The past two weeks have focused on some of the bigger names in SF/horror podcasting. Now that you’re familiar with podcasts and the kind of quality content that’s available, I’m going to give you a run-down of some of the lesser-known (but still high quality) podcast novels that are out there.

This week, we’ll focus on some of the science fiction titles. You may also want to check out those titles which have won the Parsec Award, an award given for the best audio fiction in a range of different categories from short form to long form, from audio dramas to podcasts of magazines and anthologies. You can find the full lists of winners and nominees on the site.

• The Failed Cities Monologues by Matt Wallace (Apex author and 2007 Parsec Award Nominee) – A dystopian future tale of two cities: one, a technological marvel and the other, a wasteland.
• Singularity by Bill DeSmedt (2007 Parsec Award Nominee) – What if a microscopic black hole is at the center of the Earth, consuming the planet from within?
• Crescent by Phil Rossi – There are places much darker than space…one of them is Crescent Station.
• Quarter Share by Nathan Lowell – A galaxy-spanning search for profitable trade aboard the Solar Clipper Lois McKendrick. (This audiobook is followed up by Half Share, Full Share (a 2008 Parsec Award Nominee), and Double Share.)
• Beautiful Red by Darusha Wehm (2008 Parsec Award Nominee) – The dull life of a cubicle worker is interrupted when she discovers her employer’s computer system has been broken into, an invasion that may have been the work of a shadowy group called the Red.
• The Arwen by Timothy Callahan (2007 Parsec Award Winner) – When a comet threatens to destroy the remote world of Regal, the Earth Alliance assigns The Arwen and her crew to destroy it. But things are not what they seem… (Season 2, Season 3)

There are also classic tales of science fiction, read by others:

• Badge of Infamy by Lester del Rey (2007 Parsec Award Nominee) (Read by Steven Wilson)
• Black Star Passes by John W. Campbell (Read by Scott D. Farquhar)
• Star Surgeon by Alan E. Nourse (Read by Scott D. Farquhar)

Next week, horror-related audio books that’ll run a shiver up your spine!