So, a new year is upon us, and as usual, it is time to reflect on the year that preceded it. Specifically, it's time to reflect on Escape Pod, the stories it gave us, and which among them were our favourites. Following tradition, we will first have a nomination round, leading into a poll where the top stories will compete for eternal glory (or at least, the glory of being voted best in an internet poll).
In order to simplify things a little (I hope), I'm experimenting by holding a two-in-one nominations round, for both the best stories, and the best readings. So, if you could please nominate your three favourite stories based on content, AND your three favourite episodes as far as the reading went. In other words, a total of six nominations in two categories.
(note: because I'm a little strapped for time, I'm leaving out the links for the moment - I'll try to add links to all the stories to the list soon).
EP326a: Poppies and Chrome by Sylvia Hiven read by Mat Weller
EP326b: Rabbi Aaron Meets Satan by Tim Lieder read by Richard E. Dansky
EP326c: Fine-Tuning the Universe by Merrie Haskell read by Mur Lafferty
EP327: Revenants by Judith Tarr read by Mur Lafferty
EP328: Surviving the eBookalypse by Randy Henderson read by Roberto Suarez
EP329: Pairs by Zachary Jernigan read by Matt Franklin
EP330: The Ghost of a Girl Who Never Lived by Keffy R. M. Kehrli read by Mur Lafferty
EP331: Devour by Ferrett Steinmetz read by Dave Thompson
EP332: Overclocking by James L. Sutter read by Wilson Fowlie
EP333: Asteroid Monte by Craig DeLancey read by Rajan Khanna
EP334: The Eckener Alternative by James L. Cambias read by Mur Lafferty
EP335: The Water Man by Ursula Pflug read by Christiana Ellis
EP336: The Speed of Time by Jay Lake read by Josh Roseman
EP337: Counting Cracks by George R. Galuschak read by Mat Weller
EP338: The Trojan Girl by N. K. Jemisin read by Mur Lafferty
EP339: “Run,” Bakri Says by Ferrett Steinmetz read by Mur Lafferty
EP340: Golubash (Wine-Blood-War-Story) by Catherynne M. Valente read by Marguerite Croft
EP341: Aphrodisia by Lavie Tidhar read by Alasdair Stuart
EP342: Certus Per Bellum by S. Hutson Blount read by Mat Weller
EP343: The Cartographer Wasps and the Anarchist Bees by E. Lily Yu read by Mur Lafferty
EP344: The Homecoming by Mike Resnick read by Patrick Bazile
EP345: The Paper Menagerie by Ken Liu read by Rajan Khanna
EP346: Hawksbill Station by Robert Silverberg read by Paul Tevis
EP347: Next Time, Scales by John Moran read by Josh Roseman
EP348: Nemesis by Nathaniel Lee read by Mat Weller
EP349: Origin by Ari Goelman read by Veronica Giguere
EP350: Observer Effects by Tim Pratt read by A Kovacs
EP351: 113 Feet by Josh Roseman read by Mur Lafferty
EP352: Food for Thought by Laura Lee McArdle read by Christiana Ellis
EP353: Talking to the Enemy by Don Webb read by John Mierau
EP354: The Caretaker by Ken Liu read by Tom Rockwell
EP355: Grandmother by Cat Rambo read by The Word Whore
EP356: Three-Quarters Martian by CR Hodges read by Mur Lafferty
EP357: Connoisseurs of the Eccentric by Jetse de Vries read by Nathan Lowell
EP358: Like a Hawk in its Gyre by Philip Brewer read by Tim Crist
EP359: Chasers by Scott W. Baker read by Mat Weller
EP360: Follow That Cathedral! by Gareth Owens read by Pip Ballantine
EP361: Ashes on the Water by Gwendolyn Clare read by Mur Lafferty
EP362: Contamination by Jay Werkheiser read by Dave Thompson
EP363: Flowing Shapes by Rajan Khanna read by Josh Roseman
EP364: Techno-Rat by Brad Hafford read by Alasdair Stuart
EP365: The Garden of Earthly Delights by Jay Caselberg read by Mat Weller
EP366: Some of Them Closer by Marissa Lingen read by The Word Whore
EP367: Lion Dance by Vylar Kaftan read by John Chu
EP368: Springtime for Deathtraps by Marjorie James read by John Cmar
EP369: Passengers by Robert Silverberg read by Michael Spence
EP370: The Care and Feeding of Mammalian Bipeds, v. 2.1 by M. Darusha Wehm read by Christiana Ellis
EP371: A Querulous Flute of Bone by Cat Rambo read by Elizabeth Musselman
EP372a: Health Tips for Traveler by David W. Goldman read by Mur Lafferty
EP372b: Echoes of the Bouncing Ball by Paul Celmer read by Mur Lafferty
EP372c: Tornado on Fire by Luc Reid read by Mur Lafferty
EP373: Chandra’s Game by Samantha Henderson read by Mur Lafferty
EP374: Oubliette by J. Kelley Anderson read by David Moore
EP375: Marley and Cratchit by David Steffen read by Emma Newman
EP376: Shutdown by Corry L. Lee read by MK Hobson