Best 100 Fiction Podcasts

When a night watchman finishes his shift at work, he is terrified to discover that everyone in the world who went to sleep the previous night has died. Now he and a band of survivors must stay awake and uncover the secret of this global epidemic, before they fall asleep. New Episodes Every Tuesday, created by Jake Emanuel & Willie Block. more

The NoSleep Podcast is a multi-award winning anthology series of original horror stories, with rich atmospheric music to enhance the frightening tales. more

A new mystery thriller from the makers of Blackout and The Left Right Game, Last Known Position follows a group of experts including submersible pilot Mikaela Soto (Gina Rodriguez) as they seek to recover a flight that suddenly vanished over the Pacific Ocean. The super yacht sets off on what looks like an expedition funded by a grieving billionaire, William Cavanaugh (James Purefoy), to recover the flight that his wife and daughter were on. more

New Yorker fiction writers read their stories.

The Drabblecast is a weekly audio fiction magazine that offers strange stories for strange listeners. Stories feature on the Drabblecast are generally narrated by the charismatic host, humorist, and musician Norm Sherman. A full production, the Drabblecast features multiple voice actors, music, and foley effects. The podcast has a finely tuned 'voice' that crosses all genres, including horror, science fiction, fantasy, and 'other.' more

These aren't the stories your mother used to tell you, no, these are The Other Stories. The Other Stories is a weekly short story podcast. A modern take on The Twilight Zone, Tales From The Crypt, or The Outer Limits. Sci-Fi, Horror, Thriller, and WTF stories are delivered right to your podcast feed every Monday morning. more

In the not-so-distant future, mind readers are outlawed in Los Angeles. Sid (Dianna Agron) and her family have spent years fighting to protect her true identity as a reader, but her life quickly starts to unravel when a string of gruesome murders are suspected to have been committed by a mind reader. Sid's true identity risks exposure when she becomes entangled in a romantic affair with a mysterious woman named Andie (Maria Sten), who seems to be involved in a sinister underworld. more

Lightspeed is a digital science fiction and fantasy magazine. In its pages, you will find science fiction: from near-future, sociological soft SF, to far-future, star-spanning hard SF—and fantasy: from epic fantasy, sword-and-sorcery, and contemporary urban tales, to magical realism, science-fantasy, and folktales. more

A strange letter. An impossible sender. Secrets are hidden in the ground. From STUDIO5705, a scripted fiction podcast set in present-day Washington State about a man's journey to unlock a family mystery and find things long ago buried. Season 3 coming in late 2022. more

From the Mutual Audio Network, Wednesday Wonders is a weekly collection of modern audio drama and audio fiction in the genres of science-fiction and fantasy. In a million different worlds, universes apart, and yet right next to you. Wednesday Wonders is exciting Audio! more

The Amelia Project is a secret agency that fakes its clients' deaths, then lets them reappear with a brand new identity! A black comedy full of secrets, twists... and cocoa. The series starts as a succession of interviews with clients who want to fake their deaths, then slowly a larger narrative begins to emerge... Each episode tells its own story, but we recommend starting with Season 1. more

Storyland is a podcast with kids' stories for children of all ages. Discover new worlds, adventures, and magic that bring the imagination to life! Everything from original bedtime stories written by the podcast creator to the retelling of classic children's books and fairy tales, Storyland is a great way to stay entertained and enchanted in a clean environment where anything is possible. Storyland is safe for kids and fun for the whole family! more

Moonbase Theta, Out, a queer emotional sci-fi audio drama by D.J. Sylvis.

Your Portal To The Best In Modern Audio Drama Suspense, Mystery, Horror, Sci-Fi, Supernatural, Drama, Comedy, Halloween, Christmas And Special Features. The Best Podcast Provider of Modern Full Cast Audio Theatre / Radio Drama. more

Genre-bending, sonically immersive fiction & true horror stories that reflect the darkest, most twisted parts of the human psyche.In the tradition of great horror and speculative fiction anthologies such as The Twilight Zone or Alfred Hitchcock presents, these unsettling & scary stories will leave you thinking long after the final words of each episode.Listen to Don't Go, the story of a man who receives an ominous message that changes everything. Dine at Fear Farm, the world's most exclusive gastronomical experience. Hear how a small town must pay for their sins when a strange visitor arrives in Blessed Are The Meek.Press play and stare at the reflection of a warped world, just slightly different than our own. You'll begin to find the lines blurred between the world you know and its reflection in THE TWISTED MIRROR. more

These aren't the stories your mother used to tell you ... no, these are The Other Stories. The Other Stories is a weekly short story podcast. A modern take on The Twilight Zone, Tales From The Crypt, or The Outer Limits. Sci-Fi, Horror, Thriller, WTF stories delivered right to your podcast feed every Monday morning. more

