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  • Ep. 1: May the Fourth Be With You (Star Wars)
    2021/05/04

    May the fourth be with you! For this inaugural episode of Season Two, we’re joined by Audible Editor and Star Wars superfan Alanna McAuliffe to learn all about the best Star Wars titles for diehard fans and new listeners alike.

    Kenobi by John Jackson Miller

    Star Wars: Ahsoka by E. K. Johnson

    Star Wars: The High Republic: A Test of Courage by Justina Ireland

    Journey to Star Wars: The Last Jedi Leia, Princess of Alderaan by Claudia Gray

    Thrawn (Star Wars) by Timothy Zahn

    Star Wars: Thrawn Ascendency Books 1 & 2 by Timothy Zahn

    From a Certain Point of View (Star Wars) by Renée Ahdieh, Meg Cabot, Pierce Brown, Nnedi Okorafor, Sabaa Tahir et al.

    Red Rising by Pierce Brown

    Aurora Rising by Amie Kaufman and Jay Kristoff

    Leviathan Wakes by James S. A. Corey

    The Long Way to a Small, Angry Planet by Becky Chambers

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    34 分
  • Ep. 2: Time Travel
    2021/05/04

    Can we change the past? What are the perils of seeing the future? How would a time machine work anyway? The editors chat about their favorite listens that wrestle with these questions and more in an episode devoted to one of the most beloved tropes in sci-fi: time travel. Featuring a bonus appearance by a...time traveling turkey?

    Time and Again by Jack Finney (narrated by Paul Hecht)

    Slaughterhouse-Five by Kurt Vonnegut

    A Wrinkle in Time by Madeleine L’Engle

    Kindred by Octavia Butler

    How to Invent Everything: A Survival Guide for the Stranded Time Traveler by Ryan North

    Vintage 1954 by Antoine Laurain

    The Future Is Yours by Dan Frey

    The Future of Another Timeline by Annalee Newitz

    Exhalation by Ted Chiang

    Just One Damned Thing After Another by Jodi Taylor

    This Is How You Lose the Time War by Amal El-Mohtar and Max Gladstone

    Klara and the Sun by Kazuo Ishiguro

    Open Water by Caleb Azuma-Nelson

    I’m Waiting for You and Other Stories by Bo-Young Kim

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    41 分
  • Ep. 3: Isolation in Sci-Fi
    2021/05/04

    This past year has felt like a sci-fi novel in more ways than one: but themes of isolation and loneliness are nothing new in the genre, and can be a a fascinating way to explore big concepts and characters. From space travel to end-of-the-world tales, the editors discuss their favorite listens that fit this trope.

    The Sea in the Sky by Jackson Musker

    Solaris by Stanislaw Lem

    Project Hail Mary by Andy Weir

    A Boy and His Dog at the End of the World by C. A. Fletcher

    Remote Control by Nnedi Okorafor

    The Last Conversation by Paul Tremblay

    Why Fish Don't Exist: A Story of Loss, Love, and the Hidden Order of Life by Lulu Miller

    Saturn's Monsters by Thomas K. Carpenter

    Piranesi by Susanna Clarke

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    32 分
  • Ep. 4: Speculating on the Future of Sci-Fi
    2021/05/04

    While we’ve already established we can’t (and shouldn’t?) see the future, we can speculate on some of the themes and concepts we’re seeing in sci-fi right now, based on our recent listening. For this episode, we’re joined by special guest Steve Feldberg, Vice President of Audible Originals and editor for some of our sci-fi favorites, including the Bobiverse series, John Scalzi’s Dispatcher series, and more.

    Strange in Place by Jonathan Salem Baskin (Coming to Audible Plus May 20)

    The Power by Naomi Alderman

    The Armies Of Those I Love by Ken Liu

    The Present by Jay Martel

    The Map of Tiny Perfect Things by Lev Grossman

    The Midnight Library by Matt Haig

    Axiom’s End by Lindsay Ellis

    Level Five and Level Six by William Ledbetter

    Klara and the Sun by Kazuo Ishiguro

    Refresh by Salim Lemelle

    The Test by Sylvain Neuvel

    New Found Land: The Long Haul by Neal Stephenson (Coming to Audible Plus June 3)

    Fugitive Telemetry by Martha Wells

    One Last Stop by Casey McQuiston

    Ariadne by Jennifer Saint

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    48 分