S&L Podcast - #432 - Does the Crow Rooster?

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We have thoughts about why a rooster crows. Plus all the Nebula news and more awards. And we dig into our non-spoilery thoughts on Pandora’s Star.

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WHAT ARE WE DRINKING?

Tom: San Pellegrino (But someday Star Trek wines)

Veronica: Tepache cocktail

QUICK BURNS

March Madness continues! Head to Sword and Laser click on the March Madness section to see the brackets and then click on the link to the polls to vote on which books will advance to the next round. Thanks again to Rob who calculated all the stats for the first two rounds and makes it easy to find the polls! who do you think has the upper page in this competition?

Jan:
The 2021 Nebula Awards Finalists have been announced.

Jan: Locus Magazine reports that the Science Fiction & Fantasy Writers of America have announced that the 2022 Nebula Awards will be entirely virtual.

Mark: The 2022 Audie Awards were handed out.

Paul: Brandon Sanderson's Kickstarter campaign broke Kickstarter's record for most money raised in a 24-hour period.

Joanna: Shortlist for British Science Fiction Association Awards had been announced:
There is a Peter F. Hamilton book in there, but the short one.

BARE YOUR SWORD

Madness of Another Kind

TT Linse
Great first sci-fi for kids! Per what you were saying on @swordandlaser The Aliens Are Coming by Colin McNaughton is so wonderful. My kids, at 15, and I still quote this book and think of it fondly!!

@MitchamBeth
Oct 4, 2021
THE EMPRESS OF SALT AND FORTUNE, Nghi Vo. The story is about a story collector hearing a story. So it's about who writes history, and why they chose that way to tell the story, and how the pieces come together. #Hugos2021 #novella@MitchamBeth


Reread for @swordandlaser. This time I watched the storyteller watching the collector to see what was understood, not only the what but the why. And I liked how the collector was willing to admit when they didn't understand it all. Also there was a cool bird.I listened to the "How I Built Goodreads" interview on NPR earlier. Very interesting. I like the conclusion that the site came out better because it was more of a passion project. -- Drake Tungsten

BOOK OF THE MONTH DISCUSSION

Pandora's Star by Peter F. Hamilton

The prologue

Influences

The Book's Pacing: Is it Slow For You, Too?

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