S&L Podcast - #463 - OK Ant Computer

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Are lengthy books inherently inferior? Tom and Veronica ignite a clash of generations! Furthermore, we delve into the captivating world of Fourth Wing by Rebecca Yarros and conclude the enthralling journey of Children of Time by Adrian Tchaikovsky.

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WHAT ARE WE NOMMING?

Tom: Tacos

Veronica: This Instagram pasta

QUICK BURNS

Chris K: Andy Serkis is narrating an unabridged edition of The Silmarillion. Due out in June.

RobertS: New Kingkiller novella focusing on Bast coming out in November 2023!

Roberator: Wheel of Time - Season 2 starts 9/1

"Stepehen:

SPFBO 9 update. Submissions have ended, it took all of 40 minutes to reach the 300 books cutoff. 121 books were submitted in the first 3 minutes. You can read about it here with a really cool graph to illustrate the growing popularity of the contest among Self Publishing authors."

Joe Sherry: Finalists for the Ignyte Award were announced today - a bunch of fabulous works on the ballot and congrats to everyone (and Nerds of a Feather is a finalist for the Critics Award, which is super exciting for me!)

Trike: The Ant-Man autobiography (as seen in various Marvel movies and TV series) is now a real book. 😆

Paul Rudd book advert: “How’s that for meta?”

"Mark: Joe Abercrombie says "Now no one get too excited because take it from a man hurt often in the past, there is always plenty of shit that can go wrong..."

Rebecca Ferguson In Talks For Skydance Revenge Pic ‘Best Served Cold’; ‘Deadpool’s Tim Miller Directing"

"Mark: Greg Van Eekhout teased a new story this summer in the California Bones universe, titled "The Wolf & The Manticore.”

This might be a longer version of "The Wolf and the Manticore", a short story by Van Eekhout, which was published in The Book of Magic, edited by Gardner Dozois

"Agnes works at the La Brea Tar Pits helping the Kingdom of Southern California make magical munitions, but she’s secretly spying for the Northern Californians. Unfortunately, someone has figured this out."

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Ann Leckie and Adrian Tchaikovsky on how SF writers build alien minds June 21"

BARE YOUR SWORD

"Paul was among many people disappointed with us: "A S&L pick got social-media famous! This is How You Lose the Time War becoming a Best-selling book because some Twitter account that combines a Trigun character with a Monty Python reference told people to. So wild! Eat your heart out, Colleen Hoover 😆.

I checked and there's a big hold list on it at my library now. About time a quality SF book gets a chance to shine!

I read the interview with Amal El-Mohtar linked in the Quick Burns and found it so fascinating!"

The Long & Short Of It (Long books v. Short ones)

BOOK OF THE MONTH DISCUSSION

Book Kick Off

Fourth Wing by Rebecca Yarros

Amazon link

WRAP UP

Children of Time by Adrian Tchaikovsky https://bookshop.org/a/56085/9780316452502

Amazon

CoT: References To Other Works

CoT: The Ending (Spoilers!)

ADDENDUMS

Our show is currently entirely funded by our patrons. Thank you to all the folks who back our show and if you would like to support the show that way head to patreon.com/swordandlaser

You can also support the show by buying books through our links! Find links to the books we talk about and some of our favorites at swordandlaser.com/picks

S&L Podcast - #462 - $5 FOR SCI-ANTS!

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Foundation is coming back to Apple TV, why Silo is great, you should not eat a bear, and what makes a great alien.


WHAT ARE WE NOMMING?

Tom: Pot Stickers and noodles

Veronica: Impossible burger from The Outpost

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QUICK BURNS

Trike: Foundation season 2, July 14, Apple TV.

Jan: The Future Worlds Prize for Fantasy and Science Fiction Writers of Colour has announced its shortlist

Jan: For Asian American and Pacific Islander Month Goodreads is presenting their list of new books by AAPI authors, including a plethora of books of genre interest

Ruth: This year, the Dracula Daily emails are running again, and you can also enjoy the spine-tingling tale in audio form via the podcast Re: Dracula

MelissaMelody — Has anyone else heard about Book Riot's new release tracker?

Silvana - Lockwood and Co is canceled after one season *crying*

BARE YOUR SWORD

Jan: Tom and Veronica are of course right that it's difficult to bring a story where different people continue a story post by post to any kind of ending. It's basically the ultimate form of ""Pantsing" as you really can't plan or plot anything. Therefore I thought a cozy science fiction story could be fun as it's probably more about characters and the world than the plot! And for the people writing the excitement where others take the things you wrote.

And of course, I would love to hear a rendition of the story by Tom and Veronica (although I must admit I cringed a little when hearing my own writing *g*).

So everyone is invited to participate even if it's just a sentence!

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terpkristin:

I loved listening to this episode while I was at the gym. I loved the continued spotted dick conversation. When V said she was a pescatarian, I was reminded (mentally) that for purposes of Lent, capybaras (and apparently beaver and muskrat) are considered aquatic and thus ok for Catholics to eat during Lent. (my brain works in weird ways)”

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Trike: Just listened to the show, another great one for the books.

If you’re not going to eat calamari due to their intelligence, I have bad (or good) news about spiders:

Do spiders dream? A new study suggests they do

BOOK OF THE MONTH DISCUSSION

Children of Time by Adrian Tchaikovsky

Amazon Link

Other Minds

What are the best depictions of Alien cultures in SF?

Pulled me out of a reading slump

ADDENDUMS

Our show is currently entirely funded by our patrons. Thank you to all the folks who back our show and if you would like to support the show that way head to patreon.com/swordandlaser

You can also support the show by buying books through our links! Find links to the books we talk about and some of our favorites at swordandlaser.com/picks

S&L Podcast - #461 - CheckItOut!

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Taika Waititi is adapting a fantasy novel and also looked quite fine at the Met. Plus, self-publishing award winners, Locus nominees, and we have a progressive story in the works!

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WHAT ARE WE NOMMING?

Tom: Tacos

Veronica: Yummy veggie burger and poutine!

QUICK BURNS

Milgrim: Taika Waititi In Talks To Direct Adaptation Of ‘Klara And The Sun’ For 3000 Pictures;

Tamahome: The SPSFC (Self Published Science Fiction Competition) awards have announced the seven finalists

Stephen: The winner of SPFBO 8 is Small Miracles by Olivia Atwater. SPFBO

Chris K - The Locus Science Fiction Foundation has announced the top ten finalists in each category of the 2023 Locus Awards.

John: The release date for season 3 of The Witcher on Netflix has been announced - Thu 29 June 2023. I am very excited"

Jan: The 43rd annual Los Angeles Time Book Prizes were awarded on April 21st

BARE YOUR SWORD

Tassie Dave: I wouldn't describe "Spotted Dick" as pastry. It's a steamed pudding.

“Pudding” as in the British meaning. Not the gloop called pudding that Americans eat 😉

"Spotted Dick" is more cake-ish than pastry-ish.

I'd back Veronica to crush her 'Hot Ones Challenge' after seeing her do this 11 years ago on Scam School "

Does anyone recommend any SFF parody novels?

Collaborative Storytime: Cozy Science Fictions

BOOK OF THE MONTH DISCUSSION

Children of Time by Adrian Tchaikovsky https://bookshop.org/a/56085/9780316452502

What should the soundtrack be?

What are we nomming?

ADDENDUMS

Our show is currently entirely funded by our patrons. Thank you to all the folks who back our show and if you would like to support the show that way head to patreon.com/swordandlaser

You can also support the show by buying books through our links! Find links to the books we talk about and some of our favorites at swordandlaser.com/picks