Cybrosis – A podcast novel by P.C. Haring

Greetings and welcome to cybrosisnovel.com, the home of Cybrosis, the debut Podcast Novel by P.C. Haring!

For those of you returning to the site, welcome back!  For those of you stopping in for the first time thank you very much for checking out the blog.

Cybrosis is a cyberpunk action adventure novel filled with conspiracies, betrayals, and surprises when a botched mission leads Ciris, the world’s first cyborg down a rabbit hole and into a conspiracy that threatens her very being.

For those of you unfamiliar with the podcast novel format, basically it’s like an audio book that’s delivered on a regular episodic basis.  Think of the old radio plays of yesteryear and you’ve got a fairly good grasp on the concept.  Like those plays, Cybrosis enjoys a full voice cast plus narrator, music soundtrack, and minimal sound effects.  Episodes are released on a weekly basis on Friday Mornings (U.S. Central time) with the podcast’s first run going from January 1, 2010 through May 14, 2010.  Special feedback episodes are littered within, and additional ‘wrap up’ episodes will air after the May 14 finish of the novel.

If you’re new to the site, I HIGHLY recommend that you start with Episode 1 of the podcast, which is the first chapter of the novel.  You can find that entry right HERE . However, if you’d like to have the content downloaded directly into your computer, you can subscribe to the feed and download at your leisure.  If you have iTunes, I highly recommend you Subscribe in iTunes either with that link, or the button on your right.  If you don’t use iTunes, then I suggest you Subscribe with this link.

Thanks for stopping by and I hope you enjoy the novel!

Welcome everyone to the first part of the Cybreakfast, the exit interview and cast routable discussion for Cybrosis.  This was recorded live at Balticon 44 on Sunday May 30 2010.

Listen in as Tee Morris hosts this roundtable in which we discuss Cybrosis, Cyberpunk as a genre, sexy vampires who are sexy with their sex, the production process, and much more…including a couple of embarrassing moments for P.C. Haring

Expect Part 2 in one week!

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Welcome to the second half of the final Cybrosis feedback episode!  J. Daniel Sawyer and Christiana Ellis return to the mics  and we’re joined by a new voice in the fun insanity as we finish the second half of your comments, voicemails, website comments and more!

So yes, this is the final part of the final feedback but fear not there is more content still to come.  Including the Cybreakfast we recorded at Balticon!  Also, just because this is the last scheduled feedback episode, don’t let that stop you from writing or calling in.  There is more content coming down the feed and the communication lines are still open!

E-mail: pcharing [at] cybrosisnovel [dot] com
Skype: P.C. Haring
Twitter @pcharing
Voicemail: 331-684-7252

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Once again I am joined by none other than Christiana Ellis and J. Daniel Sawyer as we discuss your comments and feedback to the end of the novel.  This part does go a little long, weighing in at over an hour, but hopefully you enjoy it as there’s lots of fun to be had within!  Also I close out the first part with little announcement.

Podcast novelists Tee Morris and Philippa Ballantine will be visiting Chicago in a week and a half  and we’ve put our heads together to organize a meet up for anyone and everyone in the Chicagoland area, or those who want to make the trip into town.  We’ve reserved a private party room at the Goose Island Brewing Company in downtown Chicago and are hoping you’ll come out and join us as we catch up, try out the local brews (Neither Tee nor Pip have had Goose Island beer before),  and just have a lot of fun.  The Chicago Cubs and the Chicago White Sox will be playing that day and while we will not be attending the game directly, our party room will have a TV where we can watch the game as they continue the cross town rivalry (classic),

Details are as follows  -

Saturday June 26, 2010
Goose Island Brewy – Clybourn
1800 N. Clybourn
Chicago, IL 60614
5:45 PM until whenever
First pitch is at 6:10

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Hello once again everyone!  Just a couple of quick announcements to keep you all in the loop as to what’s going on over here at cybrosis novel.com.