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Lightspeed is a digital science fiction and fantasy magazine. In its pages, you will find science fiction: from near-future, sociological soft SF, to far-future, star-spanning hard SF- and fantasy: from epic fantasy, sword-and-sorcery, and contemporary urban tales, to magical realism, science-fantasy, and folktales. more

Hannahpocalypse is a comedy/horror audio drama that follows a dead girl Hannah; a zombie 'living' her best life long after the zombie apocalypse has come and gone. more

Heidi and Emily are best friends who have been reading Nora Roberts' books for over twenty years. If you are a fan of action, suspense, and thrillers all wrapped up in a glorious romance then join in as they discuss all of Nora Roberts' romance novels. Be ready to laugh, sigh, and cringe as hundreds of book characters find their happy endings. more

A monthly podcast featuring selected material from Uncanny Magazine, including fiction, poetry, and interviews. more

College-level conversations about sci-fi, fantasy, horror, and weird fiction with writer G.L. McDorman.

The Dex Legacy is a political sci-fi audio drama series based on characters from the novel trilogy of the same name by Emily Inkpen. The drama follows events on seed planet SP714 where a corporation, Dex Industries has grown so large that it has established itself as its nation. As well as getting immersed in the political machinations of Dex Island we follow Varian, Isra, and Ren who are at the spearhead of the military operation where morally dubious and ethically shady practices have become commonplace. more

Authored and led by Dr. J. A. Robinson, technologist and author, and narrated by Melissa Del Toro Schaffner, The UNTOLD TALES Audio Anthologies is a collection of original science fiction short stories of the highest caliber, perfect for your commute or unexpected downtimes. These bite-sized audio dramas come in different flavors and highlight the works of new authors. Victorian Sci-Fi, parallel realities, cautionary tales, horror, time travel - each episode of UNTOLD TALES is an independent short story drenched in the luscious promises of danger, technology, love, hope, discovery, & mystery. more

Imaginary Advice is a collection of audio-fiction experiments. Each month Ross Sutherland presents a brand-new piece of writing, created specifically for the podcast. Some episodes are short-stories, some are monologues, some are essays on storytelling, some are unholy combinations of all three. more

An audio story podcast that brings narrated stories to life. The stories are all written and narrated by the podcast creator Michael Honore. Feel free to come talk to me on Twitter: @Snipehockey or on Mastodon: @Snipehockey on the Universeodon server, or emailing me at therunningsentences@gmail.com if you have comments or questions. more

What made audio drama great? Retrospection Radio Theatre is a relieving blast from the past with unique, daring stories told in classic, nostalgic dramas. Founded on January 25th, 2018 by Noah Martin, Retrospection Radio Theatre dares to tell stories that others won't.    more

Coffee Contrails features mainly, original sci-fi and noir radio plays and audiobooks. Working around the 9 - 5, we're posting a new episode when time permits. Subscribe on iTunes. more

All the best podcast fiction from the Ambie-nominated Icebox Radio Theater, created in International Falls, Minnesota - the Icebox of the Nation! more

A Sci-Fi Anthology Audio Drama series, with full voice acting and sound design.

Bienvenue sur Engle Fictions, votre canal podcast dédiée aux séries audios originale Engle.Engle Fictions va vous proposer en exclusivité des histoires originales toujours plus immersives et poussées en termes d'expériences auditives.Une écoute au casque est recommandée pour vivre au mieux cette expérience.Alors, êtes-vous prêts..? more

Archive 81 is a fiction podcast about horror, cities, and the subconscious.New episodes will be released every other Wednesday.Archive 81 is a found footage horror podcast about ritual, stories, and sound.It is in its third season.New episodes will be released every other Wednesday.Start from '01 - A Body In A New Place' more

If psychological thrillers & horror movies/books are your guilty pleasure - you're at the right place. Brought to you by Rotten Mango hosts!  more

From the creators of Archive 81 comes The Deep Vault, a serialized audio drama set in an almost-post-apocalyptic United States. The story follows a group of longtime friends as they journey from the uninhabitable surface world into a mysterious underground bunker in search of safety and shelter. New episodes to be released every other Wednesday. Twitter: @thedeepvault Facebook: www.facebook.com/deepvault Website: www.deepvaultpodcast.com Email: deepvaultpodcast@gmail.com Patreon: patreon.com/archive81 more

Tragedy forced Doctor Xander Crowe down the dark pathways of the occult, and the man was forever transformed. Now, chasing the vision of a drowned woman, Crowe finds himself in the haunted town of Wormwood, where evils lurks in the shadows and stains the souls of its inhabitants. Welcome to Wormwood. more

