"The Last Season of Your Life" by Christopher Barzak + "The Test of Time" by Kristine Kathryn Rusch

About this episode

This episode features two short stories read by different narrators.

This episode features "The Last Season of Your Life" by Christopher Barzak (©2026 by Christopher Barzak) read by Stefan Rudnicki, and "The Test of Time" by Kristine Kathryn Rusch (©2026 by Kristine Kathryn Rusch) read by Justine Eyre. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

People in this episode

Guests: Christopher Barzak, Kristine Kathryn Rusch

Topics covered

• science fiction
• fantasy
• short stories
• audiobook
• literature

Keywords

• The Last Season of Your Life
• The Test of Time
• Christopher Barzak
• Kristine Kathryn Rusch
• audiobook
• science fiction
• fantasy

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Adamant Press

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