S&L Podcast - #267 - We Pick the Best Wizard School
/The Hugos are in, for 2016 and 1941! And although the Thorn of Emberlain is delayed, we understand. We also pick our favorite wizard school and wrap up The Last Wish.
WHAT ARE WE DRINKING?
Tom: In n Out
Veronica: Piederosso
QUICK BURNS
Rob: The Fifth Season won the Hugo! And the rest
Clyde: The 1941 Worldcon did not present Hugo Awards. MidAmeriCon II elected to present Retro-Hugo Awards for works first published in 1940 that would have been eligible for the 1941 Hugo Awards had there been Awards presented in 1941.
Silvana: Publication date of The Thorn of Emberlain, 4th novel of the Gentlemen Bastard series, is delayed again. It is okay, Scott, we'll be waiting. And congrats for your upcoming marriage to Elizabeth Bear!
Mark: For Douglas Adams fans, a TV series based on Dirk Gently's Holistic Detective Agency, coproduced by Netflix and BBC America [[The show will premiere on BBC America on October 22 and all eight episodes will launch on Netflix outside the U.S. in December]]
Silvana: James Purefoy aka Marc Anthony has been cast in Altered Carbon adaptation. Now I may need to read the book.
Nick: For fans of The Clockwork Dagger, there's the release of Beth Cato's Breath of Earth. It's a steampunk alt history set in 1906 San Francisco featuring magic, geomancy and a heroine who sounds and looks truly badass.
BARE YOUR SWORD
Alex: I'll have you know, me and my friends still use live journal daily! So it's not only GRRMartin who's keeping the site afloat xD
What's your favorite Wizard School?
Kindle (and other ebooks!) Daily Deal
BOOK OF THE MONTH DISCUSSION
Wrap up:
Last Wish: The Witcher by Andrzej Sapkowski
TLW More Stories, Less Filling
TLW: Geralt Cosplay
Next Month: A Fire Upon the Deep by Vernor Vinge
Book notes for patrons here.
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