Silence & Starsong Book Discussion I had the pleasure of joining the great Katie Roome’s Periapsis Press stream along with a few other guests to discuss each story in the first anthology series of the Silence & Starsong book. It was a grand time! Check out my epic trolling of Michael F. Kane on my […]
https://media.blubrry.com/cavetothecross/cavetothecross.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/The-Hand-of-God-by-Yuval-Kordov_1.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadThe Hand of God The Hand of God by Yuval Kordov Synopsis: The world ended the first time from AI, government, and nuclear weapons. Esther was there to see it happen and survive it. Then God ended the world again. Fast forward to a world where only a few […]
https://media.blubrry.com/cavetothecross/cavetothecross.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/Roadkill-by-Dennis-E.-Taylor_1.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadRoadkill Roadkill by Dennis E. Taylor Synopsis: Jack has been kicked out of MIT and all he has going for him are his two friends and working for his father delivering bread. Can it get any worse? WHAM! He just hit and killed a giant, intelligent squirrel that turned […]
https://media.blubrry.com/cavetothecross/cavetothecross.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/Hydras-Wake-by-Daniel-Jones_1.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadHydra’s Wake Hydra’s Wake By Daniel Jones Synopsis: There’s a blimp pilot, Rogue Whip, that crashes his ship and he’s mistaken for a spy with the same name. But then he sees a giant hydra and he’s surprised by it but not really. He quickly rescues a fair maiden […]
https://media.blubrry.com/cavetothecross/cavetothecross.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/Robopocalypse-by-Daniel-H.-Wilson_1.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadRobopocalypse Robopocalypse By Daniel H. Wilson Synopsis: The Robot uprising is finally here! The supreme AI known as Archos only wants to help humanity out by attempting to destroy it because from the ashes, humanity will improve! Does Archos have a point? Stories told from around the world of […]
https://media.blubrry.com/cavetothecross/cavetothecross.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/For-We-Are-Many-Bobiverse-2-by-Dennis-E.-Taylor_1.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadFor We Are Many (Bobiverse #2) For We Are Many (Bobiverse #2) By Dennis E. Taylor Synopsis: Continuing the story of Bob in all his forms and in all his adventures we focus in on still trying to save humanity despite its least best efforts to help. But there’s […]
https://media.blubrry.com/cavetothecross/cavetothecross.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/We-Are-Legion-We-Are-Bob-Bobiverse-1-by-Dennis-E.-Taylor_1.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadWe Are Legion (Bobiverse #1) We Are Legion (Bobiverse #1) By Dennis E. Taylor Synopsis: A rich, nerdy tech guy buys an insurance policy that says if he were to die and it was possible to save him he’s consciousness will be uploaded in a digital format. Good thing […]
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https://media.blubrry.com/cavetothecross/cavetothecross.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/A-Meeting-With-Medusa-by-Arthur-C.-Clarke_1.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadA Meeting with Medusa By Arthur C. Clarke A Meeting with Medusa By Arthur C. Clarke Synopsis: Captain Howard Falcon, after suffering a crash of his ship on Earth, is set to lead an expedition to Jupiter where, oh wow, those are really big jellyfish and manta-ray aliens. Video […]
https://media.blubrry.com/cavetothecross/cavetothecross.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/A-Change-Of-Plans-by-Dennis-E.-Taylor_1.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadA Change of Plans A Change of Plans By Dennis E. Taylor Synopsis: Earth is dying and the crew of the Ouroboros is set to get colonists out among the stars to give humanity the greatest chance of surviving. It only has a small window of time to make […]
https://media.blubrry.com/cavetothecross/cavetothecross.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/Periapsis-Christmas-2-by-Katie-Roome_1.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadPeriapsis Christmas 2 Periapsis Christmas 2 By Katie Roome Synopsis: The great Katie Roome from PeriapsisPress.com returns to her editing duties to provides a collection of Christmas short stories from indiepub authors excited to tell you good stories without checking the boxes of approved representation character involving stories from […]
https://media.blubrry.com/cavetothecross/cavetothecross.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/Periapsis-Christmas-by-Katie-Roome_1.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadPeriapsis Christmas Periapsis Christmas By Katie Roome Synopsis: Five short stories with Christmas themes from a selection of indiepubs who write to tell good stories and not just what big publishing corporations have approved. The great Katie Roome from PeriapsisPress.com had edited a wide swarth of talent for this […]
