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Micro-fiction 092 – Clone (Post-Apocalypse series)
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09/07/21 • 11 min
A tale of a post-apocalyptic flight into space as Humanity tries to forge a future, and define it’s own identity... Clone. In the far distant future, after the Last Robot War, humanity splintered across four federated star systems. The narrow victory over the Machines on Earth resulted in the departure of the last humans, leaving the remnants of the robots ...
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Micro-fiction 091 – Bodies (Echoes series)
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08/31/21 • 9 min
Two bodies, two graves, the past and the present, the new and the ancient, a tale of ritual, renewal and uncertainty... Bodies. Every year, at this time, I return to this beautiful, painful place. The caves are not the highest in the mountains, but they float above the clouds, their chalky, red walls etched with the drawings of my ancestors, ...
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Micro-fiction 090 – Surreal Revolution (Echoes series)
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08/24/21 • 10 min
The fateful, dystopian tale of a painter and the power of art ... Surreal Revolution. “The artist Abigor shuffled in a long queue for bread. The tall towers that surrounded her in the Central City District were quietly occupied by those who had bowed their heads when the Auto-Generals swept to power. The streets too were subdued except for the ...
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Micro-fiction 089 – Feathers (Echoes series)
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08/17/21 • 9 min
A detective is called to a series of strange deaths at the furthest City in the Universe. But all is not what it seems... Feathers. “They’ve found another one boss!” The detective recently assigned to the station rushed in, looking both excited and distressed. “Well that’s why you’re here Zhang, gather whoever you need and get back out there. The city ...
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Micro-fiction 088 – Quantum Police (Echoes series)
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08/10/21 • 9 min
Can Aadya, mother of the long-abandoned Cyrus outwit the Quantum Police and find her son? Only time will tell... Quantum Police. Aadya had lost count of the number of time jumps, she’d taken to be here. The exhaustion showed in her narrowed eyes, now lost of their youthful vitality in her long search for her son. She knew the Quantum ...
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Micro-fiction 087 – Prophecy (Echoes series)
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08/04/21 • 11 min
There’s a fine line between prophecy and manipulation in the creation of Empire in the star system of Alpha Centauri... Prophecy. In the far future, on a distant planet in the twin star system of Alpha Centauri settlers had forged a life from the few ingredients left them by the Terraformers, the generation of star jumpers who fled Earth at ...
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Micro-fiction 086 – Reclassify (Robot series)
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07/28/21 • 11 min
What are the boundaries between being human and a robot? A new tale of time and space... Reclassify. It is 2282 of the Common Era, on the planet Earth. Visitors from other star systems measure time using different metrics, revolutions of their own planets against their own stars, now measured in Galaxy-wide terms that would not make sense to the ...
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Micro-fiction 085 – The Rescue (Echo series)
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07/21/21 • 7 min
The old folk tale of a young man and a beautiful woman in need of rescue... The Rescue Always, I think back, and wonder how I ended up here, at the lake in the valley. I was named Hillar by my proud parents and as a young man was carefree enough not to worry about others, or indeed to be ...
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Micro-fiction 084 – Twin Tracks (Echo series)
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07/13/21 • 9 min
The view at the front of the train from Mombasa to Kimbusa offers the twin tracks of life and death... Twin Tracks It is often said that the good and the bad within us fight for supremacy, but over the years I’ve found they coexist quite happily. The murderer who is kind to their family, the thief who loves his ...
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110 - Norse Myths 10 - Ragnarok
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01/11/22 • 14 min
The tenth of Ten Norse Myths. Ragnarok, the Twilight of the Gods, the destruction of the worlds, the dramatic death duel of light and dark...
Ragnarok.The end of the world had been prophesied from its beginning, and everyone across the world knew what to expect when Ragnarok fell upon them. For Ragnarok was the twilight of the gods, an end to the golden years of Asgard, an end to the palaces of delight, an end to the timeless world where nothing could interfere. It was the death of Balder that set the stage for the end of the world, and it was Loki’s crimes which laid in place the main characters. And when the events had begun, there was no stopping it.
