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StarShipSofa No 445 Laurent Queyssi‏ and Edward Gauvin Jul 27, 2016

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Week 2 of Translations Special Month! Download Mp3 File Here!This story was originally written in French and has been translated into English.Main Fiction: "Sense of Wonder 2.0" by Laurent Queyssi‏, translated by Edward GauvinOriginally published in The New Accelerator Issue #2.Based in Bordeaux, France, Laurent Queyssi is the author of six novels for young and adult readers, most recently Allison, a coming-of-age tale about superpowers and ’90s music. He has also written for comics, and translated authors from Grant Morrison to Alastair Reynolds. He wrote his dissertation on Philip K. Dick and devoted a later essay to James Bond. This story, previously published in TheNew Accelerator, is featured in his critically acclaimed 2012 collection Like a Demented Robot Reprogrammed at Halftime. With Étienne Barillier, he co-hosts the podcast Le Palais des Déviants and runs Fahrenheit, a site dedicated to exploring the personal libraries of book lovers. Visit his site and sign up for his weekly...

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StarShipSofa No 444 Chen Qiufan, Ken Liu and Carmen Yiling Yan Jul 20, 2016

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Week 1 of Translations Special Month! This story was originally written in Chinese and has been translated into English.Main Fiction: "The Smog Society" by Chen Qiufan, translated by Ken Liu and Carmen Yiling Yan.Originally published in Lightspeed Magazine, Issue #63, reprinted in Loosed Upon The World, edited by John Joseph Adams. Audio produced by Sky Boat MediaChen Qiufan (A.K.A. Stanley Chan) was born in Shantou, Guangdong province. Chan is a science fiction writer, columnist, script writer and a Technology start-up CMO. Since 2004, he has published over thirty stories in Science Fiction World, Esquire, Chutzpah!, many of which are collected in Thin Code. His debut novel, The Waste Tide, was published in January 2013 and was praised by Liu Cixin as “the pinnacle of near-future SF writing”. Chan is the most widely translated young writer of science fiction in China, with his short works translated into English, Italian, Japanese, Swedish, Polish and published in Clarkesworld, Interzone, and...

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StarShipSofa No 443 Matthew Ward Jul 13, 2016

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Main Fiction: “Brazen Dreams” by Matthew WardOriginally published in Grimdark Magazine Issue #4When the young Matthew Ward wasn’t reading of strange worlds in the works of C S Lewis, Tolkien and Douglas Hill, he was watching adventure and mystery in Doctor Who, and Richard Carpenter’s excellent Robin of Sherwood series. In 2002, he joined Games Workshop and spent the next decade developing characters, settings and stories for their Warhammer and Warhammer 40,000 universes, as well as for a successful series of licensed books set in J.R.R Tolkien’s Middle-earth.In 2014, Matthew embarked on an adventure to tell stories set in worlds of his own design. He firmly believes that there’s not enough magic in the world, and writes to entertain anyone who feels the same way. He lives near Nottingham with his extremely patient wife, and three attention-seeking cats.Narrated by Rob MathenyRob Matheny is a producer, narrator, voice actor, blogger, writer, and podcaster from the land of food carts, microbrews...

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StarShipSofa No 442 Erica L. Satifka and Mark Mann Episode Jul 13, 2016

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Interview: Mark Mann – Hassan and the BeamMain Fiction: “Signs Following” by Erica L. SatifkaOriginally published in IdeomancerErica L. Satifka’s fiction has appeared in Clarkesworld, Shimmer, and various other places. Her debut novel Stay Crazy will be released by Apex Publications in August 2016. She lives in Portland, Oregon, with her spouse Rob and three needy cats. Visit her online at ericasatifka.com or on Twitter @ericasatifka.Narrated by: Robert A. K. GonyoRobert A. K. Gonyo is a theatre director, actor, sound designer, voiceover artist, and musician residing in Queens. He is a Founder & Director of Co-Op Theatre East (cooptheatreeast.org), and the producer of Go See a Show!, New York City’s independent theatre podcast (goseeashowpodcast.com). robertgonyo.com

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StarShipSofa No 441 William Ledbetter Jun 29, 2016

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Main Fiction: “The Rings of Mars” by William Ledbetter

Fact: Science News by J J Campanella

Originally published in Writers of the Future Volume 28.

