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This is a big one folks! The Time Traveler’s Magnum Opus.  This show runs a little long at 78 minutes, but they’re all very good minutes.  Trust me :)  I’ll do all my thank yous at the end of the post.  If you like surprises, skip the show notes until after you hear the show.

The centerpiece of the show is the story “The Hammer of God” by Arthur C. Clarke read by Scott Brick with Gabrielle de Cuir.  This story appeared in the Audio Literature title The Collected Stories of Arthur C. Clarke.

Scott Brick is an audiobook giant and the screenplay writer for the upcoming Rendezvous with Rama movie.  Scott shares some of his experiences with his close affiliations with Sir Arthur.

Scott also talks with Dean McCreary, production designer for Rendezvous with Rama.  And they both talk about the Arthur C. Clarke 2001 bash at the Playboy Mansion.  Not to be missed.

Audiobook narrator and producer, Stefan Rudnicki, then contribute some of his thoughts on working on this massive multi-volume audiobook project.  Stefan also shares a poignant tale of recording the project on 9/11.

After “The Hammer of God” we get to hear Vernor Vinge, from a future Time Traveler Show, tell how Arthur C. Clarke was a major influence on his life and work.

I then thrust the time machine into the past to hear a rare recording of a speech that Arthur gave during the 1965 Hugo ceremonies.  He entitles it “How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Learned to Love Stanley Kubrick.”

His tale of working on this new film that wouldn’t be released till 1968.  The film, of course, is 2001: A Space Odyssey!

This was given scant minutes before Stanley Kubrick, himself, would be awarded the best dramatic presentation Hugo for Dr. Strangelove.

I couldn’t resist placing an excerpt from an audio review by Orson Scott Card.  It has nothing to do with Arthur but it is a review for Star Born by Andre Norton.  It’s published by the Time Traveler’s own publishing company, Wonder Audio.  Pinch me, I must be dreaming.

Let the thank yous begin:

First thanks to Audio Literature for allowing me to podcast The Hammer of God.  It really started this project rolling.  For a good review and information about the separate volumes of The Collected Stories of Arthur C. Clarke, check out this review at The Fix written by Scott Danielson. You can also get a digital download of The Best Short Stories of Arthur C. Clarke at Audible.
http://www.audlit.com/

Secondly to Scott Brick for being so generous with his time and talent, and for bringing Dean McCreary onboard.  And of course, thank you, Dean!
http://www.scottbrickpresents.com/

To Gabrielle de Cuir who appears on the show without even knowing it.  Read about her film “The Delivery.”
http://skyboatroad.com/film.html

Also thanks to Stefan Rudnicki. I loved your commentary and am glad I waited till your cold had passed to get it.  Other good things came my way in the meantime, like…
http://skyboatroad.com/

…the use of the recording of Arthur C. Clarke by the Science Fiction Oral History Association at http://www.sfoha.org/. 

To Vernor Vinge who was so gracious to do an interview with me.  Look for TTS #27 with Vernor as my special guest here in a couple of weeks.

Thanks to Jesse Willis at SFFaudio for the image tweak and removing the embarrassing typo.

And thank you, Arthur!

’til next time!

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Mike Resnick reads two stories.  The first has yet to be printed but will appear in the anthology Urban Werewolves.  It’s called A Most Unusual Greyhound.  The other story is nominated for a 2008 Hugo Award for best short story.  It is called Distant Replay.

This was recorded Jan. 19th, 2008 at the ConFusion SF convention in Troy, Michigan.

Special thanks to Mike Resnick for being so gracious to allow me to record and podcast him.

Cameos: Marlon Brando and Clint Eastwood and Great Aunt Rachel.

’til next time!

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This week’s month’s show has a swell story by Frank Herbert called Missing Link.  Frank is best known as the creator and author of Dune.  Our guest reader, Steve Anderson, out does his talented self on this tale.  More info about Steve at http://www.sgacreative.com/.

The Time Traveler will be a guest at Penguicon 6.0 April 18-20.

We also get to hear an excerpt from Murray Leinster’s Sam, This is You release from Wonder Audio.  It’s read by Mac Kelly, AKA Wolfman Mac, who is host of the new TV show, Nightmare Sinema.

Check out the groovy make-up for Wolfman Mac, or is it make-up?  And that’s his sidekick Bony Bob.

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Had a fantasic time at the Confusion SF Con in Troy, MI.  Got to interview and get a reading from writer, Jim C. Hines.  Jim’s a good writer, reader and really nice guy.

Jim C. Hines links:

Official Site
Live Journal
Stories at Fictionwise

Big thanks to Jim for doing this. It was a lot of fun. 

Look for more recordings from the con coming soon.

Thanks for listening!

