EVE Fiction

I have uploaded Episode 43, Cities of Refuge. This story is about life after the re-taking of Caldari Prime from the Gallente, from the perspective of a young child.

In other news, the Pod and Planet fiction writing contest has closed and the winner has been announced - the excellent A Spider in her Web by Voodoo Williams. I am currently in the process of recording this story in audio format and will announce when it is available for download.

The Eve Reader also has a Youtube channel, which can be found by clicking on this link. This is so you can listen to the Eve Chronicles without having to download mp3 files or if you wanted to listen to just a particular section of a chronicle. By all means, find your favorite episode and leave feedback, and feel free to show your Eve and non-Eve friends!

Lastly, the Eve Reader website has been re-designed to be easier on the eyes and easier to use. If you notice anything amiss, please let me know.

You can download episode #43 from The Eve Reader Website.

Zendane

Dear Zendane!

I have only just found this thread and initiative after starting to read up n what i missed during my hiatus!

Thank you very very much for all thw ork you are puting into this and I will ofc leave more feedback once I have actually listened to the recordings!

This is awesome!!!

Thanks for sharing!,

Thanks. I will have something to listen to tomorrow on phone when power will be out.

Thank you sir, I'm pleased to hear that you enjoyed the episode. I am truly humbled that you have provided your thoughts on the recording. I believe that I speak for all involved in saying it was a pleasure to bring your story to life in audio.

I look forward to more of your work!

Zendane

Episode 47 is now available at the Eve Reader website. This is another double-episode of shorter Chronicles, Hands of a Killer and Doppelganger. This is another pair of shorter Chronicles, contrasting the differences between a regular starship crewman and a capsuleer pilot. These stories tie nicely together, beginning with ambition and ultimately with death - but a different ending, a different view of death for each of the characters involved.

It's nice to be able to bring in some of the older Chronicles. Granted lore-wise the capsuleer in each story is likely not the same person, but the attitude toward destruction is universal for our peculiar breed. We capsuleers, the immortals, view both death and those that die permanently as mere trifles.

I'd like to thank Meo Fafard for helping me understand how to pronounce one of the names in this story. Any mistakes in pronunciation are simply mine!

You can download episode #47 from The Eve Reader Website.

Zendane

Episode 48 is now available at the Eve Reader website, a double-set of the story Eye for an Eye as well as the story Speaks and Walks.

Eye for an Eye was a fun little episode to record and gave me the chance to practice using sound effects recorded directly from the game. This was something that I did in a smaller way in earlier stories and would like to continue to do in the future. As for the story itself, this is one of the older chronicles but it has fared relatively well - this is a scene that could still be played out even today. Betrayal, loss of corporate power, finding new allies to aid in the struggle versus old allies... yes, this could be happening in New Eden even as we speak.

The other story - Speaks and Walks - is a story of a DUST mercenary and the horrific side effects of the original technology that granted him immortality. I found this story particularly fascinating due to the parallels that can be drawn from the soldier's conflict. Substitute in the stress of dealing with horrifying real-world events and you could have a model of someone struggling with the long-term effects of post traumatic stress disorder. Closer to our New Eden existence, substitute a cause in question - the why in Why We Fight, the who in Who We Fight For - and you have the root of every organized player conflict from faction warfare to nullsec sovereignty. There is always a risk of reading too much into a story, but having been in a position to relate to both of the scenarios above, this a story that called to me.

You can download episode #48 from The Eve Reader Website.

Zendane

Rust Creeps is definitely my favorite.

Thank you, that's very kind of you!

An update on the podcast - work continues on the Ruthless series. I am still in the process of collecting the voices needed to bring the story to life, so I do not have an estimated time of completion yet. In the meantime I am continuing to record other Chronicles for release, and I'm working on something a bit special for the next one. Stay tuned!

Thank for doing this and your time.