S&L Podcast - #374 - Chaotic Neutral
/We need your book nominations for our totally “mad” March tournament. Of books! Also we’re psyched Locke and Key is on Netflix, the new Naomi Novik series, and our first non-spoilery thoughts on Gideon the Ninth.
WHAT ARE WE DRINKING?
Tom: Cranberry Juice
Veronica: Lime Waterloo
QUICK BURNS
It's time for a March that might be considered a bit mad. In honor fo the sport almost none of us follow, we do a tournament of half fantasy and half science fiction books with votes every week in March. until one book emerges.... the choice for April! So we need your nominations! Between now and February 22 get on the goodreads thread and let us know what books you think should be in the tourney. Veronica and Tom will make the final decision based ons asense of balance and such but we need your ideas so get nominating!
Lauren: I loved this interview that Gizmodo did with Andrzej Sapkowski about The Witcher - it was so refreshingly direct and honest that I laughed out loud several times:
Silvana: The 2019 Locus Recommended Reading List is out! https://locusmag.com/2020/02/2019-loc...
Sad that Tiamat's Wrath is not included in the SF category.
The list has been quite useful (at least for me so far) to find recommended works for the Hugo ballot, especially for novelettes and short stories.
Jan: There's a very cute article over at Tor.com:
British Police Seek “Rightful Owner” of The One Ring
Joanna: New book by Naomi Novik comes out in October. A Deadly Education is a first volume in an epic new trilogy that publisher Del Rey calls “a twisted, super dark, super modern, female-led Harry Potter.”
Tamahome: Locke and Key is out on Netflix! Where did I put my head key?
Shad: Stormlight Archive #4 now has an official title, the Rhythm of War. Again, the title comes from an book that exists in the Stormlight Archive world, but this one is from a non human author.
BARE YOUR SWORD
Drew @fudderduds
Shoutout to @swordandlaser especially @acedtect for reminding me The Magicians season 4 was on Netflix.
Vanessa @van_hessa
En esta ocasión, mis #podcasts recomendados son @cruising_tom y @swordandlaser
Beth Mitcham @MitchamBeth
IN THE COMPANY OF OTHERS, Julie Czerneda. Interesting. None of the pieces worked (pacing, romance, etc.) but I was left with a sense of satisfaction and thoughts of ethics, humanity, and sacrifice. The whole was complete. @swordandlaser
Beth Mitcham @MitchamBeth
THE POPPY WAR, R.F. Kuang. Hard to read. The vivid depiction of war shows how hate begets hate, violence creates violence, and children learn to destroy the best of themselves. Tragic and page-turning. @swordandlaser
Tamahome @tamahome02000
.@swordandlaser Is Veronica a "chaotic good" bookmarker? https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/21149637-how-do-you-keep-your-place-in-a-book
BOOK OF THE MONTH DISCUSSION
Gideon the Ninth by Tamsyn Muir
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