I'm sure this is well-written and all, but the story didn't do anything for me. I'm not even sure I got the point of it; it seemed very silly to me.

Connie Willis is one of my favorite SF authors and this story is a prime example of her skill. ("Blued Moon" and "Bellweather" are highly recommended, too.) Willis looks at the world the way I do, but tells the story the way I only wish I could. Listen or read where you can laugh out loud.

"Even the Queen" has been voted "The Best Short Story Ever" by Science Fiction readers in 1993. Men as well as women - well, at least mature men - will appreciate the irony of the situation and the perspective of the characters. Note the contrast between the universality of the interaction of the people and their lives with the already-quaint descriptions of supposedly future technology. Who knew that the author's idea of a "mobile" phone and "signatures" of callers would be so outmoded, so quickly? On the other hand, she's right on the mark about the Palestine Homeland negotiations.

The cast is excellent, and the interaction and background laughter and conversational format is an improvement over reading the text. Voice only - as opposed to a video production - allows the individual imagination that I enjoy.

I was disappointed that only one story was included, but it's still worth the time to listen.