300 episodes

Cast of Wonders is the leading voice in young adult speculative short fiction. Every week we present short stories from some of today’s best genre fiction writers, featuring everything from hard science fiction, to urban fantasy, horror, steampunk, superheroes and more. Our stories are defined by their deep emotional resonance and that critical spark of wonder.

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Cast of Wonders is the leading voice in young adult speculative short fiction. Every week we present short stories from some of today’s best genre fiction writers, featuring everything from hard science fiction, to urban fantasy, horror, steampunk, superheroes and more. Our stories are defined by their deep emotional resonance and that critical spark of wonder.

    Cast of Wonders 578: Cold Blessing

    Cast of Wonders 578: Cold Blessing

    Author : Kelsey Hutton Narrator : Ed Gamble Host : Katherine Inskip Audio Producer : Jeremy Carter Cold Blessing was originally published by PULP Literature (Issue 32, Autumn 2021) Harm to children Cold Blessing by Kelsey Hutton The wind had gnawed his skin raw by the time they reached the nun’s door, the damp air […]

    • 29 min
    Cast of Wonders 577: Fording the Milky Way

    Cast of Wonders 577: Fording the Milky Way

    Author : Megan Ng Narrator : Amanda Ching Host : Katherine Inskip Audio Producer : Jeremy Carter Cast of Wonders 577: Fording the Milky Way is a Cast of Wonders original. Abusive relationships, dysfunctional families Fording the Milky Way by Megan Ng There’s a festival celebrated in China that’s dedicated to young lovers. It is […]

    • 21 min
    Cast of Wonders 576: Little Wonders 43 – Young Authors

    Cast of Wonders 576: Little Wonders 43 – Young Authors

    Authors : Riley Tao and Peter Gooley Narrators : Dani Daly and Adam Pracht Host : Katherine Inskip Audio Producer : Jeremy Carter Cast of Wonders 576: Little Wonders 43 – Young Authors is a Cast of Wonders original. At the Edge of Nowhere by Peter Gooley It saddens me to look out my window […]

    • 15 min
    Cast of Wonders 575: Crystal Hexagons on Windowsills (Staff Picks 2023)

    Cast of Wonders 575: Crystal Hexagons on Windowsills (Staff Picks 2023)

    Author : Prashanth Srivatsa Narrator : Sonali Misra Host : Katherine Inskip Audio Producer : Jeremy Carter Originally published as Cast of Wonders 560, 27th October 2023 Crystal Hexagons on Windowsills by Prashanth Srivatsa I was the only one among my friends who did not get the letter. Which is a real shame, because I […]

    • 39 min
    Cast of Wonders 574: Printed in Ink and Ashes (Staff Picks 2023)

    Cast of Wonders 574: Printed in Ink and Ashes (Staff Picks 2023)

    Author : Priya Sridhar Narrator : Arun Jiwa Host : Alicia Caporaso Audio Producer : Jeremy Carter Originally published as Cast of Wonders 557, 14 October 2023 Printed in Ink and Ashes by Priya Sridhar In the basement, scant lightbulbs sputtered in and out. The single torch, propped on a shelf, shone on the pages […]

    • 39 min
    Cast of Wonders 573: The Hidden Forests of Earth and Mars (Staff Picks 2023)

    Cast of Wonders 573: The Hidden Forests of Earth and Mars (Staff Picks 2023)

    Author : Anna Zumbro Narrator : Melissa Bugaj Host : Denise Sudell Audio Producer : Jeremy Carter Originally published as Cast of Wonders episode 532, 4 April 2023 The Hidden Forests of Earth and Mars by Anna Zumbro Seventeen hours before some of us are to launch on a nine-months-and-forever journey to Mars, my little […]

    • 37 min

Customer Reviews

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86 Ratings

86 Ratings

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I have enjoyed all of their podcasts and recomend the support of this organization of dedicated authors and voice actors.

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If you like an agenda with your fiction

I enjoyed one episode. The rest seem to have an agenda they’d like to shove down my throat. No thanks.

Lifelong enthusiast ,

Top-notch

This recent story, The Last Banquet Of Temporal Confections (two parts) is a favorite of mine and masterful tale, combining fantasy and culinary arts (two things dear to me). Thank you, I very much appreciated this story.

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