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Podcast Novel: A Princess of Mars (Chapter 5)

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A Princess of Mars

This is the first John Carter of Mars novel by Edgar Rice Burroughs, the author of the Tarzan books. It was his first novel, published in 1917 and it’s a work of rip-roaring science fiction that has inspired many of the great writers in the genre.

Chapter 5: John Carter realizes that he has a watcher.  He attempts to test the creature and quickly finds himself in an unexpected struggle for survival.

You’ll find regular podcasts of all the chapters over the next couple of months. Subscribe to our feed.

Duration: 00:9:21
Read by Alessandro Cima

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New Translation of Pinocchio

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This is an audio interview with Tim Parks on The New York Review of Books about the new translation of Carlo Collodi’s ‘Pinocchio‘ by English poet Geoffrey Brock.  Parks connects Collodi’s original work with the unification of Italy and his views on the place of education in society.  The interview has a lot of information about Collodi and the incredible novel about the naughty little wooden boy.  If you’ve seen the Disney movie, trust me, you have not seen anything close to Pinocchio.  That movie, though a brilliant demonstration of animation technique, is simply dreadful and I have never watched it without falling asleep well before the halfway point.  Animators love to talk about the genius of Disney and its film of Pinocchio, but they are not being honest.  It is a giant crashing bore.  Read the wonderful book which is full of danger and is actually a very dark and disturbing tale, as most good children’s stories should be. At the end of the podcast, Tim Parks reads a selection from the new translation which sounds quite good.

Get the new version of Pinocchio here.

The image is by Enrico Mazzanti who was the original illustrator of Pinocchio.

Podcast Novel: A Princess of Mars (Chapter 4)

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A Princess of Mars

This is the first John Carter of Mars novel by Edgar Rice Burroughs, the author of the Tarzan books. It was his first novel, published in 1917 and it’s a work of rip-roaring science fiction that has inspired many of the great writers in the genre.

Chapter 4: John Carter is a prisoner of the strange martians.  He is taken to a magnificent structure where he is introduced under strange circumstances to a leader of the martian warriors.

You’ll find regular podcasts of all the chapters over the next couple of months. Subscribe to our feed.

Duration: 00:12:54
Read by Alessandro Cima

All audio stories are Copyright © Candlelight Stories, Inc., All Rights Reserved.

Podcast Novel: A Princess of Mars (Chapter 3)

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A Princess of Mars

This is the first John Carter of Mars novel by Edgar Rice Burroughs, the author of the Tarzan books. It was his first novel, published in 1917 and it’s a work of rip-roaring science fiction that has inspired many of the great writers in the genre.

Chapter 3: John Carter finds himself on the red planet.  He finds that he can leap with superhuman ability.  His first encounter with deadly and peculiar martians gives him a surprise.

You’ll find regular podcasts of all the chapters over the next couple of months. Subscribe to our feed.

Duration: 00:15:15
Read by Alessandro Cima

All audio stories are Copyright © Candlelight Stories, Inc., All Rights Reserved.

Podcast Novel: A Princess of Mars (Chapter 2)

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A Princess of Mars

This is the first John Carter of Mars novel by Edgar Rice Burroughs, the author of the Tarzan books. It was his first novel, published in 1917 and it’s a work of rip-roaring science fiction that has inspired many of the great writers in the genre.

Chapter 2: John Carter tells how he awoke inside the cave in danger of losing his life to his pursuers or possibly to the thing making strange noises behind him.  Our pulp sci-fi novel makes its first reach for the stars in this chapter.

You’ll find regular podcasts of all the chapters over the next couple of months. Subscribe to our feed.

Duration: 00:10:32
Read by Alessandro Cima

All audio stories are Copyright © Candlelight Stories, Inc., All Rights Reserved.

Podcast Novel: A Princess of Mars (Chapter 1)

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A Princess of Mars

This is the first John Carter of Mars novel by Edgar Rice Burroughs, the author of the Tarzan books.  It was his first novel, published in 1917 and it’s a work of rip-roaring science fiction that has inspired many of the great writers in the genre.  The story concerns soldier John Carter who is mysteriously transported to the red planet where he fights to protect his princess against impossible odds and many peculiar creatures.  The book is very much a product of its time, with outdated ideas about the red planet and outdated social ideas.  But if you can just go along for the adventurous ride, you are in for a sci-fi space opera swashbuckling treat.

You’ll find regular podcasts of all the chapters over the next couple of months.  Subscribe to our feed.

Duration: 00:21:54
Read by Alessandro Cima

All audio stories are Copyright © Candlelight Stories, Inc., All Rights Reserved.

Online Novels Boom in China

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In China, there’s a revolution in online novels.  Writers are uploading their books to be read by millions of Chinese readers who pay a small amount for each book.  The leading company offering online novels in China is Shanda Literature.  Their site, Qidian.com, is the most popular destination for novel readers.  Even regular bookstores are now offering print versions of online novels.  Apparently, the online universe is China is relatively free of censorship and authors find themselves with more freedom to criticize.

Here’s a CNN article about the online publishing boom in China.