Exactly how our book cover would look!
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Join this Internet band or perish in obscurity
/The Clive Royal Project is looking for new members, and they want you! All you have to do is remix some of the tracks on the site, and you're in. We're kind of emotionally invested in this band, since one of their epic songs is inspired by The Sword and Laser!
That song is so going in the podcast next time!
Thanks to @aldenoneil for the tip!
Read MoreThe IRC channel is up!
/As promised in the most recent podcast, our good friend Ryan (a.k.a. TuxOtaku) has set up a Sword and Laser IRC channel! Here are the details:
Server: irc.revision3.com
Room: #swordandlaser
We'll be doing some scheduled chats soon, but otherwise feel free to pop in and say hello from time to time! Just be mindful of spoilers (in fact, let's keep current book discussion to a minimum unless otherwise noted).
Read More#014 - S&L Podcast: Not a "Dick" Move
/Tom has picked our next book! It is Memoirs Found in a Bathtub by Stanislaw Lem. Here's a bit of a summary:
Read MoreSet in the distant future, Memoirs Found in a Bathtub is the horrifying first-hand account of a bureaucratic agent trapped deep within the subterranean bowels of a vast underground military complex. In a Kafkaesque maelstrom of terrifying confusion and utter insanity, this man must attempt to follow his mission directives of conducting an "on-the-spot investigation. Verify. Search. Destroy. Incite. Inform. Over and out. On the nth day nth hour sector n subsector n rendezvous with N."[display_podcast] But we have more than just that to talk about this week! Tom and I have also been reading Pattern Recognition and Spook Country, both by former S&L author William Gibson. Have you read either of them? What are your thoughts? And we have sad news... author Michael Crichton has passed away. Join the discussion on the forums about his life and works. ______ Check out Audible! Journey to a world beyond words with Audible Sci-Fi & Fantasy. Check out Audible for exclusive access to your favorite sci-fi and fantasy authors and exclusive commentary. In addition, the new imprint, Audible Frontiers features new and sometimes previously unavailable audio books made available for the first time in audio. Click here for a free trial offer and get your first audio book free.
Arthur C. Clarke passes away
/We learned today of the passing of famed science fiction author Arthur C. Clarke. He was 90 years old. He was a brilliant writer, and many people came to love the genre of science fiction through his books. There's a really excellent article in the New York Times about his life and work. It seems to me that our next book should be one of his, in tribute.
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