StarShipSofa Tony C Smith

Main fiction: "The Bravest of Us Touched the Sky" by Carrie Vaughn
Carrie Vaughn's work includes the Philip K. Dick Award winning novel Bannerless, the New York Times best-selling Kitty Norville urban fantasy series, over twenty novels and upwards of 100 short stories, two of which have been finalists for the Hugo Award. Her next novel, The Naturalist Society, is about 19th century ornithologists, awkward love triangles, and the magic of binomial nomenclature. An Air Force brat, she survived her nomadic childhood and managed to put down roots in Boulder, Colorado.
This story originally appeared in Talebones no. 29 (Winter 2004).
Narrated by: Wanda Cielo
Wanda Cielo lives in Bisbee, Arizona, where she spends her days slinging coffee and her nights wandering the streets and alleyways in search of the town's many ghosts and wayward spirits. This is her podcast debut and she is grateful to the author as well as the editor, and the host of StarShipSofa for this opportunity.
Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/starshipsofa.

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Sofanauts:
Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/sofanauts/id1740911381
Spotify Podcasts: https://open.spotify.com/show/0OK9R9yAKasMqcjcJ0BSat
Patreon for AD Free and Extra Content: https://www.patreon.com/Sofanauts
Main fiction: Le Cigne Baiseur by Molly Tanzer
Molly Tanzeris the award-winning author of five novels, two novellas, and many works of short fiction. Her official Jirel of Joiry revival, “Jirel and the Mirror of Truth,” will appear in New Edge Sword & Sorcery Magazine in the summer of ’24. Follow her on Instagram @molly_tanzer, on BlueSky @mollytanzer.bsky.social, or on Twitter @wickedmilkhotel. She lives outside of Boulder, CO with her many houseplants. 
Narrated by: Will Stagl.
Will Stagl lives in Tucson Arizona where he works as a creative professional by day and as a songwriter and musician with his band mate Stacey by night. Together they are the Liquid Centers. At the moment he’s probably reading or re-reading Leviathan Falls by Jame SA Corey and mourning the end of a great sci fi series
Fact: Looking Back At Genre History by Amy H Sturgis
Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/starshipsofa.

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Listen to Sofanauts:
Apple: https://feeds.acast.com/public/shows/65fa92b91c46ed0017ea13a2
Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/0OK9R9yAKasMqcjcJ0BSat
Paste our RSS into the search of your favourite podcast app:
https://feeds.acast.com/public/shows/65fa92b91c46ed0017ea13a2
Main fiction: "Hanging Gardens" by Gregory Feeley
Gregory Feeley’s forthcoming novel is Hamlet the Magician. His SF novel Neptune’s Reach recently completed its piecemeal appearance in various magazines and anthologies. He is now working on a new novel.
This story first appeared in Mission Critical, (2019) Jonathan Strahan, ed.
Narrated by Dan Rabarts
Dan Rabarts is an award-winning author and editor, living in Aotearoa New Zealand, four-time recipient of New Zealand’s Sir Julius Vogel Award and three-time winner of the Australian Shadows Award. Dan’s science fiction, dark fantasy and horror short stories have been published in numerous venues worldwide. Together with Lee Murray, he co-wrote the Path of Ra crime-noir thriller series (Hounds of the Underworld, Teeth of the Wolf, Blood of the Sun) and co-edited the anthologies Baby Teeth – Bite-sized Tales of Terror and At The Edge. He has narrated fiction for the StarShipSofa, Tales to Terrify, Pseudopod and Beneath Ceaseless Skies podcasts, among others, and he produced and co-narrated the audiobook for the first Path of Ra novel.
“Jeremy Szal has a new book out! BLINDSPACE is the 2nd book in the Common trilogy, a dark space opera about the DNA of an extinct alien race that is used as a drug, making users permanently addicted to adrenaline and aggression. STORMBLOOD, the first book is already out and WOLFSKIN, the third and final book, comes out next year. The books will appeal to fans of Red Rising, Mass Effect, and Altered Carbon. They are available in all formats, including audiobook, and Jeremy would love it if you picked up a copy.
Jeremy also has a store on his website where you can order signed and personalized books, directly from him!
https://www.amazon.com/Audible-Blindspace/dp/B095KTFVZH
 
https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B0891TKN1H
 
https://jeremyszal.com/shop/
Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/starshipsofa.

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Just search in your favourite podcast app for us!
Apple Podcasts: https://feeds.acast.com/public/shows/65fa92b91c46ed0017ea13a2
Spotify Podcasts: https://open.spotify.com/show/0OK9R9yAKasMqcjcJ0BSat
Main fiction: "Oasis on the Edge of Trappist" by Chris Balliet
Chris Balliet is a speculative fiction writer who lives in Philadelphia with his wife and daughter, traversing the city in search of playgrounds and good coffee. He is a graduate of Taos Toolbox in 2023 and has degrees in history and finance that inspire his work. You can find him on Threads/Instagram @chrisballietwrites, Twitter @chrisballiet or his website chrisballiet.com.
This story is original to StarShipSofa.
Narrated by: Mark Nelson
Mark Nelson began audiobook narration in 2006, and now has over 180 titles at LibriVox, and recording as “Harry Shaw,” more than 100 for Audible. While Mark mainly records sci-fi, fantasy, and horror titles, he has also ventured into the classics, including Hugo and Dostoyevsky.
Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/starshipsofa.

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Join The Sofanuts each week;
Just search in your favourite podcast app for us! Or click links below.
Apple Podcasts
Spotify Podcasts
Cut and paste this to your podcast player of choice. RSS https://feeds.acast.com/public/shows/65fa92b91c46ed0017ea13a2.
https://www.patreon.com/Sofanauts
Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/starshipsofa.

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Listen to the new Sofanauts:
Just search in your favourite podcast app for us!
Apple Podcasts
Spotify Podcasts
Main fiction: "Nothing to Lose" by Edward M. Lerner
Edward M. Lerner is the author of eighteen SF novels and many shorter works. The final novel in his InterstellarNet trilogy won the inaugural Canopus Award “honoring excellence in interstellar writing,” while other stories have been nominated for Locus, Prometheus, and Hugo awards. His latest book (2023) is the novel Life and Death on Mars.
This story first appeared in Galaxy's Edge, May 2017
Narrated by: Will Stagl
Will Stagl is proud to be a member of the StarShipSofa team, recruiting narrators for the podcast’s stellar stories. Will works as a creative professional and occasional musician from his adopted home of Tucson, Arizona.
Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/starshipsofa.

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.