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The Arwen, Season 7: Battlesphere - A free audiobook by Timothy P. Callahan

The Arwen, Season 7: Battlesphere - A free audiobook by Timothy P. Callahan
In this podiobook: During a raid of the Ulliam system the Handler's manage to drop off a message to Captain Cook and the United Corps Planets in the form a 16 year old clone of Captain Cook. The clone, who names herself Ann, has one simple message: Some of Handler's want peace. While on her way to deliver the message the Arwen, as well as the other Corps sentient computers, start acting strangely as a virus turns them against their crew.Meanwhile, Professor Ricter works on way to manipulate wormholes. His ultimate goal is to fling a small start at one of the Handler's Dyson Sphere's. The Arwen Season 7- Battlesphere brings an end to Handler's saga. The final chapter of a quest that started on The Water Planet, then continued with Dyson Sphere and The Final Days of Peace.
Duel of the Fates - A free audiobook by Jack Mangan

Duel of the Fates - A free audiobook by Jack Mangan
In this podiobook: As originally heard on the Dragon Page Wingin' It! Podcast: Duel of the Fates assembles highly diverse, iconic combatants from across the wide universe of speculative fiction and pits them head-to-head in meaningless contests of 5 silly categories. Hear! An exhibition duel between Darth Vader vs. Gandalf! Witness! Another exhibition of, um, something, between Molly (from Neuromancer) and Batman! Behold! The bracketed 8-character elimination tournament! 1) Tomi (from Spherical Tomi)2) Spider-Man3) Captain James T. Kirk4) Ash (from Evil Dead)5) Godzilla6) Starbuck from the original Battlestar Galactica (Dirk Benedict)7) Harry Potter8) HAL-9000 (from 2001) Who has the best look? Who has more Love Prowess? Who'd win in a fight? Who'd be more fun at a party? Relive the mayhem -- or experience this popular series for the first time -- as author Jack Mangan examines the quirks, strengths, and weaknesses of these notable SF characters (along with one of his own). There are quite a few surprises as characters are eliminated, and ultimately, a winner is crowned Duel of the Fates champion. You'll laugh, you'll think, you'll cry (if you're a bit of a nut), you'll disagree at times; you'll look at these characters in new and different ways.
Taken Liberty - A Tale from the Arbiter Chronicles - A free audiobook by Steven H. Wilson

Taken Liberty - A Tale from the Arbiter Chronicles - A free audiobook by Steven H. Wilson
In this podiobook: Aer'La only wants to be free...The Confederated Worlds are unparalleled as a society of free people, yet, somehow, slavery still manages to exist. Aer'La, a non-human, was bred to serve as a pleasure slave. Years ago, she escaped her masters and masqueraded as a human, joining the Confederate Navy, where she worked her way up to ship's Bos'n under the heroic Captain Jan Atal. Now, Aer'La's secret has been discovered by Atal's superiors, the media, and the world at large. Branded a sociopath, she learns that even a free society isn't willing to grant freedom - or justice - to all.Library Journal says: "The author of the Arbiter Chronicles, an award-winning audio drama, vividly brings to life a cast of compelling characters while telling a story that measures the cost of freedom. The far-future military setting should appeal to fans of David Weber's "Honor Harrington" series as well as the military sf of David Drake."
More Sonic Fiction - A free audiobook by Jeffrey Kafer (Editor)

More Sonic Fiction - A free audiobook by Jeffrey Kafer (Editor)
In this podiobook: More Sonic Fiction is the short story anthology sequel to the successful Sonic Fiction exclusively at Podiobooks.com.Like its predecessor, More Sonic Fiction does not fit into any one genre. Instead, it is an exciting mix of today's best short stories contributed by authors from Sonic Fiction, other Podiobooks.com authors, and some new faces. These raw and unflinching stories include futuristic science fiction, political and religious satire, heartfelt prose, enchanting fantasy, comedy, drama, and even a dash of horror.Not all the stories are for everyone, but everyone can find a story. So sit back and relax. Grab a favorite drink, and once again, let us tell you a story...Edited, produced and narrated by Jeffrey KaferFeatured authors:- Derek Gour - William L. Fulks - M.H. Bonham - Mark Long - Jason Pomerantz - Jack Mangan - John Farrell - Patrick J. Brannon - Nora Fleischer - Stephen BarberFor news and discussion about More Sonic Fiction as well as chats with the authors and exclusive content, please join us at the Sonic Fiction Fans Yahoo group.
Erotica a la Carte - Season One - A free audiobook by Philippa Ballantine

Erotica a la Carte - Season One - A free audiobook by Philippa Ballantine
In this podiobook: An experiment in short story writing. Award nominated speculative fiction writer and award winning podcaster, P J Ballantine and invited guest chefs will offer a saucy menu to listeners from the erotica a la carte kitchen.
Sparkling Death - A free audiobook by Mark Butler

Sparkling Death - A free audiobook by Mark Butler
In this podiobook: Mankind has conquered the stars, spreading out to populate the galaxy. Despite technological advancements the human desire for greed and profit at the expense of others still remains. What is the secret on Altruis 4? It is a secret that keeps its people in virtual slavery, a secret that millions will die for.Vance Slater and his team careen from the shark-infested depths of Ligos to the pleasure palaces of Nuvo and into the limitless depths of space in an effort to find an answer. As the Confederation descends into war only Vance has a chance of stopping the hostilities, but he will have to act fast for closing in is an unstoppable foe that controls the power of absolute zero.Featuring a fast-paced action-packed story with just a bit of sexiness, Sparkling Death will take you on a roller-coaster ride through the technology and adventure of tomorrow.
Noggle Stones - A free audiobook by Wil Radcliffe

Noggle Stones - A free audiobook by Wil Radcliffe
In this podiobook: Shunned by his people and tormented by nightmare visions, Bugbear, the mad goblin scholar, ventures into the wilderness with his ne'er-do-well cousin, Tudmire, to seek out an ancient ruin and the lost wisdom it holds.Soon the cousins find themselves embroiled in cosmic events as their magical world of Annwfn is merged with 19th Century Earth after an accident concerning a mysterious scroll Tudmire acquires in a crooked game of Noggle Stones. While fleeing the enraged ogres they cheated, Bugbear and Tudmire happen upon Martin Manchester, who appears to be a creature of mythology known as a human. Bugbear takes Manchester as his apprentice, agreeing to teach him the empowering ways of Non-Logical Thought. The trio soon discovers that dark forces have aligned against them, and the two worlds may have been merged only to be destroyed!
Under the Stairs - A free audiobook by John Stockmyer

Under the Stairs - A free audiobook by John Stockmyer
In this podiobook: John Lyon, historian, new homeowner, stumbled through a gateway into an alternate reality under the stairs of his old house. And. . . here he was, running a dangerous bluff; trying to pass himself off as a powerful Mage in this land that the natives called Stil-de-grain.This was what he wanted? An adventure? Some excitement to fight depression? If so, he'd succeeded beyond all measure... And all John could think about was getting home.
The Secret World Chronicle, Book Four: World Divided - A free audiobook by Mercedes Lackey, Dennis Lee, and Cody Martin, with Larry Dixon and Veronica Giguere

The Secret World Chronicle, Book Four: World Divided - A free audiobook by Mercedes Lackey, Dennis Lee, and Cody Martin, with Larry Dixon and Veronica Giguere
In this podiobook: The stories of the metahuman struggle against the Thulian menace continue in the fourth installment of The Secret World Chronicle, World Divided. Echo and CCCP face the reality that is Blacksnake as lines are drawn and sides are chosen. Some heroes fall while others emerge from the ashes, and an opportunist arrives to take advantage of grief and mayhem in the wake of a devastating loss. Famed fantasy and sci-fi author Mercedes Lackey and returning authors Dennis Lee and Cody Martin are joined by artist and fantasy author Larry Dixon and voice talent/author Veronica Giguere as they continue this podcast in the braided novel tradition. Cover art done by Adam Mancilla.Produced and narrated by Veronica Giguere
AmerIndian 2192 - A free audiobook by J. Scott Garibay

AmerIndian 2192 - A free audiobook by J. Scott Garibay
In this podiobook: AmerIndian 2192 is a science-fiction novel that explores the intriguing possibilities of Native Americans in mankind's star flung future. AmerIndian 2192 presents the story of two brothers, Wovoka and Keokuk, restoring the Native American people to a Homeland where their vibrant culture can thrive. Lodge ships, Cybershaman rituals and Tsimshian high technology are all elements in this action-oriented tale of interstellar politics and personal struggles.
Tannis Island - A free audiobook by Gavin L. Lowe

Tannis Island - A free audiobook by Gavin L. Lowe
In this podiobook: Debra Karin Hillgrave is faced with a dilemma; she has first hand experienced an epic discovery, and one greater than any other in mans history, but something has gone very wrong. The world of man is now in grave danger. Debra is not a skilled writer, and she knows it, but she must tell her story to the world. Her tale is hap-hazard, and confusing at first, but she knows this story may save the world from destruction, or possibly it will guarantee it. Debra must reveal everything in her own words, as she remembers the events, her own mistakes, and those of her father. The tale leads them to many parts of the world, and many long lost places. The Discovery of a place and a people man has not seen in over ten thousand years is only the beginning of the disaster that awaits mankind. Debra's plight becomes a race against time, and a fight against not only this lost civilization, but also against man himself. In the end, a choice must be made... live together in peace with them, or choose which race will die in war?
Ragged Dick - A free audiobook by Horatio Alger, Jr.

