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StarShipSofa No 405 David D Levine and Becky Chambers Oct 07, 2015

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Flash Fiction: The Binary String by Peter Taylor

Interview: Becky Chambers author of The Long Way to a Small, Angry Planet

Flash Fiction: “Ravages of Time” by Alex Shvartsman

Originally published in Nature magazine.

Narrator: Mark Nelson

After getting a BA in Radio & Television, I spent the next 28 years in Human Resources – the graveyard of useless degrees. After being laid-off by my last tech company after it was bought-out by a competitor and shut down, I decided to return to my useless roots, and have been narrating audiobooks since 2006. My goal is to become the world’s oldest hikikomori.

Main Fiction: “The Wreck of Mars Adventure” by David D Levine

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StarShipSofa No 404 Alex Shvartsman Sep 30, 2015

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Fact: Science News by Jim Campanella

Interview with author and editor Alex Shvartsman, with Jeremy Szal

Alex Shvartsman is a writer, translator, and anthologist from Brooklyn, NY. Over 80 of his short stories have appeared in Nature, InterGalactic Medicine Show, Galaxy’s Edge, Daily SF, and other venues. He’s the winner of the 2014 WSFA Small Press Award for short fiction. His collection, Explaining Cthulhu to Grandma and Other Stories, and his steampunk humor novella H. G. Wells, Secret Agent were both published in 2015.

Alex edits Unidentified Funny Objects, the annual anthology series of humorous SF/F. He has edited several other anthologies as well. He’s currently at work on his first novel which, at current pace, will be finished sometime around 2020. His website is Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/starshipsofa.

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StarShipSofa No 403 Mike Brooks and Andrew Liptak Sep 23, 2015

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Main Fiction: “Redemption Awaits” by Mike Brooks

Originally published in Grimdark Magazine Issue #4

Mike Brooks was born in Ipswich, Suffolk and moved to Nottingham when he was 18 to go to university. He’s stayed there ever since, and now lives with his wife, two cats, two snakes and a collection of tropical fish. He is the author of the Keiko novels, sci-fi adventures that follow the escapades of those crewing the spaceship of the same name: DARK RUN was released on June 4th, 2015, and DARK SKY is set to follow on Nov 5th.

When not writing he works for a homelessness charity, plays guitar and sings in a punk band, watches football (soccer), MMA and nature/science...

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StarShipSofa No 402 Stewart C. Baker and Bogi Takács Sep 16, 2015

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Main Fiction: “Behind the First Years” by Stewart C. Baker

Originally published in Cosmos magazine

Stewart C Baker is an academic librarian, haikuist, and speculative fiction writer. His fiction and poetry has appeared in Daily Science Fiction, Nature, and Flash Fiction Online, among other magazines. Stewart was born in England, has spent time in South Carolina, Japan, and California, and now lives in western Oregon with his wife and children—although if anyone asks, he’ll say he’s from the Internet. His website is http://infomancy.net/

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StarShipSofa No 401 Carrie Vaughn Sep 09, 2015

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Main Fiction: “Don Quixote‏” by Carrie Vaughn

Originally published in Armored, edited by John Joseph Adams

Carrie Vaughn is the author of the New York Times bestselling series of novels about a werewolf named Kitty, the most recent installment of which Kitty Saves the World. She’s written several other contemporary fantasy and young adult novels, as well as upwards of 70 short stories. She’s a contributor to the Wild Cards series of shared world superhero books edited by George R. R. Martin and a graduate of the Odyssey Fantasy Writing Workshop. An Air Force brat, she survived her nomadic childhood and managed to put down roots in Boulder, Colorado. Visit...

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StarShipSofa No 400 William Gibson Sep 02, 2015

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Main Fiction: “Thirteen Views of a Cardboard City” by William Gibson

Originally published in New Worlds

William Gibson is the author of nine novels, most recently The Peripheral, and, with Bruce Sterling, The Difference Engine. He was born in South Carolina. He lives in Canada.

Narrated by: Nicholas Camm

Nick is an actor, audio-book narrator and voice-overer. He recently did a few scenes on the telly with Derek Jacobi, which made him tingle. He’s just finished shooting the feature film ‘Slapper and Me’, which mostly involved him sitting in a...

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StarShipSofa No 399 Doug Souza and Y. N. Thom Aug 26, 2015

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Fact: Science News by J J Campanella

Main Fiction: “Mountain Screamers” by Doug Souza

Originally published in Asimov’s.

I wrote “Mountain Screamers” because I wanted to see how cougars would fare in the future. I imagined they’d be marveled by society while battling extinction. I was pleasantly surprised when the characters took over the story. My grandparents—one set a pair of teachers, the other dairy owners—edged their way in, and I am grateful for this. Asimov’s was my first pro-sale.The day I got the news, I called my wife immediately—she screamed and I did made-up karate moves; we were both at work. I have several stories sold in semi-professional markets and have placed as a finalist in the Writers of the Future Contest. I can be found at: dougcsouza.com.

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StarShipSofa No 398 Karen Lord Aug 19, 2015

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Main Fiction: “Hiraeth: A Tragedy in Four Acts‏” by Karen Lord

Originally published in Reach for Infinity, edited by Jonathan Strahan

Karen Lord, a Barbadian author and research consultant, is known for her debut novel Redemption in Indigo, which won the 2008 Frank Collymore Literary Award, the 2010 Carl Brandon Parallax Award, the 2011 William L. Crawford Award, the 2011 Mythopoeic Fantasy Award for Adult Literature and the 2012 Kitschies Golden Tentacle (Best Debut), and was longlisted for the 2011 Bocas Prize for Caribbean Literature and nominated for the 2011 World Fantasy Award for Best Novel. Her second novelSupport this show http://supporter.acast.com/starshipsofa.

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StarShipSofa No 397 Jay Werkheiser and Jordan Suchow Aug 12, 2015

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Fact: Looking Back at Genre History by Amy H Sturgis

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Main Fiction: “Usher” by Jay Werkheiser

Originally published in Analog Science-Fiction and Fact.

Bio: Jay teaches chemistry and physics to high school students, where he often finds inspiration for stories in classroom discussions. Not surprisingly, his stories often deal with alien biochemistries, weird physics, and their effects on the people who interact with them. Many of his stories have appeared in Analog, with others scattered among several other science-fiction magazines and anthologies. You can follow him on twitter @JayWerkheiser or read his (much neglected) blog at http://jaywerkheiser.blogspot.com/

Narrated by Mark Kilfoil

Mark “the Encaffeinated ONE” Kilfoil loves fiction...

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StarShipSofa No 396 Peter F Hamilton and Joe Abercrombie Aug 05, 2015

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Interview with New York Times best selling author Joe Abercrombie with Jeremy Szal

Main Fiction: “If At First…” by Peter F Hamilton.

Originally published in The Solaris Book of New Science Fiction.

Peter F. Hamilton was born in Rutland in 1960 and still lives in that county. He began writing in 1987, and sold his first short story to Fear magazine in 1988. He has written many bestselling novels, including the Greg Mandel series, the Night’s Dawn trilogy, the Commonwealth Saga, the Void trilogy, two short story collections and several standalone novels.

Narrated by Rikki LaCoste

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