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Clarkesworld Magazine

Clarkesworld Magazine

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 Science fiction and fantasy stories from the Hugo and World Fantasy Award winning magazine, Clarkesworld. Hosted by Kate Baker.Clarkesworld Magazine, 2006-2024 Art Literary History & Criticism Science Fiction
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  • Shelter by Nadia W. Aldsen

    Shelter by Nadia W. Aldsen
    Apr 28 2026

    This episode features "Shelter" written by Nadia W. Aldsen. Published in the April 2026 issue of Clarkesworld Magazine and read by Kate Baker.

    The text version of this story can be found at: https://clarkesworldmagazine.com/aldsen_04_26

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    34 mins
  • Eternity in Their Hearts by Katherine Khan

    Eternity in Their Hearts by Katherine Khan
    Apr 27 2026

    This episode features "Eternity in Their Hearts" written by Katherine Khan. Published in the April 2026 issue of Clarkesworld Magazine and read by Kate Baker.

    The text version of this story can be found at: https://clarkesworldmagazine.com/khan_04_26

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    41 mins
  • The Trajectory of Memory is Forward by Rajeev Prasad

    The Trajectory of Memory is Forward by Rajeev Prasad
    Apr 24 2026

    This episode features "The Trajectory of Memory is Forward" written by Rajeev Prasad. Published in the April 2026 issue of Clarkesworld Magazine and read by Kate Baker.

    The text version of this story can be found at: https://clarkesworldmagazine.com/prasad_04_26

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    2 hrs and 7 mins
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"The Things" has earned the acclaim it's been awarded; an innovative take on the SciFi genre, it offers readers a perspective likely not considered independently, and does so extremely well.

Awards for "The Things":
Winner of the 2011 Shirley Jackson Award for Best Short Story.
Finalist for the 2011 Hugo Award for Best Short Story.
Finalist for the 2011 Theodore Sturgeon Memorial Award.
Finalist for the 2011 BSFA Award for Best Short Fiction.
Finalist for the 2010 Parsec Award for short fiction (avdio version).

I've listened to this story several times and often enthusiastically share it with fans of the 1982 film The Thing (a quintessentially classic suspense/thriller featuring ground breaking inimitable SFX).

I do think it's very important to have at least a passing familiarity with the movie in order to be able to properly enjoy this story. Arguably this is the story's most significant flaw, but simultaneously it is the nature of the beast; similarly, one would most enjoy a sequel having first taken in the original work.

Despite the relative age of this story in Clarkesworld's extensive catalogue, it is read well. Your host and narrator Kate Baker is (as ever) a uniquely delightful talent.

A critically lauded expansion on The Thing (1982)

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