Paul J. Joseph joins our site and increases the count of science fiction free serialized audiobooks. He’s releasing his book, Marker Stone:
There’s trouble on CMC-6 and it’s been brewing for a long time. The golden age of space travel and asteroid mining has ended almost before it began and the bean counters have taken over. Sally Buds’ patients are all suffering from low-gravity syndrome because the Canadian Mining Consortium won’t spring for gravity generators and the miners won’t exercise. On top of this the station might be facing hard times. An expensive mining robot disappeared while surveying a region of space known and KEL-30 or “Kelthy.” The problem was not in replacing the robot, but rather in the fact that the machine reappeared after the replacement had been ordered. How could the station personnel have been so incompetent? But Sally has another question. Where did the probe go when it was out of contact? Where did the strange rock samples come from and why did the images it saw not correspond with known star charts? Her new friend Ian Merryfield, an RAF shuttle pilot, wants to know, too. But the station commander does not. What is in the Kelthy region and why do things disappear there? Is it a hoax intended to scare away claim jumpers or is it the greatest discovery of the twenty-first century? Ian and Sally intend to find out even if it means risking their careers or even their lives. Not knowing would be worse.
The first All 10 episodes are in the default feed, with more to come which makes the book complete. But if you’re like me and don’t have time to listen to 10 episodes in one sitting, grab a custom feed from our site. Then you control when you get new episodes of this serialized audiobook. Paul will finish soon enough has added all the episodes, but you’ll get to listen to them on your schedule.
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March 13th, 2009 at 2:06 pm
What a nice tight little story…
March 13th, 2009 at 11:18 pm
Mikko,
Thank you for your kind words. You have the distinction of being my very first listener, and your comment will be put in a place of honor.
I’m glad you enjoyed it.
March 25th, 2009 at 6:50 am
Really enjoyed the story. Thank you! I have to ask as to when the rest of the series will be released for listening. Really looking forward to “Homesick.”
March 27th, 2009 at 10:19 am
Adin,
Thank you for your support!
Homesick is in the works now and will be up to the minimum five episodes within a few weeks. That’s when Sally Buds really has some problems to solve.
Thanks again,
Paul J.
April 23rd, 2009 at 4:40 pm
Excellently written and read story! I highly recommend it. A great start to a new series; I can’t wait to listen to the next.
December 4th, 2009 at 8:31 am
Sorry Paul I did not enjoy your book. I give it 2 out of 5.
December 15th, 2009 at 4:20 pm
Excellet story, well read, well written and it really brought me into it. I’m about half way through but I have no doubts I’ll enjoy the ending. Nice work Paul, very nice.
March 9th, 2010 at 12:29 pm
I give it 8 of 5! The story sucked me in and I couldn’t wait to finish reading it. Not many books are so well written that I can’t seem to put them down! Thanks! Can’t wait to see more of your good works!
June 10th, 2011 at 5:25 am
I liked this story, and the subsequent one, Homesick.
I tried contacting the author, via their web site, but the contact form does not work.
I am looking forward to the next 2 in the series (after Homesick).
I hope the donation helps move things along
June 14th, 2011 at 10:07 pm
Lyallp,
Thank you for your vote of confidence! Web of Life should be online within a couple of weeks! I hope you enjoy.