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Fifty Cents by Tim Powers and James P Blaylock

Episode 2 of 4

Time and chance play tricks on George Lyle as he drives across the Arizona desert. Read by Nathan Osgood.

Time and chance play tricks on George Lyle as he drives across the empty Arizona desert in search of a precious book.

Nathan Osgood reads Tim Powers and James P Blaylock's ingenious story, involving murder and time travel.

Some of the best sci-fi/fantasy writers in a series of fantastic journeys featuring flights of fancy, time travel, magical transporters and alternate realities.

Abridged and produced by Gemma Jenkins.

Made for BBC Radio 7 and first broadcast in February 2009.

30 minutes

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Wed 24 Nov 202100:00
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