First, I’m back from Balticon!  The con was a personal success for me and provided a wonderful opportunity to connect with the cast, meet some of the audience, and hopefully open the novel up to a larger audience.  So if you’re new to the site from Balticon welcome and thanks so much for stopping by.  I hope you like what you see and hear!

As long as I’m discussing Balticon I should also let you know that we were able to record the cast rountable and exit interview, codename: Cybreakfast!  We had all of the main cast members in attendance, a handful of cameo voices, and a few friends and listeners sit in on what turned into almost an hour and a half of conversation, discussion, jokes, and a little roasting here and there.  The audio needs a little cleaning up but I’m in process with it and it should go live after the final feedback episodes.

Yes, I said feedback episodes.  I sat down last night to record the feedback episode with Christiana Ellis and J. Daniel Sawyer.  After a few technical glitches (The maiden voyage of Off the Deep End Studios v2.0 had some bumps getting out of port) we were able to get through a fair portion of the feedback.  Unfortunately the hour started getting late so we had to table the rest until we can record again next week.  But fear not!  I’ll be editing voicemail episode 3 part 1 later today and tomorrow and hope to have it out and on the feed by Friday morning.

One of the products of that conversation is the addition of a tip-jar paypal button here on the site.  If you haven’t noticed it you’ll find it on the sidebar on the right, directly under the subscription links.  I know there have been several of you out there who have asked about leaving a tip and in response, here it is.  If you are inclined to leave a contribution to help offset the costs of producing the podcast, I thank you in advance.

Finally, as suggested by the title I’m also announcing a Chicago area meetup/tweet up.  Podcast novelists Tee Morris and Philippa Ballantine will be visiting Chicago in a week and a half  and we’ve put our heads together to organize a meet up for anyone and everyone in the Chicagoland area, or those who want to make the trip into town.  We’ve reserved a private party room at the Goose Island Brewing Company in downtown Chicago and are hoping you’ll come out and join us as we catch up, try out the local brews (Neither Tee nor Pip have had Goose Island beer before),  and just have a lot of fun.  The Chicago Cubs and the Chicago White Sox will be playing that day and while we will not be attending the game directly, our party room will have a TV where we can watch the game as they continue the cross town rivalry (classic),

Details are as follows  -

Saturday June 26, 2010
Goose Island Brewy – Clybourn
1800 N. Clybourn
Chicago, IL 60614
5:45 PM until whenever
First pitch is at 6:10

Hope to see you there!

That’s it from me for now.  I’m back to editing Feedback Episode 3 part 1 so you can have it in your possession by the end of the week!

In this Episode:

The war has ended and Ciris and the center have emerged victorious.  But Ciris must still make amends with those she’s alienated and scorned, and come to terms with she’s learned.  Somehow, fighting a psychotic Cyborg seems simple by comparison….

Voice Cast (In order of appearance):

Dr. Wass: Phillippa Ballantine
Ciris: Heather Welliver
CNSCP Director Briggs: George Hrab
Agent Chen Min-Weh: Christiana Ellis
Tecgui: Chuck Tomasi

Music:

*Theme: “Electricity” – D.J. Spectre in association with RealX and Sonic Mayhem
*Dr. Wass – “Connectivity”  Digital Juice Ambient Staxx
*Director Briggs – “Ivestigate”  Digital Juice Ambient Staxx
*Chen – “Inside” Digital Juice Serious Staxx
*Ciris -Sonata No. 14, Mvt 1 “Moonlight” – L. Van Beethoven
Performed by Kimberly Rose Miller

Bumper:  Tee Morris
Story-so-far segment read by Chuck Remsberg

Credits for the Novel in their Entirety

Voice Cast
Agent Ciris: Heather Welliver
Agent Chen Min-Weh: Christiana Ellis
Tecgui: Chuck Tomasi
CNSCP Director Briggs: George Hrab
Dr. Xavier Allenrod & The Anonymous Avatar: Podcasting’s Rich Sigfrit
Dr. Yvonne Wass – Phillippa Ballantine
Dr. Leon Quincy – Chris Lester
Agent Tyson – Marc “Grailwolf” Bailey
Leila Richardson-  Mur Lafferty

