The first half of this month's audio fiction is "Torquing Vacuum" written Jay Lake and read by Kate Baker.
Jay Lake
Jay Lake lives in Portland, Oregon, where he works on numerous writing and editing projects. His 2010 books are Pinion from Tor Books, The Baby Killers from PS Publishing, and The Sky That Wraps from Subterranean Press. His short fiction appears regularly in literary and genre markets worldwide. Jay is a winner of the John W. Campbell Award for Best New Writer, and a multiple nominee for the Hugo and World Fantasy Awards.
Website:
www.jlake.com
Nice reading. That other language sounded beautiful. The Character voices were also well done.
As for the story--Mr. Lake fully realized the cold, post "mistake" world. It was cold and sad and tired. There's something appealing to those visions, as they seem most likely to come true (IMO).
The pace was a little slow at the start, a lot of technical names were thrown around. But Mr. Lake brings the world life quickly and keeps it burning bright until the very last line.
That royal blood line was frightening...I believe they were the "Imperium Humana". Yikes. Also, there was the ever present, but never explained, "mistake". That was awesome. That inspired a few vivid images of scientific horror.
Thanks again for the story and the reading. I enjoyed listening to it.
-Todd