The Old Gods Waken

Manly Wade Wellman (1903–1986) was an American writer best known for his fantasy and horror stories, but he wrote in a wide variety of genres including science fiction, historical fiction, detective fiction, Western fiction, juvenile fiction, and nonfiction. Born in Angola, he graduated from Wichita Municipal University (now Wichita State University) in Kansas and received a bachelor of laws degree from Columbia University. He has been the recipient of many awards, including the World Fantasy Award and Edgar Allan Poe Award. He was a long-time resident of North Carolina.

Stefan Rudnicki is an award winning audiobook narrator, director and producer. He was born in Poland and now resides in Studio City, California. He has narrated more than three hundred audiobooks and has participated in over a thousand as a writer, producer, or director. He is a recipient of multiple Audie Awards and AudioFile Earphones Awards as well as a Grammy Award, a Bram Stoker Award, and a Ray Bradbury Award. He received AudioFile’s award for 2008 Best Voice in Science Fiction and Fantasy. Along with a cast of other narrators, Rudnicki has read a number of Orson Scott Card's best-selling science fiction novels. He worked extensively with many other science fiction authors, including David Weber and Ben Bova. In reviewing the twentieth anniversary edition audiobook of Card’s Ender's Game, Publishers Weekly stated, "Rudnicki, with his lulling, sonorous voice, does a fine job articulating Ender's inner struggle between the kind, peaceful boy he wants to be and the savage, violent actions he is frequently forced to take." Rudnicki is also a stage actor and director.