Short science fiction review
56 episodes - English - Latest episode: over 7 years ago - ★★★ - 1 ratingAuthor and journalist Jon Cronshaw reviews short science fiction stories.
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005 - William Gibson - The Gernsback Continuum (1981)
March 29, 2016 15:44 - 3 minutes - 3.64 MBThe Gernsback Continuum was William Gibson’s first published story, appearing in Universe 11 in 1981. The version I read was reprinted in Mirrorshades: A Cyberpunk Anthology (1986), edited by Bruce Sterling. It tells the story of an arts photographer taking a trip across America to document retro-futuristic architecture. Have you read this story? What did you think? Follow me on Twitter @jlcronshaw. #cyberpunk #scifi #podcast #1980s
004 - Aliette de Bodard - Three Cups of Grief, By Starlight (2015)
March 28, 2016 12:00 - 3 minutes - 3.4 MBAliette de Bodard's short story Three Cups of Grief, By Starlight was published in the January 2015 issue of Clarkesworld Magazine. It tells the story of how a son, a workmate and a ship's AI mourn the loss of a top research professor. The story won the 2015 BSFA Award for the best short story. Have you read it? What did you think? Follow me on Twitter @jlcronshaw and let me know what you think. #scifi #podcast #BSFAawards
003 - Jack Vance - The Miracle-Workers (1958)
March 27, 2016 15:11 - 2 minutes - 2.5 MBJack Vance’s short story The Miracle-Workers was first published in the July 1958 edition of Astounding Science Fiction. The Miracle-Workers tells the story of a far-future human society that has degenerated to feudal medievalism. The version I read for this review was reprinted in Modern Classic Short Novels of Science Fiction (1994) edited by Gardner R. Devois. Have you read this story? What did you think? Follow me on Twitter @jlcronshaw. #scifi #podcast #dyingearth #SFF
002 - M. Rickert - Bread and Bombs (2003)
March 26, 2016 13:36 - 2 minutes - 2.71 MBM. Rickert’s short story Bread and Bombs was originally published in the April 2003 edition of Fantasy and Science Fiction magazine. The version I read was reprinted in the 2008 Wastelands anthology edited by John Joseph Adams. Have you read this story? What did you think? Follow me on Twitter @jlcronshaw. #scifi #podcast #postapocalyptic
001 - Isaac Asimov - Robbie (1940)
March 25, 2016 13:55 - 3 minutes - 3.69 MBWritten in 1939, Isaac Asimov’s Robbie was first published in the September 1940 issue of Super Science Stories magazine as Strange Playfellow. The version reviewed on the Short Science Fiction Review is the first story in Isaac Asimov’s collection of robot stories, I, Robot (1950). Robbie tells the story of a young girl with a robot nursemaid and centres around the theme of technophobia. Have you read this story? What did you think? Follow me on Twitter @jlcronshaw. #scifi #robots #pod...
000 - Introducing the Short Science Fiction Review
March 24, 2016 11:57 - 2 minutes - 2.08 MBThe Short Science Fiction Review is a podcast dedicated to providing short reviews of short science fiction stories. I will review short stories and novellas by a diverse range of authors, from the earliest scientific romance tales to new voices in the genre. The authors covered will reflect my own tastes. I enjoy science fiction works that are thought-provoking, mind-bending, political, satirical, or explore an interesting idea, concept or piece of technology. It is highly unlikely that ...