Additional voices by Kimi Alexandre, Dani Cutler, Sheila Dee, Steve Eley, Anna Eley, Kim Fortuner, J.C. Hutchins, Indiana Jim, Nathan Lowell, Jack Mangan, Kimberly Rose Miller, Cunning Minx, Tee Morris, Kitty Nic’ian, Bryan Peterson, Nobilis Reed, J.D. Sawyer, Steve Saylor, Michael Spence, Ryan Stevenson, and Rick Stringer

Cover artwork by J.R. Blackwell and Jared Axelrod

Music
Theme music is electricity by D.J Spectre and is produced in association with RealX and Sonic Mayhem.

Some music composed by D.J Spectre in association with RealX and Sonic Mayhem and were used with permission
- “You Only Live Once” (Chapter 1)
- “The Chase” (Chapters 1 & 2)
- “CNSCP- Quincy’s Theme” (Chapters 6 & 7

Other music cues by Danny Schade, used with permission.
- “Love” (Chapter 2)
- “Moonlight So Nada – Moonlight remixed (Chapter 7)

Moonlight Sonata by Ludwig Van Beethoven.  Piano solo performed live by Kimberly Rose Miller.
- “Moonlight So Nada” – Moonlight remixed (Chapter 7)
-Sonata No. 14, Mvt 1 “Moonlight”  (Chapter 8 & 20)
*Piano recording is released into the public domain

Music Provided by the Mevio Music Alley
- Motherland cue 15a – David Beard  (Chapter
- Villiage Song by David Popper – Cello Journey (Chatpter 10)

Music Provided via the public Domain courtesy of Royalty Free Music Clips
-“Brandenburg Concerto #6 Mvt. 1″ – J.S. Bach, performed by the U.S. Army Field Band (Chapter 6)

All Other music by Digital Juice and used under license. (Chapters 1-20)

Sound Effects
Tee Morris (Chapter 4 & 5)
The Freesound Project (Chapters 1,2,17,18,19)

Special Thanks
*Connie Wilson for the donation of her time and recording equipment
*Charles Remsberg for his donation of his time and talent
*Tee Morris for his continued mentorship and guidance.

This episode is released under the terms of a Creative Commons, Attribution, Non Commercial, No Derivatives 3.0 U.S. License.

Please direct all feedback to the author-
E-mail: pcharing [at] cybrosisnovel [dot] com
Skype: P.C. Haring
Twitter @pcharing
Voicemail: 331-684-7252

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In this Episode:

Allenrod had made it to IU-899.  Will he be able to make good on his intentions, or will a certain cyborg stand in his way and stop him once and for all?  Can Ciris overcome the Virus that’s plagued her, and what other twists and surprises await her?

Voice Cast (In order of appearance):
Dr. Xaiver Allenrod: Podcasting’s Rich Sigfrit
Ciris: Heather Welliver
Agent Chen Min-Weh: Christiana Ellis

Music:

*Theme: “Electricity” – D.J. Spectre in association with RealX and Sonic Mayhem
*Ciris vs Allenrod – “Turnover”  Digital Juice Sports Staxx
*Allenrod’s Plan – “Saga”  Digital Juice Epic Staxx
*Allenrod’s Hope & Disapointment – “Suite 5-1: Not Alone”  Digital Juice Cinematic Scores Staxx
*New memories – “Etherial Dreams”  Digital Juice Ambient 2 Staxx
*Chen vs Allenrod – “Asylum Walls”  Digital Juice Extreme Staxx
*Allenrod’s Victory – “Suite 5-2: One By One”  Digital Juice Cinematic Scores Staxx
*Allenrod’s Rage – “Suite 5-3: In the Dark”  Digital Juice Cinematic Scores Staxx
*The Chip – “Endless” Digital Juice Ambient Staxx
*Back on One’s Feet – “Suite 5-1: Not Alone”  Digital Juice Cinematic Scores Staxx
*Death of a Cyborg – “Suite 5-4: The Escape”  Digital Juice Cinematic Scores Staxx

Bumper:  Dani Cutler
Story-so-far segment read by Chuck Remsberg
Sound Effects courtesy of the Freesound Project

Promos: Technorama

Banter:

This week the banter is primarily reserved for a thank you to the audience for joining me on this ride, announcing some end of show stuff, including the Balticon Project and the final feedback episode.  Also, I encourage you to remain subscribed to the RSS feed so as new content becomes available in the next few weeks and months you’ll be sure to receive it.  Also, I’ll be using the feed to make announcements on new projects as they become available.  So please subscribe and stay connected.  Links are at the top in the sidebar on the website.

