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A podcast anthology of speculative fiction with music as a theme. Science fiction, fantasy, and slipstream tales include stories of a future world where music has been lost, office workers whose embedded soundtracks direct their lives, the Martian superstar who doesn't want to play anymore, singers who can compel men to kill with the sound of their voices, and more.
The eight episodes present short stories by Keyan Bowes, Ernest Hogan, Elaine Isaak, Lejon A. Johnson, Jack Mangan, Rick Novy, Lon Prater, Caroline Rhodes, and Michelle M. Welch, and some of the episodes feature performances or original music by the authors.
The eight episodes present short stories by Keyan Bowes, Ernest Hogan, Elaine Isaak, Lejon A. Johnson, Jack Mangan, Rick Novy, Lon Prater, Caroline Rhodes, and Michelle M. Welch, and some of the episodes feature performances or original music by the authors.
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The Nuzoom corporation chooses talented custodian Paco Cohen to create popular music to improve the morale of the transplanted workers of Mars, but Paco has other ideas. Featuring original music by Jack Mangan. This story originally appeared in the April 2001 issue of Analog. [Explicit language]
A musician loses her
ability to hear music in an accident.
When an experimental technology promises to restore it, what else will
she lose? Featuring music performed by
the author.
"She Shall Have Music" by Keyan Bowes: Little Tina is emitting music, bewildering her worried parents. What can it possibly be? This story appears in the forthcoming print anthology Cheer Up, Universe. // "Knell" by Lejon A. Johnson: A church bell rings in a dying community, heralding the fate that awaits it.
A hot inner city night. Betrayals, lovers, and dark plans. The music reveals all secrets when brothers and friends take the stage at the Twelve Bar. Featuring original music by the author. [Explicit language]
In a fortress built of shipwrecks, a
young singer searches for the courage to defy a wizard's voice. A prequel to Isaak's novels The Singer's
Crown, The Eunuch's Heir, and The Bastard Queen.
A version of this story first appeared as an Amazon Short in 2006.
A young boy's love of music
brings hope to a post-apocalyptic world.
Featuring original music by the author, arranged and performed by Jack
Mangan.
When depression takes a
physical form, flautist Maricel must defeat the monster before it can defeat
her. Featuring original music by the
author.
Dougie Franz loves his
lifetrack, the motivational implant that rewards him with scents and sounds for
a job well done. When he moves up to
management, though, he finds he can't go without it. This story originally appeared in Spacesuits and Sixguns,
October 2008.
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