S&L Podcast - #442 - Multiverse Penguin

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Is Hunt the Stars a summer fling? We wrap up our thoughts on the SFR hit. Plus, the lowdown on the RandomPenguin antitrust lawsuit as they try to buy Simon and Schuster.

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WHAT ARE WE DRINKING?

Tom: Diet Coke

Veronica: GunBun Gewurztraminer

QUICK BURNS

Roberator: PRIME VIDEO RENEWS THE WHEEL OF TIME FOR SEASON 3

Scott: The first annual Self Published Science Fiction Competition (SPSFC) announced it's winner!

Mark: The US Library of Congress has announced the speakers for their National Book Festival over Labor Day weekend.

Mark: 2022 World Fantasy Award Nominees Announced

Mark: The 2022 Scribe Awards were handed out at SDCC

Rick: First full trailer for the Netflix adaptation Neil Gaiman's "Sandman" just dropped

Mark: Stephen King and the DOJ battle Random Penguins invading Simon & Schuster

Mark: Nominees for the British Fantasy Award were announced this week. Winners to be announced at FantasyCon in September.

Mark: In November, RandomPenguin (or maybe RandomPenguinSimonSchuster) will publish a 30th anniversary edition of Snow Crash by Neal Stephenson with new material from the author's archives.

BARE YOUR SWORD

@BarakRaguan

I am in tears laughing at @acedtect and @Veronica making an absolute mess of London-based SF/F fiction on @swordandlaser's latest episode"

@MitchamBeth

HUNT THE STARS, Jessie Mihalik. @Swordandlaser picked a great summer read! It's a fast moving romp using many great tropes: telepathic cats and psionics, rival space empires betraying their own people, found family space crew, and love among the stars."

Cruise with an author?

BOOK OF THE MONTH DISCUSSION

NEXT MONTH:

Don't forget that our August pick is Rivers of London, also known as Midnight Riot in the US, by Ben Aaronovitch.

Rivers of London (Midnight Riot) by Ben Aaronovitch

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WRAP UP

Hunt the Stars by Jessie Mihalik https://bookshop.org/a/56085/9780063051034

Too Much Sexy Time?

Romance in my SF, like Faith in my Mystery

How it ends

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

S&L Podcast - #441 - Multiverse Tom Read It

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S&L Podcast - #440 - Mr. Darcy in Space

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We have Locus winners and Veronica read so many of them! Plus, what makes some books seem like a retread while others more of a remix? And our first thoughts on Hunt the Stars by Jessie Mihalik.

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QUICK BURNS

Mark: 2022 Locus Award winners announced today.

After 24 years the Barnes and Noble in Tamahome's hometown of Clark, new Jersey is closing

Tamahome: ‘Dark Winds’ Trailer: Robert Redford and George R.R. Martin Produce ’70s Navajo Detective Drama"

BARE YOUR SWORD

Whatever happened to…?

What are your favorite stories that messed with your head?

Remix versus Retread

BOOK OF THE MONTH DISCUSSION

Hunt the Stars by Jessie Mihalik

Amazon

Last thoughts on our June reads!

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