The Ontological Engine MP3!
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The Ontological Engine, or, The Modern Leda
by Vinnie Tesla
Influenced by the linguistic convolutions of the Victorian erotica writers (”Anonymous” being a favorite), Vinnie Tesla has taken the neo-Victorianism of steampunk and given it a deliciously perverse twist in this story, which we will be presenting in four audio MP3s.
In his secret laboratory, university Fellow Daedalus Tesla experiments with his inventions which include the Electrick Vibratorium and, of course, The Ontological Engine, a startling machine ably powered by the lustful energy of his able assistant, Mrs. Mathilde Hargreaves, who happens to be the wife of the Head of the College…
Trouble ensues.
“The Ontological Engine” has been praised by reviewers! The story originally appeared in the anthology UP FOR GRABS and has been singled out in reviews:
“The real crown jewel in this treasure chest of sci-fi, though, is Vinnie Tesla’s magnificent ‘The Ontological Engine, or, The Modern Leda.’ In this tongue-in-cheek (pun intended) tale set in the Victorian era, Daedalus Tesla (cousin of the famed Nikola) carries out bold sexual experiments. It has all the turn-of-the-last century charm and magic of the novel or film The Prestige, but with many more saucy ejaculations.” –Rainbow Reviews
“The final story in the book in Vinnie Tesla’s bizarre and hilarious pseudo-Victorian opus, ‘The Ontological Engine, or The Modern Leda.’ This bawdy tale, which reads like The Pearl on acid, seemed to me to have little connection to the book’s theme, but it is so funny that it’s worth the price of the book all by itself. …a delirious marriage of Frankenstein and Thorne Smith.”–Lisabet Sarai for the
The complete story runs in four parts, totaling 90 minutes of playing time. Part One is 12 minutes and is downloadable free from the following link: The Ontological Engine, Part One
Want more? You can purchase part two for 99 cents, right now!
Thursday, October 29th 2009 at 6:04 am |
I just listened to “The Ontological Engine” part one today, and I thought you might be interested in my opinion on it.
The story was quite good, and certainly due all the praise listed in this article.
What’s more, the reading was well done, with a good voice and appropriate emphasis and rhythm.
The only flaw was that at a couple points the sound of pages turning was audible, and that took me out of the story a bit. I was able to rationalize it as Daedalus shuffling his papers as he wrote, but it sounded too much like the reader coming to the end of a page in his printout and going on to the next one.