We are SO excited to be nominated for the Hugos! Thank you! Also the return of the Expanse and why Amazon will spend $1 billion on a Middle Earth show.
#320 – We are Sword (We are Laser)
The March tournament was so much fun, and in the end we’ll read We Are Legion (We Are Bob) which is an appropriately fun book. We also talk about other podcasts that are cool to listen to, plus our last thoughts on the beautiful complexity of An Unkindness of Ghosts.
#319 – An Unkindness of Blurbs
More Pratchett TV coming, and more Rothfuss books? Plus more deep discussion about an Unkindness of Ghosts, including why blurbs may lead you astray.
#318 – I Wanna Know What Love Is
Tom tries to convince Veronica to fight hate, but A Wrinkle In Time has her questioning love’s power.
#317 – Crew Goals
Hey the Hugo nominations are open and you can vote for us! Also Firefly is coming back as books. And the Hugo nominations are open and you can vote for us. Plus StoryBundle has an awesome set of books called Black Narratives! And the Hugo nominations are open and you can vote for us. Oh and the Locus Awards are open for voting. That one… you can’t vote for us. But you can vote for us in the Hugos.
#316 – Why’d Ya Do It, Ernie?
We share our memories and thoughts on the passing of Ursula K. Leguin. We also talk about how silly it is to think anybody but George R. R. Martin truly knows the release date for Winds of Winter, and discover the true villain of Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein.
#315 – Philip K Dick Move
Goodbye Shannara, hello The Blade Itself TV show? Also Moby Dick and Philip K Dick have different problems, and what the monster in Frankenstein might truly represent.
#314 – Not-So-Young Frankenstein
It’s a whole new year of books, and we have some suggestions! Plus the science behind Westeros and the amazing 200-year-old Mary Shelley.
#313 – No Bones to Pick
Ready Player One may have a sequel, The Witcher TV show has a show runner, and we have no bones to pick with California Bones.
#312 – Eating Bones for Fun and Magic
#312 – Eating Bones for Fun and Magic by swordandlaser