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Upcoming Transmission 26:

Metal Dragon Year by Chris Roberson

Read by David Rees-Thomas

From Interzone 213, December 2007

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Concept and Design by Jay Lake * Design and Construction by Spring Schoenhuth
Photo by Pete Bullock

Dreams of the White City by Jay Lake

Read by Heather Welliver

From Interzone 194, September and October 2004

Illustrations by Edward Noon

Podcast Length: 77 minutes • Transmission Length: 67 minutes

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The Difference Between by Ian R. Faulkner

Read by David Rees-Thomas

From Black Static 3, January and February 2008

Illustration by Andy Cox

Podcast Length: 46 minutes • Transmission Length: 39 minutes

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Salt by Nicholas Royle

Read by the author

From Black Static 4, March and April 2008

Illustration by Andy Cox

Podcast Length: 11 minutes • Transmission Length: 19 minutes

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The Rainbow Killer by Gary W. Shockley

Read by Mur Lafferty

From Crimewave 9: Transgressions, 2007

Podcast Length: 52 minutes • Transmission Length: 45 minutes

The Rainbow Killer contains persistent strong language

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That Thing Over There by Dominic Green

Read by the author

From Interzone 132, June 1998

Illustration by Dominic Harman

Podcast Length: 48 minutes • Transmission Length: 55 minutes

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The Waters of Meribah by Tony Ballantyne

Read by the David Rees-Thomas

From Interzone 189, May & June 2003

Illustration by Pete Bullock (Note: This story was not illustrated in IZ 189)

Podcast Length: 41 minutes • Transmission Length: 49 minutes

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Ack-Ack Macaque by Gareth L. Powell

Read by the author

From Interzone 212, September & October 2007

Illustration by SMS (Smuzz)

Podcast Length: 35 minutes • Transmission Length: 29 minutes

Ack-Ack Macaque contains strong language

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The Scent of Their Arrival by Mercurio D. Rivera

Read by the author and Matthew Kressel

From Interzone 214, February 2008

Illustration by Paul Drummond

Podcast Length: 66 minutes • Transmission Length: 58 minutes

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Toke by Tim Akers

Read by Seth Harwood

From Interzone 210, June 2007

Illustration by Colin Peters

Podcast Length: 32 minutes • Transmission Length: 38 minutes

Toke contains strong language

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