This episode of Geeks Guide to the Galaxy is brought to you by the Avram Davidson Universe.

A new podcast devoted to the works of acclaimed fantasy and science fiction author Avram Davidson.

Davidson, winner of the Hugo Award, the Edgar Award, and three time winner of the World's Fantasy Award,

has been called the greatest American short story writer of the 20th century by Michael Swanwick.

Avram Davidson was born a hundred years ago this April,

and to celebrate many of his works are being brought back into print,

including the Avram Davidson Treasury, Lime Killer, and the Boss in the Wall.

Join the Avram Davidson fan club at Avram Davidson.com to be eligible for free giveaways,

and don't miss the Avram Davidson Universe podcast,

which includes interviews with guests such as Robert Silverberg, Gregory Benford, and Isleen Gunn.

The April first episode will feature a powerful never before published Davidson story,

available only on the podcast. Neil Gaiman writes,

if you love fantasy, if you love alternate worlds,

or if you just love stories well told, that's who Avram Davidson is.

Someone who knows a great deal more than you do,

and is damned if both of you aren't gonna have a good time.

So again, the podcast is called the Avram Davidson Universe,

and you can sign up for the Avram Davidson fan club over at Avram Davidson.com.

All right, so now let's get to our show.

Wired.com presents

The Geeks Guide to the Galaxy.

And here is your host, David Barr Curtley.

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