At Dragon*Con 2007 we met two amazing fans of The Failed Cities Monologues. Those of you who go to Dragon*Con know that there are many people who show up there in costume. Well, these two people showed up dressed as Ferus and Fera, the Feral Twins, from The Failed Cities Monologues. Here are the photos.

http://www.variantfrequencies.com/FeralPhotos/

We are so honored that these two showed up at Dragon*Con in costumes from our story.

Slava and Julie as Ferus and Fera.

Also, take a look at Matt’s LiveJournal or MySpace pages.

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For street mediators and their watchers, life and death lives in a shot glass placed over a smashed steel slug. Only one among their ranks can wrap up the story of the Failed Cities.

The Maven is about to have the last word, and if you’ve come this far, you owe it to yourself to listen…

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Written by Matt Wallace
Narrated by Jan Dalton
http://www.variantfrequencies.com

Copyright 2007 Rick Stringer and Matt Wallace

VF043: Failed Cities Monologues #26: The Maven [ 20:10 ] Play Now | Play in Popup | Download

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A good hustler knows when to get out of town.

A good con woman leaves on their own terms.

And a femme fatale does it in style . . .

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Written by Matt Wallace
Narrated by Stacey Griffith-Livingston
http://www.variantfrequencies.com

PROMOS
Slice of SciFi
http://www.sliceofscifi.com/

Podiobooks.com
http://www.podiobooks.com/podiobooks/book.php?ID=110

Copyright 2007 Rick Stringer and Matt Wallace
February 2007

VF041: Failed Cities Monologues #25: d'Anger [ 15:55 ] Play Now | Play in Popup | Download

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What’s the difference between being heroism and self-preservation? Just ask Valeri Klimenko. While the whole city celebrates him as the man who caught notorious serial killer The Conductor, the constable-turned-detective sits in his darkened apartment with a glass of scotch, taking solace only in the fact that he’s lived through the week with a few scars and a few more nightmares…

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Written by Matt Wallace
Narrated by Anton Buntic
http://www.variantfrequencies.com

PROMOS
Geek Fu Action Grip: http://www.geekfuactiongrip.com
The Sonic Society: http://www.sonicsociety.org
Podiobooks.com: http://www.podiobooks.com/podiobooks/book.php?ID=110

Copyright 2007 Rick Stringer and Matt Wallace
February 2007

VF040: Failed Cities Monologues #24: Klimenko [ 13:35 ] Play Now | Play in Popup | Download

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Fera’s past is written in her own scarred flesh. Tonight, watching her lifeblood run slowly into the gutters of the Failed Cities, hear that history recounted by Fera’s own mind as she battles the one enemy that has threatened her for so long like no other: Death . . .

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Written by Matt Wallace
Narrated by Maia “KnitWitch” Whitaker
http://www.variantfrequencies.com

PROMOS
Billibub Baddings: http://www.teemorris.com/billipodcast/
Podiobooks.com: http://www.podiobooks.com/podiobooks/book.php?ID=110
Sound Effects from The Freesound Project: http://freesound.iua.upf.edu

Copyright 2007 Rick Stringer and Matt Wallace
January 2007

VF038: Failed Cities Monologues #23: Fera [ 20:22 ] Play Now | Play in Popup | Download

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Tonight’s the night. Truck’s sharpening his blade to a razor edge, and a chance meeting with the reluctant Detective Klimenko has provided the set-up for him to carve out the revenge he’s been chasing after at a 100 miles an hour . . .

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Written by Matt Wallace
Narrated by Ian Jones
http://www.variantfrequencies.com

PROMOS
Billibub Baddings: http://www.teemorris.com/billipodcast/
Podiobooks.com: http://www.podiobooks.com/podiobooks/book.php?ID=110

Copyright 2007 Rick Stringer and Matt Wallace
January 2007

VF037: Failed Cities Monologues #22: Truck [ 20:30 ] Play Now | Play in Popup | Download

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Tonight, as street preachers poise for war, Rastafarian soldiers pray for battle, and The Stacks prepare for Judgment Day, Sterne is just trying to write the end of his novel before The Feral Twins write the end on him. And it’s anybody’s guess who’ll get the last word . . .

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Written by Matt Wallace
Narrated by Tom Rockwell
Music: Spherical by Evan Tate
http://www.variantfrequencies.com

PROMOS
Silent Universe: http://www.silentuniverse.com/
Podiobooks.com: http://www.podiobooks.com/podiobooks/book.php?ID=110
Sound Effects from The Freesound Project: http://freesound.iua.upf.edu

Copyright 2006 Rick Stringer and Matt Wallace
December 2006

VF035: Failed Cities Monologues #21: Sterne [ 20:42 ] Play Now | Play in Popup | Download

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Sometimes things go wrong. Sometimes dead wrong. But for the first time in their storied and bloody careers, Ferus is the one making decisions for The Feral Twins. His strength has always been their deadliest weapon, but only when guided by his sister’s hand. Tonight, if they’re going to get out alive, Ferus will have to find a new strength . . .

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Written by Matt Wallace
Narrated by Neil Stringer
http://www.variantfrequencies.com

PROMOS
Destructomundo: http://destructomundopodcast.com/
Planet Retcon Radio: http://www.planetretcon.com/
Podiobooks.com: http://www.podiobooks.com/podiobooks/book.php?ID=110

Sound Effects from The Freesound Project: http://freesound.iua.upf.edu

Copyright 2006 Rick Stringer and Matt Wallace
December 2006

VF034: Failed Cities Monologues #20: Ferus [ 15:43 ] Play Now | Play in Popup | Download

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There’s no chapter in the Steel Gospel on the apocalypse, but that’s exactly what the street preachers are facing tonight: Their own personal end of times. As blood and fire threaten to engulf Ethan, his brethren, and their city, the question isn’t whether or not they’ll survive to see the dawn, but whether or not the dawn will come at all.

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Written by Matt Wallace
Narrated by Rick Stringer
http://www.variantfrequencies.com

PROMOS
The Daughter of the Sun: http://www.LonnieEzell.com
Podiobooks.com: http://www.podiobooks.com/podiobooks/book.php?ID=110
Sound Effects from The Freesound Project: http://freesound.iua.upf.edu

Copyright 2006 Rick Stringer and Matt Wallace
November 2006

VF032: Failed Cities Monologues #19: Ethan [ 28:29 ] Play Now | Play in Popup | Download

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You’re not the only one invested in the story of The Failed Cities. The Nicodemus Consortium is very interested in what’s been happening on both sides of the river, and one of their best operatives is about to give them a full report.

Be warned that the Consortium protects their secrecy with a vengeance. Eavesdrop at your own risk . . .

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Written by Matt Wallace
Narrated by Benjamin Grundy
http://www.variantfrequencies.com
http://www.sohpodcast.com/mu/

PROMOS
Scott Sigler’s The Rookie: http://scottsigler.podshow.com
Podiobooks.com: http://www.podiobooks.com/podiobooks/book.php?ID=110

Copyright 2006 Rick Stringer and Matt Wallace
November 2006

VF031: Failed Cities Monologues #18: Operative 853 [ 11:05 ] Play Now | Play in Popup | Download

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