EarthCore - PodCast Novel
EarthCore was initially published as an ebook in 2001, in 2002 it was slated for a Nationwide paperback release, but the imprint was closed four months before the book was published. Riding the Podcasting wave Scott Sigler decided to pull “a cheap publicity stunt second only to a nude, ball-flapping, Secret Service ducking, 50-yard dash through the White House” and release the book as a podcast novel.
“You can’t buy EarthCore anywhere, so if you get hooked that’s your own problem. I’m trying to pimp you out here. I want you addicted to this novel.”
Now twenty-six chapters into the riveting story, over 5500 self-proclaimed “EarthCrack junkies” wait for their weekly fix.
There is no point giving you a rundown of the story, so far it is better far better than I expected. Scott’s clear performance is quite a bit better than the other author-performed audiobooks I’ve listened to. A comment in a recent review (which does have details of the plot) suggest that Scott should use a female to do the feminine voices, I disagree, this is an audio book, not a radio drama. Keep it to one voice.
The one thing that is different with this particular audio book is that you have no idea how much is left of the book. I enjoy holding a paperback in my hand and knowing that I still have two-thirds of the book left. Scott, how many chapters are there?
So get over to scottsigler.net and download the past episodes. I would suggest that for your own sanity that you listen to no more than a couple a week. Get all caught up in a couple sessions and you’ll end up one of the sorry EarthCrack junkies without their fix.
Note: Scott seems to be having distribution problems, so if you want to get up-to-date on the story but can’t download the story so far, just pop me an email and I’ll send you the files (please don’t ask for my email, this offer is limited to people who know me or are smart enough to figure out my email address).
July 6th, 2005 at 4:43 pm
Wow! Thanks for that write-up! People blog about me, but usually it’s in the “there’s this guy outside my window wearing a Elmer Fudd mask but the police can’t seem to catch him” vein. I’m glad I can get a little decent ink (or decent pixels, in this case).
Scott Sigler
February 22nd, 2006 at 8:52 pm
[…] Scott Sigler, the sci-fi/horror novelist who first revolutionized both podcasting and the publishing worlds with the release of his first free podcast novel has done it again and has put Earthcore back in the spotlight as the first paid-download podcast in the iTunes music store. […]
July 31st, 2006 at 9:20 am
[…] In other news, Sirius satilite radio listeners will now be getting a fix of Scott’s podcast novels as part of the daily podshow lineup. Being the first of Scott Siglers novels, EarthCore is by far my favorite of Scott Siglers novels. So if you’re on Sirius make sure you get this in your ears! If not, you can subscribe to it at Podiobooks.com • • • […]