Serendipity is radio drama for the 21st century. Presented by your hosts Ann Heppermann and Martin Johnson who have their own story to tell. Serendipity is the podcast of The Sarah Awards, celebrating and rewarding the best audio fiction from around the world. Join the revolution at thesarahawards.com. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. more

Fifty years ago, Mira, humanity's last hope to find new resources, exited the solar system bound for Proxima Centauri b. Seven years into her mission, all transmissions ceased without warning. Mira and her crew were presumed lost. Humanity, unified during her construction, splintered into insurgency and rebellion.Now, an outpost orbiting Pluto has detected a distress call from an unpowered object entering Sol space: Mira has returned. When all attempts at communications fail, S&R Black, a Sol Federation Marine Corps search and rescue vessel, is dispatched from Trident Station to intercept, investigate, and tow the beleaguered Mira to Neptune.As the marines prepare for the journey, uncertainty and conspiracy fomented by Trident Station's governing AIs, begin to take their toll. Upon reaching Mira, they discover they've been sent on a mission that will almost certainly end in catastrophe.The Derelict saga is a suspenseful mashup of hard military sci-fi, space opera, and mystery.Some mysteries shouldn't be solved. more

Works written and produced by Soren Narnia. The text of these stories is licensed under Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike CC BY-NC-SA. Email: songofsadbirds@aol.com -- When I was in the fourth grade, my teacher asked me to sit next to a handicapped kid named Sean and help him along a little if I could. It wasn't easy, because he was quite slow, but I tried. When Sean got especially excited about something, or if he was told he had done something well, he would smile and shout out nonsense words. One of them I remember, which he used to shout many times over the few months I sat beside him, was 'Sorinarneeya!' Again and again, it was a harmless word he used when he was happy, and seeing my puzzled expression would just make him say it once more, even more pleased than the first time: 'Sorinarneeya!' For some reason that word stuck with me for years, until one day as an adult I realized how neatly and curiously it cut in half. And I thought that was so perfect, how this little gem of a thing had sprung from a bit of the absurd and a bit of the tragic. That seemed like all of life to me: momentary bits of perfection out of all the absurdity and tragedy. And amazingly, they just keep on coming. - SN more

Modern Fae is a new audio drama that centers around Diya Greenberg, a young woman who feels lost in her life, and makes the fateful decision to move to a tiny South Texan town to manage a bookstore. Little does she realize, but Encrucijada is much, much more than it seems. It is a haven for the legendary and mythological, the shadowy and supernatural. And it is in grave danger. Here, even the shadows have shadows, and something is stirring that threatens not only to consume the whole of this bastion of the fantastical, but the entire world. As she unravels the mysteries of Encrucijada, Diya learns to rely on new friends and allies. There's Aoife, her landlady, will-they-won't-they girlfriend, and oh, yeah, 1000 year old warrior, the changeling twins Tik and Tok, 700 year old preteens always looking for their next mark, and Clio, Isimud, and Mr. Enki, Diya's eccentric co-workers at The Fount Bookstore. With them at her side, Diya confronts old and new evils, and in the process discovers who she truly can be. more

Dayton Writers Movement presents Unwritten, an audio drama series. Follow protagonist Elaine and her peculiar visions with famous authors and characters, such as Hemingway and Dracula. She wrangles mature social issues, works to uncover a mystery, and tackles her inner demons. Unwritten is dramatic and funny, happy and sad, entertaining and powerful. Unwritten is presented with a full cast and narrator. #AudioDrama #FictionPodcast #LGBTQ more

OBSCURUS is your weekly dose of paranormal fiction. Every Wednesday OBSCURUS features new short stories and serialized novels written by novelist, screenwriter, and voice-over artist Biswajit Banerjee. The realm of the paranormal stretches far beyond the usual horror story. So, while you will get to listen to lots of ghost stories on this podcast, there will also be many tales of lesser known paranormal themes. more

Discover Facing Fate, an enthralling improvised audio fiction series offering immersive storytelling across various genres. Join us on a thrilling journey through each season's exploration of Cthulhu, Urban Fantasy, Demonic Reality TV Show Satire, and Sci-Fi Wild West. Experience gripping narratives crafted by skilled improvisers using game systems like Call of Cthulhu, Urban Shadows, FATE Core, and more. more

SOMETHING wants in. To your head. Through this audiobook. Ethan, a digital sound engineer in Los Angeles, becomes aware that his life is unraveling when the audiobook he's listening to reveals his deepest, darkest secrets, escalating until the narrator addresses him directly, threatening to destroy him from within. Vivian, a single mother running an antique store in San Francisco, listens to her audiobook to distract herself from missing her young daughter, but is shaken when the narrative is interrupted by her daughter's voice, faintly calling for help. Ethan and Vivian are drawn together as they fight to solve a generation-spanning conspiracy that begins with a boy listening to the Orson Welles broadcast of War of the Worlds in 1938 and evolves through the latest innovations in digital technology, unearthing the mind-bending concept of a POSSIBILITY PARASITE bent on unleashing an explosion of APOCALYPTIC META HORROR. From Eric Luke, screenwriter of EXPLORERS, and comic books GHOST and WONDER WOMAN: an experiment in audio horror. INTERFERENCE. Just click PLAY… more

