Escape Pod 56: The Clockwork Atom Bomb
Show Notes
Rated R. Contains profanity and some violence.
Referenced sites:
2006 Hugo Nominees
The Balticon Podcast
Michael & Evo’s Slice of SciFi
Rock & Roll Monster Bash
The Clockwork Atom Bomb
by Dominic Green
The wind in here was deafening. The girl had to shout. “THERE IS MORE THAN ONE IN HERE. THEY LIVE IN THE MACHINES. THE GOVERNMENT MADE THE MACHINES, BUT NOT WITH TECHNICIANS AND ELECTRICIANS. WITH SORCERY.”
The machines did not look made by sorcery. They were entirely silent, looking like rows of gigantic, rusted steel chess pawns twice the height of a man, with no pipes or wires entering or leaving them, apparently sitting here unused for any purpose. Mativi felt an urgent, entirely rational need to be in an another line of employment.
About the Author
Dominic Green
Dominic Green is a British writer of short science fiction. His short story “The Clockwork Atom Bomb” was nominated for a 2005 Hugo Award. Green is best known for his stories published in Interzone during the 1990s and 2000s (decade), many of which have been reprinted in various Year’s Best anthologies. Interzone published a special issue devoted to Green and his stories in July 2009.
About the Narrator
Jonathan Sullivan
Dr. Jonathon Sullivan was the first author published on Escape Pod, and read several stories in Escape Pod’s early days.
