The Metamor City Podcast

Janus’s haunting continues with a visit from a former priestess of the Lothanasi Order.

Written, read and edited by Chris Lester

Music by David Beard and Digital Juice

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On the night of the Winter Solstice, Janus Starson is haunted by the spirit of his father. Stave 1 of a 5-stave carol, in prose.

With affection and gratitude to Charles Dickens, whose classic Christmas ghost story has happily haunted my dreams for years.

Written and read by Chris Lester

Edited by Bill Bowman

Music by David Beard and Digital Juice

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Kimi Alexandre of Tale Chasing interviewed Chris about writing darkness into fiction — why, when, and how to do it. We hope you enjoy it!

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Here’s the second half of Chris’s round table discussion with Bill Bowman, Bryan Watson, Beq Vyper, and Sara Lloyd. Thanks again to Sara for doing the editing on this episode!

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FETIDUS

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Last Christmas, Chris got together with four of Metamor City’s Michigan voice actors: Bill Bowman, Bryan Watson, Beq Vyper and Sara Lloyd. Wackiness ensued.

Many thanks to Sara Lloyd for doing the editing on this recording. This is a two-parter, the second half of which should drop sometime next week.

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The Dunesteef Audio Fiction Magazine

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Hi folks!

I’m very proud to announce that The Metamor City Podcast has won the Parsec Award for the second year in a row. This year the honors go to “Whispers in the Wood” (MCP042 through MCP045) for Best Speculative Fiction Audio Drama (Short Form).

I want to give my deepest thanks to the cast and crew of Metamor City, without whom this would not have been possible:

• Scott Roche & Paulette Jaxton, editors
• Michael Spence, voice of Isaac Wells
• Jenivi Seven, voice of Abbey Preston
• Indiana Jim, voice of Janus Starson
• Danae Winters, voice of the Leanansidhe
• Susan Murph, voice of Candace
• Nobilis Reed, voice of Emilio Venturi (and you have no idea how hard it was to find someone who could do that accent!)
• Deirdre Reed, voice of Rosanna Venturi (see above re: near-impossible accents)
• TD-0013, voice of Malcolm ard’Valos

Thanks also to all of the fans who have supported Metamor City over the years, whether through donations, iTunes reviews, sending in feedback, or telling a friend. Without you fine ladies and gents, I wouldn’t be doing this.

Lastly, thanks to Abigail Hilton, who accepted the Parsec Award on my behalf at Dragon*Con this past weekend. Abbie has become a dear friend of mine over the last year; she’s a great author, a fantastic collaborator and one of the finest human beings it has been my privilege to know. You can hear my voice on her podcast novel COWRY CATCHERS as the warrior-intellectual Gwain, and I look forward to continuing to work with her in the years to come, bringing you more awesome stories from both of our fertile brains.

That’s it for now, folks. THINGS UNSEEN is still in progress, and while it’s taking me longer than I had planned, it IS moving forward. Good things are in store for Metamor City, and while I can’t tell you exactly when you’ll see them, I can promise that they will be worth the wait.

Keep it on the bright side!

–Chris

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Chris Hvidsten brings us the next story in the Interregnum Contest: “Rebirth”.

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Outcast, by Chris Hvidsten

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Ben has found a refuge for the moment, but his troubles are far from over. The Grace family has secrets of its own, and things only get more complicated when Ben’s unpredictable power strikes again … and this time, he’s not the only target…

Story by Nobilis Reed
Performed by Chris Lester
Edited by Scott Roche and Paulette Jaxton

The Cast:

Chris Lester as Ben Stansfield
Mae Breakall as Female Ben and Natalie-as-Ben
Josh Knapp as Receptionist
Kimi Alexandre as Natalie Grace
Blaque Saber as Leo
Nathan Lowell as Harrison
Philippa Ballantine as Professor Swallowtail
Deirdre Reed as Miss Walters

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BROOKE REVIEWS has reviewed the first episode of Metamor City:

http://www.brookereviews.com/2010/03/review-metamor-city-by-chris-lester.html

Thanks for sharing the love, Brooke!

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Things aren’t looking good for Ben. What happened to Matheson? Where is John Randall? And who’s going to bail Ben out of jail? Our hero gets some help from an unexpected source…

Story by Nobilis Reed
Performed by Chris Lester
Edited by Scott Roche and Paulette Jaxton

The Cast:

Chris Lester as Ben Stansfield and Nathan Grace
Mae Breakall as Female Ben
Tristan Johnson as Police Officer
Kitty Nic’Iaian as Vee
Nathan Lowell as Harrison
Kimi Alexandre as Natalie Grace
Bryan Lincoln as Conrad
Mark Smith as Lt Harcourt
Meghan Bomberger as Ms Kennedy

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