Orson Scott Card - Maps in a Mirror

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  05/19/2008
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  This is an unabridged version, 73MB, running for 5.3 hours. <br /> <br /> Encoded as 32kbps 22050Hz MP3 mono - radio quality <br /> <br /> ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ <br /> <br /> A collection of eight short stories by Orson Scott Card. <br /> <br /> <span style="font-weight: bold;">The Elephants Of Posnan</span><!--bold--> appeared in English for the first time in this collection. Originally published in Poland for a Polish Science Fiction magazine it is the tale of a human global die-off caused by an infertility crisis. This is something we've seen before in Science Fiction to be sure, but the addition of an elephantine theme and a Polish setting makes this one totally unpredictable. Card reads this himself and gives it an interesting introduction too. <br /> <span style="font-weight: bold;"><br /> Unaccompanied Sonata</span><!--bold--> is perhaps the most fantastic story here. Set in a bizzare dystopia in which the purity of music can only be assured by the ignorance of its makers. This is a world that could have been inspired by Leo Tolstoy's theory of art - a world in which imitation ensures art to be a failure. I have no idea if OSC had that in mind when he wrote it but it certainly fits. Read with passion by Efrem Zimbalist, Jr. <br /> <br /> <span style="font-weight: bold;">Freeway Games</span><!--bold--> is the least SFFaudio related story in this set. It was first published in November 1979 in the Gallery magazine which at the time was competing with Playboy for quality short fiction. The original published title was &quot;Hard Driver.&quot; This is basically the story of perverted serial killer who while keeping his hands clean is actually as guilty as sin. It ranks in well alongside Lawrence Block's late 1970s early 1980s slick magazine tales of demented psychos. Read to perfection by the incomparable Robert Forster. <br /> <br /> <span style="font-weight: bold;">Lost Boys</span><!--bold--> is interesting in that the main character is someone named Orson Scott Card. My research indicates it is &quot;semi-autobiographical&quot; story, hopefully the fantastic elements are the &quot;semi&quot; part! Stefan Rudnicki, the producer of this audiobook read this tale with a heartfelt flush of sadness. This short story was later expanded into a full length novel which went on to great acclaim. <br /> <br /> <span style="font-weight: bold;">Quietus</span><!--bold-->, was virtually opaque to me. The plot was something to do with our need to reconcile with death. I am given to understand it incorporates several Mormon themes. The style is surrealistic but even knowing this I couldn't easily follow it let alone understand its thesis. Read by Scott Brick. First published in Omni's August 1979 issue. <br /> Uploader's note: I feel the need to differ from this opinion. I find this a very moving story. We all should know by now that Card is a committed Mormon, amongst all his many attributes. Whilst I don't share his beliefs, I see no reason why he should not let these interweave his writings - indeed they seem to give added strength to his work. Having said that, I don't see that the theme is specifically Mormon -consider it more a case of not being able to let go until wrongs are righted. The author certainly makes that clear to me here.<br /> <br /> <br /> <span style="font-weight: bold;">The Best Day</span><!--bold--> was written under the pseudonym Dinah Kirkham. Card's rumination of the elusive search for happiness. This story fled my brain as soon as it was finished. Read by William Windom. <br /> <br /> <span style="font-weight: bold;">Fat Farm</span><!--bold--> is perhaps my favorite OSC short story. It isn't the characters, I hate them. Instead it is the riveting plot that is the star here - this story deals with the philosophy of personal identity in the context of two science fictional technologies: 1. Cloning. 2. Memory uploading. If you can replace your imperfect body with a perfect one and keep on living what would give you pause? OSC's Fat Farm will do the job. It also compares nicely to Robert J. Sawyer's Shed Skin. Roddy McDowell's reading is grumbly, growling and totalitarian. You'll believe he is all the characters in this one. <br /> <br /> <span style="font-weight: bold;">Ender's Game</span><!--bold-->. The original short story from 1977 shows the sparkling promise that would lead to the unquestionably great novel of the same name. This tale isn't just an shorter version of the novel, there are a number of differences between the two texts. Reader Michael Gross does a fine job with it. <br /> <span style="font-style: italic;"><br /> (SFFAudio Review)</span><!--italic--><br /> <br /> <br /> ****************** My other torrents are here<br /> <br /> http://www.mininova.org/user/instantcd<br /> <br /> ******************
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Files

File	Size
01 - The Elephants Of Posnan.mp3	11 MB
02 - Unaccompanied Sonata.mp3	10 MB
03 - Freeway Games.mp3	6.1 MB
04 - Lost Boys.mp3	8.7 MB
05 - Quietus.mp3	7.5 MB
06 - The Best Day.mp3	1.6 MB
07 - Fat Farm.mp3	6.4 MB
08 - Ender's Game.mp3	22 MB
Maps.txt	3.5 KB
Torrent downloaded from Demonoid.com.txt	0 KB

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