by Ben Peek at Clarkesworld.
• Listen to “The Sighted Watchmaker” by Vylar Kaftan at Lightspeed.
• Listen to “The Stink of Animosity” by Rob E. Boley at Pseudopod.
• Listen to “This Strange Way of Dying” by Silvia Moreno-Garcia at PodCastle.
• Listen to “The Tunnel under the Earth” by Frederick Pohl at DramaPod.

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Audio Fiction and Podcasts

• Listen to “Black Swan, White Swan” by Eugie Foster at Podcastle.
• Listen to “Claude & The Henry Moores” by Casey Wolf at Beam Me Up.
• Listen to “Doubleheader X” by John P. Murphy at Drabblecast.
• Listen to “The Dunwich Horror” by H.P. Lovecraft at 19 Nocturne Boulevard.
• Listen to “Loup Noir” by Julie Hoverson at 19 Nocturne Boulevard.
• Listen to “The Poor Girl Taken By Surprise” by Gemma Files at Pseudopod.
• Listen to “Red Dawn: A Chow Mein Western” by Lavie Tidhar at Fantasy Magazine.
• Listen to “Running Out of Time” by Rob Walker at The Drama Pod.
• Listen to “Thanksgiving Day” by Jay Werkheiser at Escape Pod.
• Listen to “This Strange Way of Dying” by Silvia Moreno-Garcia at PodCastle.
• Listen to “The Tunnel under the Earth” by Frederick Pohl at The Drama Pod.

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Audio Fiction and Podcasts

• Listen to “Beachcombing” by Ray Cluley at Dunesteef.
• Listen to “Bearing Fruit” by Nikki Alfar at Drabblecast.
• Listen to “Black Swan, White Swan” by Eugie Foster at PodCastle.
• Listen to “Dream Engine, Part 1″ by Tim Pratt at Journey Into…
• Listen to “Driving X” by Gwendolyn Clare at Escae Pod.
• Listen to “The God-Death of Halla” by Tina Connolly at PodCastle.
• Listen to “The New Arrival” by Bettina Borg Cardona at Schlock Magazine.
• Listen to “Red Dawn: A Chow Mein Western” by Lavie Tidhar at Fantasy Magazine.
• Listen to “Repler” by Jonathan Lowe at Pseudopod.
• Listen to “Snow” by John Crowley at Lightspeed Magazine.
• Listen to “Softlight Sins” by Peter F. Hamilton at StarShipSofa.
• Listen to “To the Gods of Time and Engines, a Gift” by Dean Wells.
• Listen to “The Young Workman’s Letter” by Rainer Maria Rilke at Miettecast.

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Book: Mercury Rises
ISBN-13: 978-1612180861

Author: Robert Kroese
Series: Mercury Trilogy
Publisher: AmazonEncore
Genre: Sci-Fi / Comedy
Release: October 18, 2011
Length: 275 pages (Paperback)

Book Rating: B- (80 / 100)
Series Rating: B (85 / 100)

Verdict

Mercury Rises, like its predecessor, is a fast-paced, absurd story about an unlikely hero on a quest to save the world that plays out like an Adam Douglas re-write of Kevin Smith’s Dogma. The result is a light-hearted, pop-culture-studded romp that’s recommended escapism for any geek or urban fantasy fan looking for a good laugh. Unfortunately, as the second book in a trilogy, Mercury Rises features a somewhat unsatisfying ending that leaves the book feeling like a transitional piece.

Pros: Fast-paced. Hilarious. Witty dialogue.

Cons: A little over the top. A little long. Somewhat disappointing ending.

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Audio Fiction and Podcasts

• Listen to “The God-Death of Halla” by Tina Connolly at PodCastle.
• Listen to “In the Harsh Glow of its Incandescent Beauty” by Mercurio D. Rivera.
• Listen to “King” by C. Deskin Rink at Pseudopod.
• Listen to “Midshipman Hornblower: The Man Who Saw God” by C.S. Forester.
• Listen to “Number 21 Rue Le Sueur” by Edward McDermott at Pseudopod.
• Listen to “The Prize Beyond Gold” by Ian Creasey at Escape Pod.
• Listen to “War” by Aaron Ashley Garrison at Pseudopod.

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Audio Fiction and Podcasts

• Listen to “The All-Pro – Episode 1″ by Scott Sigler at the author’s website.
• Listen to “Authorized Domain” by Cory Doctorow at Beam Me Up!
• Listen to “The Blood Garden” by Jesse Livingston at Pseudopod.
• Listen to “Boxed In” by Marc-Anthony Taylorm at Escape Pod.
• Listen to “How Maartje and Uppinder Terraformed Mars” by Lisa Nohealani Morton.
• Listen to “The Invisibles” by Charles de Lint at Fantasy Magazine.
• Listen to “Rising Lion — The Lion Bows” by Zen Cho at PodCastle.
• Listen to “Rules for Living in a Simulation” by Aubrey Hirsch at Drabblecast.
• Listen to “Saved – Part 1″ by Arin Greenwood at Cast of Wonders.
• Listen to “Seven Spells to Sever the Heart” by K.M. Ferebee at Fantasy Magazine.
• Listen to “Silk For Moisture, Mud For Shine” by Amanda C. Davis at Dunesteef.
• Listen to “Still Small Voice” by Ben Burgis at PodCastle.
• Listen to “The Things – Part 2″ by Peter Watts at Beam Me Up.
• Listen to “To Seek Her Fortune” by Nicole Kornher-Stace at StarShipSofa.
• Listen to “Year of the Rabbit” by An Owomoyel0a at Drabblecast.

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Audio Fiction and Podcasts

• Listen to “The Blood Garden” by Jesse Livingston at Pseudopod.
• Listen to “Chronic Offender” by Spider Robinson at Spider on the Web.
• Listen to “Her Acres of Pastoral Playground” by Mike Allen at StarShipSofa.
• Listen to “A Militant Peace” by David Klecha and Tobias S. Buckell.
• Listen to “The Secret Beach” by Tim Pratt at Fantasy Magazine.
• Listen to “Still Small Voice” by Ben Burgis at PodCastle.
• Listen to “Things” by Peter Watts (Part 2) at Beam Me Up.
• Listen to “Trying To Stay Dead” by Richard S. Crawford at Pseudopod.
• Listen to “Year of the Rabbit” by An Owomoyela at Drabblecast.

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