Ragged Dick - A free audiobook by Horatio Alger, Jr.
In this podiobook: Horatio Alger, Jr. was well known for his best-selling series of books highlighting "the American Dream" of poor boys making good and becoming rich and successful through "luck and pluck". Ragged Dick was the first in this niche, and follows the adventures of Dick Hunter, a ragged bootblack as he makes the decision to "grow up 'spectable", and how he goes about achieving his goals through the help of his friends, his inherent honesty, and his belief in hard work and study.
Consider The Elephant - A free audiobook by Aram Schefrin

Consider The Elephant - A free audiobook by Aram Schefrin
In this podiobook: The common wisdom is that the men who have attacked American Presidents - Czolgosz, Guiteau, Fromme, Hinckley, Moore, Oswald, Zangara - were disgruntled, disturbed loners. That wisdom includes John Wilkes Booth, the assassin of Abraham Lincoln, called a failed actor and a madman.But the truth is that Wilkes was the matinee idol of his time; and the attack on Lincoln was not the act of a maniac, but a part of a plan developed at the highest levels of the Confederacy.In "Consider the Elephant," by Aram Schefrin, the story of Wilkes'life and death is told by his brother, Edwin Booth, called "Ned." Ned was the greatest Shakespearean actor of his age, as was their father Junius in his era; and their brother June was an actor, too, though less successful than his brothers. The story is soaked in the ambiance of life in the American theater in the mid nineteenth century, and full of rich characters. It lays out in detail the path Wilkes took to the top of the celebrity heap, his growing involvement with the Southern rebels and the development in Richmond of the plot to kidnap - and later assassinate - the Union President.
The Guild of the Cowry Catchers, Book I Embers - A free audiobook by Abigail Hilton

The Guild of the Cowry Catchers, Book I Embers - A free audiobook by Abigail Hilton
In this podiobook: Among the querulous island kingdoms of Wefrivain, the only unifying power is religion - a wyvern cult ruled by an eccentric High Priestess. The system is under attack by a gang of pirates called the Guild of the Cowry Catchers who prey on Temple treasure ships. The Temple Police charged with eradicating this menace keep disappearing.Enter Gerard, a young prince, exiled from his small kingdom for rashly marrying the court minstrel. He has been chosen by the High Priestess as the new captain of Police. Gerard is smart, honorable, and a little naive. To break the pirate ring, he must cooperate with a wily, amoral colleague, who has already tried to kill him twice. As Gerard struggles to protect his talented wife, obey his seductive employer, and forge a complicated friendship with his dangerous co-worker, he becomes increasingly aware that the pirates have a legitimate quarrel with the wyverns. Dark secrets lurk in the Temple dungeons, and solving them will cost Gerard far more than his honor.The Guild of the Cowry Catchers is a fullcast audio experience featuring the voices of Nathan Lowell, Norm Sherman, Kim the Comic Book Goddess, Chris Lester, Kimi Alexander, and many more. Cowry Catchers is also an illustrated podcast, with high quality watercolor illustrations available on the website. You may remember Abigail Hilton's first series, the Prophet of Panamindorah. Cowry Catchers is a darker, grittier story set in the same world. It is not for children. Subscribe, and experience a Panamindorah you've never heard before.
All Sorts of People - Ordered Complexity - A free audiobook by Lane Friesen

All Sorts of People - Ordered Complexity - A free audiobook by Lane Friesen
In this podiobook: 'All Sorts of People - Ordered Complexity' is a collection of seven linked books:Book One presents personality differences - we may describe you, your family, your friends, in a great deal of detail. We develop symmetries between the various forms of thought. This will help us later as we map things onto the human brain.Book Two examines the energy engine of the mind, the source of our excitement. This form of thought operates strongly in one personality style and gives it 'charisma.' We'll look at multiple historical persons, using direct quotes chained together from published historical biographies. That way you know we aren't making this up.Book Three analyzes typical compatibilities and conflicts, and uses this information, with the symmetries developed previously, to generate a static model of the human mind. Surprisingly, there turn out to be only about eight common marriage combinations.Book 4 looks at a second personality style - it's the basis for sensitivity, and thus for human interaction and love. We examine its development, in persons from history, again using only direct quotes from historical biographies.Books 5, 6 and 7 are too sensitive to put on to audio. Thus, we leave them for you to read by yourself - they can be downloaded from our website at www.cognitivestyles.com.These seven books, taken together, provide a possible explanation for human consciousness - this is the Holy Grail of the social sciences. We leave it for you to judge how well we succeed.A series of accompanying videos for the lectures have been made available.
Duel of the Fates, Tournament 2 - A free audiobook by Jack Mangan

Duel of the Fates, Tournament 2 - A free audiobook by Jack Mangan
In this podiobook: Author Jack Mangan (Spherical Tomi) is back with Duel of the Fates 2! As originally heard on the Dragon Page Wingin' It! Podcast: Duel of the Fates 2 assembles highly diverse, iconic combatants from across the wide universe of speculative fiction and pits them head-to-head in comparative contests of 5 monumentally important categories. 1) Dr. Evil (Austin Powers)2) Six Million Dollar Man3) TD-0013 (A Diff'rent Point of View)4) The Mighty Thor5) Ash (Evil Dead)6) Starbuck from the new Battlestar Galactica (Katee Sackhoff)7) Gandalf the Grey/White (Lord of the Rings)8) T-800 TerminatorDr. Evil vs. The Terminator!Six Million Dollar Man vs. Gandalf!TD-0013 vs. Starbuck!Thor vs. Ash!Plus! An exhibition battle of Kermit the Frog vs. the Silver Surfer. And that's only the first round. . .Who'd win in a fight? Who'd make the better 4th companion for Dorothy on her quest to see the wizard? Whose name makes the better acronym? Whose all-important Intangibles outweigh their opponent's?Subscribe and listen, if only to hear Jack's wife read the Love Prowess category! Then subscribe to the original Duel of the Fates series! Then subscribe to the Spherical Tomi Podiobook! Who will be the second tournament's big winner?
The Plitone Revisionist - A free audiobook by Paul S. Jenkins

The Plitone Revisionist - A free audiobook by Paul S. Jenkins
In this podiobook: Will Captain Paola Mackie, independent space courier, thrown out of her home ten years previously, escape the unsavory clutches of the man who thinks she can lead him to the notorious Revisionist mothership secretly orbiting within the Lutrana system and plotting to destabilize its economy, its culture, its very way of life?Will Paola be reconciled with her estranged and aged father before it's too late for him to pass on his onerous legacy to her? And will she finally get it together with Nantuke Orlis, the Revisionist President's enigmatic scout?The Plitone Revisionist is a fast-paced, sexy science-fiction thriller that will keep you enthralled to the end -- and beyond.
Other People's Heroes - A free audiobook by Blake M. Petit

Other People's Heroes - A free audiobook by Blake M. Petit
In this podiobook: Josh Corwood has spent his life admiring the superheroes that protect Siegel City. He's wanted to join them, wanted to be like them... but eventually, had to settle for reporting on them from the sidelines. When an undiscovered talent reignites his hope to join the world's protectors, he suddenly discovers that their world isn't everything he'd been led to believe. Surrounded by false idols, Josh decides to turn the tables on them and reveal the greatest con game in history... and hopefully, in the process, find the real heroes that have long been gone.
Discovered Country - A free audiobook by Nora Fleischer

Discovered Country - A free audiobook by Nora Fleischer
In this podiobook: Far from home...Rosemary Halpern, a mild-mannered librarian from Boston, found herself trapped hundreds of years in the future. A future that faced a new Ice Age. A future where ghouls walked the Earth, ravenous for human flesh.A world where she was drawn to a man who was already dead...
Marwan - A free audiobook by Aram Schefrin

Marwan - A free audiobook by Aram Schefrin
In this podiobook: How did an Egyptian city planner, a Yemeni religious fanatic, a boy from the United Arab Emirates who worshipped sex, not Allah, and a young student of aircraft design who went to a Christian school in Lebanon- four very different men with very different ideas- get involved in flying the 9/11 planes? How did the plot develop, and who developed it?"Marwan," a novel by Aram Schefrin, puts the reported facts together and fills in the details- from the group's first coming together in Hamburg, Germany, to the moments before the jets they were to hijack took off. You'll come to know the participants, and how they were motivated, what their personal lives were like and the roles they played in the plan. You will learn to know them as people- not simply as "terrorists"- because, as the author sees it, you have to understand your enemies if you want to defend yourself.
God Wears Many Skins: Sami Myth and Culture in Poems - A free audiobook by Jabez Van Cleef

God Wears Many Skins: Sami Myth and Culture in Poems - A free audiobook by Jabez Van Cleef
In this podiobook: The Sami, who call themselves "the real people," are nomadic indigenous people of Northern Scandinavia and adjacent areas of Russia. They practice an animistic religion which invests godlike qualities in animals such as the fox and the bear, and in certain features of the landscape. They believe that the sun (male) and the earth (female) mated to make a son, who then found a bride and fathered human beings. The earth and sun share our daily experience of living, as do all plant and animal creatures. This form of dynamic interdependence has been expressed over time in a wealth of songs and stories told by Sami shamans and wizards. The stories are characterized by great reverence for our natural environment, which can form a strong spiritual foundation for sustainable living. A selection of these stories is now for the first time adapted into modern English verse, written and voiced by Jabez L. Van Cleef.Jabez L. Van Cleef, who also wrote "All Is Beautiful: The Navajo Creation Story" for Podiobooks.com, has written poetic versions of spiritual texts from all of the world's great religious traditions. His voice in dramatic readings explores the fine distinctions between metered prose and music, by creating a spoken word sound environment that lulls the listener into a state of profound receptivity.
Fiddle and Burn, Vol. 1 - The Adventures of Coyote Man - A free audiobook by Jason Pomerantz

Fiddle and Burn, Vol. 1 - The Adventures of Coyote Man - A free audiobook by Jason Pomerantz
In this podiobook: Part comedy. Part soap opera. A fiction blog. A serialized sit-com. A daily comic strip in prose.When Rantz takes a job as Circulation Director of Fiddle and Burn: Guide to Fandom Magazine, he hauls his family to a new home. None of them realizes that this will lead to one bizarre adventure after another.There's an epic struggle to throw away an old garbage can.There are embarrassing incidents involving a very rude laptop computer.There's a heroic quest to overcome parental objections and acquire an upgraded version of a violent computer game.There are profound metaphysical breakthroughs revealed in the dentist's chair.And, running through all the story lines, there's the strange figure of Coyote Man - Is he a noble superhero who defends the suburbs from vicious villains? Or is he a sad old man who lives in a dream world inside his head? It's a tale both comic and tragic, inspiring and pathetic. Some might even say... quixotic.Whether it's comic book and science fiction fandom, the publishing industry or modern American family life, Fiddle and Burn squeezes out the humor and delivers it in easily digestible bite sized doses.Podcast Special: Now including 75% more silly voices performed by the author!
A Dancing Bear - A free audiobook by David Free

A Dancing Bear - A free audiobook by David Free
In this podiobook: What if getting the girl meant becoming a terrorist wet boy?On an unnamed university campus late in the 20th century, a young man named Fenton Bland joins a society of student Maoists in order to get near the girl he loves. But the girl turns out to belong to the chief Maoist -- and he turns out to harbor alarming aspirations in the field of revolutionary terror. And so Fenton, wearing a forcibly grown beard, finds himself propelled into a bizarre covert world of death lists, backyard bomb labs, untraceable handguns, and attempted wet jobs of wildly varying quality -- a world in which he must choose between losing the girl forever or else participating, perhaps very soon, in a successful terrorist atrocity. Along the way he must contend with a motley cast of characters, few of whom enjoy optimal grips on reality. There is Gus, the Maoist kingpin who in his quest to become a practising terrorist will draw the line at nothing, not even a car bombing ("I'm listening, mate -- provided you're not referring to my Kombi.") There is the fiery student radical Pamela Scratch, linked to Fenton by an infinitely regrettable sex act perpetrated in a sandpit at the age of five. And there is the incarcerated and patently guilty multiple murderer Neville Claude Aggot, whose spectacular escape augments the already long list of impending homicides that Fenton must at least try to avert as the novel hurtles, like a Kombi full of high explosive, towards its climax...
Eternity - A free audiobook by Casey S Townsend

