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Rip-Off!

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Audie Award Finalist, Original Work, 2014In Rip-Off!, 13 of today’s best and most honored writers of speculative fiction face a challenge even they would be hard-pressed to Pick your favorite opening line from a classic piece of fiction (or even non-fiction) - then use it as the first sentence of an entirely original short story.In the world of Rip-Off!, "Call me Ishmael" introduces a tough-as-nails private eye - who carries a harpoon; The Wonderful Wizard of Oz inspires the tale of an aging female astronaut who’s being treated by a doctor named Dorothy Gale; and Huckleberry Finn leads to a wild ride with a foul-mouthed riverboat captain who plies the waters of Hell.Once you listen to Rip-Off! you’ll If Shakespeare or Dickens were alive today, they’d be ripping off the authors in this great collection.The stories included in Rip-Off! "Fireborn" by Robert Charles Wilson "The Evening Line" by Mike Resnick "No Decent Patrimony" by Elizabeth Bear "The Big Whale" by Allen M. Steele "Begone" by Daryl Gregory "The Red Menace" by Lavie Tidhar "Muse of Fire" by John Scalzi "Writer’s Block" by Nancy Kress "Highland Reel" by Jack Campbell "Karin Coxswain or Death as She Is Truly Lived" by Paul Di Filippo "The Lady Astronaut of Mars" by Mary Robinette Kowal "Every Fuzzy Beast of the Earth, Every Pink Fowl of the Air" by Tad Williams "Declaration" by James Patrick KellyAs a bonus, the authors introduce their stories, explaining what they ripped-off - and why.Rip-Off! was produced in partnership with SFWA - Science Fiction & Fantasy Writers of America. Gardner Dozois served as project editor.The full list of narrators Wil Wheaton, Scott Brick, Christian Rummel, Jonathan Davis, Khristine Hvam, L.J. Ganser, Stefan Rudnicki, David Marantz, Nicola Barber, Dina Pearlman, Allyson Johnson, Marc Vietor, and Ilyana Kadushin.For more books from the authors of Rip-Off! click here.©2012 Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America, Inc. (P)2012 Audible, Inc.

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Length 12 Pages
Language Eng
Imprint Audible Frontiers
Released December 18, 2012
Identifier (ISBN) 17156415
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"Such a rich narrative. I adored how the story unfolded. It kept me captivated without sacrificing elegance. I will undoubtedly revisit this masterpiece."
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Charles Parker March 07, 2025
"Such a rich narrative. The pacing was impeccable and the characters felt incredibly authentic. I was completely immersed. A true literary gem."
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