A sci-fi audio drama delivered as a first hand account from the eyes of Joseph Crane, Humanity's 'last historian', as he attempts to chronicle their survival in rolling cities known as The Collective, fleeing from a malicious entity only found in the darkside of the planet. more

The Mission of the Kalediocast is to showcase new voices in speculative fiction alongside stories from today's top writers. more

With a lasting peace established between Earth and Baltan mediated by the growing alliance with the mysterious Szzzyyyxx, a new chapter in human history begins. But in the midst of this, the Szzzyyyxx Mother requests Sally's help with a mystery. Two Szzzyyyxx vessels have disappeared in the far reaches of their space. Sally and Ian plan a controversial rescue mission with the first of a new line of experimental ships. They arrive in the region to discover a fold that doesn't appear to go anywhere. On closer inspection, however, they find evidence of a black hole and a strange world that defies understanding. Through the use of a machine established in eternity, The Szzzyyyxx have teleported to Earth in the 1960s. There, captured by the KGB, they unwittingly help a rogue agent rise to power and dominate the Earth. But the power he uses to do this opens a door to something far worse. With their own past erased, Sally and her crew must rebuild history and defeat an ancient and universal evil. more

The Lies and Half Truths Podcast is genre-bending fiction written and performed by A.P. Weber and produced by Meg Weber. more

An episodic Audio Drama adventure set in a post-apocalyptic world. New episodes air every Saturday!

Meg returns from a year abroad to find that her sister Sammi's death was more than what she was told. As Meg sets out to understand Sammi, she discovers more questions than answers while coming to terms with her own grief.?This 6-episode fiction podcast is an intimate look at the stages of grieving through Meg, her best friend Ren, her family, and others who have been touched by Sammi's death. ?Catharsis contains mature language, content, and themes, including discussion of suicide. Please listen with care. #AudioDrama #FictionPodcast Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. more

The world was changed forever when scientists developed a pill that extended the human life span indefinitely. It was distributed free of charge, to the furthest corners of the globe. Everyone was about to live forever. Well, almost everyone. When 18-year-old Kizzy Cartwright learns that she's immune to the immortality-giving pill, it makes her a social outcast. Her only hope is to find the missing scientist who invented the compound, otherwise she'll be the last person to grow old and die. more

After completing Katherine Gibbs Secretarial School, Andrea Davies takes a position at a large New York Advertising Firm, admittedly there to find a husband and secure a life as a well-to-do, country club socialite. Andrea meets Richard Hayes, one of the firm's partners and an inexplicable attraction takes hold. To everyone Richard is the kind and respectful executive with tragic home life. He is the devoted husband to Margaret, a dangerous 'lunatic' who is in and out of psychiatric hospitals. A passionate attraction between Richard and Andrea intensifies when she is promoted to his secretary. When Andrea turns her attention to another marriage prospect, Richard quickly reveals a sinister, unpredictable side that naive Andrea interprets as unbridled passion, fueling her romantic delusions of 'love at any cost.'The Diarist, explores the darker side of the human psyche and the terrifying consequences of indulging in base desires in 1950s America. The story unfolds in 27 serialized episodes. Available on iTunes or wherever you binge. more

Cranford is the best-known novel of the 19th century English writer Elizabeth Gaskell. It was first published in 1851 as a serial in the magazine Household Words, which was edited by Charles Dickens. more

Charles Cunningham, a wealthy real estate developer, dies unexpectedly and finds himself in Purgatory, the place between heaven and hell. Though depressed about his early death, he befriends two other souls doing time there -- the writer Edgar Allan Poe and a music-loving deadbeat named Billy. Upon receiving a letter from God telling him he must learn some unnamed lessons before he can go to heaven, he convinces Poe to join him in the portal back to earth. They hope to make up for their past mistakes, but they arrive on earth in the year 2049, 42 years after Charles' death. Traveling from mid-21st century New York City to Las Vegas, Charles seeks out the daughter he neglected in life, though she is now in her eighties. However, an unfriendly soul from Purgatory follows them to earth. This soul, an employee with whom Charles had an affair and summarily fired, is determined to keep him from winning passage to heaven. She teams up with Charles' grandson, a debt-ridden gambling addict who has a talent for messing things up. Together, they hatch a deadly scheme to foil Charles' plan to get to heaven and net the grandson badly-needed money. Charles learns of their plans and enlists his friends to help stop them. Will they succeed?The only way to find out is to subscribe. more

