S&L Podcast - #80 - All Hallow's Read
/We wrap up Ready Player One, give away a Kindle, get psyched up for NaNoWriMo, and discuss whether virtual worlds will lead to the decline of cvilization. Ready Player One spoiler's ahead!
QUICK BURNS
These Are the Greatest Geek Books of All Time, Readers Say
WINNERS: 2011 World Fantasy Awards and Lifetime Achievement Winners
CALENDAR
See what's coming up.
Sean sent in an email and an MP3 with some books to add to the calendar.
Hey T&V,
Here are a few upcoming books that would make interesting additions to the calendar:
15 November - Ten Billion Days and a Hundred Billion Nights by Ryu Mitsuse
13 December - Spice and Wolf Novel 5 by Isuna Hasekura
24 January - Book Girl and the Corrupted Angel by Mizuki Nomura
BARE YOUR SWORD
Virtual Reality and the end of Civilization
Was I-rok underused, or overused?
TV, Movies and video games
James Cameron's Fantastic Voyage is a doomed 'love story'
WILD CARDS optioned for a movie
BOOK Wrap-up
Giveaway Announcement? Winner! Icelord!
NEW MEMBER HELLOS
Casey, Amanda, Michael, Ian, Erik, Scotty, MonkeyButler, Michael, Michael, Alan, Rich, Ben, Noel, Jay, NCGrimbo, Robert, Micah, Philip, Vaugh, Andy, Zach, Stephen, Nathaniel, Domenico, Ken, Joshua, Sean, Matthew, Bill, Kyle (aka Khet), Nick, Eric, Erica, Ed, Quasar, Richard, Jon and Maxwell!
ADDENDUMS
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