Eternity - A free audiobook by Casey S Townsend
In this podiobook: The world you know has changed. Science has been replaced by dark, supernatural forces and those that know how have harnessed them to control the world. You no longer have the right to believe what you want. You do not have the right to choose the kind of life you will live. But you have a choice: you can surrender and live in fear, or you can join the resistance. As part of Red Horizon, a quickly-growing resistance movement, Gibson Craig has devoted his life to opposing these dictators. But he is not the only one. There are numerous rebel factions hidden underground, as much at war with each other as they are with the government, but in the struggle for freedom, they must unite or be crushed. As they move closer, events spin into motion the most epic of battles the United States, and the world, has ever seen. "ETERNITY", by debut author, Casey S Townsend, is a fast-paced thriller filled with action, mystery, and romance and is the first in a four-part series of novels that blows apart the boundaries of belief. Welcome to Eternity.
The Gearheart: Maiden Flight of the Avenger - A free audiobook by Alex White

The Gearheart: Maiden Flight of the Avenger - A free audiobook by Alex White
In this podiobook: Agent Augustus Elsworth is a Seeker of the Arcane Unknown, mechanic, pilot and thief... or so he believes. When he is caught trying to steal a magic artifact from the ruthless mobster Charles Patrick, he is offered a choice: buy it outright, or forget about his mission. In order to win the money, the young mechanic decides to enter the Cliffside Aeroprix, the most dangerous air race in the world. Can Augustus win the race, or even survive it?"Maiden Flight of the Avenger is a rattling yarn, held together with steam, pistons and beauty." - Philippa Ballantine, Author of "Geist""A gripping story that lays down the groundwork for the incredible universe of The Gearheart." - Tee Morris, Author of "Phoenix Rising"
Nobody Knows How I Suffer - A free audiobook by Tim Hall

Nobody Knows How I Suffer - A free audiobook by Tim Hall
In this podiobook: What do a barstool revolutionary, gangsta poet, self-promoting author, online dating scammer, and sleazy record producer all have in common?a) They have each appeared on "Dancing With The Stars"b) They all fathered the baby of Anna Nicole Smithc) They are some of the unforgettable characters that populate the hilarious stories in NOBODY KNOWS HOW I SUFFER, the first podiobooks.com presentation by indie journalist and author Tim Halld) All the aboveIf you picked d), you're right! (except for the Anna Nicole Smith and "Dancing With The Starts" part, that is).Please join us as we take a journey into the darkest heart of alternative culture, dating, and failed romance by a notorious Gen-X writer. An 8-episode podiobooks.com exclusive premiere!
An Irregular Miscellany: A selection of essays and lectures from the Common University - A free audiobook by A.F. Harrold

An Irregular Miscellany: A selection of essays and lectures from the Common University - A free audiobook by A.F. Harrold
In this podiobook: Throughout the 1920s the Common University provided a free and ready source of education to the working classes of England through various lecture series and the distribution of educative pamphlets in the East End. At the time it renowned as a philanthropic exercise noted more for its good intentions than its practice of asking for lecturers' credentials. In the mid 1930s it shut down amid a small furore over the nonsense it was teaching. It was assumed by all involved that that would be the end of it.Then, toward the end of the 1990s the English poet A.F. Harrold discovered a box of papers in the attic of an elderly stranger. After exhaustive investigations, leads followed and clues uncovered he discovered that what he held in his hands were lecture notes, reports of speeches, lessons and seminars from the Common University long thought lost by educational historians. "Gosh," he thought, "This stuff's jolly interesting."Looking into the history of the Common University he found that the lives of those involved in it were surprisingly exciting and he dramatised those events and those intrepid people in a series of novels that begin with The Curious Education of Epitome Quirkstandard. Now, however, he has decided to share some of the original documents that lead him to stories through an irregular series of readings. He's right, it is jolly interesting. If not entirely factually correct.
Marco and the Red Granny - A free audiobook by Mur Lafferty

Marco and the Red Granny - A free audiobook by Mur Lafferty
In this podiobook: By bringing back the patronage system, a new alien species has transformed the moon into the new artistic center of the universe, and Sally Ride Lunar Base soon gains the nickname "Mollywood." These aliens can do amazing things with art and the senses, allowing a painting, for example, to stimulate other senses than simply sight. When someone asks a starlet, "Who are you wearing?" she could as easily say "J.K. Rowling" as she could "Gucci."Every creative person in the world wishes for a patronage. It's quite competitive.Marco wanted one, once. But then his girlfriend got one and shuttled off to Mollywood for fame and fortune, and Marco stayed home, waiting for his own patron. After several years, he gave up entirely. His career faltered. His agent dumped him. And then, one morning, he gets a call. At last he has a patron, at last the aliens want him. But he's about to find out that an artistic patronage isn't what it was in the good old days, and that the only friend he's made, a tiny old woman who's the star of a blood sports reality series called The Most Dangerous Game, has secrets of her own.Narrated by Devo Spice. Theme song by Beatnik Turtle.
Dreams and Wings (A Searcher and Stallion story) - A free audiobook by Scott Howard

Dreams and Wings (A Searcher and Stallion story) - A free audiobook by Scott Howard
In this podiobook: One Man, One Machine, One Destiny.Searcher awoke, alone on a laboratory table, with an ageless body and no knowledge of his past in a post apocalyptic world. Now in his exoskel, a powered suit of armor, he roams the galaxy with his robotic companion Stallion, seeking clues about his unknown origins. Meanwhile, His existence threatens to destroy balance among the ageless ones, a group of never dying humanoids that secretly run all aspects of human society in the shadows of the surviving colony worlds. Is the Searcher the key to humanity's salvation.....or its final destruction......A narrated story with actors, music and sound effects.
Roadworks - A free audiobook by Gerard Readett

Roadworks - A free audiobook by Gerard Readett
In this podiobook: Traffic Jam Buster! Come to Brussels, a congestion-free city in 2022, but avoid the day of 'Roadworks', when Akila Kama, an African terrorist takes the city and many foreign heads of state hostage. His demands are simple, either the greatest humanitarian aid package is sent to Africa by the nations of the West, or their leaders die.In a city where all rail, road and underground traffic is computerised, Hugh Ryan, a Transport Authority controller, realises that while all traffic inside the city is at a standstill, Wellens, a local crimelord who helped the Africans, has embarked on his own traitorous plans which he hatches with a mole in the Transport Authority.
The Worldwrights - A free audiobook by Max Grant

The Worldwrights - A free audiobook by Max Grant
In this podiobook: Kalukan awakens from millenia of cold sleep to find his companions dead. He has been charged by the long-dead Worldwrights to protect their creation from its out-of-control Overseer.As Kalukan prepares for his final quest against the Overseer, now named the Ghala, he begins to learn that the World's purpose is not that which he was taught. With a frayed sense of faith in his purpose, Kalukan sets out to reach the inexplicable construction known as the Skylock, where history tells him a city will be built to stand against the Ghala, a final bastion of civilization. Kalukan hopes but cannot believe that he is the hero they imagine he is.
Live, From Milwaukee, It's Tuesday Night - A free audiobook by Billie Pagliolo-Olmon

Live, From Milwaukee, It's Tuesday Night - A free audiobook by Billie Pagliolo-Olmon
In this podiobook: "Live, From Milwaukee, It's Tuesday Night," is an eclectic collection of essays and short stories, some of them humorous, some of the not; none written in Milwaukee, and only a few on a Tuesday night; all, however, with insights that can only come from growing up frizzy-haired and left-handed in Milwaukee in the 50's.
Trapping A Duchess - A free audiobook by Michele Bekemeyer

Trapping A Duchess - A free audiobook by Michele Bekemeyer
In this podiobook: Set in the early 19th Century England, Trapping A Duchess tells the story of formerly affianced couple, whose marriage-to-be ended when Sophie left Andrew humiliated at the altar. The two would be more than pleased to never have to see one another again until they come face to face while rivaling for the affections of two members of the same family.Tempers - and desires - flare as the pair does their best to outwit one another. But fate has other plans, including a seduction that changes everything.
Fatal Gamble - A free audiobook by JP O'Donnell

Fatal Gamble - A free audiobook by JP O'Donnell
In this podiobook: Twenty years ago, a group of doctors formed a partnership to build a medical office plaza in Massachusetts. While it wasn't the most above-board deal ever made, the doctors have found continued profit and success--until now. Someone wants the doctors dead, and he or she has already succeeded in murdering two of them. The identity of the killer remains unknown. Is it a madman with a vendetta against the medical profession, a small-time bookie seeking revenge for a shady real estate deal, or a disgruntled former construction manager who was unjustly fired?The widow of one of the slain doctors has a clue--but she's too afraid to tell the police. She hires Boston private investigator Daniel Gallagher to help track down the murderer. But as Gallagher begins to unravel the mystery, he finds himself entangled in a web of danger and political intrigue. With the stakes growing higher, Gallagher faces a growing threat to keep him quiet before he reveals the damaging truth. But when push comes to shove, has Gallagher made a Fatal Gamble?
Self Made - A free audiobook by M. Darusha Wehm

Self Made - A free audiobook by M. Darusha Wehm
In this podiobook: The 1st Andersson Dexter novelEver wish things were different?Ivy Velasquez did, so she became someone else. In the 3D virtual world Marionette City, you can be anything you want - but everyone still knows who you are. Driven by her desire for a new life, Ivy takes her future in her hands when she makes another identity for herself. A brilliant designer, Ivy works for one of the huge firms which control the online system the world relies upon for both business and pleasure. But one day, Ivy discovers that her alternate self, Reuben Cobalt, had been murdered.Since alternate identities are forbidden by the firms which control access to the nets and to M City, Ivy has nowhere to turn - until she finds Andersson Dexter. Part private eye, part vigilante and part cop, Dex sets out to uncover Reuben's killer. Since the firms control almost every aspect of life, including law and order, justice for average people comes only at the hands of the outlaw organization to which Dex belongs.Self Made is a murder mystery set in a vision of a future that seems to lurk just over the horizon. But above all, it is a story of how people strive to control their own destinies, and how that desire affects them and the people around them in ways they could never imagine.
Polly and the Measuring Stick - A free audiobook by Billie Pagliolo

Polly and the Measuring Stick - A free audiobook by Billie Pagliolo
In this podiobook: In the United States, we pray at the altar of competition. From the stock market to the political podium to the soccer field, being the best in comparison to others is thought of as "good." And many times it is! And why not? There is praise aplenty for the "winner." But what happens when the "oohs" and "aahs" of life are elusive to us? Polly and the Measuring Stick is more than a fluffy little fable about a petunia who is passed by. This allegory holds a substantial truth about comparing ourselves in relationship to others and offers a strategy that all of us, the young and the not so young, will find useful for daily survival in a highly competitive world.
The Flown Sky - A free audiobook by Matthew Olshan

The Flown Sky - A free audiobook by Matthew Olshan
In this podiobook: Allele Island is a beachcomber's paradise for a charming little primate named Eena Beena, who tends her stretch of beach-and the hapless castaways who wash up there-as if it were her own private garden. Everything changes when a deranged ape named Prospero arrives with plans to kidnap the island's queen for an evil experiment that threatens the world. A novel of adventure, word play, and high literary nonsense for young listeners (7 to 12 years old).
Bone Machines - A free audiobook by John Dodds

