We set out to interview author Todd McCaffrey at BayCon 2012, but it ended up turning into a wonderful conversation about dragons, bacteria, space travel, and big ideas. Veronica also gets very flustered when asked to describe an "Anne McCaffrey dragon."
S&L Podcast - #101 - Interview with Todd McCaffrey at BayCon 2012
Author and screenwriter Ernest Cline joins us today to talk about Ready Player One, and we wrap up our May pick, Hyperion!
Learn more about our guest and book pick!
Ernest Cline: http://www.ernestcline.com/
Ernie on Twitter: twitter.com/erniecline
Ready Player One: http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/9969571-ready-player-one
Hyperion: http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/77566.Hyperion
Show Notes:
SCOTT LYNCH - THE BASTARDS AND THE KNIVES TO BE PUBLISHED, SUMMARY AND COVER ART REVEALED
John W. Campbell Memorial Award Finalists
Video Review by Dr. P:
YouTube Direct Link: http://youtu.be/7FkioqeLtyg
Link: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N_pkRAEPGOs
It's our 100th episode and we're having a party. But some of you are not having a party with our book pick. Well, you can just Farcast out of here! Kidding! It's OK if you Lem it. Borges tells you why.
WHAT ARE WE DRINKING?
Tom: Maker's Mark
Veronica: Cupcake Vineyards Red Velvet
100 Episodes! Here's what we used to sound like.
QUICK BURNS
Finally, Harry Potter Is Touching Down on Amazon’s Kindle
Brush up on your Game of Thrones history with these animated shorts
Fantasy Novels That Will Restore Your Faith in Humanity
Jack Williamson on what the future meant in the era of scientifiction
A New Translation of The One Russian Science Fiction Novel You Absolutely Must Read
BARE YOUR SWORD
Penny Arcade on China Mieville
How do you take your audiobooks?
TV, MOVIES AND VIDEO GAMES
Fox, Ridley Scott nab film rights to self-published sci-fi series
BOOK CHECK-IN
Where do we stand on the June book?
Hey Tom & Veronica!
I just found out about you guys, and Geek & Sundry, in general. I'm super stoked: to hear Gaimen and Dick being thrown out there brings warm fuzzies to my book-lovin' heart. I enjoy what (be it your personality and literary smarts) and who (the authors!) your bring to the table. Can't wait for the next installment.
As for a dragon name, how about "Gelf"?
A gelf can be a elven creature (sword); a genetically enhanced life form (laser); or can be anything you want it to be (in our line of business, imagination is everything). See Urban Dictionary for more details. A-a-a-nd, for bonus points, it was a Gelfling that merged the Skexis and urRu into one awesome whole- just like you guys have have brought the sword and laser communities together and the yet-to-be-named dragon seems to be half traditional dragon and half... MechaGodzilla. =)
Anyway, you rock.
Sincerely,
Aaron
ADDENDUMS
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Learn more about our guest and book pick!
We ask author Saladin Ahmed more viewer questions. Plus he describes his new book and how he became a DM for Joe Abercrombie!
Good news, everyone! The Sword and Laser Wiki is live!
As with most wikis, this is open for anyone to edit, and a lot of work has already been done on the book list and glossary page, but chime in if there's anything else you'd like to add!
Also, did you see the amazing art Scott Johnson made for us for Nerdtacular '12? He's the best, as we'll be there recording a live audio show!
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