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Duel of the Fates by Jack Mangan
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As originally heard on the Dragon Page Wingin' It! Podcast: Duel of the Fates assembles highly diverse, iconic combatants from across the wide universe of speculative fiction and pits them head-to-head in meaningless contests of 5 silly categories.
Hear! An exhibition duel between Darth Vader vs. Gandalf! Witness! Another exhibition of, um, something, between Molly (from Neuromancer) and Batman! Behold! The bracketed 8-character elimination tournament!
1) Tomi (from Spherical Tomi)
2) Spider-Man
3) Captain James T. Kirk
4) Ash (from Evil Dead)
5) Godzilla
6) Starbuck from the original Battlestar Galactica (Dirk Benedict)
7) Harry Potter
8) HAL-9000 (from 2001)
Who has the best look? Who has more Love Prowess? Who'd win in a fight? Who'd be more fun at a party?
Relive the mayhem -- or experience this popular series for the first time -- as author Jack Mangan examines the quirks, strengths, and weaknesses of these notable SF characters (along with one of his own). There are quite a few surprises as characters are eliminated, and ultimately, a winner is crowned Duel of the Fates champion. You'll laugh, you'll think, you'll cry (if you're a bit of a nut), you'll disagree at times; you'll look at these characters in new and different ways.
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By: psionandy
Futile? maybe Life changing? probably not? But it was an entertaining & funny, with every word crafted from fine english letters, served up in bite sized chunks. I liked it... but what do I know?By: Steve
I'm sorry but this is dire, I was bored within minutes although I did want to give it a real chance. Could have been a good idea if the author had actually written a novel based around some universal battle arena but the monotonous Top Trumps style was crap.By: Spiff
This thing was moronic. The author was trying to be ironic and cool with his zany categories, but it was a waste of time. And I know he was just trying to get a plug in, but putting his own character up against any of these classic characters and winning was lame.
Chapters
| Title | Description | Date Created |
| Episode 1 (2.33 MB) | Gandalf (Lord of the Rings) vs. Darth Vader (Star Wars). First of two exhibition matches, not related to the tournament. Notable words and phrases heard: asexual, Balrog, American Idol, tried a beard once. | Nov 20, 2005 |
| Episode 2 (1.96 MB) | Batman (DC Comics) vs. Molly (Neuromancer). The second of two exhibition matches, not related to the tournament. Notable words and phrases heard: Batpoles, Neuromancer, slash up the drunk lech. | Nov 20, 2005 |
| Episode 3 (2.45 MB) | Number 1 seed: Tomi (Spherical Tomi) vs. Number 8 seed: HAL-9000 (2001). The first of the official DotF elimination tournament duels. Notable words and phrases heard: combat programmers, online Apache helicopers, Karaoke, Freddy Mercury. | Nov 20, 2005 |
| Episode 4 (1.84 MB) | Number 2 seed: Spider-Man (Marvel Comics) vs. Number 7 seed: Harry Potter. Notable words and phrases heard: OK calm down, Blimey!, bubble bath, haiku, big wheel. | Nov 20, 2005 |
| Epsiode 5 (1.83 MB) | Number 3 seed: Capt. James T. Kirk (Star Trek) vs. Number 6: Starbuck (original Battlestar Galactica). Notable words and phrases heard: toupee, Yor, The Hunter From the Future, Britney, the A-Team. | Nov 20, 2005 |
| Episode 6 (1.89 MB) | Number 4 seed: Ash (Evil Dead) vs. Number 5: Godzilla. Notable words and phrases heard: disco hell, Frau Blooka, boomstick, Bambi, a tad impatient and a bit fanatical. | Nov 20, 2005 |
| Episode 7 (2.18 MB) | The second round of the tournament begins. Notable words and phrases heard: Psycho Killer, vaguely pissed-off and bored, Firefly, pretty sexual person. | Nov 20, 2005 |
| Episode 8 (2.43 MB) | The sceond round of the tournament. Notable words and phrases heard: irreversible, Love Prowess, Robert Smith, the Pacific Princess, Jack's tiny sins. | Nov 20, 2005 |
| Episode 9 (3.63 MB) | The Final Duel - for the Championship! Notable words and phrases heard: getting emotional, litter it with cursewords, schwanzenegger, Cthulhu?, Have you ever heard anything so cute in all your life? | Nov 20, 2005 |
| Episode 10 (3.78 MB) | No duel here, just some previously unreleased material and info. And umm, a sort of interview. Notable words and phrases heard: existentialism, Slick Rick, deadpan, Bespin, battery-powered lightsaber, George Takei. | Nov 25, 2005 |