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This episode is gonna be great. As always the plot is well-rooted in modern physics but don‘t let that fool you - the story will take you where you‘ve never dreamed of going before - in fact I don‘t believe this subject has ever been taken this far in SF audio. Plot aside, there‘s a first-person battle scene that‘s created using a cutting-edge binaural recording technique to give you a hyper-real audio experience.
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Here‘s a synopsis of the story....
These are troubled times. MARA, the mighty blue supergiant of the Torvus Iubar system is dying, as are the other thirteen ambistars that make up the Ambistar Collective. Billions of lives are in peril. What conceivable force could cause the simultaneous death of fourteen ambistars thousands of light-years apart?
Since the peace accord between Giri Null and G.A.I.A. three years ago, Torvus has prospered and been relatively stable, save for the remaining rogue Grefim who still plague commercial shipping lanes. Recent weeks in particular have seen a number of GAIA freighters simply disappearing in Torvus. More warships have been dispatched to the area, but the rogue Grefim remain elusive and their prey vanished without a trace.
A warship notifies Brad and Alex of a call for help from an imprisoned teslalite on a planet near MARA. Drawn in by their debt of gratitude to these most mysterious life forms, they decide to assist. From that moment on they‘re hurtled into a hectic series of events and discoveries that even challenge the imagination of their new passenger - GAIA‘s most expensive A.I. .
They discover a dangerous new world - one thought to be impossible. Stranger still, they find it to be inextricably connected to the Ambistar Collective. Is there a way to avert the impending crisis? An abandoned alien artefact may hold some desperately-needed answers.
‘Brad Lansky and the Face of Eternal Fire‘ on the airwaves.
Jerry Stearns (of the Mark Time awards ) broadcast Brad Lansky 3 on K.F.A.I. on August 9. This is the first time a full Brad Lansky feature was aired on FM radio and needless to say we’re very excited here at protophonic. Thank you for your kind words Jerry and here‘s to hearing another Brad Lansky on your show one day!
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Welcome to the adventures of Brad Lansky and Alex John, veteran Space Explorers. Brad and Alex have been working together ever since they earned their wings at flight school. (I forget when this was - a few thousand years from now.) They understand ‘work‘ to mean everything they need to do to get their next mission space-bound.
Brad Lansky and the Face of Eternal Fire
The story picks up where ‘The Alien Engineer’ left off.
Brad and Alex spent two years exploring the Cygnus Arm of the Milky Way when they received a classified message from the Sol Ambassador to the Trilux System. Fifty Earth-years have elapsed since they parted ways with Giri Null in Trilux, and much has happened in that short time; Giri Null somehow managed to win over most of the Grefim and execute his plans for a new culture with alarming speed. Those who opted not to follow their new Lord promptly invaded planet Lithom, destabilizing all of Trilux.
His latest intent - to equip the formidable Grefim with A.I. minds - was interpreted as a hostile act toward Sol by hawkish elements within G.A.I.A. Subsequent events only served to spiral the star systems into a technical state of war.
Not knowing whom to trust, Giri Null insisted his old friends and the Full Advantage form the Sol ambassador‘s entourage in a last-ditch effort to negotiate a peace accord.
Brad and Alex feel duty-bound to act as agents for peace but are well aware that they are merely pawns in a deadly chess game between at least three mighty A.I. groups, and possibly two Grefim factions.
Alex is quick to point out that a pawn’s odds are never good, even with only two players. But if they can make it to the other side and survive until the end game, they might just be able to tip the scales for peace. Worth a try, and besides, they have the Advantage!
Medium - 1 Audio CD
Running Time - Approx. 1 Hour
Format - Fully acted, with electronic music and special effects
Recommended ages - 10 and up
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‘Brad Lansky and the Alien Engineer’ is their second adventure, captured on audio CD in Hi-Fi stereo.
After their return from Planet X, Brad and Alex have a tough time trying to get their ship to pass its maintenance review. The alien‘s viral onslaughts have left the Full Advantage riddled with software mutations and there are suspicions of even more invasive alterations. Dieter, whom they‘d rescued from the moon-swamp at Planet X, is alive but struggling to shake off his infection.
Even though their mission had been highly successful by many standards, no sentient press agents on Earth have shown the slightest interest at their return. Surely their findings were newsworthy?!
Things take a turn for the worse when Dieter‘s condition deteriorates. Just then one of the most powerful A.I.‘s in the world requests their immediate presence and offers compelling arguments for a risky mission to an unchartered system twenty thousand light years away. Could this A.I.‘s theory about the origin of the alien they found at Planet X be right? If so, can they trust a fragment of this A.I. aboard the Full Advantage to have their well-being at heart, and for that matter, can they still rely on their own ship to bring them back safely?
And as if this mission didn‘t have enough unknowns, Brad couldn‘t deny the wishes of a dying man and has allowed Dieter to come along!
Medium - 1 Audio CD
Running Time - Approx. 1 Hour
Format - Fully acted, with electronic music and special effects
Recommended ages - 10 and up
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‘Brad Lansky and the Alien at Planet X’ is the first of their adventures, captured on audio CD in Hi-Fi stereo.
Zara, a life form scientist on Earth, is collaborating on a research project with Sandy Larkin in a distant part of the Milky Way. Sandy has discovered a new intelligent life form, but his transmissions suddenly stop without warning. Soon after, Zara is paid a visit by an alien Nomad who claims to have Sandy‘s coordinates, but will only part with them at a price, claiming that a hostile life form at these coordinates destroyed his ship.
Distraught, Zara calls on Brad for help, knowing that he and Sandy were good friends back in flight school. Brad and Alex mount a rescue mission, but how should they best prepare for it? Have the Nomad‘s people kidnapped Sandy, or are they dealing with a hostile new life form? And how should they prepare for an encounter with a powerful life form they know almost nothing about?
Medium - 1 Audio CD
Running Time - Approx. 1 Hour
Format - Fully acted, with electronic music and special effects
Recommended ages - 10 and up
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