Bone Machines - A free audiobook by John Dodds
In this podiobook: "One of the most promising new writers I have read for some time. I highly recommend his work." - Michael Moorcock (on the author's short story, Dr. North's Wound)They suffer for his art...When a number of women are reported missing in Glasgow, the spectre of a previous spate of unsolved disappearances in the city rears its head. Journalist Ray Bissett is drawn into the case when his daughter joins the ranks of the missing. And ambitious police detective Tom Kendrick won't let Ray forget a terrible incident from his past which resulted in the death of a young boy. Damaged lives and dark secrets... The streets of Glasgow haunted by the ghosts of the missing... And an artist driven by a deadly inspiration.
Doris and the Ankh - A free audiobook by Brian Holtz

Doris and the Ankh - A free audiobook by Brian Holtz
In this podiobook: A fantasy adventure for all ages. Doris, a neurotic and quirky thirteen-year-old, is thrust into an alternate reality where flowers sneeze, fairies can't be trusted and a beast that isn't quite a wolf means to kill her. Racing against time, she'll learn that anything is possible, even the unlikeliest of things... And sometimes a big imagination is all you need.
CrimeWAV Season 3 - A free audiobook by Seth Harwood

CrimeWAV Season 3 - A free audiobook by Seth Harwood
In this podiobook: The third season of CrimeWAVCrimeWAV is a podcast series of crime stories that I'm continuing with the aim of introducing the work of published crime writers, some of the great folks I've been able to meet, to the podcast crime audience that I've developed with my JACK PALMS CRIME podcasts.I'm doing this for two reasons: I want to bring some of the great work that's out there by people in the crime writing scene to the crime listeners I've developed with my podcast series-I want to give my listeners more great crime content- and I want to help the crime writers I've met get their work into the podcast realm so they can benefit from what I think is a great promotional opportunity in podcasting and get more readers/listeners. Basically, it's a win/win: I've got an audience that wants more crime stories and I've been fortunate to meet a lot of great crime writers who are happy to get more exposure via the web and podcasts. As I've been really lucky and successful to get in on podcasting early, I want to help other writers use these tools to promote their own work.I started podcasting my first crime novel, JACK WAKES UP, back in July of 2006. From there it's been a great ride to the Amazon charts, getting an agent, and selling JACK WAKES UP to Three Rivers Press. Along the way, I've been podcasting like crazy, putting out: Jack Palms II: This is Life, JACK PALMS 3 (All Caps), and the short story collections A Long Way from Disney I & II.If you've been a long time listener, welcome to back CrimeWAV. If you're new here, have a listen, check things out, and come by SethHarwood.com to have a listen as well. I'm sure you'll like what you find. Why not? It's all free.More information is available at: http://crimewav.com
The Demon Queen and The Locksmith - A free audiobook by Spencer Baum

The Demon Queen and The Locksmith - A free audiobook by Spencer Baum
In this podiobook: "Ordinary teens become extraordinary in this thrilling tale of good versus evil...Skillfully written, this novel will captivate teens, including reluctant readers." -- Publishers Weekly.The Demon Queen and The Locksmith is a 2010 Amazon Breakthrough Novel Award Semifinalist.Kevin panicked when his ears began to buzz. He couldn't be a Hearer. The Hearers were the town freaks. Worse, his dad was one of them, and Kevin's greatest fear was that one day he might turn into his father.In Turquoise, New Mexico, some people believe that the mountain north of town emits a constant, resonant hum that is audible only to a chosen few. They are called Hearers, and fourteen-year-old Kevin Brown has never trusted them. But when a carefree afternoon with his friends comes to a surprise finish at the spot where Kevin spread his mother's ashes only a year before, a place where the open air seems to resonate in kevin's ears, he realizes he might be a Hearer too, and "The Turquoise Hum" might be much more than a sound.
The Faeries of Birchover Wood - Book 1 - The Bad - A free audiobook by Ian Rutter

The Faeries of Birchover Wood - Book 1 - The Bad - A free audiobook by Ian Rutter
In this podiobook: In a time when a King ruled England, and his knights rode into battle for glory and honour, a monster, the Bad, roamed the land, waiting for a chance to take power.The Bad had no real shape, but it had a purpose, and that was to feed on anything, then defeat the King and his army.The King asked the myths, legends, and folklore of England for help and all answered his cry.Led by an elder of the Faery folk, Elder Perennial Swallowtail, the mythical creatures joined the King's army to create a massive army of mythical creatures and man.After fighting courageously, the King, his army, and the myths, legends, and folklore defeat the Bad, but not completely kill it. Just a little bit survived.It's imprisoned inside the wood of Birchover, and there, it awaits for a time to escape and take revenge. And this time, it has some help.In our time, our modern technology cannot defeat the monster, the myths, legends, and folklore, are once again called upon to fight, but this time they have the life of a boy to protect.Destroy the Bad, and they destroy the boy.The Faeries of Birchover Wood is the first book of a four part series. The first book had been in the author's head for over twenty years, and it wasn't until his wife was pregnant that he was inspired to write the story for his son.
Your Days Are Numbered - A free audiobook by Myke Bartlett

Your Days Are Numbered - A free audiobook by Myke Bartlett
In this podiobook: The Terrible Business of Salmon & Dusk collection, book 2DETECTIVES. THIEVES. TIME-TRAVELLERS. (REASONABLE RATES.) 'Somewhere in this city, there's a hole in history, in reality itself, and it's getting bigger. I'm the only detective in town who keeps an eye on what crawls through.' Kilbey Salmon has charm, a quick gob and an instinct for self-preservation. Nero Dusk has a lot of patience, a grumpy demeanour and a way with his fists. Theo Cartwright is an Australian journalist who often wonders why she spends time with either of them. In their time-travelling London cab, they scrape together a living finding things that never existed and solving crimes that never happened for people desperate enough to seek their help. Mostly, they get themselves in trouble. And when there's trouble for Salmon & Dusk, it's the strangest sort of trouble London has ever seen. For a start, there's the artist whose paintings are taking on a life of their own, there's the client wanting to solve his own murder, there's the ex-convict and his misplaced loot, and there's a sociopathic vegan hunting a stopwatch that can wind back history itself.
The Guild of the Cowry Catchers, Book 2 Flames - A free audiobook by Abigail Hilton

The Guild of the Cowry Catchers, Book 2 Flames - A free audiobook by Abigail Hilton
In this podiobook: Captain of the Temple Police is not an easy job. Gerard wasn't expecting it to be easy...but he also didn't expect to have to fight off the Priestess's overtures at every turn. While he isn't against killing, torture seems dishonorable, and a visit to the dungeons leaves Gerard feeling more than a little sympathy for the pirates he's been ordered to capture. Nevertheless, if he's to protect his gentle, talented wife, Gerard must do his job and eliminate the anti-wyvern pirates. He's made a valuable friend and ally in the wily Admiral of the Temple Sea Watch. Together, they track down the charismatic pirate leader, Gwain, who agrees to meet with them. However, Gwain's chosen site for for their parley is a dangerous island gamepark where the stakes are high, and everyone is prey. This is the second book in The Guild of the Cowry Catchers, an illustrated series. You can view many of the illustrations on the website. Alternatively, you can purchase the $4.99 eBook and view all the illustrations in one place.
Garaaga's Children - Volume 1 - A free audiobook by Paul Elard Cooley

Garaaga's Children - Volume 1 - A free audiobook by Paul Elard Cooley
In this podiobook: From prehistoric time to the present, one blood line has endured. Garaaga's children range from the Indus Valley to Mesopotamia to Jerusalem and beyond, influencing ancient civilizations, mighty crusades, and everyday lives.The stories of the god Garaaga, his half-human progeny, and their supplicants have been passed down through the generations. Leaving a frightful, lustful, body-strewn trail through the ages, Garaaga's children and worshipers have survived to spread their religion around the world.These are their histories - Garaaga's Children.Written by Paul Elard Cooley, the 2010-2011 Podcast Award Nominated author of Canvas, Tattoo, Closet Treats, and Stuffing.
Time Crystal 2 - A free audiobook by Wyken Seagrave

Time Crystal 2 - A free audiobook by Wyken Seagrave
In this podiobook: The story so far: When Irish school teacher Sam Fitzpatrick and CERN scientist Michael Zhang are absorbed by a black hole, they find themselves outside the Universe on a planet populated by gigantic insect-like Entroilians and Argolaths. The Universe is merely part of their elaborate lifecycle. Michael breaks the crystal machinery surrounding it and fragments fall into the Universe where time stops everywhere except near these crystals. Sam can talk to people who hold crystal, and the insects think they can fix the machinery and restart time, so he tells his step-daughter Catriona O'Brien to collect all the fragments and bring them down the time tunnel. But handsome Hungarian entrepreneur Alex Karolyi knows that firefighter George Gabor will not allow crystals to be removed from CERN. When George tries to catch them Alex flees and Catriona tries to fly into the Time Tunnel.So begins an epic adventure that will take Catriona on a journey back through the whole history of the Universe. Time Crystal is a timeless adventure-romance including domains both great and small you have never experienced before. Few works of fiction have ever encompassed such a range of ideas and environments, such sheer imaginative scale.
Harmonics: Rise of The Magician - A free audiobook by Collin Earl and Chris Snelgrove

Harmonics: Rise of The Magician - A free audiobook by Collin Earl and Chris Snelgrove
In this podiobook: They built what could not be constructed. A weapon lightyears ahead of its time. A weapon so superior it defied the known laws of physics. Seven years ago, they were on the verge of unleashing its power. Then... they lost it. Now they are on a desperate hunt to reclaim what they stole. Following the trail of unexplainable deaths, they frantically search for what may become their ultimate demise. But what if the project doesn't want to be reclaimed? Join their hunt wading through political power-plays, corporate corruption, domestic terrorism, and the greatest enigma of their time- the infamous assassin known only as: The Magician.
Guardians - A free audiobook by A. S. Frye

Guardians - A free audiobook by A. S. Frye
In this podiobook: Guardians is set in the near future and follows the life of a young girl, Kathy, who suffers a head injury which gives her some amazing psychic abilities, and then, through various extraordinary circumstances, ends up in a small town near Roswell, New Mexico. Along the way, she joins up with Megan, another psychic who is also being drawn to that same town.When they arrive, Kathy is abducted by a UFO and after some alien technological wizardry, she gives birth to a hybrid baby. In the meantime, the aliens are surprised at how strong the psychic force is in some humans and fear that this power could destroy them, so they use the hybrid baby in a plot to wipe out the entire human race before anyone discovers they are here. Kathy dares to resist them and fights to save her hybrid child.But in the end, it is the child, himself-half alien / half human-who will determine which race will live, and which will die.
Digital Magic - A free audiobook by Philippa Ballantine

Digital Magic - A free audiobook by Philippa Ballantine
In this podiobook: Penherem is a quaint, sleepy English village where people go to escape the 21st Century. Hiding from the world of laptop computers, the Internet, and wireless communication, is Ella. A writer, now barren of ideas and drive, she resigns herself to a quiet life of solitude. Everything changes with the arrival of a shapeshifting thief. Suddenly, everyone begins to change-from the local librarian to the lady of the manor-revealing their true natures and dangerous secrets. Something in this sleepy English village is awakening... something that might be better left alone.
Four Dog Riot - A free audiobook by Joe Cottonwood

