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Mad Science Café

By: Chris Dolley, Marie Brennan, Brenda W. Clough, Madeleine E. Robins, David D. Levine, Nancy Jane Moore, Judith Tarr, Jeffrey A. Carver, Deborah J. Ross - editor
Narrated by: Paula Hoffman
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From the age of steam and the heirs of Dr. Frankenstein to the asteroid belt to the halls of Miskatonic University, the writers at Book View Café have concocted a beakerful of quaint, dangerous, sexy, clueless, genius, insane scientists, their assistants (sometimes equally if not even more deranged, not to mention bizarre), friends, test subjects, and adversaries.

Table of Contents: "The Jacobean Time Machine", by Chris Dolley; "Comparison of Efficacy Rates", by Marie Brennan; "A Princess of Wittgenstein", by Jennifer Stevenson; "Mandelbrot Moldrot", by Lois Gresh; "Dog Star", by Jeffrey A. Carver; "Secundus", by Brenda W. Clough; "Willie", by Madeleine E. Robins; "One Night in O'Shaughnessy's Bar" by David D. Levine; "Revision" by Nancy Jane Moore; "Night Without Darkness" by Shannon Page and Mark J. Ferrari; "The Stink of Reality" by Irene Radford; "Value For O", by Jennifer Stevenson; "The Peculiar Case of Sir Willoughby Smythe", by Judith Tarr; "The Gods That Men Don't See" by Amy Sterling Casil.

Read by Aaron Abano, Tess Van Horn, Paula Hoffman, Christopher Price, J. Paul Guimont, Corey Gagne, Eric Pollins, Kymberly Dakin, Marguerite Vine, Christine Marshall.

©2013 Book View Café Publishing Cooperative (P)2014 Audible Inc. Anthologies & Short Stories Science Fiction
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I really enjoyed this book. It's an anthology of modern science fiction stories, each one unique, original and very clever.
Most are suitable for all ages, I listened to the first three again with my children. Some have adult content.
I especially loved the werewolf studies one and the Princess of Wittgenstein melodrama.
I didn't know what to expect and first thought it might be science fact and history as I read mostly non fiction.
Narrators/actors are also excellent.
I will look for more books by these authors.

What a Gem this book is!! (Short Stories/Plays)

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