https://media.blubrry.com/cavetothecross/cavetothecross.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/Faraway-and-Forever-by-Nancy-Joie-Wilkie_1.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadFaraway and Forever Faraway and Forever By Nancy Joie Wilkie Synopsis: A collection of short stories that focuses on a spiritual and metaphysical nature of mankind in a science fiction setting. AI, the soul, first contact, the source of wish fulfillment, and the second coming of Christ are covered. […]
https://media.blubrry.com/cavetothecross/cavetothecross.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/The-Shadow-of-the-Torturer-The-Book-of-the-New-Sun-1-by-Gene-Wolfe_1.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadThe Shadow Of The Torturer By Gene Wolfe The Shadow Of The Torturer By Gene Wolfe Synopsis: No matter what summary or review I give this, fans of this book will say it’s wrong. Oh well! Severian is trained as a torturer for the kingdom. He’s happy to learn […]
https://media.blubrry.com/cavetothecross/cavetothecross.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/Dan-the-Destructor-Barbarians-Of-The-Storm-Book-1-by-Rob-Rimes_1.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadDan the Destructor By Rob Rimes Dan the Destructor By Rob Rimes Synopsis: Dan gets sucked through a portal to another world of sword and sandal. Muscley guys punching monsters and evil wizards trying to take over the world! But then launches in the monster truck with rocket launchers! […]
https://media.blubrry.com/cavetothecross/cavetothecross.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/There-Will-Be-Time-by-Poul-Anderson_1.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadThere Will Be Time By Poul Anderson There Will Be Time By Poul Anderson Synopsis: Jack Havig has been able to time travel at will ever since he was well, born. The only friend he seems to have allowed for during his own time has been his doctor. The […]
https://media.blubrry.com/cavetothecross/cavetothecross.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/Ilium-by-Dan-Simmons_1.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadIlium By Dan Simmons Ilium By Dan Simmons Synopsis: 21st-century professor Thomas Hockenberry has been brought back from the dead by the Greek gods to witness and write down the evens of the Illiad and make sure everything turns out the way Homer described it. Things don’t go as […]
https://media.blubrry.com/cavetothecross/cavetothecross.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/The-Thing-In-The-Attic-by-James-Blish_1.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadThe Thing In The Attic By James Blish The Thing In The Attic By James Blish Synopsis: A small group….are banished…for heresy. In their exile…they have to adapt to vastly different circumstances, fight monsters…, and finally happen upon… (Taken from GoodReads page – modified by the reviewer) Video Review […]
https://media.blubrry.com/cavetothecross/cavetothecross.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/The-City-Of-Gold-And-Lead-The-Tripods-2-by-John-Christopher_1.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadThe Tripods – The City Of Gold And Lead By John Christopher The Tripods – The City Of Gold And Lead By John Christopher Synopsis: We left Will and his two friends, spoilers, finding the resistance of White Mountains. But now, the job is to do just that – […]
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https://media.blubrry.com/cavetothecross/cavetothecross.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/The-Star-Dwellers-by-James-Blish_1.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadThe Star Dwellers By James Blish The Star Dwellers By James Blish Synopsis: An alien race is discovered by humanity for the first time. These aliens seem to be blowing up Earth’s spaceships but it doesn’t seem malicious. It is up to three men from Earth, assigned by the […]
The Sentinel Stars By Louis Charbonneau The Sentinel Stars By Louis Charbonneau Synopsis: Rigid! Locked! Enslaved! that was our Earth in 2200. East and West had merged at last, so there were no more wars, no more political differences. Citizens everywhere could concentrate on working off their TAX DEBTS! If you were capable and industrious, […]
Omelas Revisited By C.S. Johnson Omelas Revisited By C.S. Johnson Synopsis: Could you live a perfect life, knowing someone else took on all your pain and despair? Skyla has always lived a perfect, happy life – just like everyone in her Community. Even if there are brief moments where she is certain she has experienced […]
Dark Matter By Blake Crouch Dark Matter By Blake Crouch Synopsis: “A mindbending, relentlessly surprising thriller from the author of the bestselling Wayward Pines trilogy. Jason Dessen is walking home through the chilly Chicago streets one night, looking forward to a quiet evening in front of the fireplace with his wife, Daniela, and their son, […]
