by Paulette Jaxton

Several notable podcast fictions premiered recently and I thought I’d mention my favorites.
 
First up, Christiana Ellis just launched Space Casey. This rollicking tongue-in-cheek space opera promises to deliver up ten episodes of great fun. Christiana is the force of nature behind last year’s award nominated Nina Kimberly the Merciless and many other imaginative podcasts.
 
Mur Lafferty’s Playing for Keeps is a superhero novel with a twist. Not all of the people with powers are so super, but can they become heroes when it counts? Mur’s previous podiodrama Heaven is on hiatus, but her other great podcasts are going strong.
 
If you’re looking for a thought provoking crime drama with touches of fantasy and horror, look no further than Chris Lester’s excellent Metamor City. This gritty look at a city filled with magic, demons, vampires and the cops who keep them all in line is one of the most innovative and thought provoking things to hit my iPod in a long time.
 
Tee Morris has launched Morevi: Remastered. A reworked and enhanced version of the very first podcast novel ever. This swashbuckling tale mixes pirates with feudal Japanese culture to create a unique and exciting fantasy world. Tee’s last podiobook, Billibub Baddings and the Case of the Singing Sword raised the bar for quality podcast fiction, so you know he’s going to try and outdo himself with this one.