It began like any other day on Pleasure Sphere 64, the hottest vacation spot in the galaxy.Madam Xandra, sex-positive host of the popular advice show Cosmic Love, is right in the middle of answering a relationship question when she's rudely interrupted by a terrorist invasion. Armed only with a laser dildo and her best leather boots, Xandra is hardly the ideal choice to defeat an army of terrorists. Worse still, the only person who can help her is alien gladiator Dok Bloodnikov, who has some serious hangups about sex.Can Dok and Xandra defeat the terrorists and save the station? Can Xandra get Dok to open up about his sex life? What mystery lies between the docking bays?Tune in to Season 1 of Cosmic Love to find out! more

Audio Drama Reviews presents the new home for interviews, Audible Fiction; Visual Illusion (AF; VI) episodes.

Charlotte Temple, a cautionary tale for young women, follows the unfortunate adventures of the eponymous heroine as she is seduced by a dashing soldier, Montraville. Influenced by both her lover and an unruly teacher at her boarding school, she is persuaded to run away to America, where she is eventually abandoned by Montraville after he becomes bored, leaving her alone and pregnant. First published in England in 1791, it went on to become America's bestselling novel, only being ousted by Harriet Beecher Stowe's Uncle Tom's Cabin. (Summary by BumbleVee) more

Are you a fan of Joseph Campbell and Carl Jung? Do you like digging deeper into the psyche and learning more about yourself?Thistle and Seed explores Archetypes through short, original folktales written by Chani Petro. Many involve tales of transformation, fantasy, and magical realism. If you're a fan of Hayao Miyazaki, Neil Gaimen, or Christian Anderson, you'll be delighted as you delve into these tales of symbolism and inner knowledge. more

When Christopher Mason walked into Mr. Wicker's antique shop, he had no idea he would soon be embarking on a marvellous journey to China to find a wonderful tree made of jewels. He had no idea that Mr. Wicker was a magician and could travel through time. And that the tree was sought by others, not least among them the murderous Claggett Chew, a merchant in port and a pirate on the high seas, who also had knowledge of magic. But before Chris succeeded in quest, he would know of all these things and more. And of Mr. Wicker's friends, the sailor Ned Cilley, Becky Boozer, and the African boy Amos, changed from wood to flesh. And Christopher Mason would never be same, after. (Introduction by Arthur Piantadosi) more

In a fantastic world not too far ahead of us, Victorian sensibilities have brought back the monarchy, with a caste system that is lethally enforced. Dizzy is a con man, a commoner who makes his living impersonating the nobility. But one wrong turn leaves him trapped in the most dangerous place of all, the palace of the king. Invito Rex is the futuristic steampunk sequel to 'The Hidden Institute'. more

Edgar Braine was consistently successful at all he set out to accomplish. He went through life with goals and worked diligently and with ethical purity in reaching those goals, from becoming editor of the local newspaper on up to his political aspirations. That was how his mother, in her waning years, had advised him to reach his goals, and Edgar was determined to honor her advice. There was one caveat in his mothers advice however, and it is for Edgar to determine exactly what she meant by it. Is success measured by the interactions between business, politics, and marriage? (Summary by Roger) more

Crome Yellow, published in 1921 was Aldous Huxley's first novel. In it he satirizes the fads and fashions of the time. It is the witty story of a house party at 'Crome' where there is a gathering of bright young things. We hear some of the history of the house from Henry Wimbush, its owner and self appointed historian; Apocalypse is prophesied, virginity is lost, and inspirational aphorisms are gained in a trance. Our hero, Denis, tries to capture it all in poetry and is disappointed in love.The author, Aldous Huxley, was born in 1894 and began writing poetry and short stories in his early twenties; this was his first novel and established his literary reputation. (Summary by Martin Clifton) more

Science Fiction is speculative literature that generally explores the consequences of ideas which are roughly consistent with nature and scientific method, but are not facts of the author's contemporary world. The stories often represent philosophical thought experiments presented in entertaining ways. Protagonists typically 'think' rather than 'shoot' their way out of problems, but the definition is flexible because there are no limits on an author's imagination. The reader-selected stories presented here were written prior to 1962 and became US public domain texts when their copyrights expired. (Summary by Gregg Margarite) more

Edith Nesbit's classic story, in which three children, pulled suddenly from their comfortable suburban life, move to the country with their mother, where they come to know and love the ways of the railways. (Summary by Karen Savage) more

Multi award-winning Irish film maker and writer, Declan Cassidy, reads his novel, Pins and Needles, in regular instalments. The book was number 3 on the Hodges Figgis Best Seller list in Ireland when it was published in 2017. According to the Dublin People newspaper, it is 'a mystical journey full of wonder, wisdom and self-discovery.' The novel is set against the backdrop of Spain's world-famous Camino de Santiago. According to a review: 'this superbly crafted novel introduces an exciting new genre in literary fiction Celtic magical realism.' more

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Tales To The Void is an anthology series of original stories, and music.

