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antipod-show-50The AntipodeanSF Radio Show delivers audio from the pages of  this magazine.

The fortnightly program features five stories, usually narrated by the authors themselves, wrapped in selected electronic music.

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" When a distinguished but elderly scientist states that something is possible, he is almost certainly right. When he states that something is impossible, he is very probably wrong. "

Arthur C. Clarke


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Death To The Queen
By Linda M Crate

Sisters
By Terence Kuch

Striking Twice
By Mark Webb

Tendrils
By Sean Johnston

The Placebo Man
By Kevin J. Phyland

The Last Spell
By Shane Griffin

What If 2
By Christine Gladstone

 

Why Not Visit

bmu-iconDo you like your SF in audio?

Of course you do. Well, why not visit Beam Me Up Podcast and radio show, often featuring selected stories from AntipodeanSF, run by your host Paul Cole of WRFR.

 
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E-Pub A Go-Go PDF Print E-mail

nuke-at-mic-100AntipodeanSF goes e-pub, folks. I'd like to offer my sincere thanks to the talented contributor (and narrator) Mark Webb for creating the e-reader version. You'll find links to that file (and the previous issue) here at the website, and also at the download site for the AntiSF Radio Show.

Go forth, download, and read.


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Heads Of State PDF Print E-mail

By Rob Bleckly

The aliens beamed aboard every nation's head of state: kings, queens, presidents, prime ministers and chairpersons.

None of the invited heads around the alien conference table spoke.

"What is wrong with them," a confused alien asked?

The world below was in shock, palaces and parliaments coping with headless leaders.

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Review - The Dragon With The Girl Tattoo PDF Print E-mail

Review by Jan Napier

ADAM ROBERTS: THE DRAGON WITH THE GIRL TATTOO, GOLLANCZ, LONDON, 2010

dragon-with-girl-cov"Never laugh at live dragons..." the Antique Ape Saga tells us. An excellent policy to follow, but one which in no way prevented the species in question being flamed to extinction by said dragons.

Although nicely imagined, and containing some wonderful descriptive passages, "... fanta coloured eyes bright and fizzy with cunning...," this rather clumsy reprise of Stieg Larsson's blockbusting crime novel, "The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo," is not one of the author's better efforts. Despite being three times nominated for the Arthur C Clarke Award, plus having a number of critical essays, novellas, short stories, and novels to his credit, Roberts' attempt at parody pancakes this time around.

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Speculative Flash Fiction
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You're about to launch into an adventure at AntipodeanSF, the online magazine that's devoted to the regular montly publication of ten fabulous and original science-fiction, fantasy, or horror mini-stories of about 500 words each.

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AntipodeanSF will entertain you, yet won't take hours to read.

Please spend a few moments to read this month's stories, reviews, and other information about down-under SF.

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AntipodeanSF is also optimised for reading on your i-phone, i-pod, other mobile phone, or PDA device. Read us anywhere!

 

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Radio Show Needs Narrators PDF Print E-mail

greenmicThe AntiSF Radio Show needs narrators for all of those stories that the authors don't want to read, so if you're interested in spinning short yarns that will be broadcast worldwide and on community radio here in Australia please click here to contact the editor, Nuke.

It's not difficult, and most computers are capable audio recorders. You can use "Audacity" free audio recording software on Windows or Linux. Most Apple Mac computers come with the excellent "Garage Band" recording software, and have a reasonable inbuilt microphone.


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AntipodeanSF Radio Show Comment Line Telephone 02 8005 8077 PDF Print E-mail

golden_mic_100AntiSF Radio Show listeners — you can leave your audio comments on our new voicemail and recorded comment number.

Ring us now and say a big hello to the SF world, make an audio comment, conduct your own review about a story, give us a shout and say "Bewdy Nuke", or interview yourself with your own questions.

You can also ring the number and read us a story, tell us a speculative joke, or give us a good old science fiction limerick in realtime Asimovian style.


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New Books

dwarve-revenge-covThe Revenge Of The Dwarves

Markus Heitz

The international bestselling fantasy epic continues . . .

Life has not been easy for battle-weary Tungdil the dwarf. But this heroic warrior can't rest yet, as he must now face the most formidable enemy the kingdom has ever encountered.

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