{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/9077c08c-f50e-4ce8-95d1-03fbe7cc72d1/b7a259de-0331-40f7-b61c-592b69c6d111?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"StarShipSofa No 531 Ken Liu","thumbnail_width":200,"thumbnail_height":200,"thumbnail_url":"https://open-images.acast.com/shows/6112ae920252fa86ccc84ffe/6112afa5d6c7ff0012729968.jpg?height=200","description":"<p><strong>Patreon support now standing at 404 – last week 406.&nbsp;</strong><a href=\"https://www.patreon.com/bePatron?c=238253\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Help us get to 500 Patreon Supporters</strong></a><strong>.&nbsp;</strong></p><p>Bitcoin address:&nbsp;1FcqW3GEWFX9tuoyFrn1ySKoeybyc3J4W9</p><p>Ethereum address:&nbsp;0xacC43A99b1eDe0e4a04B43A7A7fa3aA476B87EAA</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p><strong>Main Fiction: \"Gossamer\" by </strong><a href=\"http://kenliu.name\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Ken Liu</strong></a></p><p>Originally published in <em>Writers of the Future</em></p><p><br></p><p>Ken Liu is an author of speculative fiction, as well as a translator, lawyer, and programmer. A winner of the Nebula, Hugo, and World Fantasy awards, he is the author of The Dandelion Dynasty, a silkpunk epic fantasy series <em>The Grace of Kings</em>&nbsp;<em>The Wall of Storms</em>, and a forthcoming third volume) and <em>The Paper Menagerie and Other Stories</em>, a collection. He also wrote the Star Wars novel, <em>The Legends of Luke Skywalker</em> (2017). In addition to his original fiction, Ken also translated numerous works from Chinese to English, including <em>The Three-Body Problem</em> (2014), by Liu Cixin, and “Folding Beijing,” by Hao Jingfang, both Hugo winners.</p><p><br></p><p><strong>Narrated by: Deanna Sanchez</strong></p><p><br></p><p><strong>Deanna Sanchez</strong>&nbsp;is a voiceover talent and actress who has performed professionally for 14 years. She has voiced various commercials, industrials, and characters, and specializes in the “sexy voice” of powerful female roles. Deanna also consults in Geographical Information Systems and develops custom mapping applications for real estate and other industries. Three-dimensional visualization of spatial data is a favorite pastime, and she has spent many hours translating real-Earth elevation data into unique 3D worlds. Deanna’s voice over demo can be heard at the <a href=\"http://www.lambertstudios.net/demos/sanchez/index.html\" target=\"_blank\">Lambert Studios</a> website, an outstanding full service recording studio.</p>","author_name":"Tony C Smith"}