Archipelago. We review and discuss "A Wizard of EarthSea" by Ursula K. LeGuin.
Boil bugs! We review and discuss "The Obelisk Gate" by N. K. Jemisin. Note: we refer at one point to Barry's fridge, "Fridgy McFridginton." Mr. McFridgington does not appear, thanks to noise reduction software.
Tentacle junkies? We review and discuss "Central Station" by Lavie Tidhar. NOTE: This episode was originally recorded in late 2016.
Metafiction is just a metasignifier. We review and discuss "Arcadia" by Iain Pears. Due to microphone and pseudointellectual issues, this episode features both long postmodern rants and popping plosives, so we invite you to hate-enjoy!
Avian blood mead farts! Sleep-deprived and loopy, we review and discuss "Norse Mythology" by Neil Gaiman.
Nom nom nom! We discuss our nominations for the 2017 Hugos.
Self-replicating robots that always eat organic. We review and discuss "vN: The First Machine Dynasty" by Madeline Ashby.
Load up the ambi. We review and discuss "The Long Way to a Small, Angry Planet" by Becky Chambers.
Woul you like cricket powder with that? We review and discuss "Version Control" by Dexter Palmer.
Eat the eyes! We review and discuss "The Elementals" by Michael McDowell.
Self-driving cars! AR goggles! We review and discuss "Daemon" by Daniel Suarez.
I am not a crook. We review and discuss "Crooked" by Austin Grossman.
Shut your speaker! We review and discuss "Consider Phlebas" by Iain M. Banks.
High Logic or High Nonsense? We review and discuss "Every Heart a Doorway" by Seanan McGuire.
Aggrandizement! We review and discuss "All the Birds in the Sky" by Charlie Jane Anders.
Top of the teeth, tip of the tongue. We review and discuss "Hag-Seed" by Margaret Atwood.
Dear listeners! We review and discuss "Too Like the Lightning" by Ada Palmer.
Idiots... in... spaaaace! We review and discuss "Colony" by Ben Bova. We also attempt to cast the 70s TV miniseries it was truly meant to be.
In space, no one can hear you whine. We review and discuss "Gateway" by Frederik Pohl.
Blood on the snow! We review and discuss "Indexing: Reflections" by the inimitable Seanan McGuire.
Yay Overlords! Or not. We review and discuss the classic science fiction novel "Childhood's End" by Arthur C. Clarke.
Shapeshifters on ice! We review and discuss "Who Goes There?" by John W. Campbell, the basis for the movie "The Thing".
Consciousness is an illusion and we're all doomed! We review and discuss "Blindsight" by Peter Watts. Also featuring Stephen describing neurological problems with a strange eagerness, and repetitive chanting of "neurogeek".
Interview with Matt Ruff, author of "Lovecraft Country".