This weekend at DragonCon 2015 in Atlanta, we had the great fortune of chatting with Cherie Priest for an hour in front a live audience of Sword & Laser enthusiasts! Listen in to hear Cherie's rise from goth to glorious, the proper way to distinguish steampunk from goth, and why Lizzie Borden is not who you thought.
We’re back and our Kickstarter is funded! Hooray! That means Sword and Laser video episodes will return. And if we make our stretch goal you might get even more! We’re also here to wrap-up Boneshaker by Cherie Priest and Kick-off our November book from NaNoWriMo victor and first-time novelist Ann Leckie, Ancillary Justice.
WHAT ARE WE DRINKING?
Tom: NyQuil
Veronica: Some kind of white wine
QUICK BURNS
Hey we launched a Kickstarter
Two new MISTBORN novels signed
Amazon Kindle Matchbook is live
Escape Pod, Podcastle and Pseudopod podcasts need your help
Neil Gaiman explains the worth and value of libraries
BOOK KICK-OFF
Ancillary Justice by Ann Leckie
Inside 'Ancillary Justice': Q&A with Sci-Fi Author Ann Leckie
A Skillfully Composed Space Opera In 'Ancillary Justice'
“Nothing quite clarifies your thoughts like thinking you’re about to die.” Ann Leckie’s Ancillary Justice
BOOK WRAP-UP
Boneshaker (Clockwork Century) by Cherie Priest
What did you think of the ending?
BARE YOUR SWORD
NaNoWriMo 2013 Folder
Divide and Conquer: A NaNoWriMo Alternative
I love the podcast but I have one tiny correction to what Tom said about ebooks and libraries. At least at the library district where I work, we can only lend out one copy of an ebook to one patron at a time. In other words, the ebook works just like a physical book. We have to buy multiple licenses in order for more than one person to check out a particular title. Also, some publishes put a limit on the number of checkouts a title can have. After that limit is hit, we have to buy another copy of the ebook.
Keep up the great work!
Chris
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Get Tom's new book 'Lot Beta' at tommerrittbooks.com
Sign-up for Veronica's vampire-unfriendly gift box at quarterly.co.
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Are ebooks killing reading? Why do zombies exist? What is Veronica drinking? All of these-- SOME of these questions, and more are answered on another thrilling edition of Sword and Laser.
WHAT ARE WE DRINKING?
Veronica: Wine!
QUICK BURNS
R. Scott Bakker completes THE UNHOLY CONSULT
Talking to Jo Fletcher About the British Invasion of U.S. Publishing
Video interview with Scott Lynch
Learn a New Language with this Animated Video Explanation of Elvish, Klingon, Dothraki and Na’vi
How L.A.'s "Last Bookstore" evolved from post-apocalyptic to magical
The Abomination of Ebooks: They Price People Out of Reading
TV, MOVIES AND VIDEO GAMES
BOOK CHECK-IN
Boneshaker (Clockwork Century) by Cherie Priest
Boneshaker a Visual Guide (Spoiler-free Goodreads thread link)
BARE YOUR SWORD
Did You Suffer Eighth Grade Syndrome?
So I was just looking for a particular book that was recommended on the S&L video show a while ago. It's actually out of print and there are no e-book or audio versions available. The only copies on ebay were expensive first editions. Since there are no viable options to give money to the author (in this case his estate) or the publisher/rights holder, what are your thoughts on pirating such hard-to-find works (i.e., searching for an unauthorized epub version)? - Eric
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Veronica Tuckerizations for Robot Army! A Tuckerization is when an author writes the name of a person into their story. Only 2 Veronica Tuckerizations are available. They're priced at $100 a pop, but that gets you the Tuckerization as well as a copy of the anthology ebook. Back the Kickstarter!
Tom has a new book
[GUEST POST] Tom Merritt on His Science Fiction Retelling of King Arthur
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Find out why Veronica liked a laser book better than Tom. Who's Hugo-award winning short story is becoming a TV show? And get an early NaNoWriMo pep talk.
WHAT ARE WE DRINKING?
Tom: 2012 Ande's Crossing Malbec
Veronica: 2007 St. Supéry Vineyards Cabernet Sauvignon
QUICK BURNS
Charlie Jane Anders’ “Six Months, Three Days” Coming to NBC
A New Grant to Encourage Science Fiction Writing from Diverse Worlds
STAR WARS READS DAY RETURNS OCTOBER 5, 2013
Random House Launches Flipboard Magazines Curated by Margaret Atwood and for George R.R. Martin Fans
CALENDAR
BOOK KICK OFF
Boneshaker (Clockwork Century) by Cherie Priest
Authors guide to Cherie Priest
WRAP UP
The Demolished Man by Alfred Bester
Tech that should be there but is not.
Finished it. Loved it. Mmmm pulpy goodness.
BARE YOUR SWORD
NaNoWriMo 2013 is a month away!
Robin Hobb working on new ‘Fitz & Fool’
"Speaking of Inter Library Loan (ILL), I also was one of those kids who lived at their library. I used to use ILL to get books from all over. At one time, there was a fee hike, where ILL was going from free to $1. As a kid with just a paper route, there was no way I was going to be able to afford the new fees. I spent a few hours one afternoon filling out forms for ILL, to submit them the day before the pricing went into effect. The head librarian wanted to disallow this seeming abuse of the system, but the other librarians stuck up for me. These books trickled in for me for over a year, it was glorious.
Rob"
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HELP FUND MY ROBOT ARMY!!! & Other Improbable Kickstarters
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