Masque of the Red Death, Cory Doctorow
Masque of the Red Death, Cory Doctorow
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Masque of the Red Death
A Radicalized Novella

Author: Cory Doctorow

Narrator: Stefan Rudnicki

Unabridged: 1 hr 46 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 04/29/2019


Synopsis

*The fourth and final novella from Radicalized*

Masque of the Red Death harkens back to Doctorow's Walkaway, taking on issues of survivalism versus community.

Listen to Radicalized's other novellas:

Unauthorized Bread
Model Minorty
Radicalized

About Cory Doctorow

Cory Doctorow is a science fiction author, activist and journalist. He is the author of many books, including THE LOST CAUSE, a solarpunk science fiction novel of hope amidst the climate emergency. His recent nonfiction THE INTERNET CON: HOW TO SEIZE THE MEANS OF COMPUTATION is a Big Tech disassembly manual. Other recent books include RED TEAM BLUES, a science fiction crime thriller; CHOKEPOINT CAPITALISM, nonfiction about monopoly and creative labor markets; the LITTLE BROTHER series for young adults; IN REAL LIFE, a graphic novel; and the picture book POESY THE MONSTER SLAYER. In 2020, he was inducted into the Canadian Science Fiction and Fantasy Hall of Fame.

About Stefan Rudnicki

Stefan Rudnicki is an award winning audiobook narrator, director and producer. He was born in Poland and now resides in Studio City, California. He has narrated more than three hundred audiobooks and has participated in over a thousand as a writer, producer, or director. He is a recipient of multiple Audie Awards and AudioFile Earphones Awards as well as a Grammy Award, a Bram Stoker Award, and a Ray Bradbury Award. He received AudioFile’s award for 2008 Best Voice in Science Fiction and Fantasy. Along with a cast of other narrators, Rudnicki has read a number of Orson Scott Card's best-selling science fiction novels. He worked extensively with many other science fiction authors, including David Weber and Ben Bova. In reviewing the twentieth anniversary edition audiobook of Card’s Ender's Game, Publishers Weekly stated, "Rudnicki, with his lulling, sonorous voice, does a fine job articulating Ender's inner struggle between the kind, peaceful boy he wants to be and the savage, violent actions he is frequently forced to take." Rudnicki is also a stage actor and director.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Julian

An entertaining listen with a nice lesson (and the narration by Rudnicki is excellent). The story follows the (mis)adventures of a man named Martin, a hedge fund manager in Arizona. He builds an apocalypse bunker for himself and a small cohort where they can safely ride out The Event (i.e., breakdow......more

Goodreads review by Bill

A wealthy right winger gets his dream - he leads 30 people in a fortress as they wait out an apocolypse. He has planned for "The Event" for years, and hopes that when things get back to normal people like him - intelligent "givers" -- will emerge as the new leaders. But, even they cannot avoid death......more