Martian Blood by Allen M. Steele (audio)

Clarkesworld Magazine

Fiction, Science Fiction

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🗓️ 1 December 2017

⏱️ 72 minutes

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This episode features "Martian Blood" written by Allen M. Steele. Originally published in Old Mars, edited by Gardner Dozois and George R. R. Martin. Reprinted in the November 2017 issue of Clarkesworld Magazine and read by Kate Baker. The text version of this story can be found at: https://clarkesworldmagazine.com/steele_11_17_reprint Support us on Patreon at https://www.patreon.com/join/clarkesworld?

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0:00.0	You are listening to a Clarks World magazine podcast with
0:06.3	your host and narrator Kate Baker.
0:08.4	Greetings Clarks World Citizens.
0:10.3	Welcome to the final story for the month of November 2017, issue 134.
0:17.0	The piece is titled Martian Blood and is by Alan M. Steele. Alan made his first sale to Asimov Science Fiction magazine in 1988,
0:26.4	soon following it up with a long string of other sales to Asimov's as well as to markets
0:30.9	such as Analog, FNSF, and science fiction age.
0:35.6	His most recent books are the novel Arkwright and the collection Tales of Time and Space.
0:41.6	He has won three Hugo awards in 1996 for his novella The Death of Captain
0:46.4	Future and in 1998 for his novella where angels fear to tread. And most recently in 2011 for his novel at the Emperor of Mars.
0:56.7	Born in Nashville, Tennessee, he lives in Waiteley, Massachusetts with his wife Linda.
1:02.4	You can find his website at Allen Steele.com and if you
1:07.1	like what you hear we podcasted December 2014 the Emperor of Mars.
1:15.0	So, thank you for taking this time to spend listening to the podcast.
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1:37.0	a difference. With that all out of the way, sit back, relax. And let me tell you a story.
1:47.4	The most dangerous man on Mars was Omar al-Baz.
1:51.1	And the first time I saw him, he was throwing up at the Rio Zefira spaceport.
1:55.0	This happens more frequently than you think. People coming here for the first time
2:00.0	often don't realize just how thin the air really is. The cold surprises them too, but I'm told
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