Compelling performances guide listeners through this collection.
The narrators of this dazzling collection present an auditory buffet in easy-to-digest portions. This annual anthology of emerging writers brings together the winners of the Writers & Illustrators of the Future contest. With the talents of nine narrators, listeners will hear a variety of voices delivering these SF and fantasy short stories. Kirby Heyborne presents a purring dragon in “Dragon Visits.” Janina Edwards brings an assortment of accents to “Thickly.” Susan Hanfield performs with an exhausted rasp in “Canary.” And Jim Meskimen utters the cries of a caveman in “Form 14B, Application for Certification of Consciousness Transfer (Post-Mortem).”
Compelling performances guide listeners through this collection.Pub Date: April 28, 2026
Duration: 18 hrs, 7 mins
DD ISBN: 9781619869028
Publisher: Galaxy Press
Review Posted Online: June 16, 2026
Asimov's sweeping tale of the disintegration and fall of the Galactic Empire has never been more relevant or poignant. In the third book of the original trilogy, Dan Lazar handles the material adequately. He uses his limited range of voices nicely, if sometimes amusingly--he sometimes sounds like a foreigner attempting to mimic American accents. Varying pitch and pacing make for a lively narration, and his reading of a precocious young woman, who is ultimately an important figure, is delightful. Technical and editorial problems plague the title. Hearing Lazar repeatedly mispronounce a word that the text itself explains how to pronounce is very frustrating. Intermittent fade-outs on one channel; inconsistencies when switching sides; and low, rumbling background noise mar the sound quality.
Pub Date: N/A
Duration: 8 hrs
Publisher: Books on Tape
Review Posted Online: Jan. 22, 2026
Asimov's sweeping tale of the disintegration and fall of the Galactic Empire has never been more relevant or poignant. McKeever reads rapidly, but he also manages to identify individuals, if minimally, and the main characters are voiced consistently. His voice for the aging professor, in fact, is quite charming. Narrative passages are read competently with appropriate emotional expression. Technical and editorial problems plague the title. Intermittent fade-outs on one channel; inconsistencies when switching sides; and low, rumbling background noise mar the sound quality.
Pub Date: N/A
Duration: 13 hrs, 30 mins
Publisher: Books on Tape
Review Posted Online: Jan. 22, 2026
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