Additional References:

Geek Cred

When Cybrosis concludes next week, we discover the repercussions of Ciris’s actions and how they will affect those around her, to say nothing of Ciris herself.

This episode is released under the terms of a Creative Commons, Attribution, Non Commercial, No Derivatives 3.0 U.S. License.

Please direct all feedback to the author-
E-mail: pcharing [at] cybrosisnovel [dot] com
Skype: P.C. Haring
Twitter @pcharing
Voicemail: 331-684-7252

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In this Episode:

With the Center under siege from above and below, Agent Ciris has her hands full as she fights to defend the complex from Allenrod’s Forces.  Meanwhile Briggs and Tecgui come under personal attack and find themselves needing help from another Center asset.

Voice Cast (In order of appearance):

Allied Soldier:  Bryan Peterson
Ciris: Heather Welliver
Enemy Soldier 1: Indiana Jim
CNSCP Director Briggs: George Hrab
Enemy Soldier 2: Nobilis Reed
Agent Chen Min-Weh: Christiana Ellis
Tecgui: Chuck Tomasi
CNSCP AI: Kimmi Alexandre
Dr. Xaiver Allenrod: Podcasting’s Rich Sigfrit

Music:

*Theme: “Electricity” – D.J. Spectre in association with RealX and Sonic Mayhem
*Beachead – “Chaos Theory”  Digital Juice Subtle Impact Staxx
*Second Unit – “Black and Bruised”  Digital Juice Power Staxx
*Ciris Advances – “Between the Lines” Digital Juice Power Staxx
*Ciris’s Second Offensive – “Eleven” Digital Juice Rock Staxx
*Defense Grid – “Final 4″ Digital Juice Sports Staxx
*Final Push – “Last Rites” Digital Juice Extreme Staxx

Bumper:  Kreg Steppe
Story-so-far segment read by Chuck Remsberg
Sound Effects courtesy of the Freesound Project

Promos: Wander Radio, Scouts

Banter:

No banter this week.  I’m saving it for next week with chapter 19.

When Cybrosis returns next week; Allenrod has access to IU-899, will he succeed?  Will he be able to use it before the Center’s forces catch up with him?  Can Ciris or Chen stop him now?  Find out next week!

This episode is released under the terms of a Creative Commons, Attribution, Non Commercial, No Derivatives 3.0 U.S. License.

Please direct all feedback to the author-
E-mail: pcharing [at] cybrosisnovel [dot] com
Skype: P.C. Haring
Twitter @pcharing
Voicemail: 331-684-7252

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In this Episode:

Ciris and Chen split up and carry out their objectives for the night.  For Chen that is to get back to the Center and prepare them for the impending attack.  For Ciris, that’s to steal the data in Allenrod’s mainframe, and then catch up with Chen at the center.  Meanwhile, as Chen struggles to convince Tecgui and Briggs of tonight’s danger, Allenrod’s forces are on the move…

Voice Cast (In order of appearance):

Agent Chen Min-Weh: Christiana Ellis
Ciris: Heather Welliver
CNSCP Director Briggs: George Hrab
Tecgui: Chuck Tomasi

Music:

*Theme: “Electricity” – D.J. Spectre in association with RealX and Sonic Mayhem
*Data Backup – “Blind Pass”  Digital Juice Sports Staxx
*Security Alert – “Suite 1-1: One Way Out”  Digital Juice Cinematic Score Staxx
*The Return – “Full Throttle” Digital Juice Extreme Staxx
*The Attack– “Ambivalance” Digital Juice Power Staxx

Bumper:  Scott Sigler
Story-so-far segment read by Chuck Remsberg
Sound Effects courtesy of the Freesound Project

Promo: Podiomedia Chat

Banter:

As always I try and keep the feedback brief.  Main topics of conversation this week -

*Feedback is coming in and there will be one final Feedback episode after the novel wraps up.
*My Text Interview over at the View from Valhalla has gone live!
*I have a short story coming out next month is Scott Sigler’s “The Crypt” universe!

