S&L Podcast - #398 - Stand for the Strain at the Strand

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It's Veronica's last episode before her maternity leave! OH MY. And we have some fun, including wrapping up our thoughts on Howl's Moving Castle.

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Tamahome: LEGO Star Wars Holiday Special | Official Trailer | Disney+

Jan: Narrativa, the production company of the Terry Pratchett estate has announced that Sky is adapting the Discworld novel "The Amazing Maurice and His Educated Rodents"

Mark: If you'd like to read quotes from Martha Wells' MurderBot diaries in your Twitter feed, follow MurderBotBot

Trike: Ted Chiang on AI and suchlike

Richard: Well, it appears the production of Netflix the Witcher is on hold again due to covid.

Richard: Terry Brooks finished his Shannara series last month.

Richard (different one): The SFF reviews and blogs site Fantasy Faction will be posting a series called 'Christmas Presents' on site in December.

Richard: The last of Harlan Ellison's Dangerous Visions anthologies may finally be published

Tamahome: J Michael also has a mainstream book called "Together We Will Go" coming out next July 6th

On Amazon

Tamahome: The Stand trailer on CBS streaming was out. It comes out Dec 17th

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"@joesherry Replying to @Hugo_Book_Club re: Bobiverse I know Tom and Veronica at @swordandlaser are big fans."

@JohnTaloni When we read the first Bobiverse book as a monthly pick, I tossed off a little filk and someone actually recorded it! At the link. About a minute long.

Cameron McCrorie (Meat Popsicle) @McCrorieBooks Hey @Veronica I'm way behind on @swordandlaser (ep 342) did you ever get round to reading any comic books? :smile::smile:"

BOOK OF THE MONTH DISCUSSION

Howl's Moving Castle by Diana Wynne Jones

Book briefing

HMC: I didn't see that coming ...

HMC: What if it's Jane Austen?

HMC: differences with the movie

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S&L Podcast - #397 - Squeeherent

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Tom and Veronica draw the lines on whether they favor Alix E. Harrow or Tamsyn Muir (because they are both awesome). Tom has some new new writing coming out, and we have our first impressions of Howl's Moving Castle and why we missed out on it in our own childhoods.

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Quick Draw!: fast and Funny Fiction

Mark: Shortlists for the British Fantasy Awards 2020 have been released.

Trike: HUGE cast shake-up on the adaptation of Y: The Last Man

Jan: The Goodreads Choice Awards have started with their opening round. You can among others vote for Best Fantasy of 2020 and Best Science Fiction of 2020

Tamahome: Rhythm of War (Stormlight Archive #4) is being serialized every Tuesday on Tor.

Lauren: Tamsyn Muir, author of "Gideon the Ninth" (and Harrow, and Alecto) has a five-book deal Tordotcom publishing!

Seth: Finder author Suzanne Palmer wins the Theodore Sturgeon award for short sci-fi fiction with novella Waterlines. Here's Tor's report on the award

Silvana: World Fantasy Award winners announced

Trike: A passel of new SFF books coming out in November. A couple I already have preordered and some I wasn’t aware of. A little something for everyone:

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Tamahome @tamahome02000 .@swordandlaser the antsy joke is trending

Drake Tungsten @turtleismytotem - @swordandlaser Heard old episode 119. It had a very weird bit, where Tom and Veronica discussed which author they'd go cannibal on if they were trapped on a deserted island with them. Tom chose Patrick Rothfuss and Veronica chose Neil Gaiman.

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I only recently became aware of your podcast this year, and almost instantly became a Patron. I have been working my way up through old podcasts and so far I have been privileged to find two great books/authors because of your show: Ninefox Gambit and His Majesty's Dragon. Also love the author interviews; the one with Myke Cole was particularly good. Thank you very much for introducing these to me and for the continued entertainment and info you provide on the show. - Chris

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BOOK OF THE MONTH DISCUSSION

Howl's Moving Castle by Diana Wynne Jones

Book briefing

"Tamahome @tamahome02000 .@swordandlaser Howl's Moving Castle is ok, but when Howl went to the marshes, I got a little antsy."

HMC: Don’t mind me, just here to squee

ADDENDUMS

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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