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Michael Bekemeyer reads Harry Harrison’s The Velvet Glove

Harry Harrison’s Links:
Official Website
Wikipedia Entry
Official News Blog
 
Michael Bekemeyer’s Links:
Scatterpod
2Bpictures.com
2Bpictures Podcast

I noticed a verbal slip I made while relistening to the show.  I say that “Harry was the author of. . .” instead of “Harry is the author of. . .”  It’s diffulcult to go back and fix, so I’m letting it stand.  But I’m well aware that Harry is alive and well.

Music:
I’m Going to Get Me a Robot Man
by Ben Light & His Surf Club Boys

A funny robot sex song from the 1940s that actually swings.

Podcasts Promos:
Scatterpod
Dial P is for Pulp

News Blog:

Jesse Willis of SFFaudio.com also did this cool image for the show.

Robot Covers

	The Velvet Glove first appeared in Fantastic Universe 11/56

 

This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-No Derivative Works 3.0 United States License.

 

 

 

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Three big stories for the price of none.  Makin’ up for lost time.  Read by three excellent narrators.

Prone by Mack Reynolds;
Read by Corey Redekop

Corey is the author Shelf Monkey.  A novel of bookish addiction.  Check out his site and read the reviews.  He turns out to be an excellent narrator as well.  You can also listen to talk and reading he did at a live event.

An Incident on Route 12 by James H. Schmidtz
Read by Mark Nelson

Mark Nelson is recording short stories and novels for Wonder Audio.  He’s done some excellent novels and stories for LibriVox.  They’re free and Mark rocks.  What more could you want?  See his LibriVox titles.

Will You Wait? by Alfred Bester
Read by Pat Bottino

Pat is a professional voice actor that has done work for Blackstone Audio, Infinivox, and others.  Will You Wait? is the back-up story from the Wonder Audio title Fondly Fahrenheit/Will You Wait?, which is available now from Audible.

Promo: SFFaudio.com, because the site rules (and yes I’m an editor there).

Background Music by Eddie Cano and his Orchestra from his LP Deep in a Drum.

And special thanks to Curly Howard!

Thanks for listening.

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My time machine slipt a sprocket, and I ended up with this special recording from an alternate reality.  Recorded April 22nd at Penquicon.

Image by Jesse Willis of SFFaudio.

The panel is called The Works and Influence of Science Ficton Grand Master Godfrey L. Winton.  Mr. Winton who seems, unfortunately, not to exist in our dimension is viewed in a scholarly light by John Scalzi, Sarah Monette, and Nick Sagan.  These authors’ conterparts exist in our own universe and are all excellent SF authors and very nice people, if you don’t piss ‘em off (Scalzi has one mean bitch slap, I’ve been told). 

Big thanks to the alternate reality versions of these authors for letting me record and podcast them!

And thank you for listening!

We’ve got a great story read by a great reader, Jeremiah Costello.  Read all about Jeremiah at www.jeremiah-costello.com.

The story is Mack Reynolds‘ Slow Djinn, which first appeared in Space Science Fiction Magazine, August 1953.

Slow Djinn graphic by Jesse Willis of SFFaudio.com. Thanks Jesse.  You the man!

How I, a time traveler, got rid of my sore throat.

The Time Traveler’s audiobook publishing company, Wonder Audio, will be releasing titles through Audible. 

THANKS FOR LISTENING!

Time Traveler Show LIVE with Tobias Buckell

Recorded live at Penguicon in Troy, Michigan on April 21, 2007.

I interview science fiction author, Tobias Buckell. Toby talks about his novels including his soon to be released Ragamuffin.  As well as growing up in the Carribean.

Recorded in a strange room with floodlights that kept going out.
Boom, Boom, Out Go the Lights!

Toby also reads an exciting gun-blazing excerpt from Ragamuffin.

Links for the show:

Tobias Buckell

Tell Tale Weekly

Escape Pod

Mathew Wayne Selznick

Todd Lockwood

And don’t forget The Time Traveler Show is still running its guest host competition.  Where you can win signed copies of Crystal Rain and an advanced copy of Ragamuffin. For more info, check show notes for TTS #17.

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An H.G. Wells show featuring Tim Rowe reading The New Accelerator.
Background music and sound bytes from the H.G. Wells movie Things to Come.

Tim Rowe’s free Yoga Nidra mp3.

The Guest Host Competition. 

Want to enter?  Submit a 2 to 4 minute sample recording of you guest hosting the show.  The show will have a story called the Velvet Glove by Harry Harrison and read by Michael Bekemeyer.  You may use that info in your entry.  It’s a robot story.  Be creative and have fun.

Send the mp3 to timeshowhost@gmail.com

The winner will receive 3 signed Charles Stross’ audio CDs from Infinivox, and a signed hardcover copy of Tobias Buckell’s Crystal Rain and an advance reading copy of Ragamuffin.

Deadline is May 1st