Press Release: "LOST" guest star Nathan Fillion appears in podcast novel

Following is a press release about a "podiobook" (a podcast audiobook) called 7th Son. Nathan Fillion, who will play "Kevin" in this week's Kate-centric LOST episode, "I Do," will be a guest reader on the 7th Son podiobook.

Fillion fans and sci-fi fans can check out the press release below and download the November 14th edition of the 7th Son podiobook.

As an aside, some of you may recall that J.C. Hutchins became a part of LOST history when he received a phone call from Hugh McIntyre of The Hanso Foundation during the post-Season 2 LOST Experience. "Cranky Fanatic" Big-O's interview with Hutchins about his connections with LOST can be found here [MP3 link].

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Nov. 1, 2006
CONTACT: J.C. Hutchins, 7thSonNovel@gmail.com

"LOST" guest star Nathan Fillion appears in podcast novel
Sci-fi star of "Firefly" makes cameo in hit podiobook series, 7th Son

Fresh from the first-ever launch party for a novel in the popular online community Second Life, the 7th Son podcast novel trilogy has achieved another "first" in podcast history: Actor Nathan Fillion, star of the TV sci-fi series "Firefly" and film "Serenity," will appear in the free audionovel 7th Son, Book Two: Deceit on Nov. 14 as a special guest reader.

Fillion, whose current projects include appearances in this season of ABC's hit series "LOST" and the lead role in the supernatural thriller film "White Noise: The Light," will read a segment at the beginning of the Nov. 14 episode. Called "The Story So Far...", this segment recaps events of the novel's previous episode.

This is the first time Fillion has appeared in a podcast novel, and may be the first time the actor has recorded original content for any podcast.

Fillion is best known for his role as Capt. Malcolm Reynolds in the TV series "Firefly." 7th Son author J.C. Hutchins is thrilled to have Fillion appear on the podcast just one week after the actor's Nov. 8 guest role on "LOST."

"It's an absolute honor to have Nathan on the podcast," Hutchins said. "Folks best know him as a well-grounded hero in a science-fiction epic ... and I'm certain he'll bring those characteristics to 'LOST.' 7th Son -- a reality-driven, conspiracy-laden thriller -- is a good fit for his cameo. Current listeners of 7th Son will love his 'previously on' reading ... but this also provides a terrific reason for new listeners to hop aboard."

Fillion's appearance is the latest in a series of "very special" guest readers for Book Two: Deceit. Best-selling science fiction, fantasy and comic book writers have also appeared on the podcast, including: Robert J. Sawyer (Mindscan, the Hugo-award winning Neanderthal Parallax trilogy), Mike Resnick (Santiago, the Starship series), Tracy R. Hickman (Dragonlance series), Jeph Loeb (writer/co-executive producer for NBC's "Heroes," Batman: The Long Halloween) and Mark Waid (Superman: Birthright, Kingdom Come). Patrick Lussier (film editor for the "Scream" horror trilogy, and film director for "Dracula 2000") also recently read a recap for the novel.

7th Son, a free weekly podcast, is the most popular "podiobook" series in history. More than 11,000 listeners currently tune in each week to hear new chapters of the thriller. 7th Son is the #1 most popular program at the podcast directory PodcastPickle.com, and is listed in iTunes as one of the Top 25 podcasts in its Literature category. The first novel in the series -- titled Descent -- was nominated for numerous awards for excellence in podcast fiction. The novel has also been featured on such popular blogs as BoingBoing.net and MissSnark.com.


ABOUT 7th SON:
7th Son is a free weekly podcast novel. The story chronicles the lives of seven strangers who have been brought together after the recent assassination of the U.S. president. These men quickly discover they all appear to be the same man, with identical childhood memories. Unwitting participants in a human cloning experiment, these "John Michael Smiths" have been assembled to catch the man who murdered the president. Their target? The man they were cloned from ... the original John Michael Smith, code-named "John Alpha."

7th Son, Book Two: Deceit and Book One: Descent can be found at www.JCHutchins.net, and at www.Podiobooks.com.


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Link to the novel's audio promo: http://homepage.mac.com/wordherder1/7SDownloads/Book2_Promo_Long.mp3
For more informaton, please contact J.C. Hutchins at 7thSonNovel@gmail.com.
Visit http://www.JCHutchins.net for additional news about the 7th Son podiobook trilogy.