A Is for Alien, Caitlin R. Kiernan
A Is for Alien, Caitlin R. Kiernan
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A Is for Alien

Author: Caitlín R. Kiernan

Narrator: Lisa Flanagan, Xe Sands, Keith Szarabajka, Shiromi Arserio, Lauren Ezzo, various narrators, Natalie Naudus, Natasha Soudek, Nancy Wu

Unabridged: 7 hr 34 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 11/10/2020

Categories: Fiction, Short Stories


Synopsis

A is for Alien is award-winning author Caitlín R. Kiernan’s first collection devoted entirely to her science-fiction work. It includes the critically acclaimed novelette Riding the White Bull, along with seven other tales of a less-than-utopian future.Ranging from the wastelands and mountains of Mars to the streets of a late twenty-first century Manhattan, from the moons of Europa and Saturn to an iceless Antarctica, these tales bring Kiernan’s trademark brand of the eco-gothic to bear on what it means to be human and the paths and decisions that may face mankind only a little farther along.

About Caitlín R. Kiernan

Caitlín R. Kiernan is a cartographer of lost worlds and constantly writes about thresholds—those harsh spaces in between two realities that she relishes being crossed, if not transgressed.

About Lisa Flanagan

Lisa Flanagan is a versatile musician, singer, and voiceover artist. She received her bachelor's and master's degree in music from Boston University. Having performed in Carnegie Hall, the Boston Symphony Hall, and the Regina Opera, she is the 2015 recipient of the Voice Arts Award for Outstanding National Promo.

About Xe Sands

Xe Sands is an award-winning narrator known for her authentic characterizations and intimate delivery. She has more than a decade of experience bringing stories to life through narration, performance, and visual art, including recordings of Wonderland by Stacey D'Erasmo, The Art Forger by B. A. Shapiro, and Survival Lessons by Alice Hoffman. Sands has also been recognized for her engaging romance narrations and was named Most Impressive Narrator Discovery for titles such as Catch of the Day by Kristan Higgins and On Thin Ice by Anne Stuart.

About Keith Szarabajka

Keith Szarabajka has appeared in many films, including The Dark Knight, Missing, and A Perfect World, and on such television shows as The Equalizer, Angel, Cold Case, Golden Years, and Profit. Szarabajka has also appeared in several episodes of Selected Shorts for National Public Radio. He won the 2001 Audie Award for Unabridged Fiction for his reading of Tom Robbins’s Fierce Invalids Home from Hot Climates and has won several Earphones Awards.

About Shiromi Arserio

Shiromi Arserio is a stage actor, voice talent, and audiobook narrator. She holds a BA in theater from Rose Bruford College of Theatre and Performance. In addition to narrating dozens of audiobooks, her voice can be heard in documentaries, e-learning projects, and video games such as Nancy Drew: The Shattered Medallion. A native of London, England, she currently resides in the Seattle area with her husband and her two fur babies.

About Lauren Ezzo

Lauren Ezzo was born and raised in Lansing, Michigan. She attended Hope College in Holland, Michigan, where she double majored in theatre and English. She works both on stage and as an audiobook narrator.

About Natalie Naudus

Natalie Naudus is an award-winning audiobook narrator. After receiving her master’s in music from the University of North Texas, she went on to become an opera singer. She has a passion for stories and characters and excels at unique character voices and passionate storytelling. She currently resides with her husband and two daughters on a mountaintop in Virginia.

About Natasha Soudek

Natasha Soudek is an experienced actor, singer, and audiobook narrator. The daughter of two English professors, she grew up in the southern United States, Berlin, and Vienna. Her work includes Super Bowl commercials, television shows, playing sold-out live music shows, and appearing as the first blonde Vulcan in Star Trek history. She currently resides in New York City.

About Nancy Wu

Nancy Wu is an award-winning narrator who has worked in animation, television, theater, and film. Having lived and recorded all over the world, she is known for her vivid action/fantasy characters, accents, and bringing literature and nonfiction equally to life. A graduate of Amherst College with her master's degree in human rights, she is an avid Ashtanga yoga practitioner and rock climber. Born and raised in West Virginia, she currently resides in Boulder, Colorado.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Wendy Darling on September 16, 2024

Is it possible to write a children’s picture book about a creepy chest-bursting alien based on one of the scariest R-rated horror films of all time? WHY YES, IT IS. Idk what genius conceptualized and greenlit this, but if you have any fierce, undying love for the (first two) films at all, this is th......more

Goodreads review by Jenny on July 13, 2024

Well.. here’s the story of how our youngest child stumbled upon this book. Last Saturday, we went to Barnes and Nobles because our oldest wanted to get a book for his younger brother. We saw the rack of Golden Books and my oldest was like: “Mommy! Maybe we can find something here!” So we were looking......more

Goodreads review by Clint on July 10, 2024

Had to log this. Ordered as a joke and forgot all about it until I received the shipping notification. My own children are well past the age for this gem of a "Little Golden Book" but as for which niece/nephew will be getting it... No gore and yes, weirdly appropriate for your future nerd children.......more

Goodreads review by Tres on July 16, 2024

A masterpiece!......more

Goodreads review by Hayley on September 01, 2024

Got this for my son, since I am an Alien fanatic. It's absolutely adorable and keeps the gist of the movie's plot very well! I appreciate how they kept the Alien looking as friendly as possible as well for this being a kid's book.......more


Quotes

“Known for dark fantasy that skates the edge of horror, Kiernan turns to science fiction with equally unsettling effects in these eight stories.” Publishers Weekly

“Kiernan’s style relies on clarity in prose, the extraordinary related as if it were everyday, and a subtlety that belies her disturbing imagery. The eight stories in this slim volume are, in short, exquisite containers for the strange paths of her imagined futures. In reading these pieces, you become other, and the better for it.” Booklist