When evil entered Asgard, it tainted all nine worlds. Sol and Mani, high in the sky, paled with fright, and their chariots slowed as they moved with effort across the sky. They knew that the fierce, dark wolves, Hati and Skull would be soon upon them and that it would be only a matter of time before eternal darkness would fall once again. Sol and Mani were indeed devoured by their dread pursuers, there was no light to shine on the earth, and the terrible cold crept into the warm reaches of summer and drew from the soil all that was growing there. Snow began to drift down upon the freezing land, and soon it snowed a little faster, and a little harder, until the earth was covered once again in a dark layer of ice.
Winter was upon them, and it did not cease. For three long, frozen seasons, it was winter, and then, after a thaw that melted only one single layer of ice, it was back for three more. With the cold and the darkness came evil, which rooted itself in the hearts of humankind. Soon crime was rampant, and all shreds of kindness disappeared with the spring. At last, the stars were flung from the skies, causing the earth to tremble and shake. Loki and Fenris were freed from their manacles, and together they moved forward to wreak their revenge on the gods and men who had bound them so cruelly.
At the bottom of Yggdrasill, there was a groan that emanated the entire length of the tree, for at that moment, Nithog had gnawed through the root of the world tree, which quivered and shook from bottom to top. Fialar, the red cock who made his home above Valhalla shrieked out his cry, and then flew away from the tree as his call was echoed by Gullinkambi, the rooster in Midgard.
Heimdall knew at once what was upon them, and raising his mighty horn to his lips he blew the call that filled the hearts of all gods and humankind with terror.
"Ragnarok."
"Ragnarok."
"Ragnarok."
The gods sprang from their beds, and thrust aside the finery that hung in their chambers. They armed themselves and mounted their horses, ready for the war that had been expected since the beginning of time. They moved quickly over the rainbow bridge and then they reached the field of Vigrid, where the last battle would be fought.
The turmoil on earth caused the seas to toss and twist with waves, and soon the world serpent Jormungander was woken from his deep sleep. The movement of the seas yanked his tail from his mouth, and it lashed around, sending waves crashing in every direction. And as he crawled out upon land for the first time, a tidal wave swelled across the earth, and set afloat Nagilfar, the ship of the dead, constructed as it was from the nails of the dead. Such nails came from those whose relatives had failed in their sacred duties, and neglected to pare the nails of the deceased when they were laid to rest. As the wind caught the blackened sail, Loki leapt aboard, and took her wheel – the ship of the undead captained by the personification of all evil. Loki called upon the fire-gods from Muspell, and they arrived in a conflagration of terrible glory.
Another ship had set out for Vigrid, and this was steered by Hrym and crewed by the frost-giants who had waited through the millennia for this battle. Across the raging sea, both vessels made for the battlefield.
As they travelled, Hel, crept from her underground estate, bringing with her Nithog, and the hellhound Garm. From up above, there was a great crack, and Surtr, with sword blazing, leapt with his sons to the Bifrost bridge, and with one swoop they felled it, and sent the shimmering rainbow crashing to the depths below. Quickly, Odin escaped from the battlefield, and slipped one last time to the Urdar fountain, where the Norns sat quietly, accepting their fate. He leant over Mimir, and requested her wisdom, but for once the head would not talk to him, and he remounted Sleipnir and returned to the field, frightened and aware that he had no powers left with which to defend his people.
The opposing armies lined themselves on the field of Vigrid. On one side were the Aesir, the Vanir and the Einheriear – on the other, were the fire-giants led by Surtr, the frost-giants, the undead with Hel, and Loki with his children – Fenris and Jormu...
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Podcasts | These Fantastic Worlds currently has 100 episodes available.
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The podcast is about Stories, Legends, Scifi, Fiction, History, Creepy, Myths, Podcasts, Science Fiction and Fantasy.
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The episode title '109 - Norse Myths 09 - The Death of Baldur' is the most popular.
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The average episode length on Podcasts | These Fantastic Worlds is 10 minutes.
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Episodes of Podcasts | These Fantastic Worlds are typically released every 7 days.
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The first episode of Podcasts | These Fantastic Worlds was released on Jan 6, 2015.
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