Murder, betrayal, the fate of humanity... it's all in a day's work for Jim Meade, Martian P.I.In 2097 humanity is ruled by two major powers: The Consortium and Coalition. But Jim Meade is a Runabout - someone who doesn't care who's running the show so long as he can earn his keep peacefully in the deadly Zero-G fights that keep the Martian colonists entertained on a nightly basis. After one of his fights goes horribly wrong, Meade finds himself deep in debt to one of the most dangerous warlords on Mars. When a beautiful Coalition officer asks to help clear her father's name, he seizes the opportunity to make some easy money. However, Meade quickly finds out that he's entangled within a dark conspiracy that gets stranger at every turn and if he wants to survive the change in management, he'll need every ounce of wit, whiskey and guts he's got. more

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When the absent-minded Earl of Emsworth wanders off with the pride of his scarab collection, American millionaire J. Preston Peters is willing to pay $5000 to the person who can get it back for him. Discretion is necessary since Peters' daughter is engaged to Emsworth's son. Joan Valentine and Ashe Marson both decide to go after the reward—she as Aline Peter's ladies maid, and he as Mr. Peter's valet—and they all end up at Blandings Castle. But is it possible for anyone to steal back the scarab with The Efficient Baxter ever vigilant? This is, IMHO, one of Wodehouse's funniest novels. Debra Lynn more

A mysterious map, pirates, and pieces of eight! When young Jim Hawkins finds a map to pirates' gold he starts on an adventure that takes him from his English village to a desert island with the murderous Black Dog, half-mad Ben Gunn, and (of course) Long John Silver. Arr Jim lad! R.L. Stevenson (1850-1894) was born in Scotland and travelled extensively in California and the south Pacific. (Summary by Adrian Praetzellis) more

The recently widowed Adela Gereth, a lover of beauty and passionate collector of fine objects, strikes up a friendship with the young Fleda Vetch, when both of them find themselves guests in the tasteless house of Brigstock family. Mrs. Gereth fears that her son Owen, an honorable but somewhat unimaginative young man, may take up with one of the Brigstock girls, and indeed he presently announces his engagement to Mona, the eldest daughter. That means that Mrs. Gereth will have to leave Poynton, the beautiful house that she and her husband filled with the furniture, china, tapestries, and other objects that they lovingly collected over the years. It is not so much possessiveness that drives Mrs. Gereth to want to maintain control over them (or so she claims, at any rate), but rather the sense that she will have failed if Mona, understanding and appreciating nothing of what Poynton contains, should become Owen's wife and take charge. The story and its developing conflicts are seen largely from the point of view of Fleda Vetch, the young woman who, her moral and aesthetic sensibilities tuned perhaps as finely as any of James's protagonists, finds herself caught in the middle.(Summary by Nicholas Clifford) more

1950, Italy. A hardboiled Los Angeles private detective pulls back the veil of the dark underbelly of the Italian Amalfi coast to investigate the death of a high-profile socialite. However, he doesn't factor on coming face to face with the mafia, a corrupt wing of the Carabinieri, and the vice-like grip of the Cinecitta movie studio, as they converge on a powerful coastal community.A six-part investigative thriller from The Script Department.Visit www.thescriptdepartment.net for more great stories like this. more

Welcome to Pulp Fiction, a podcast by PUBLIC!Taking our cues from Pulp Novels of the late 1800's to mid 1900's, we create unique stories with novel themes. Each story ties true events with fiction to create a whole new story.For more stories, visit www.thepublicbook.com more

Buried in the abandoned structure of an experiment gone awry, a functional terminal is discovered. On what remains of its drives, the story of the facility, its purpose, and what resulted in its quarantine are revealed through the logs of those involved with it's inevitable collapse.'An episodic mystery told as a series of linked vignettes that chronicle the days leading up to the collapse of an experimental city? more

The fifth issue of Astounding Stories continues the Ray Cummings serial 'Brigands of the Moon', begins a 4 part novel by Murray Leinster, and presents a sequel by Sewell Peaslee Wright to his story in the March issue. Also included are stories by Lilith Lorraine and Victor Rousseau. - Summary by Alan Winterrowd more

