Theodore Isaac Erski starts us off on a good note this week, providing you with all 11 episodes of his audiobook, Salavandra: A Coffee Tale:
Salavandra is an isolated Caribbean island. Its products-coffee, lumber and flowers-are controlled by Penkava Inc., a New York based multinational commodity corporation. After discovering that Penkava is responsible for his father’s death, as well as the abysmal working conditions on the island, coffee farmer Antonio Richards ignites a revolution in the midst of a harvest season. Branding his infant insurgency The United Front for the Liberation of Salavandra (UFLS), he begins fighting the unbridled capitalistic forces controlling his country.
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July 21st, 2008 at 1:40 pm
Sounds interesting; think I’ll grab a cup and have a listen to Mr. Erski’s book…
July 23rd, 2008 at 10:41 am
I want to thank PodioBooks.com, Theodore Isaac Erski and Scott Sigler for bringing this terrific website to my attention. After listening to the first chapter of Mr. Erski’s book “Salavandra: A Coffee Tale” , I wish to tell all that made this possible, THANK YOU! Not just for some very interesting literature but for making it available to someone that could not afford it at this time. As I become a fan of these authors, I spread the word about their talents as writers and in the near future when my finances are back on track, I will gladly purchase their products. I can’t believe that more people don’t take advantage of this quality literary entertainment. Take Care & Please Keep Up The Great Work! JW, Cape Cod, MA, USA
August 3rd, 2008 at 9:37 pm
Hello all, and thank you Harold and WaterRabbit for posting.
I really believe that free information opens rather than closes doors, which is why I posted my novel here on Podiobooks.com. One of the issues I ask my students, as they read the novel, is to discuss the term “digital divide” that quickly becomes apparent in the first three chapters. It’s revealing to me that here we all are, podcasters consumers, hooked in with high-speed access to more information than we can possibly use, when most of the world is so far behind us in this respect. I think Salavandra touches on this issue pretty strongly (in a novel context, of course).
August 6th, 2008 at 8:56 am
Wow a great novel. Reminds me so much of Monsanto. The ending had me absolutely up in arms, made me absolutely furious, it was great.
August 17th, 2008 at 8:50 am
I like this book, but the ending left me waiting for the next book.