Four Dog Riot - A free audiobook by Joe Cottonwood
In this podiobook: Four smart kids. One busy town. Bowie Brown plays guitar - and uses it as an assault weapon. Mimi Bucher lives in a secret bedroom in a shopping mall. Jaz McGuire is determined to never grow up and to never hear mention of ess ee ex. Hoot Howard collects waterfalls - until somebody steals them. Hoot has a mother with lime-green hair. Bowie has a father who sings to a ghost. Jaz has a mother who is too Chinese. Mimi has nobody at all.A couple of neighbors nicknamed Curly and Moe just might be starting a multi-billion dollar software company in a garage - if only they can cash their first check. It's the beginning of another year of school in Menlo Park, California in the year 1998, a time of change, the end of a millennium. I try to be funny. I try to be humane. Mixing story and original music I try to present likable people who grow as you listen.Besides myself, the voices are Susan Walker, Caroline Graham, Michael Minard, and Patrick Bradley. The music is by Will Fourt.
Storm Over Warlock - A free audiobook by Andre Norton

Storm Over Warlock - A free audiobook by Andre Norton
In this podiobook: The Throg task force struck the Terran survey camp a few minutes after dawn, without warning, and with a deadly precision which argued that the aliens had fully reconnoitered and prepared that attack. Eye-searing lances of energy lashed back and forth across the base with methodical accuracy. And a single cowering witness, flattened on a ledge in the heights above, knew that when the last of those yellow-red bolts fell, nothing human would be left alive down there. And so Shann Lantee, most menial of the Terrans attached to the camp on the planet Warlock, was left alone and weaponless in the strange, hostile world, the human prey of the aliens from space and the aliens on the ground alike.ANDRE NORTON has become one of the highest rated authors of science-fiction adventure now writing. A native of Cleveland, Ohio, a book collector, and s-f fan, Ace Books have had the pleasure of presenting her best novels in newsstand editions.Reviews:"A satisfying and mature novel which readers will seize upon if they want to enjoy a good adventure story. A survey base on a remote planet is wiped out by a raid of Earth's enemies, the Throgs; the only survivor must face the perils of an unexplored planet while trying somehow to strike back at the enemy... As always Norton creates both human and alien beings well, and tells a story that you can't stop reading." -- New York Herald Tribune"UP TO NORTON'S BEST STANDARDS." -- Library Journal
Purgatory - A free audiobook by Tim Dodge

Purgatory - A free audiobook by Tim Dodge
In this podiobook: Charles Cunningham, a wealthy real estate developer, dies unexpectedly and finds himself in Purgatory, the place between heaven and hell. Though depressed about his early death, he befriends two other souls doing time there -- the writer Edgar Allan Poe and a music-loving deadbeat named Billy. Upon receiving a letter from God telling him he must learn some unnamed lessons before he can go to heaven, he convinces Poe to join him in the portal back to earth. They hope to make up for their past mistakes, but they arrive on earth in the year 2049, 42 years after Charles' death. Traveling from mid-21st century New York City to Las Vegas, Charles seeks out the daughter he neglected in life, though she is now in her eighties. However, an unfriendly soul from Purgatory follows them to earth. This soul, an employee with whom Charles had an affair and summarily fired, is determined to keep him from winning passage to heaven. She teams up with Charles' grandson, a debt-ridden gambling addict who has a talent for messing things up. Together, they hatch a deadly scheme to foil Charles' plan to get to heaven and net the grandson badly-needed money. Charles learns of their plans and enlists his friends to help stop them. Will they succeed?The only way to find out is to subscribe.
Serpentine Street - A free audiobook by Jeffrey Lynn Stoddard

Serpentine Street - A free audiobook by Jeffrey Lynn Stoddard
In this podiobook: Boo Boisie is a patient in the Barmy Mental Asylum. Sure, the place is air conditioned and clean and the food is occasionally actually palatable, but Boo is not a happy camper. He is being haunted by many unanswered questions . Questions like: why can he not remember the reason for his incarceration? Or why was he given a roommate, Pullet, who acts like a chicken? Or why did they feel it necessary to paint the walls of the asylum with that damned green and white paint? Under the direction of his mental health director, Dr. Pernicious, Boo begins chronicling his thoughts in a daily diary to see if the locked-away memories of his past will return to answer some of his questions. The good news is that they do begin to return. Unfortunately, that is also the bad news. Read Boo's tale through his own words as he writes of his horrifying and thoroughly unbelievable visit to his Aunt Gertrude on Serpentine Street. It isn't a pretty picture. Then again, neither is Pullet after he's laid an egg in the corner of the room.
The Prisoner of NaNoWriMo - A free audiobook by Craig Robertson

The Prisoner of NaNoWriMo - A free audiobook by Craig Robertson
In this podiobook: Piers Langland is a mild mannered paint salesman with one burning passion. He aspires to be a famous author. Each November he looks forward to entering The National Novel Writer Month competition. To be a winner in NaNoWriMo he must write a 50,000 word novel in 30 days, a tall order for any writer. Turns out, it is an especially tall order for our hero. Join Piers as he struggles to choose a topic for his novel before he can begin his epic task. Vampires or space opera, romance or pulp fiction, what should he choose? Unfortunately, the greatest object holding him back is Piers himself. Follow this hilarious tale as Piers blunders his way though one genre after another, leaving a trail of wackiness and comical disasters in his wake. Can Piers choose a topic? Can Piers finish his book? Can Piers get even one thing right without bungling it terribly? Read The Prisoner of NaNoWriMo and find out.This whimsical story is written by Craig Robertson, author of the podcast novels Anon Time and The Innerglow Effect, who knows first hand the pain and glory that is NaNoWriMo. Download the free audio version of The Prisoner of NaNoWriMo from iTunes or Podiobooks.com. Absolutely free ebook versions can be found on Smashwords.com. Who doesn't deserve a good laugh, the harder the better right? Let Piers you feel his pain and show him you have his back. Download your copy of The Prisoner Of NaNoWriMo today!
Hijacked: The Creation Story - A free audiobook by Mike Hartman

Hijacked: The Creation Story - A free audiobook by Mike Hartman
In this podiobook: What if we had the technology to tap into a person's central nervous system? What if we could see what they see; hear what they hear? What if we could do this without them having knowledge of our invasion? What if this technology fell into the hands of the wrong people? What kinds of evil things might they pursue with this ability?Dr. Michael Bowles is putting together a team of talented research scientists. His company, Biotech, is attempting to develop a new technology that will become the ultimate tool in the game of espionage. What Dr. Bowles and his team do not know is the technology they are developing will be used against them. Somewhere along the line things go astray and the nuclear secrets of the United States come into jeopardy.This first book in the Hijacked series establishes the technology. While it opens up the doors for many future adventures, you can be assured this is a self contained novel with a unique ending. Join me now as we open up the world of...Hijacked!
Act of Will - A free audiobook by M. Darusha Wehm

Act of Will - A free audiobook by M. Darusha Wehm
In this podiobook: The 2nd Andersson Dexter novelAndersson Dexter is a new man, still living his old life.Part vigilante, part private eye, part cop, Dex is muddling his way through his day job as a faceless customer service rep for a giant firm, while solving routine cases in his off hours. But when a gruesomely mutilated corpse is found, things heat up for Dex and the underground organization he calls the Cubicle Men.Soon, Dex finds himself racing against the clock to find a killer who seems to be determined to strike him close to home.In a grim future where people live and work in crowded, utilitarian cities, but escape to an online virtual world, Act of Will explores the capacity we have to choose the directions our lives will take, and the consequences of those choices.
The Empress Sword - A free audiobook by Paulette Jaxton

The Empress Sword - A free audiobook by Paulette Jaxton
In this podiobook: A prince, a dragon & a magic sword - all the elements of a classic adventure story.Unfortunately for Prince Aster the dragon in question may not be the evil beast he thinks it is, and the magic sword might not even let the adventurous young prince touch it. When Aster discovers the price he must pay to save his kingdom, he'll have to make a choice no self-respecting adventure book hero would even consider.For most of his life, Aster has known he would one day face the fearsome dragon known as Mandrake. For the past ten years this beast has burned crops, destroyed villages, killed countless worthy knights and generally made life in the Kingdom of Caledon a royal pain. Now the young prince has learned of a magic sword powerful enough to defeat the dragon.The history books say it can be found in the ruins of a once great empire hidden somewhere beyond the Misty Mountain. If Aster can find the lost Empire, if he can brave the perilous journey through the mountains alone, if he can convince the ghost of the long dead Empress that he is worthy, then the only thing standing between him and the Empress Sword might just be a skirt.
The Gnome and Mrs. Meyers - A free audiobook by Susan Klein

The Gnome and Mrs. Meyers - A free audiobook by Susan Klein
In this podiobook: When the recently-widowed Mrs. Meyers wins the "Expect The Unexpected Sweepstakes" she thinks everything in her life would turn around. But the prize of precious jewels comes with an unexpected catch: she must keep an ancient magical being safe, secure, and entertained for three months at her condo. Is she up to the challenge of this unique homestay program? Will she be able to deal with her abusive boss, and a condo association that is certain there's vermin running around the building? And, most importantly, what will a gnome think of Chicago deep-dish pizza?
Untrue Tales... Book Four - A free audiobook by Teel McClanahan III

Untrue Tales... Book Four - A free audiobook by Teel McClanahan III
In this podiobook: FULL TITLE: Untrue Tales From Beyond Fiction - Recollections of an Alternate Past, Book Four: Explorations of Ridiculous Realities or Corporation and Collusion or How To Subvert Corporatocracy (Book 4 of 6) Contains mature content not suitable for all readers. Book Four picks up at the moment Book Three left off, with Trevor, his wife and daughter he's just met, and his best friend Nirgal having been whisked away from Earth in a space craft and escorted to the captain's office. Most of Book Four is concerned with Toni's explanations of what Trevor's life was like before he was exiled to Earth.
The Eye Of The Storm - A free audiobook by Jeffrey Lynn Stoddard

The Eye Of The Storm - A free audiobook by Jeffrey Lynn Stoddard
In this podiobook: Dante Dre, a 38 year old single gay man, awakens one morning to a terrifying discovery that implicates him in a horrendous crime. But that's only the beginning. As the day progresses he soon discovers outside forces complicating matters even more and this leads to a night of sheer terror. The clock is ticking. Can he manage to stay alive long enough to find out what really happened and clear his name?
Triad Death Match - A free audiobook by Seth Harwood

Triad Death Match - A free audiobook by Seth Harwood
In this podiobook: (Jack Palms book 4 (a novella))Jack Palms in Triad Death Match! You've waited long and hard for this. Now TDM is here and JACK is Back!! That's right, your boy Jack Palms has returned to you in Triad Death Match!Here Jack teams up with Jane Gannon of the SF bureau of the FBI. As the two look in on an illegal fighting tournament in San Francisco's Chinatown, they get much more than they bargained for. Spills, kills and plenty of thrills make this story a much listen for all the Palms Daddies and Palms Mommas in the land!
The Amber Treasure - A free audiobook by Richard Denning