The first volume of Cycles, Fire in the Dark, follows the story of a recently minted time-traveler struggling to deal with being taken out of time. The Time-Traveler is observed by a motley of characters ranging from bumbling romantics to psychopathic surgeons, who all weigh in on how to make meaning in a world concerned only with itself. Take yourself away into the world of the Orion Spur, a massive effort in world-building, and ponder not only the actions and thoughts of the Time-Traveler's witnesses, but also the role of your own intentions in the creation of the world in which you live. more

Hello and welcome to Shifterspress Radio!Shifterspress Radio is a podcast of original works of fiction brought to you by Shifterspress.ca.First up from Shifterspress Radio: The Key To Caerwyn by Wendy Fehr.The Key To Caerwyn is a genre-spanning story that follows Abbey as she experiences the pain and anxiety of a sick baby brother, a less than perfect family and seemingly imaginary friends (and foes) who may or may not be there to help her. By turns the story is gritty realism, fantasy and horror as Abbey moves through her own disheartening life and a parallel reality, attempting to solve the riddle that will save her brother. She will encounter the threads of some long-ago tragedy, fairies, a sympathetic princess, and a dark man who watches Abby and her family with an unknown intent. Everything revolves around a key and a doorway to another world where there are kings and queens who just might be able to help.For more information, visit shifterspress.ca. more

Along the coast of Maine are littered thousands of small islands. One such, named 'Pocket Island' by the locals was so called because of a pocket formed twice daily by the waning of the tides. The coast of Maine holds many secrets and legends, and Pocket Island was no exception.Subtitled 'A Story of Country Life in New England', this story holds such varied and fascinating glimpses into the lives of a few individuals, and is not limited to merely a story of ghosts, of war, of barn dances, friendship, tales of rum-runners, smugglers, and seafarers. Rather it is all of the above, and much more, all wrapped nicely around a story of love.Is Pocket Island truly haunted by ghosts of the past? The story begins ca. 1824, and takes us through the U.S. Civil War and beyond. (Introduction by Roger Melin) more

'Somewheres on the jungle world of Jumala, there was a man in hiding—a man whose mind had been reconditioned with another's brain pattern and for whom there was a fabulous reward. Star Hunter is a thrill-packed account of that other-worldly game of hide-and-seek between a man who did not know all his own powers and an interstellar safari that sought something no man had a right to find....' (summary from gutenberg etext) more

Audiobooks read by the author, Peter Vickland, with musical accompaniment Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/peter-vickland-fiction/support more

Fiction Madness is where author and media producer, Don Luis Zavala, publishes audio stories for your entertainment. Welcome! more

This collection of ten stories, first published in 1904, shows Edith Wharton dissecting some of the customs, habits and vagaries of courtship and marriage, particularly as practiced in the upper reaches of New York society at the turn of the twentieth century (two stories, however, are set in Italy). Fidelity is only one problem; others may arise from the machinations and emotions of the protagonists or outsiders. Wharton handles the questions with her usual gentle (and sometimes not so gentle) irony and curiosity about human behavior. (Summary by Nicholas Clifford) more

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A conspiracy of the skies, in twenty parts. Sam is stuck in a dead-end job at a call centre - but she is more trapped than she knows.Ten years after it first launched, we're repeating this Sony-nominated drama serial by Dave Pickering, featuring a host of (at the time) young London talent. more

Fyodor Dostoyevsky's short masterpiece about a ranting, slightly mad civil servant. The stylistic inventiveness, and the insights into the absurdities and weakness of humans seem so fresh and incisive today that if published now (a century and a half later) Notes would be considered an avant-garde post-modernist triumph. In some ways this is a heavy text, laden with conversational philosophizing; but the vividness of the narrator make it a wonderful read, and funny.(Review by Hugh McGuire) more

The Country of the Pointed Firs (1896) is considered Jewett's finest work, described by Henry James as her 'beautiful little quantum of achievement.' Despite James's diminutives, the novel remains a classic. Because it is loosely structured, many critics view the book not as a novel, but a series of sketches; however, its structure is unified through both setting and theme. Jewett herself felt that her strengths as a writer lay not in plot development or dramatic tension, but in character development. Indeed, she determined early in her career to preserve a disappearing way of life, and her novel can be read as a study of the effects of isolation and hardship on the inhabitants who lived in the decaying fishing villages along the Maine coast.(summary from Gutenberg e-text) more

Murder Madness! Seven Secret Service men had completely disappeared. Another had been found a screaming, homicidal maniac, whose fingers writhed like snakes. So Bell, of the secret 'Trade,' plunges into South America after The Master--the mighty, unknown octopus of power whose diabolical poison threatens a continent! (Summary by Murray Leinster) more