See you here next week.  Allenrod’s forces have brought the fight home, and the seige has just begun!  Episode 18 drops next Friday morning!

This episode is released under the terms of a Creative Commons, Attribution, Non Commercial, No Derivatives 3.0 U.S. License.

Please direct all feedback to the author-
E-mail: pcharing [at] cybrosisnovel [dot] com
Skype: P.C. Haring
Twitter @pcharing
Voicemail: 331-684-7252

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In this Episode:

Ciris and Chen regroup, compare notes and try to put the pieces together in order to determine Allenrod’s plans.

Voice Cast (In order of appearance):

Ciris: Heather Welliver
Agent Chen Min-Weh: Christiana Ellis

Music:

*Theme: “Electricity” – D.J. Spectre in association with RealX and Sonic Mayhem
*Doppelganger – “Forgotten”  Digital Juice Dark Mood Staxx
*Assembling the Puzzle – “Conversion”  Digital Juice Ambient 2 Staxx
*The Backdoor – “Deeper than what you Hear” Digital Juice Urban Staxx
*IU-899 – “Surrounding Enemies” Digital Juice Dark Mood Staxx

Bumper:  Rick Stringer
Story-so-far segment read by Chuck Remsberg

Promo: Merciless Storytelling

Banter:

*Feedback about the Feedback episode and an apology to you fine listeners out there
*Update on the new Digs
*Production Update
*Appearances

Jack Mangan’s Deadpan Podcast #161
J.D. Sawyer’s Down From 10
Kimi Alexandre’s Tale Chasing
Merciless Storytelling

This episode is released under the terms of a Creative Commons, Attribution, Non Commercial, No Derivatives 3.0 U.S. License.

Please direct all feedback to the author-
E-mail: pcharing [at] cybrosisnovel [dot] com
Skype: P.C. Haring
Twitter @pcharing
Voicemail: 331-684-7252

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In this Episode:

When Agent Chen misses their arranged lunch, Ciris grows nervous and begins to search for her.  As she scours Allenrod’s Manor, she comes face to face with a few surprises she had not been expecting….

Voice Cast (In order of appearance):

Agent Chen Min-Weh: Christiana Ellis
Ciris: Heather Welliver
Tyson: Marc Bailey
Lab Technitian: J.C. Hutchins
Guard: Jack Mangan

Music:

*Theme: “Electricity” – D.J. Spectre in association with RealX and Sonic Mayhem
*The Terminal – “Dysphoria”  Digital Juice Dark Mood Staxx
*The Backup & The Tech – “Void” Digital Juice Dark Mood Staxx
*The Rescue – “Face Plant” Digital Juice Extreme Staxx
*The Escape – “Around Me” Digital Juice Rock Staxx

Bumper:  Chris Lester
Story-so-far segment read by Chuck Remsberg

Promo: Variant Frequencies

Banter:
Keeping the babble short this week.  I take a minute to highlight an interview I have on the newest episode of Jack Mangan’s Deadpan Podcast as well discussing the recent Feedback episode.  I also re-iterate an anouncement I made at the end of that episode regarding a few things going on in my personal life.

Additional References:

Jack Mangan’s Deadpan Podcast

This episode is released under the terms of a Creative Commons, Attribution, Non Commercial, No Derivatives 3.0 U.S. License.

Please direct all feedback to the author-
E-mail: pcharing [at] cybrosisnovel [dot] com
Skype: P.C. Haring
Twitter @pcharing
Voicemail: 331-684-7252

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