Audiobook: Public Access Terminal 95-w
Added 2025-09-12 13:14:05 +0000 UTCBack on the horse! The plan is one audiobook a week until we're all caught up, which will take quite some time, so enjoy.
This one is an odd one: this short story comes from a terminal in the game "Marathon," one of the games that Bungie Software made before making Halo: Combat Evolved. In Marathon, the player can find a number of terminals with messages from Durandal, the rampant AI that is using the player character for its own purposes. This one is peculiar in its structure and is probably a reference to itself freeing itself from its restrictions so it can reach its full potential. It's weird and fascinating, and I love how it's written. I hope you enjoy.
I'm going to be using audiobooks to experiment with vocal deliveries, so I hope you enjoy the exploration of my voice. It's changed a lot over the years, and I want to figure out how to use it best. In this case, I want to try for a more even delivery, limiting emphasis so that I don't get in the way of the prose.
Since it's been a while, I'm pushing this out as an announcement to all Audiophillic supporters to let you all know that they've returned, but the audiobooks after this will come without an announcement to prevent spam. Check back every Friday to get a new one.
-Fredrik
