7th Son: OBSIDIAN is coming…
March 5, 2008
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.
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Wichita frakking Rutherford? I’m guessing his takes place in a Honky-Tonk bar in Texas. Or… Kansas.
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Awesome! Can’t wait!
This should be cool! I’m looking forward to it…
I assume it will be dropped in teh normal 7th Son feed.
Wow, what a talent list! I can’t wait to hear what these guys and gals come up with.
This is so awesome I have chills. I am so super-stoked for this! I felt that this part of the story was lacking a bit… now it’s going to be so incredibly rich it will blow us all away! Mur? Evo? Sigler? Wallace? Nemcoff?
Ack, man! Is there a podcast superstar that’s NOT onboard? How do you do it? How are you so COOL?!
We’re not worthy!
WOW! I am super excited about this. Can’t wait til the ‘cast drops.
Teh hawesome!!!!!!!!!!
I can’t wait to see how this turns out. Hutch, you are the man. All of these people are excellent choices.
We want it all right now.
Very interested to see where this goes. Very exciting time ahead of us, just wish it wasn’t so far away.
I dont want to wait, but I guess I’ll have to… This sounds amazing and I think it’s a spectacular idea!
OMG. This is going to be awesome fun!
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This is so cool, some of my all time podcasters are involved, I can’t wait!!
Thank you all for pulling your creative minds together! I know this is going to be a hell of a ride… but May?? May?? this is so far away!!
Hutch does it again. This is gonna freakin’ ROCK! Can’t wait for the first ep to drop. Any target date yet?
Wow! Cant wait JC. BTW Thanks for the mean april fools joke. I texted my wife freaking out that 7th son was back. Thanks.
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Good gawd damn, Mr. Hutchins. I can’t wait for this to hit.
Oooohh! I am sooo looking forward to hearing this new installation of a great sci-fi franchise! Thanks also to Hutch for inviting all of us to play in his 7th Son sandbox and contribute side-stories. Hoohah!
Can’t wait!
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Uhhhh, I hate to mention it oh generous, trusted author. But may is pretty much friggin over. Coming June 2008?
Glad to see you productive JC, can’t wait for Obsidian
William Crane
aka MrClean417
@William Crane: Thanks for the comment! May ain’t up — and as I’ve mentioned on numerous posts on this site, OBSIDIAN will launch on May 31. Hope to see you there!