S&L Podcast - #274 - Wrap Up of Futuristic Violence and Fancy Suits by David Wong

We wrap up our thoughts on the cartoon violence and snappy dialog of David Wong's dissertation on lawlessness in Tabula Rasa. We think we know what it could be a metaphor for. Whether it is or not is left as an exercise for the reader.

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WHAT ARE WE DRINKING?

Tom: Cakebread Cellars: 2012 Cabernet Sauvignon

Veronica: Bulleit Rye

BOOK OF THE MONTH DISCUSSION

Futuristic Violence and Fancy Suits by David Wong

Next month: The Rook by Daniel O'Malley

S&L Podcast - #273 - Han Solo’s Big Sister

We are optimistic for Dune, excited for The Expanse, and hopeful for Stranger in a Strange Land. But we’re certain of what we want Emilia Clarke to be in the Han Solo movie.  

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WHAT ARE WE DRINKING?    
Tom:    Air
Veronica: Bulleitt Rye
    
QUICK BURNS
    
Legendary acquires Dune
    
Louie: The Expanse Season 2 premiere date announced, with teaser
    
Sandra: Syfy will be adapting Stranger in a Strange Land by Robert A. Heinlein
    
John (Nevets) One thing I'm not forgetting is that Worldbuilders.org annual fundraiser for heifer international is starting up again. It's a great organization to support with many cool potential prizes for donating. Heck, even Veronica had donated prizes in the past. 
    
Nokomis.FL - Analog and Asimov’s magazines go bimonthly
    
Stephen: Guess who got a role in the new Han Solo movie? Why the Mother of Dragons!! 
The makers of the great Lego Movie are in charge, so it has to be good, right?
    
BARE YOUR SWORD

Call from Sean (??)

BOOK OF THE MONTH DISCUSSION    
    
Next month: The Rook by Daniel O'Malley
    
Futuristic Violence and Fancy Suits by David Wong
    
ADDENDUMS    
    
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S&L Podcast - #272 - Best Cats and Dogs of SciFi

We congratulate Brandon Sanderson and the World Fantasy Award winners and try to calibrate the futuristic violence for you. The fancy suits calibrate themselves.

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WHAT ARE WE DRINKING?    
Tom: Gumption - Woodchuck Cider
Veronica: Bulleit Rye
    
QUICK BURNS
    
ladymurmur: The complete Garrett P.I. series is finally available on Kindle (and hopefully all other ebook platforms)! Red Iron Nights, #6 of 14 in the Garrett, P.I. series by Glen Cook is now available, after a very looooooong wait.
    
terpkristin: tor.com has the World Fantasy Award winners listed for 2016. In addition to the normal awards, Andrzej Sapkowski and David G. Hartwell were given Lifetime Achievement awards. The Best Novel winner, The Chimes, has me intrigued."  
    
Trike: TV Tropes comes through again with their Grand Unified Timeline. It's the exact thing I was wishing for in the earlier post. 
    
Aaron: Tor posted a new short story answering the question asked by innumerable readers of the novel All the Birds in the Sky: what happened to Patricia’s cat? 
    
Tomp: Brandon Sanderson has a movie deal for his whole Cosmere.
    
    
BARE YOUR SWORD
    
Best Cats in SFF?
    
Best Dogs in SFF?
    
BOOK OF THE MONTH DISCUSSION    
    
Futuristic Violence and Fancy Suits by David Wong
Patreon book briefing
    
By the way, Tom had the vote totals wrong on the last patreon poll, but this book still would have won.    

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.