A holiday music bonus from KnitWitch to say THANK YOU for listening this year.

Flying Saucers!

KnitWitch introduces the radio show 2000 Plus in this episode.

• Feature Story: "The Flying Saucers" (1950)
• Music: "Flying Saucer" from Buddha Chill by Joe DJ
  
• Promo: The Misadventures of Sherlock Holmes
  

 

KnitWitch announces changes in Zone LIVE episode delivery for 2008 and brings you a teaser promo for the next Classic Zone.

Direct download: TS-76587.mp3

This PDF will let you get non-techies hooked on the latest story from Scott Sigler. They can read it on their computer and use the big-honkin' play button to hear the wonderful voice of Scott Sigler, or you can print it and hand it to them. Either way, it gives me a chance to hook them with the beginning of the story.

Also, there is an AWESOME explanation of Podcasting on the last two pages. Hey, even the King of the TechTards™ (a.k.a. "Scott Sigler") could understand podcasting after reading this puppy.

[And here's the Adobe Reader link that I forgot to add yesterday]

I have a holiday gift for you from Parsec Award winning author Matt Wallace and Rick Stringer, producer of the Variant Frequencies podcast: A gorgeous eChapbook entitled "Hath A Darkness," set in the warped world of The Failed Cities.

To some the number 99 represents the many names of God. But as a black snowfall blankets the Failed Cities on Christmas Eve, the arrival of 99 mysterious steel chambers is the catalyst that sets a series of far from blessed events in motion. From bullets and bata sticks to a life-and-death hostage situation to high-speed battles up switchback mountain roads, eight people become links in a deadly chain that will either tether innocent lives to safety or strangle any hope for their future. And as each part of the story unfolds, we learn that above all things, Christmas in the Failed Cities is a feverishly struck balance between the constant threat of violence and the briefest, most bittersweet moments of joy.

Featuring the characters that drove the original audio epic, and told, as always, in their own voices, THE FAILED CITIES: HATH A DARKNESS brings this unique storytelling style to the page for the first time, enhanced with original illustrations by Rick Stringer.

If you're a Variant Frequencies subscriber, it's already waiting for you. Otherwise, scroll down and click the link to get your copy right now.

Lagniappe
(Creole French for "a little something extra.")

• New podcast theme intro. 
  
• What's new in Season Two. 
  
• Zone Social Network Connections. 
  
• Zone Multimedia Library*.  
• Classic Zone Preview
  
• Interview with Nora K. Jemisin. 
  
• Zone Interverse Headline News. 
  
• Storytelling Feature - "Cloud Dragon Skies"
  

*Links to all of the titles mentioned in the Zone Library can be found in the shownotes and the Zone Marketplace (see feature items link on the website).  Books & movies make great holiday gifts and a percentage of each Zone Market place purchase helps with the operational costs of producing this podcast.

What is your favorite fantasy movie that went from book to big screen? Join the conversation via call or text chat and be eligible to win something out of the Zone prize closet.

Direct download: kwz-talkcast05

Well, I manged to pull a stupid and magically turned two files into an unrecognizable mess from Zone Show #6.  So I am begging off for another day or so to finish up the replacements and post the show.  In the meantime, I'm posting the latest Season Two promo on this post - feel free to play it and pass it around.  

Don't worry, we'll still have content all month long!  Join me for Zone LIVE on Tuesday, December 4th when we'll talk about Fantasy stories that have migrated from books to the big screen.  You can join in by voice (phone or computer) or text chat - Share your favorites and win prizes!

Visit the website for information on how to get setup for joining the Zone LIVE to participate with a chance to win something out of the Zone prize closet.