S&L Podcast - #436 - It's About the Howdunnit
/Is a mystery ruined if you guess the perpetrator too early? We say maybe not! Plus good news from Peter V. Brett and more radical transparency from Veronica.
WHAT ARE WE DRINKING?
Tom: Cherry Coke Zero
Veronica: Rosé
QUICK BURNS
Jan: From LocusMag
The winner of the 2022 Ray Bradbury Prize is "Spirits Abroad" by Zen Chowas.
Ian (RebelGeek) A new anthology including a new Dresden Files story is out now!
TRP: The twelfth book in the Thraxas series by Martin Scott (aka Martin Millar) has bben released
Jan: K.W. Colyard from Bookriot has released a list of their "best fantasy books you’ve never heard of
BARE YOUR SWORD
Tassie Dave "With the discussion of the excellent comedy series "Our Flag Means Death", I was surprised Veronica and/or Tom never mentioned the only cast member who has been interviewed on "Sword and Laser" Wee John Feeney (AKA Kristian Nairn) or as we all know him "Hodor""
Jamie: Pedant that I am, it's going to bug me if I don't point out that the correct word for a set of four books is "tetralogy" not "quadrilogy". (Heh... my spellchecker did *not* like me typing that second word!) Although ""quartet"" is a perfectly valid alternative and probably more common
Peter V. Brett Hold onto your butts
Thanks Craig Albuck @Devolark and @terpkristin for the tip on Twitter!
Beth Mitcham - @MitchamBeth
A MASTER OF DJINN, P. Djèlí Clark. I see what you did with that title! A fun genre-savvy adventure that has swashbuckling action, a rookie sidekick, a dash of romance, and a mystery base. All flavors work together like a gumbo. #Hugo2022
BOOK OF THE MONTH DISCUSSION
KICKOFF
WRAP UP
A Master of Djinn by P. Djèlí Clark
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