Del Fawmer is a solo musican with a blossoming career, but her life is turned upside down when her dying grandmother asks her to delve into the secrets of the past. Visiting the old woman's house, Del comes across a box full of unusual musical instruments, each accompanied by a letter.Join her as she learns about a homemade, pedal-powered organ, the different uses for a drainpipe and Bob Dylan's unwanted harmonica. Each quirky instrument reveals a story from Del's family history that lead her to a decision about her future.This novella is accompanied by an album of music by Mick Bordet that includes all the instruments featured in the story as well as an illustrated colour booklet with photgraphs of everything used in creating the album. more

The Lost World is a 1912 novel by Arthur Conan Doyle concerning an expedition to a plateau (native name is Tepuyes) in South America (Venezuela) where prehistoric animals (dinosaurs and other extinct creatures) still survive. The character of Professor Challenger was introduced in this book. Interestingly, for a seminal work of dinosaur-related fiction, the reptiles only occupy a small portion of the narrative. Much more time is devoted to a war between early human hominids and a vicious tribe of ape-like creatures. (summary by Wikipedia) more

Just a quick introduction to Arcanum Unbound, my monthly fantasy book club turned podcast. We've expanded to most different types of fiction in which we look into character development, worldbuilding, and more of the nuance that comes with writing fiction. Additionally, we try to include the author's themselves on the show to give even more depth and clarity on their work and contrast them with our interpretations. more

Bonki wanted to close her eyes tight. Tighter than she ever had. But the resounding snap of branches and echo of dragging limbs forced her eyes upwards at the enormous shapes hovering above. The little blue man named Muffin, and Raga the lion with the broken mane, said she wasn't supposed to be there. But she didn't even know where 'there' was. She had only wanted to take a nap in her grandmother's favorite chair. How did she end up in this strange forest? Follow Bonki on her quest through the EverWoods, from the Wokazies lair to the Strattadunders recruiting, looking for the real reason to why she happened to wake up there. With Raga and Muffin as guides, winding through the towering spruces, she'll find love, fear, sorrow, friendship, and hopefully - a way home. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. more

Reading any fictional story that is filled with drama, action, and any feelings that can be shared throughout.

Fictional story

In this podcast, the host, Arlowe Drechsel, tells stories. Each episode is a chapter of a story. Some stories are classics, that you have heard before, and others are freshly written and are shared for the first time on this podcast. No matter your preference, StoryScript will have something for you. more

Una novela infantil de María Martha Paz. En un pueblo entre montañas, cinco niños sueñan. Lucía vuela entre ballenas. Joaco cabecea su pasión. Nacho construye laberintos. Pancho se pierde en un mundo virtual. Laura, guerrera, como Katniss en Los juegos del hambre, baila para morir de amor. De repente, un sismo enreda los sueños como hilos. Un sismo tan fuerte que las fronteras se diluyen para vivir la emergencia del presente. Los sueños se mezclan y lo oculto se revela, como la lava cuando aflora. ¿Cómo recuperar los sueños? ¿Cómo dejar de cumplir los sueños de otros? more

Melody reads her stories, scripts and fanfictions and shares special content

In the near future, an app called Hereafter lets people interact with representations of their deceased loved ones. But representations can be misleading--or even intelligent. Hereafter is quick to catch on in urbanized spaces, but after it goes viral, it slowly seeps into the small towns dotting the Midwest. When the corn-and-beans city of Mitchell, Indiana receives its first Hereafter server and becomes a local hub community, a young man's potentially murderous connection to the app is uncovered, superstition becomes deadly, and one possibly undead girl with a genius mind for engineering has more

Through the Looking Glass, the sequel to Lewis Carroll's Alice's Adventures in Wonderland, was written in 1872 and it finds Alice in a land when she walks through a mirror into the Looking-Glass House. The land is full of mythological creatures and characters and nursery rhyme characters. Alice makes a guest appearance in a bizarre game of chess with Humpty Dumpty! A charming, witty story! (Summary by Aldark) more

Alan Green is a space traveler stranded on a barbaric planet who has been taken slave and made a consort to an insipid and smelly queen. His slave-wife, though beautiful and smart, nags him constantly. He's given up hope of ever returning to Earth when he hears of two astronauts who have been captured in a kingdom on the other side of the planet, and sets out on an action-packed journey on a ship sailing across vast grasslands on rolling pin-like wheels in a desperate scheme to save them and return home. Due to the non-renewal of its copyright, this book is in the public domain.(Summary by Mark Nelson) more

This famous Pohl story explores cybernetic robots and implanted personalities in a way that certainly expanded my way of looking at reality. Is that wall really real? or is it just kinda, sorta real? And who am I? The protagonist, Guy Burckhardt, wakes up screaming from a horrible dream of explosions, searing fire, choking gas and other terrible ways to die. But he wakes up so it must have been just a bad nightmare, right? To find out that piece of information you will need to listen to this inventive and scary story. (summary by Phil Chenevert) more