William Ledbetter is a writer with more than forty speculative fiction stories and non-fiction articles published in markets such as Fantasy & Science Fiction, Jim Baen’s Universe, Writers of the Future, Escape Pod, Ad Astra and Baen.com. He’s been a space and technology geek since childhood and spent most of his non-writing career in the aerospace and defense industry. He administers the Jim Baen Memorial Short Story Award contest for Baen Books and the National Space Society, is a member of SFWA, the National Space Society of North Texas, a Launch Pad Astronomy workshop graduate, is the Science Track coordinator for the Fencon convention and is a consulting...

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StarShipSofa No 440 Joe R. Lansdale Jun 22, 2016

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Main Fiction: “The Wizard of the Trees” by Joe R. Lansdale

Looking Back at Genre History by Amy H Sturgis

Originally published in Old Venus, edited by George R. R. Martin and Gardner Dozois

Champion mojo storyteller Joe R. Lansdale is the author of more than forty novels and numerous short stories. His work has appeared in national anthologies, magazines, and collections, as well as numerous foreign publications. He has written for comics, television, film, newspapers, and Internet sites. His work has been collected in more than two dozen short-story collections, and he has edited or co-edited more than a dozen anthologies. He is a recipient of the Edgar Award, eight Bram Stoker Awards, the Horror Writers Association Lifetime Achievement Award, the British Fantasy Award, the Grinzani Cavour...

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StarShipSofa No 439 Jeffrey A. Ballard Jun 08, 2016

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Interview: Brooke Borel – THE TRICKY ETHICS OF LIVING LONGER

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Main Fiction: “Underwater Restoration” by Jeffrey A. Ballard

Originally published in Orson Scott Card’s Intergalatic Medicine Show

Jeffrey A. Ballard is a nomadic Yankee that currently lives in the Texas Hill Country. A long time fascination with the ocean lead him into academia, where he happily spends his days playing scientist and spends his nights and early mornings writing about the science he wished existed. His science fiction has appeared in Orson Scott Card’s Intergalactic Medicine...

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StarShipSofa No 438 Rjurik Davidson and Sunil Patel Jun 01, 2016

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The Museum of Science Fiction in Washington DC will be hosting a three day event known as Escape Velocity which is Part Comic Con and Part Science Fiction Festival. 20% discount on admission to all StarShipSofa listeners if they use the promo code SOFA20.

Details about the event are below and at www.EscapeVelocity.events

Main Fiction: “Skins” by Rjurik Davidson

Originally published in Cosmos Magazine.

Rjurik Davidson is a freelance writer. He has written short stories, essays, reviews and screenplays. His novel, Unwrapped Sky, was published by Tor Books in April 2014. Sci Fi Now claims it can “go toe-to-toe with China Miéville’s best.” Kirkus Reviews calls it “Impressively imagined and densely detailed.” Newtown Review of Books says it’s “one volume you cannot ignore.” His novel, The...

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StarShipSofa No 437 Jeffrey Ford May 24, 2016

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Fact: Science News by J J Campanella

Main Fiction: “Blood Drive” by Jeffrey Ford

Originally published in After: Nineteen Stories of Apocalypse and Dystopia, edited by Ellen Datlow and Terri Windling.

Jeffrey Ford is the author of the novels, Vanitas, The Physiognomy, Memoranda, The Beyond, The Portrait of Mrs. Charbuque, The Girl in the Glass, The Cosmology of the Wider World, and The Shadow Year. His story collections are The Fantasy Writer’s Assistant, The Empire of Ice Cream, The Drowned Life, and Crackpot Palace. A new collection, A Natural History of Hell ,will appear in May of 2016 from...

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StarShipSofa No 436 T. R. Napper and Geoffrey A Landis May 18, 2016

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Fact: Looking Back At Genre History by Amy H. Sturgis Part 2 of 2 Star Trek and Arthurian Legend

Interview: Geoffrey A Landis – What Really Happens When You Get Blown Out of an Airlock

Main Fiction: “A Shout is a Prayer / For the Waiting Centuries” by T. R. Napper

Originally published in Interzone #258

T R Napper’s short fiction has appeared in Asimov’s, Interzone (several issues), Grimdark Magazine, and several others. He is a Writers of the Future winner and been nominated for the Ditmar Awards. T R Napper has spent the last decade living and working throughout South East...

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