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1) SFBRP #579 – Ann Leckie – Ancillary Justice – Imperial Radch #1
Luke revisits Ancillary Justice by Ann Leckie to see how it holds up as an early example of the awards-dominating science fiction movement variously known as Tor Wave or Squeecore. See every book/epi...Show More
2) SFBRP #578 – David Brin – Startide Rising – Uplift Saga #2
Luke REMOVES Startide Rising by David Brin from the SFBRP Must-Read List! Why? Listen to find out! See every book/episode of the SFBRP here: https://www.sfbrp.com/episode-lists-3 See the SFBRP Must-Re...Show More
3) SFBRP #577 – E J Swift – When There Are Wolves Again
Juliane begins the podcast by wondering whether When There Are Wolves Again by E J Swift is even science fiction, and Luke has strong thoughts on that and other questions. See every book/episode of th...Show More
4) SFBRP #576 – Derek Künsken – The Quantum Magician – Quantum Evolution #1
Luke re-reads The Quantum Magician by Derek Künsken to see if it keeps its place on the SFBRP Must-Read list. See every book/episode of the SFBRP here: https://www.sfbrp.com/episode-lists-3 See the S...Show More
5) SFBRP #575 – Adrian Tchaikovsky – City of Last Chances and House of Open Wounds – Tyrant Philosophers #1 & #2
Luke talks to Juliane about the first two novels in Adrian Tchaikovsky’s Tyrant Philosophers fantasy series, City of Last Chances and House of Open Wounds. See every book/episode of the SFBRP here: ht...Show More
6) SFBRP #574 – Robert Silverberg – A Time of Changes
Luke tells Juliane about a mostly-forgotten Nebula Award winning novel from 1971, A Time of Changes by Robert Silverberg, and how it’s VERY IMPORTANT that the main character struggles with premature e...Show More
7) SFBRP #573 – Adrian Tchaikovsky – One Day All This Will Be Yours
Luke and Juliane talk about One Day All This Will Be Yours, Adrian Tchaikovsky’s take on how one might lose a time war. See every book/episode of the SFBRP here: https://www.sfbrp.com/episode-lists-3 ...Show More
8) SFBRP #572 – Nnedi Okorafor – Death of the Author
Luke is very excited about new directions for science fiction as a genre, so talks up the promise of Death of the Author by Nnedi Okorafor… but then explains to Juliane why he ultimately didn’t make i...Show More
9) SFBRP #571 – Becky Chambers – The Long Way to a Small, Angry Planet – Wayfarers #1
Luke and Juliane revisit The Long Way to a Small, Angry Planet by Becky Chambers and discuss why writing a cozy story is incompatible with writing a traditionally good science fiction novel. See every...Show More
SFBRP #571 – Becky Chambers – The Long Way to a Small, Angry Planet – Wayfarers #1
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10) SFBRP #570 – Stanisław Lem – Solaris
Luke and Juliane discuss Solaris by Stanisław Lem. Trigger Warning: Luke has “explored his own labyrinth of dark passages and secret chambers.” See every book/episode of the SFBRP here: https://www.sf...Show More