Jim Kelly's Free Reads

Here is Part Three, the last part, of "Lovestory," which was first published in Asimov's Science Fiction Magazine in June, 1998.  Time:  26:51 File Size: 18.5mb I'm off for a short vacation to the lovely (cold) state of Maine, so Free Reads may be late again next week.  Please bear with me! 

Here's your special Hurricane Sandy edition of the Free Reads Podcast.  As I type this, the storm rages just outside my window.  But a mere Frankenweather event isn't going to keep me from bringing you Part Two of Lovestory, which was first published in Asimov's Science Fiction Magazine.  Time: 24:44 File Size: 17.0 For those batten down the hatches moments that seem to creep into all of our lives, might I recommend some of my other work?  Say the novels and short stories that await you on Audible.com?  Or how about the new anthology DIGITAL RAPTURE,the Singularity Anthology, from Tachyon Press?

I'm back after an unscheduled week of podcasting vacation.  Here is Part One of "Lovestory" which was first published in Asimov's Science Fiction Magazine in June, 1998.  This one is a little different: it's all aliens, all the time.  Time: 21:04  File Size: 14.5mb

And so we come to the end of the voyage here with Part Eight of "The Wreck of the Godspeed."   It was first published in the Science Fiction Book Club anthology called BETWEEN WORLDS edited by Robert Silverberg and was the title story of my collection THE WRECK OF THE GODSPEED which you should all run out and buy right this minute without fail! Or not. Time:  21:37 File size: 14.9mb

Congratulations!  You've reached the second-to-last episode of "The Wreck of the Godspeed"  Here then is Part Seven of The "Wreck of the Godspeed" which was first published in a Science Fiction Book Club anthology called BETWEEN WORLDS, edited by Robert Silverberg.  Time:  14:38  File Size:  16.3mb

We are getting very near the end of "The Wreck of the Godspeed" here with Part Six.     Not a lot happens for most of this episode until the end and then ... big doings!  Time:  23:40  File Size: 16.3mb Sorry to keep harping on this, but I would love it if you could buy a really cool new anthology:  DIGITAL RAPTURE, THE SINGULARITY ANTHOLOGY  edited John Kessel and ... well ... me.  It features stories and essays about our potential post-human futures.  All hail our robot overlords!

Time marches on as summer slips away here while in outer space our starship forges deeper into mystery.  Here is Part Five  of The "Wreck of the Godspeed" which was first published in a Science Fiction Book Club anthology called BETWEEN WORLDS.  Time:  18:17  File Size: 12.6mb And here's another reminder that you could buy a really cool new anthology:  DIGITAL RAPTURE, THE SINGULARITY ANTHOLOGY  edited John Kessel and ... well ... me.  It features stories and essays about our potential post-human futures. All hail our robot overlords!

This time around we have a double-length episode and thank you for your patience.  You are about to hear Part Four of  "The Wreck of the Godspeed."  It was first published in a Science Fiction Book Club anthology called BETWEEN WORLDS.   Here is my favorite spacewalking scene (also my only spacewalking scene)  Time: 46:23  File Size: 31.9mb A reminder that DIGITAL RAPTURE, THE SINGULARITY ANTHOLOGY is out and available for your reading pleasure.  Edited my your narrator and his pal John Kessel, this anthology features stories and essays about our potential post-human futures.  Alas, it comes in a molecular edition only -- we couldn't clear the e-rights!  

Back on track (I hope!). After various misadventures, which you, patient listeners, are all too well aware of, here at last is Part Three of "The Wreck of the Godspeed."  It was first published in a Science Fiction Book Club anthology called BETWEEN WORLDS.  For those of you who've forgotten (it's been a while, I know) we continue with a brief discussion of Adel's award winning essay and move on from there.  Time: 25:03   File Size: 17.2mb Mea culpa, mea culpa, mea maxima culpa.

Insert embarassment glyph here.  I don't know how I screwed up, but I did.  Here's the real Part Two.  And I know I've fallen behind, but I am off at the World Science Fiction Convention in Chicago and some writing and life stuff happened right before I left, which kept me from posting.  Fear not!  This is not podfade.  More episodes are forthcoming.Sincerely,The Management

  Here's Part One of my 2004 novella "The Wreck Of The Godspeed" which was first published in a Science Fiction Book Club anthology called BETWEEN WORLDS, which is probably why you've never heard of it.  This is a long one!   Time:  21:59  File Size: 15.1mb Please don't forget my for pay projects, which help keep this podcast going!  I'm on Audible with two novels new to audio Wildlife  and Look Into the Sun along with the venerable StoryPod collections 1.0, 2.0, 3.0 and 4.0 and over in Digital Printland, there are five issues of Strangeways on Kindle and Nook.   And brand new in fine bookstores (almost) everywhere DIGITAL RAPTURE: THE SINGULARITY ANTHOLOGY edited by yours truly and John Kessel, from Tachyon Publications.