The Amber Treasure - A free audiobook by Richard Denning
In this podiobook: Cerdic is the nephew of a great warrior who died a hero of the Anglo-Saxon country of Deira.Growing up in a quiet village, he dreams of the glories of battle and of one day writing his name into the sagas. He experiences the true horrors of war, however, when his home is attacked, his sister kidnapped, his family betrayed and his uncle's legendary sword stolen.Cerdic is thrown into the struggles that will determine the future of 6th century Britain and must show courageous leadership and overcome treachery, to save his kingdom, rescue his sister and return home with his uncle's sword.The Amber Treasure is Historical Fiction set in Dark Age Northumbria
The Legacy of Jade: A Traveler's Faith - A free audiobook by Paul B. Moore

The Legacy of Jade: A Traveler's Faith - A free audiobook by Paul B. Moore
In this podiobook: The first novel of Alluvion, the Hidden Realm series.Velinor, a seeker, believer, and member of the Travelers, journeys with young Jade to seek the Orb of Chandrylon and the Crimson Cross - weapons with which to fight the the most powerful sorcerer ever known in Alluvion. With the assistance of his companions Aramil, Dantanious, the dwarf Oren, and Gathylon (a golden dragon of the House of Wentmane), Velinor and Jade traverse the forests, mountains and plains of Alluvion on their quest, battling rival tribes, goblins, dragons, and the machinations of Aramil's evil uncle, Tirden, King of the Celides, on the way.
Untrue Tales... Book Five - A free audiobook by Teel McClanahan III

Untrue Tales... Book Five - A free audiobook by Teel McClanahan III
In this podiobook: FULL TITLE: Untrue Tales From Beyond Fiction - Recollections of an Alternate Past, Book Five: The Bloodless Battles or Conscription and Revelation or How To Break Into Prison (Book 5 of 6) Contains mature content not suitable for all readers. Book Five continues from the very moment Book Four concludes, with Trevor and Toni on their way back to Earth to recruit an army from among the exiles there, first to save Nirgal and Neyal'h from a corporate prison built into the heart of a black hole, then to keep the corporation from ever exiling anyone again.
Podioracket Presents - Visionaries - A free audiobook by H.E. Roulo and Brian Holtz

Podioracket Presents - Visionaries - A free audiobook by H.E. Roulo and Brian Holtz
In this podiobook: Podioracket Presents-Visionaries is a collection of short stories by Podiobooks.com authors collected by H.E. Roulo and Brian Holtz. The stories are a mix of genre from some of Podiobooks.com's best authors.
Surviving The Theseus - A free audiobook by Randy Noble

Surviving The Theseus - A free audiobook by Randy Noble
In this podiobook: A woman trained to find the dregs of humanity, trained to kill, is forced into vacation because her peers are getting murdered.At first, the massive cruise vessel she chooses as her resort destination seems . . . tolerable, and then, in the span of a few hours, everyone disappears, thousands of passengers seemingly vanish. An ominous orange light and pile after pile of clothing, and no bodies, is just the beginning.It is a time of restricted space travel so enforced that almost nobody can veer off course, but nobody knows why.They're about to find out. Get ready for a Sci-Fi/Horror/Thriller roller coaster ride.
Glitter Girl - A free audiobook by Erin O'Briant

Glitter Girl - A free audiobook by Erin O'Briant
In this podiobook: One grown daughter is a flagrant San Francisco lesbian who has won and lost an international journalism award only to reinvent herself as a glitter spray salesgirl. The other daughter strayed away from her secular family and right through the sliding glass doors of a church housed in a nearby mini-mall. This family has a few issues to work out: meet the Sorens. Gloria Soren, the "glitter girl" in the novel, is picking up the pieces of her spectacularly failed career, falling in love, and wondering how she became an almost-pathological liar. The younger Soren sister, Angie, is spearheading an anti-abortion movement in Georgia and no longer talks to her family. She's waiting to marry her charismatic pastor, but their lives begin to change when Gloria visits her sister to make up. Want to know what happens? You'll just have to listen.
Billy Barbarian - A free audiobook by J.R. Murdock

Billy Barbarian - A free audiobook by J.R. Murdock
In this podiobook: For a barbarian, life is simple. Hunt. Eat. Build. There's not much else. But for Billy Barbarian there has to be more to life. So he's decided to head down to the big city and check things out. In the mighty, booming metropolis of Sethopolis Billy seeks employment, and finds it. His first job is to protect Ms. Celine Dijon while she is giving a concert at Stump Arena. Through his assignment, Billy gets to meet the famous real estate developer, Ronald Stump. But the fun and joy don't last long, as Billy uncovers a plot against Ms. Celine's life. Can this sturdy barbarian do what needs to be done to protect her? Is he strong enough and quick witted enough?Join Billy, Jack Indabocks and Phat Cao as Billy tries to deal with dragons, skyscrapers, wizards, and evil plots as they try to keep Ms. Celine safe. Will his first job in the big city be his last? Find out!
Finn, Again, The Later Adventure of Huckleberry Finn - A free audiobook by Doug Hundley

Finn, Again, The Later Adventure of Huckleberry Finn - A free audiobook by Doug Hundley
In this podiobook: Still a rascal and a wanderer, Huck Finn, now nearing thirty, narrowly escapes a shotgun wedding, outwits a crafty Treasury Agent bent on connecting him with the killing of President Lincoln, meets up with Tom Sawyer and his old river pal Jim, executes a clever con in saloons across Nebraska, and explores the American Frontier with a traveling band of Shakespearean actors.Along the way our free-spirited hero falls head-over-heels for an English heiress, gets involved in a series of brawls, survives a gun battle, has a run-in with a poisonous snake, builds a raft, almost drowns, survives a San Francisco earthquake, and is forced to disguise himself as a woman.All this in an effort to catch a boat to Australia to prospect for opals "as big as your thumb."
Untrue Tales... Book Six - A free audiobook by Teel McClanahan III

Untrue Tales... Book Six - A free audiobook by Teel McClanahan III
In this podiobook: FULL TITLE: Untrue Tales From Beyond Fiction - Recollections of an Alternate Past, Book Six: Waking To The Truth or Explanation and Supplication or How To Resolve An Apocalypse (Book 6 of 6) Contains mature content not suitable for all readers. Book Six continues from the shocking revelation which concluded Book Five, and follows the story of why the simulation was created, how Trevor and Toni found their way inside without its creators' knowledge, through waking everyone up and then on to face the alien forces who wiped out what they thought at the time was the last remnants of humanity.
The Innerglow Effect - A free audiobook by Craig Robertson

The Innerglow Effect - A free audiobook by Craig Robertson
In this podiobook: Drug companies continue to come out with powerful new medicines. Some produce wondrous responses while others have unforeseen side effects. A new antidepressant, rushed through FDA approval, may be causing its users to see themselves die, while at the same time allowing them to live to tell the tale. Join Paul, a physician, and Pablo, a priest, as they work together to make sense of the bizarre reports they are receiving. The two try to understand not only what the Innerglow Effect is, but what it means. If what they are hearing is to be believed, the enormous implications will change the lives of every man, woman, and child. Reincarnation and virtual immortality are just a beginnings of the implications they have to sort though. Read how they try and help those seeking consolation while dealing themselves with the terrible burden they would have to bare if an afterlife was a certainty. How would you react? Could you handle the Innerglow Effect? Find out by reading this riveting story of imagination and hope, written by this rising star of American fiction.
Confederate Gold - A free audiobook by George Vassallo

Confederate Gold - A free audiobook by George Vassallo
In this podiobook: Richard L. Cornwell, a Nashville preacher, is stunned when he hears a deathbed confession from one of his parishioners. The man tells Cornwell an amazing story that reveals the location of the lost gold of the Confederate State of America. But the gold is only the beginning. Buried along with it are two priceless Greek statues that will unite ancient Greece and the lost Southern aristocracy. This will be a dangerous mission. Fortunately, Cornwell knows one dependable man who is always ready to assist on the toughest of assignments."Confederate Gold" is the newest novel by the author of "Nelson's Payback", George Vassallo. It continues the story of Rob Nelson, a skilled, ruthless, but sometimes reluctant enforcer of justice.
SHAT - A free audiobook by S. Lawrence Parrish

SHAT - A free audiobook by S. Lawrence Parrish
In this podiobook: In a post-plague world where plants have suffered as much as animals, a colony of human survivors has gathered in a fortified former-luxury condominium complex they call "The Park". These remnants of humanity are inextricably bound to their domestic cats, from which Dose (a temporary plague vaccine) is derived.A forager army is rumored to be heading toward The Park. The Park people must prepare to defend themselves and all they have worked for, because they have made a discovery: not all cats are created equal; while regular Dose only staves off plague symptoms, the dose derived from Simon, The Park's only Siamese cat, can be refined into SHAT, a super-dose that rejuvenates the growth of plant life. . . and which also may hold the secret to a permanent plague-cure. Problem: Simon is a neuter. If he should die, so, too, dies humanity's one hope for survival.Enter Sasha, a purebred female Balinese of breeding age that also produces SHAT. With the sky-rocketing tensions of increasing militarization, Sasha's humans want to take their cat and leave The Park. But The Park people will use whatever means necessary to make them stay.
A Moment In Time - A free audiobook by Eric (Erk) Brook

A Moment In Time - A free audiobook by Eric (Erk) Brook
In this podiobook: Dateline: Sydney. Thursday April 01, 2010For many people, it is the day before a 4 day long weekend because of Easter. However, for a group of Sydney women doing extraordinary jobs, it is a regular day. A Moment In Time follows these women as they go about their work in traditional male roles.The women are all aiming to do the best that they can to get through each day regardless of what Sydney throws at them. Their aim is to be able to go home at the end of their shift, alive. Most people take for granted that they will go home alive at the end of the day. But for these women, lots of training, teamwork, dedication and a little bit of luck is needed.Written by Eric Brook (aka Erk from Channel Erk Podcasts), this is his first novel. You might know him better from the online world and podcasting. This book is partly based on his experiences working on the Sydney railway system, as a volunteer in an Emergency Service organisation and as a life long Sydney resident.The book is entirely set on Thursday 01 April 2010. Following each character through the city of Sydney, incidents and their lives interconnect through the story.A Moment In Time was almost entirely written on an iPhone using an application called My Writing Nook.
Heart Of Diamonds - A free audiobook by Dave Donelson

Heart Of Diamonds - A free audiobook by Dave Donelson
In this podiobook: Corruption at the highest levels of government, greed in the church, and brutality among warring factions make the Congo a very dangerous place for television journalist Valerie Grey. Amid the bloody violence of that country's endless civil war, Grey uncovers a deadly diamond-smuggling scheme that reaches from the heart of the Congo to the White House by way of a famous American televangelist. Aided by an altruistic doctor, Grey is pursued by the soldiers of the country's dictator, the mercenaries of the mine's owner, and the rebels seeking control of the country. HEART OF DIAMONDS is a fast-paced tale of ambition, avarice, betrayal, and love.
Tripping The Light Fantastic - A free audiobook by davyferguson

