What is 7th Son: OBSIDIAN? 7th Son: OBSIDIAN is another "first" in podcast fiction from J.C. Hutchins. 7th Son: OBSIDIAN enhances the 7th Son trilogy universe. 7th Son: OBSIDIAN brings together the best storytellers in podcasting for one project, with one mission -- to tell tales that shock, move, and entertain you ... and reveal moments in the 7th Son universe that were merely hinted at in the original trilogy.
7th Son: OBSIDIAN is an audio short story anthology that chronicles a crisis that took place in 7th Son, Book Three: Destruction. In that novel, the United States fell victim to a coordinated terrorist attack. Power stations across the country were destroyed, and the U.S. plummeted into a country-wide blackout. In the timeline of the trilogy, this blackout occurred in mid-November 2007.
While this blackout was described in the trilogy, the story never focused on its true victims: average Americans.
7th Son: OBSIDIAN does just that.
Author J.C. Hutchins has recruited the seven biggest names in podcast fiction to write seven short stories set during this national crisis. Podfic fans know these names:
- Scott Sigler (author of Infected, Earthcore, Ancestor, The Rookie)
- Michael A. Stackpole (New York Times bestselling author of Fortress Draconis)
- Tee Morris (author of MOREVI: The Chronicles of Rafe and Askana, and Billibub Baddings and the Case of the Singing Sword)
- Mur Lafferty (author of Playing For Keeps, and the acclaimed Heaven audionovella series)
- Matt Wallace (award-winning author of The Failed Cities Monologues, and Variant Frequencies stories)
- Mark Yoshimoto Nemcoff (author of Shadow Falls, Number One With A Bullet, Diary of a Madman and Transistor Rodeo)
- Christiana Ellis (author of Nina Kimberly the Merciless and Space Casey)
In addition, Hutchins has tapped other trailblazing podcast entertainers to contribute shorter stories that also take place during this "time of darkness":
- Evo Terra
- Dan Klass
- Wichita Rutherford
- TD-0013
- Soccergirl
- The cast of The Radio Adventures of Dr. Floyd
- George Hrab
No podcast author has ever opened his universe in this way, for a true audiofiction anthology. And no author has ever assembled such an all-star cast.
Each storyteller will spin a unique tale that takes place during the blackout, featuring brand new characters far from the front lines seen in the 7th Son trilogy. These are stories of survival, action, betrayal and hope, all told from the perspective of average Americans whose lives were affected by the OBSIDIAN blackout.
The writers are brilliant. The concept is groundbreaking. The stories are unforgettable.
7th Son: OBSIDIAN is coming. May 2008.