S&L Podcast - #445 - Release the S&L Cut!

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We love the Wellsian Touch, be it murderbots or fantasy. Is there a Harry Potter of SciFi? And we wrap up How High we Go in the Dark… and suggest the S&L edit.

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WHAT ARE WE DRINKING?

Tom: St. Francis 2019 Old Vines Zinfandel

Veronica: Michter's Whisky

QUICK BURNS

Mark & Ruth: British Fantasy Awards 2022 Announced

rogo: The Ignyte Awards also happened on the 17th.

Ruth: I’m a bit slow on the update but I thought it was worth mentioning that the 2024 WorldCon is confirmed for Glasgow and will take place August 8-12th

John (Taloni) Nona the Ninth by Tamsyn Muir is out! Third book in the Locked Tomb series. S&L read the first one, Gideon the Ninth.

Keith: From SFSignal. I somehow completely missed that W. Gibson's The Peripheral is/was turned into a series.

John (john) Spotify launches audiobook store...

Ruth: Peacock has canceled its planned TV adaptation of bestselling and award-winning fantasy trilogy, The Green Bone Saga.

Jan: Tor.com is announcing Murderbot Diaries author Martha Wells’ new epic Fantasy novel "Witch King"

Jan: The Gastropod podcast has released a new episode about food in science fiction and fantasy and features


BARE YOUR SWORD

Mark: Following up on the S&L Podcast #406 snack discussion, this important news:

Pepperidge Farm Old Bay Seasoned Goldfish
Stephen: I finally found a great bookshop here in Bangkok with a healthy Fantasy and Science Fiction section. There were some authors on the self I was pleasantly surprised to see. The mall is very confusing, so it might take a bit of time to find it again.

What is the SF equivalent of Harry Potter?

BOOK OF THE MONTH DISCUSSION

Announce

The Jasmine Throne by Tasha Suri

Wrap Up

How High We Go In the Dark by Sequoia Nagamatsu

Spoilers Let's talk about "Melancholy Nights in a Tokyo Virtual Cafe"

Too over the top? Is there a resolution?

ADDENDUMS

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S&L Podcast - #444 - Cut Thieves and Purses

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The Hugos are here and lots of very deserving winners. A roguish story bundle. Are TV shows worse than an ending? Our first thoughts on How High We Go in the Dark, and our last thoughts on Rivers of London.

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QUICK BURNS

Iain: Hugo Winners Announced

Jan: Dragon Con has announced the winners for the 2022 Dragon Awards

John (Taloni) SFWA has a story bundle up, theme The Renegades of Tomorrow

CountZeroOr: AMC is doing a new prestige animated series from Ken Liu.

BARE YOUR SWORD

Carin Ruff @carinr

Interesting discussion about Aaronovitch writing a Black protagonist in the latest ep. I confess it had never occurred to me as an issue because the incomparable Kobna Holdbrook-Smith as audio narrator completely displaced the author in my mind."

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Stephen: Moving and books do not go together. I would have liked to have saved my First Editions and signed stuff, but the airline had a 50 Lbs limit on 1 suitcase which shot down that notion. Downside of moving halfway around the world. The upside? A major upgrade in my living standards. (Stephen moved from From Los Angeles to Samut Prakan (Just outside Bangkok) Thailand)

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Endings

BOOK OF THE MONTH DISCUSSION

KICK OFF

How High We Go In the Dark by Sequoia Nagamatsu

Amazon

2 Chapters in: I hope the story pays off

Book Briefing

Wrap Up?

Rivers of London (Midnight Riot) by Ben Aaronovitch

Amazon

RoL: Worldbuilding the "real" world

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