Post by David Niall Wilson on Sept 7, 2010 17:18:31 GMT -6
BLOOD: A Southern Fantasyy
by Michael Moorcock
Unabridged Narration by Chet Williamson
Run time 8 hours
Audio Sample
The South…but not as we know it…
On the threshold of infinity, a world awaits the inevitable moment of annihilation – fearing the terrible wild colors that bleed through the shredded fabric of reality.
The river flows across the dimensions – lawless, unstable waterways that seep into chaos and violent uncertainty. Here, on riverboats and in doomed cafes teetering on oblivion’s edge, jugador gamblers work their mystical trade – while others, less adept, seek purpose in a space opera mythology that determines all things. And the river flows, carrying the best of the best, jugador supreme Jack Karaquazian, ever closer to the beautiful Colinda Dovero – the walking vision to whom he once promised his eternal heart…then lost through pride and blind folly.
And the river flows, uniting Sam Oakenhurst, disciple of machinoix pain, with his mysterious beloved, the Rose. For somewhere different upriver, they each have a role to play in a continuing cosmic drama-and must risk the future on the famous luck of Jack Karaquazian in the apocalyptic Game of Time.
BLOOD: Michael Moorcock’s astonishing journey though volatile matter and corrupted time – a phantasmagoric excursion to the death of the old multiverse…and the birth of the new.
PRAISE FOR BLOOD: A Southern Fantasy:
“…Moorcock (Lunching with the Antichrist) offers a vision of an alternate South so convincing, however, it may leave readers questioning how well they know their history. Those who appreciated the philosophical dimension Moorcock brought to sword-and-sorcery fiction with his Elric saga will find similar pleasures here.” –Publisher’s Weekly
ABOUT THE AUTHOR:
Michael Moorcock has published more than 70 novels in a variety of genres, including the classic Cornelius Chronicles, The Dancers at the End of Time trilogy and the popular Elric Saga. He is the recipient of numerous honors and awards, including the World Fantasy, Nebula, and John W. Campbell Memorial awards, and the Guardian Fiction Prize, and has been short listed for both the Booker and the Whitbread Prize, Great Britain’s most prestigious literary awards. Michael has been awarded the title of Grandmaster by the SFWA and is the winner of the Lifetime Achievement Award from the Horror Writer’s Association.
You can find out more about Michale Moorcock and his work by visiting his official website, Moorcock’s Miscellany, at www.multiverse.org/
ABOUT THE NARRATOR:
Chet Williamson, an award-winning author in his own right, is a member of Actors’ Equity Association, and occasionally acts in professional theaters in his area. Mr. Williamson has a fine, trained voice and the rare ability to put himself into the pages of books and, through that voice, bring them to life.