Tripping The Light Fantastic - A free audiobook by davyferguson
In this podiobook: I have four friends from the past who from time to time drop into my study for a chat and to reminisce about the rose tinted good old days. They possess Alien technology which gives them the gift of time travel. This is the story of how they came across said Alien technology.
The Son of Man, 2 Elders of Zion. - A free audiobook by CW Johnson

The Son of Man, 2 Elders of Zion. - A free audiobook by CW Johnson
In this podiobook: The story of the infant clone of Christ and his surrogate parents continue as they flee the long arm of 'The Vinces.' Rejoin them as they settle in a strange, lawless wilderness once known as The United States of America...
One Fall - A free audiobook by Spencer Baum

One Fall - A free audiobook by Spencer Baum
In this podiobook: With one kick, Joey Hamilton has sent the world of professional wrestling into chaos. In his first World Title match, on national television, Joey botched a simple maneuver, turning a scripted wrestling match into a nightmarish reality.Now the World Champion is injured and the locker room is in tatters. With the top spot open, veteran wrestlers are jockeying for position, hoping to become the next megastar, and Joey is their target.With a unique look behind the scenes at America's most violent dramatic art, One Fall shows the world of professional wrestling in its rawest form.
Black Jack Justice - Season One - A free audiobook by Decoder Ring Theatre

Black Jack Justice - Season One - A free audiobook by Decoder Ring Theatre
In this podiobook: From Decoder Ring Theatre's full-cast audio drama podcasts comes Black Jack Justice - Season One. Hard-boiled pulp mystery and adventure comes to life in the days when men were men, women were dames, and everyone looked swell in hats. Join Jack Justice and his long-suffering partner Trixie Dixon, Girl Detective as they navigate murder and mayhem with a gaudy metaphor and a good-natured leer. Each episode is a self-contained story in the style of the classic broadcasts of radio's golden age.
Shadow Falls: Season One - A free audiobook by Mark Yoshimoto Nemcoff

Shadow Falls: Season One - A free audiobook by Mark Yoshimoto Nemcoff
In this podiobook: A remote Northeastern town holds secrets some will kill to protect and others will die to expose. Settled 300 years ago by the survivors of a mysterious tragedy, the people of Shadow Falls have become pawns being used by two supernatural forces seeking to win a war older than time itself, a war which many believe could trigger the Battle of Armageddon, and wipe out humanity as we know it.Those with alliances believe the time has come once again for the cycle to begin anew as two young women have vanished just as a pair of very mysterious strangers have come into town. This time, they believe this war will finally be decided once and for all and all their toil and sacrifices will be rewarded. What they don't know is that they're wrong.Dead wrong.
Marvellous Hairy - a novel in five fractals - A free audiobook by Mark A. Rayner

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Marvellous Hairy - a novel in five fractals - A free audiobook by Mark A. Rayner
In this podiobook: So hair is sprouting in unspeakable places and you can no longer carry a tune, but if you're a surrealistic artiste with an addiction to Freudian mythology and guilt-free sex, turning into a monkey has its upsides.Nick Motbot may be evolving as a novelist, but his friends aren't too sure about his DNA - at least, not since Gargantuan Enterprises started experimenting with it. And once they figure out what's happening to him, they decide to set things right. MARVELLOUS HAIRY is a satirical novel about a group of friends sticking it to the man the only way they know how, with equal parts grain alcohol and applied Chaos Theory.Part literary fun-ride, part fabulist satire, and part slapstick comedy, MARVELLOUS HAIRY is about the power of friendship and love, the evils of power, and the dangers of letting corrupt CEOs run our world.And most importantly, it's about how we have to release our fun-loving inner monkeys.
The Gateway - A free audiobook by Steve Simons

The Gateway - A free audiobook by Steve Simons
In this podiobook: This book was written for children, it was originally serialised on the podcast show KidsCastSciFi. It follows the adventures of two boys who accidentally discover some form of gateway, that takes them to other worlds or parallel universes. Enjoy.
The God Conspiracy - A free audiobook by Derek Gilbert

The God Conspiracy - A free audiobook by Derek Gilbert
In this podiobook: One e-mail. Five lines. 4,000 dead.And it is only just beginning...When a small boy in Iowa forwards a mysterious email from 'God' to a small group of friends, he unwittingly releases a trigger that sends blood pouring throughout his farming community.Thousands more are dead across the country in dozens of simultaneous terror attacks and the government blames fundamentalists who want to trigger the Apocalypse.FBI Agent Joe Unes reluctantly teams with reclusive Internet radio host Barney Ison (from Sharon K. Gilbert's The Armageddon Strain) to expose the plot -- and discovers that he's not contending against flesh and blood.
Jabez: Conceived in Pain, Delivered in Victory - A free audiobook by Bob Rench

Jabez: Conceived in Pain, Delivered in Victory - A free audiobook by Bob Rench
In this podiobook: The Old Testament of the Bible contains many mysterious passages. In 1 Chronicles 4:9-10, we find a short prayer uttered by an obscure man:"Jabez was more honorable than his brothers. His mother named him 'Jabez' saying, 'Because I bore him with pain.' Now, Jabez called on the God of Israel saying, 'Oh, Lord, bless me indeed and expand my territory. Keep Your hand on me, and keep evil from me, that I may not cause pain!' And God granted him what he requested."Nothing is known about the man who voiced this heartfelt cry to God. He appears to be a man whose family was erased from Israel's history. But if the man and his family's memories were erased, why is he mentioned at all? And why does his prayer appear in a listing of the members of the tribe of Judah?In "Jabez: Conceived in Pain, Delivered in Victory" we meet the man behind the prayer. We discover why his family could not be mentioned in the chronicles of the tribes. We learn why he was more honorable than his brothers.More importantly, we find a man with whom many of us can identify. He is a man with a pitiful past and no hope for a future. He is a man who struggles to find meaning and significance in life. He is a man who is desperate to be accepted by his fellow man.But most of all, he is a man who craves a relationship with God.In the end, Jabez turns out to be more than an obscure man in a forgotten time. Instead, he is found to be a man whose prayer had a significant impact on the history of Israel. Though the story takes places over 3,000 years ago, its impact still affects us today.And it all started with the story of a life, told to one small boy.
Doctor Jack's Soapbox Seminars - A free audiobook by John C. Adler, Ph.D., as told to Bill DeSmedt

Doctor Jack's Soapbox Seminars - A free audiobook by John C. Adler, Ph.D., as told to Bill DeSmedt
In this podiobook: What if the cataclysmic Tunguska explosion of 1908 was caused, not by a meteor or a comet, but by a microscopic black hole?... Well, like as not, you already know that story -- the one told by Bill DeSmedt in his award-winning novel/podcast Singularity. What you may not know, though, is the story behind the story: the science behind Singularity.Surprisingly (or maybe not), you can learn a lot about primordial black holes and the Tunguska Event and black hole radiation and the Big Bang on the pages of Singularity. And you don't have to take our word for it: some world-class physicists think so too:"Bill got the vast majority of the physics right, which is highly unusual -- especially in a book that is such a good read."-- Kip Thorne, Feynman Professor of Theoretical Physics, California Institute of Technology and author of Black Holes and Time Warps: Einstein's Outrageous Legacy"Singularity is an uncommonly good science thriller, quite free of the poetic license some writers take with the laws of nature in order to put together the yarn."-- Jacob D. Bekenstein, Professor of Theoretical Physics, Hebrew University, Jerusalem and discoverer of black-hole entropy"As a specialist in black hole astrophysics, I would have to say that this is one of the most creative uses of primordial black-hole theory in science fiction."-- Scott A. Hughes, Professor of Theoretical Astrophysics, Massachusetts Institute of TechnologyNow, for the first time, the real-life counterpart of Singularity's resident cosmologist, Doctor Jack Adler, steps up to explain what it is all these scientists are raving about, in his "Soapbox Seminars" -- an informal look at the hard-core science behind the novel.PS: Doctor Jack's got about fifteen or so of these seminars planned out so far, but that's subject to change -- and you could change it. If you've got a question about the science behind Singularity, send it to Jack at doctorjack at soapboxseminars.com. Jack will incorporate some of your questions into upcoming Seminars, and the all-time best question will win a hardcover copy of Singularity, signed by the author, Bill DeSmedt.
How To Succeed in Evil: The Original Podcast Episodes - A free audiobook by Patrick McLean

How To Succeed in Evil: The Original Podcast Episodes - A free audiobook by Patrick McLean
In this podiobook: How to Succeed in Evil - Original Podcast Episodes are best thought of as notes and sketches for the novel length work How to Succeed in Evil:The NovelThis is not to take anything away from these episodes, the first 10 of which won a Parsec Award. Semi- Spoiler Alert: These episodes cover longer arc of story than the novel. Some of the stuff that happens in the podcasts might make it into a future novel. Then again, it might not. But then again, who cares. Shakespeare gave away the plot of most of his plays in the first 10 lines and it turned out okay for him.
Jack Wakes Up - A free audiobook by Seth Harwood

Jack Wakes Up - A free audiobook by Seth Harwood
In this podiobook: (Jack Palms book 1)What does a movie-star one-hit-wonder and ex-drug-addict do when he's cleaned up, down on his luck, and running out of money?In the three years since Jack Palms went clean - no drugs, no drinking, no life - he's added fourteen pounds of muscle, read 83 books, and played it as straight as anyone can ask him. Now, when an old friend from L.A. calls, he signs on to help a set of Eastern Europeans score enough coke to settle down and set up shop. All Jack has to do is keep them entertained and get them through their purchase.But when the plan runs into a few problems, and Jack starts getting phone calls from an old friend on the police force, he realizes that this business will take a lot more acting than he first assumed.
Trader Tales 1: Quarter Share - A free audiobook by Nathan Lowell

Trader Tales 1: Quarter Share - A free audiobook by Nathan Lowell
In this podiobook: Golden Age of the Solar Clipper - Trader Tales: Book 1When Ishmael Wang is orphaned by a flitter crash, he must make some hard decisions about how to survive in a Company-owned universe. With limited time and fewer options, he lands a job as the newest hand on the Solar Clipper Lois McKendrick and learns there's more to life than making coffee. Join Ish, Pip, Big Bad Bev, and the rest of the Lois McKendrick's crew as they sail the galaxy in search of profitable trade.
Prophecy of Swords - A free audiobook by M.H. Bonham