Here is the second part of "Crazy Me" a slimstreamy visit to the End Times (maybe).  Includes raccoons.  And beer. Warning: this episode is hot in every sense of the word.  Time: 25:41  File Size: 17.7mb Elsewhere online you can find me at Audible with two novels new to audio Wildlife  and Look Into the Sun along with the venerable StoryPod collections 1.0, 2.0, 3.0 and 4.0 and over in Printland, there are five issues of Strangeways on Kindle and Nook. 

So yeah, this one is late, as I expected.  I actually had it ready to go late Friday, but decided to hold off since nobody checks these things on the weekend.  Here then is Part One of "Crazy Me" which was first published on Tor.com in May, 2011.  This short story is a two parter.  Time:  19:06  File Size: 13.2mb Just for the sake of change, I think I'll switch the Free Reads posting date from Wednesday/Thursday to Monday/Tuesday.  Okay?

I'm off for yet another trip, so I'm posting this episode early (yay!) but I'll probably be late on the next (boo!).   In any event, here is Part Three (the last part!)  of a new (old) story, "The Edge of Nowhere" which was first published in Asimov's Science Fiction Magazine in June, 2005.   It was subsequently reprinted in the YEAR'S BEST SCIENCE FICTION #11, edited by David Hartwell and Kathryn Cramer from Harper/Eos and SCIENCE FICTION: THE BEST OF THE YEAR, edited by Rich Horton from Prime Books, so it must have had something going for it!   Time: 28:03  File Size:19.3mb 

Here is Part Two of a new (old) story, "The Edge of Nowhere" which was first published in Asimov's Science Fiction Magazine in June, 2005.   It was subsequently reprinted in the YEAR'S BEST SCIENCE FICTION #11, edited by David Hartwell and Kathryn Cramer from Harper/Eos and SCIENCE FICTION: THE BEST OF THE YEAR, edited by Rich Horton from Prime Books, so it must have had something going for it!   Time: 19:16  File Size:13.3mb 

Here is Part One of a new (old) story, "The Edge of Nowhere" which was first published in Asimov's Science Fiction Magazine in June, 2005.   It was subsequently reprinted in the YEAR'S BEST SCIENCE FICTION #11, edited by David Hartwell and Kathryn Cramer from Harper/Eos and SCIENCE FICTION: THE BEST OF THE YEAR, edited by Rich Horton from Prime Books, so it must have had something going for it!   Time: 24:17.  File Size: 16.7mb 

I know there have been those of you listeners out in Podcastland who have been waiting for this.  With the posting here of Part Six, my novella "The Last Judgment" is now complete.  That's right, you can now be the first kid on your block to download all six parts and enjoy more than two hours of skiffy noir goodness without those annoying week-long waiting periods!  As a reminder, "The Last Judgment" was the cover story of the April/May issue of Asimov's Science Fiction Magazine.  It is read by Genevieve Aichele.  Time: 26:27  File Size: 18.2mb Next week marks my return as your narrator.  Lucky you! Elsewhere online you can find me at Audible with two novels new to audio Wildlife  and Look Into the Sun along with the venerable StoryPod collections 1.0, 2.0, 3.0 and 4.0 and over in Printland, there are five issues of Strangeways on Kindle and Nook. 

Here is Part Five of my novella "The Last Judgment" which was the cover story of the April/May issue of Asimov's Science Fiction Magazine.  It is read by Genevieve Aichele.  Time:24:01 File Size: 16.5mb Elsewhere online you can find me at Audible with two novels new to audio Wildlife  and Look Into the Sun along with the venerable StoryPod collections 1.0, 2.0, 3.0 and 4.0 and over in Printland, there are five issues of Strangeways on Kindle and Nook.  Sorry this is so late.  We've had a death in the family.

Here is Part Four of my novella "The Last Judgement" which was the cover story of the April/May issue of Asimov's Science Fiction Magazine.  It is read by Genevieve Aichele.   Fay gets yet another surprise in this one.   Is the case over already?  (Hint: no)  Time: 25:07  File Size: 17.3mb Elsewhere online you can find me at Audible with two novels new to audio Wildlife  and Look Into the Sun along with the venerable StoryPod collections 1.0, 2.0, 3.0 and 4.0 and over in Printland, there are five issues of Strangeways on Kindle and Nook.

Here is Part Three of my novella "The Last Judgement" which was the cover story of the April/May issue of Asimov's Science Fiction Magazine.  It is read by Genevieve Aichele.  This one is quite a bit longer than the previous parts -- call it action-packed!  Time:32.48 File Size: 22.5MB And as long as I have your attention, might I point to my other digital project James Patrick Kelly's Strangeways on Kindle and Nook?  Five issues so far and still only a buck!