EP056: The Clockwork Atom Bomb
Published by SFEley on 1 Jun 2006 at 4:00 am.
12 Comments.
Filed under Hugo Awards, Podcasts, Rated R.
By Dominic Green.
Read by Dr. Jonathon Sullivan.
The wind in here was deafening. The girl had to shout. “THERE IS MORE THAN ONE IN HERE. THEY LIVE IN THE MACHINES. THE GOVERNMENT MADE THE MACHINES, BUT NOT WITH TECHNICIANS AND ELECTRICIANS. WITH SORCERY.”
The machines did not look made by sorcery. They were entirely silent, looking like rows of gigantic, rusted steel chess pawns twice the height of a man, with no pipes or wires entering or leaving them, apparently sitting here unused for any purpose. Mativi felt an urgent, entirely rational need to be in an another line of employment.
Rated R. Contains profanity and some violence.
Referenced sites:
2006 Hugo Nominees
The Balticon Podcast
Michael & Evo’s Slice of SciFi
Rock & Roll Monster Bash
Wally Conger on 2 Jun 2006 at 6:17 pm: 1
This one’s getting my vote for the Hugo this year!
Lar on 2 Jun 2006 at 9:02 pm: 2
I agree. This one is the best SciFi story of the bunch in my humble opinion. “Down Memory Lane” was a fantastic story and I probably liked it better, but it just isn’t SciFi.
Pete Butler on 5 Jun 2006 at 2:15 pm: 3
Oh, HELL yes.
Of the three Hugo-nominated stories I’ve read/heard thus far (still haven’t gotten to Down Memory Lane or Singing My Sister Down yet), this is my favorite by leaps and bounds. This is the first one I’ve heard that really made me sit up and say “YES! Now THAT’S the good stuff!”
Smart, inventive, unpredictable, and hideously plausible. Good concept + good plot + good characterization = GREAT story. Possibly the finest thing I’ve yet heard on Escape Pod.
I must learn more of this “Dominic Green” fellow and seek out his work.
Simon on 6 Jun 2006 at 6:54 pm: 4
This was superb.. Good concept…. my one reservation would be that the exposition was a little heavy handed.. But this should win the hugo.. Is head and shoulders above the competition.
Vanamonde on 7 Jun 2006 at 4:09 pm: 5
Have to agree that is was the most enjoyable of the Hugo stories. However the cynic inside me thinks this story isn’t arty farty enough to win a Hugo.
listener on 9 Jun 2006 at 12:50 am: 6
I’ve enjoyed many of the stories on Escapepod, but this one stands out. Great story! I didn’t want it to end.
noyb on 10 Jun 2006 at 11:22 am: 7
Explores the ugly realities of life in a part of the world that usually escapes genre notice. Well done and very well-read. It’s great to hear this much work put into characterization.
pod'n out on 12 Jun 2006 at 5:29 pm: 8
Wow! More Dominic Green please.
El Efecto Cherenkov » Archivo del weblog » Premios Hugo 2006 on 30 Aug 2006 at 5:29 am: 9
[...] ‚ÄúDown Memory Lane‚Äù de Mike Resnick, ‚ÄúThe Clockwork Atom Bomb‚Äù de Dominic Green, ‚ÄúTk’tk’tk‚Äù de David D. Levin y ‚ÄúSeventy-Five Years‚Äù de Michael A. Burstein siguieron sus pasos ofreciendo sus textos en formato audio. [...]
jonny on 1 Oct 2006 at 1:39 am: 10
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