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The Vela

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  • A refugee returns to her home planet in search of a missing ship that holds the key to saving humanity.  As her planet’s star dies, Asala Sikou doesn’t have much hope for the future of civilization. She’s already survived disaster once and is pretty sure she won’t make it a second time. But when she is given a top-secret mission to find a missing ship the government believes was last seen on her former, dead planet, Asala dares to hope that maybe someone from her family survived.  This is no ordinary rescue mission: the missing ship may be the last piece in a complex puzzle designed to bring salvation to the failing galaxies. And Asala isn’t the only one trying to find it.  A crumbling solar system. A daring space mission. A harrowing journey of survival. The Vela returns with a breathtaking sequel that will shake you to your core in The Vela: Salvation. The Vela is a Realm production. Season 1 is written by Yoon Ha Lee, Becky Chambers, SL Huang, and Rivers Solomon. Season 2 is written by Ashley Poston, Maura Milan, Nicole Givens Kurtz, and Sangu Mandanna. Listen away. For more shows like this, visit Realm.fm.
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  • Introducing The Vela

    Introducing The Vela
    May 20 2021
    A refugee returns to her home planet in search of a missing ship that holds the key to saving humanity. The Vela is a Realm production. Listen away. For more shows like this, visit Realm.fm Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    2 mins
  • S1 E1 - A Leisurely Extinction

    S1 E1 - A Leisurely Extinction
    Nov 19 2021
    Soldier-for-hire Asala Sikou grudgingly accepts a mission that will take her to the far reaches of the system. Episode written by SL Huang. The Vela is a Realm production. Listen away.  For more shows like this, visit realm.fm Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    1 hr and 35 mins
  • S1 E2 - The Third Passenger

    S1 E2 - The Third Passenger
    Nov 26 2021
    The mission is off to a rocky start. Episode written by Becky Chambers. The Vela is a Realm production. Listen away.  For more shows like this, visit realm.fm Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    1 hr and 30 mins
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Loved it!

I started listening to this podcast, determined to listen to one episode a day. By day 2, that decision was already being tested. These episodes are long enough to provide a great mini-plot while also making sure that you have to listen to the next one. Even in this episodic set-up, there was some wonderful world/universe-building and character development. The diversity of the characters, in current station, backgrounds, sexual orientation, gender identity, etc, was wonderful to see.

If you like science fiction, I highly recommend you listen.

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Just Wow

Well written, brilliantly performed.
Addictive, you feel enthralled to continue the story.
It is just really well done.

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