Prophecy of Swords - A free audiobook by M.H. Bonham
In this podiobook: To End A WarTo End A WarNearly a thousand years ago a great warrior named Lachlan sought to unify his people, using the power of the Three Swords of Destiny. Before his victory, Lachlan was killed by his trusted friend, Allarun. Now, Allarun is still in power but haunted by dreams of Lachlan's death curse: that Lachlan would return to avenge his death. Allarun's decision is to destroy the very people Lachlan tried to unite. Only two men have the power to stop the slaughter. Romarin, the last of a line of kings, and a half-blood mercenary named Shadowhelm. One may be destined to be Lachlan, but can they unlock the secret to Lachlan's power before Allarun kills them? "Prophecy Of Swords is a remarkably rich fantasy that takes you into new realms of wonder and imagination. The battles and magic portrayed here full of excitement and intrigue. It's hard to find a good fantasy that isn't a rehash of all that has been done before, but Margaret H. Bonham has managed to break the mold and give readers something totally unique and different. A guaranteed winner." -- Laura J. Underwood, author of Ard Magister, Chronicles Of The Last War, and forthcoming Dragon's Tongue and Wandering Lark "In Prophecy Of Swords, Bonham has written an enjoyable and intriguing novel, filled with believable characters and a rich, satisfying plot. I look forward to the next book in the series with great anticipation." -- Karen E. Taylor, author of The Vampire Legacy series. -- brought to you by Podiobooks.com
The Arwen, Season 1: Regal - A free audiobook by Timothy P. Callahan

The Arwen, Season 1: Regal - A free audiobook by Timothy P. Callahan
In this podiobook: When a comet the size of a small moon threatens the remote world of Regal the Earth Alliance assigns the most decorated ship in the fleet, the Arwen, to destroy it. Its Captain, Marjorie Cook, sees this as an opportunity to redeem herself after a tragic mistake in her past causes the death of over 400 of her crew. It seems like an easy mission but, when the Arwen arrives, it finds things are not what they seem.
Voices: New Media Fiction - A free audiobook by Mur Lafferty (editor)

Voices: New Media Fiction - A free audiobook by Mur Lafferty (editor)
In this podiobook: Voices: New Media Fiction brings together the pioneer short fiction podcasters. Experimenting from putting short-short fiction to novellas over their podcasts, these writers were the first to test the new medium for storytelling. Some wrote specifically for podcasts, some read previously published fiction, and some read entirely new stories. Some listeners asked if they could get just the stories in audio form, and that request brought about this podiobook. Cory Doctorow tells us a story about a post-apocalyptic government run by sysadmins and James Patrick Kelly narrates a story of a strange reconciliation. We've collected 18 stories for you, the first short fiction to go out over podcast, and look forward to bringing you more.
Children of Rhatlan - A free audiobook by Jonathan Fesmire

Children of Rhatlan - A free audiobook by Jonathan Fesmire
In this podiobook: Garum and Vayin are "duals," twins trapped in each other's minds and bodies, sharing one life. When a deranged wizard hunts them, whom can they turn to? Their mentor? The city guard Vayin loves? The Wizards' Guild? In a world that hates duals, anyone could be their enemy, and one misstep could get them killed."Children of Rhatlan is a unique romp through an original world that not only entertained me, but made me think as well. I can think of no higher praise for a fantasy novel."-Steve Lazarowitz, author of Alaric Swifthand"There were enough twists and turns to keep me riveted until the last lines. Children of Rhatlan is a winner!" -Jonathan Lambert, Millennium Science Fiction and Fantasy"Magic, treachery, valor, prejudice-Fesmire builds a world sword and sorcery fans will welcome and adventure fans will want to explore fully." -Lisa DuMond, SF Site and MEviews
Doctor Janeway's Plague - A free audiobook by John Farrell

Doctor Janeway's Plague - A free audiobook by John Farrell
In this podiobook: A science-fiction thriller about an astronomer who discovers a source of cosmic rays which may be the origin of an ancient plague reviving once again.A young woman reaches Cambridge in search of a distant relative whom she believes has lived longer than any other human being.An astronomer discovers a strange, point-like source of cosmic rays coming from the constellation of the Unicorn.A retiring professor discovers documents from Puritan times about a series of strange deaths and disappearances in the early Boston settlement. One of the signed witnesses has the exact same name as a celebrated minister whom the old professor has welcomed on campus.Three sleuths and three threadsâ¦all leading to the same man."I long to believe in immortality," wrote John Keats over 150 years ago. There are those who knew while the poet lived â" and those who know better now â" that some things are better not wished for. The Reverend Doctor Janeway knows why. And his secret is one of the most dangerous ever uncovered.Editorial reviewsA haunting and suspenseful tale that I couldn't put down. -Ronald Kessler, authorA uniquely American horror story... -Amy Sterling Casil, author (The Magazine of Fantasy And Science Fiction and Zoetrope: All Story Extra)...its cross-genre suspense is dead-on for today's market. -Paula Guran, DarkEcho Newsletter, Nov. 16, 2000...ambitious in the depth of its scientific background, and the historical connections to colonial history add interest and resonance. -Jon Lehman, Quincy Patriot Ledger, Saturday, Dec. 9, 2000Here's an enthralling novel ... reminiscent of the more meditative books by Stephen King or Dean Koontz. -Pat Holt, Holt Uncensored, January 16, 2001
Revelations - A free audiobook by Russell L. Burt

Revelations - A free audiobook by Russell L. Burt
In this podiobook: Bridging the gap between psychological and supernatural horror, Revelations is the story of Jamie Shetter, a psychiatrist on the brink of existential crisis. Unfortunately, her move from private practice to public service is of no help, as she discovers "truths" that have her questioning not only the nature of her existence, but her sanity. Join Dr. Shetter as she struggles to get control of her life back from the mysterious revelations, each more awful than the last.
The House Down Cherry Tree Lane - A free audiobook by Ramona Holliday

The House Down Cherry Tree Lane - A free audiobook by Ramona Holliday
In this podiobook: The House Down Cherry Tree Lane is a story of murder and intrigue to the 100th power. The story mixes the historic Gild family from a small town in Illinois with a modern day sister family. When they purchase the Gild house from a nervous realtor things are never the same for them. It will make your beliefs about ghosts and paranormal change forever. Produced and narrated by Jeffrey Kafer
A Long Way from Disney - Part I - A free audiobook by Seth Harwood

A Long Way from Disney - Part I - A free audiobook by Seth Harwood
In this podiobook: It's the 1980s in Boston: the Celtics are rolling, the Patriots got crushed by the Bears, and the Sox are the Sox. Adam Berkman is learning how far from the warm feelings and epiphanies of Disney Americana his life can be when his parents get a divorce and he has to change schools almost every year. In this collection of linked stories, Seth Harwood takes you on a tour of Boston and its suburbs as he brings you more of the strong, clear writing you found in Jack Wakes Up.In these stories you'll find frog murderers, slow dancers, lessons on basketball, fighting and how to defend your mother, as well as candy flippers, wiggers and portfolio managers, loves turning every direction imaginable -- maybe even good...
Eleven Classic Short Stories - A free audiobook by Mike Bennett, narrator

Eleven Classic Short Stories - A free audiobook by Mike Bennett, narrator
In this podiobook: A slim volume podcast collection of eleven classic short stories read by Mike Bennett. This podcast features six stories from Saki (H.H. Munro), including Gabriel-Ernest, The Open Window, and Sredni Vashtar. Also included are tales from H.P. Lovecraft, Edgar Allan Poe, Mary Elizabeth Braddon, and a rarely-heard gem from Mark Twain, The Cannibalism in the Cars.These stories were originally recorded and presented on the Mike Bennett Sometimes podcast between 2008 and 2010.
Pirate Jack - A free audiobook by Alessandro Cima

Pirate Jack - A free audiobook by Alessandro Cima
In this podiobook: Young Jack Spencer sees his father's boat-building business destroyed by a powerful land developer. In desperation, he sets out on a dangerous adventure through time to find pirate treasure and bring it home.When Jack finds himself aboard the pirate ship 'Revenge' with Captain Jameson's crew, he enters a life and death world of ship battles, jungle islands, prison escapes, gold, and treachery.Set sail on a rollicking high-seas adventure and live the wild, uncertain life of a hunted pirate crew.This is the novel originally released by CandlelightStories.com, first as a weekly text download, then as a weekly podcast.
Spherical Tomi: A Novel of Despair - A free audiobook by Jack Mangan

Spherical Tomi: A Novel of Despair - A free audiobook by Jack Mangan
In this podiobook: "Star Wars is over. Star Trek is dead. In Spherical Tomi, Jack Mangan has opened up a new frontier."- Ernest Hogan, author of Smoking Mirror BluesA top-secret AI project.A deadly power struggle between warlords.Tomi was once lead combat programmer for the Shogun Ryogi, on the front lines of his conflict against President William the Black of Cerberus. When she failed to prevent William from killing the samurai she loved, she abandoned all sides, all loyalties, all hope. In her fury, Tomi destroyed the Greatship, Hades IV, and almost everyone onboard. Almost everyone. . .William the Black escaped with his life.She now hides out in a remote monastery, awaiting the day when she can kill the three she holds responsible for the death of her samurai: William, Ryogi, and herself. . .With her real body in exile, Tomi's consciousness inhabits a deteriorating clone body on a satellite around Cerberus. She's lived and worked incognito in orbit for almost three years now, monitoring the planet's subspace debris cleanup.But some histories will not stay buried.Tomi again finds herself in the crossfire when Ryogi's forces ambush the Presidential shuttle in her sector.Ryogi's samurai have pirated remote control of her satellite's store of dormant clone bodies; his combat programmers fight her for the station's computers, while the planet's extrasphere swarms with deadly smart-mines. Will she be able to protect the President's shuttle to secure her own vengeance? Will she be able to hold her satellite together? Or will Tomi abandon it all and give in to despair?"Spherical Tomi" is an action-packed tale of deception, revenge, redemption, fragmented identity, and the limitations of the human and artificial mind.

Route 66 to Vietnam - A free audiobook by Michael Lund

In this podiobook: After September 11, 2001, novelist Michael Lund found that the emerging War on Terror recalled aspects of the Cold War in the 1950s. And his experience as an Army correspondent in Vietnam (1970-71) offered clues to the demands a new generation of America's youth would face in the 21st century. Route 66 to Vietnam: A Draftee's Story traces the fate of Mark Landon and other children from Growing Up on Route 66 (an earlier novel in the Route 66 Novel Series) through Southeast Asia and on to prosperous--if troubled--times later in life. Successful highway engineer Mark Landon is irritated by a sore tooth, by a rebellious teenage son, by a daughter's lack of interest in her promising athletic career, by his wife's apparent indifference to his needs, and by Ralph Banister, whose land is blocking the path of the highway Mark must build. Beneath these everyday worries, however, memories of his time in Vietnam are stirring. To survive a mid-life crisis, he begins to fear that he must not only confront the challenges of the present but also the ghosts of his wartime experiences. In doing so he learns surprising things about his wife's past, about his children's abilities, and about Ralph Banister's vision for America.--"an engaging tale that flashes back to the narrator's Vietnam War tour. (The VVa Veteran, January/February 2005, BOOKS IN REVIEW) --"able to reach that place so many of us seek within ourselves." (Route 66 Magazine, Spring 2005 (Volume 12/Number 2) --"not only the most ambitious [book in the Route 66 Novel Series] to date, but it is also the most serious, most challenging and possibly the most rewarding to read . . . " (The Farmville [VA] Herald, April 20, 2005

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