#498 - Weird Things With Burritos

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We wrap up our thoughts on A Night in the Lonesome October by Roger Zelazny. Tom lays down some very obscure hints about the next pick. And why we’re glad Andy Weir got fired.

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#498 - Weird Things With Burritos

The Sword and Laser

published about a year ago

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We wrap up our thoughts on A Night in the Lonesome October by Roger Zelazny. Tom lays down some very obscure hints about the next pick. And why we’re glad Andy Weir got fired.

372 episodes

#Books #Arts #Tom Merritt and Veronica Belmont #Tom Merritt #Veronica Belmont #Science #Fiction #Fantasy #Club #Novels #Read

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March Madness has begun, so get your votes in now. Plus do we like Alexander Skarsgard as Murderbot? And our final thoughts on Will of the Many and non-spoiler intro to The City and the City.

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#503 - Tapeworms and Time Travel 46:01

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Tom is safe. Stephen has had three New Years, and we all love Graham Gore. But the best part of the show is Veronica's parade of diseases.

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#502 - Rhubarb Abercrumble 48:12

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We kick off our January read, wrap up Akata Witch, and welcome in new public domain characters. There's a new Lord of the Rings movie this year. Yay! Plus, Veronica had a rhubarb cider, and Joe Abercrombie looks great for 50!

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#501 - One Missed S-Call-Zi 42:06

20 weeks ago42:06

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We celebrate our 500th episode in the best way we know how—by asking ChatGPT to get our stats wrong. PLUS, announcing the book pick for December and sharing our final thoughts on The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy.

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#499 - Hugs for Your Ears 39:49

25 weeks ago39:49

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We decided to take a break from the usual format and recommend some BIPOC and LGBTQIA authors. Plus, we kick off The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy in case you need some comic relief.

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#498 - Weird Things With Burritos 43:25

29 weeks ago43:25

43:25

We wrap up our thoughts on A Night in the Lonesome October by Roger Zelazny. Tom lays down some very obscure hints about the next pick. And why we’re glad Andy Weir got fired.

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#497 - Some Desperate Sniffles 56:21

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#496 - Leminal Space 34:07

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Sad news followed by recommendations from Parade Magazine! And The Booker Short List. Plus, do you hate it when a series isn't continuing the story directly? And we check in on our September read of Some Desperate Glory by Emily Tesh.

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#495 - All The News That's Fit to Squee 36:05

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#494 - Wheel of Thyme 39:20

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#493 - Bunny Lamps and Bad Decisions 53:16

40 weeks ago53:16

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Oh, Hugos. Also, the best Sci-Fi books of all time, and will AI kill the planet? We kick off our August book The Spear that Cuts Through Water, and wrap up our last thoughts on Cursed Bunny by Bora Chung.

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#492 - Smokey and the Narrator 38:12

43 weeks ago38:12

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#491 - Next Month, Trauma! 56:37

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56:37

It's awards season and we cover them all, including a Martha Wells sweep! We wrap up our thoughts on Sword of Kaigen and get excited (read: trigger warnings) for Cursed Bunny, our July pick.

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#490 - Cosy Adjacent 48:14

48 weeks ago48:14

48:14

Are we living in a Maas society? Veronica has recommendations in joining on the Sarah J. Maas train. Independent bookstores are on the rise. We kick off The Sword of Kaigen and give our spoilery thoughts on Emily Wilde's Encyclopaedia of Faeries by Heather Fawcett.

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#489 - Emily Wilde's Encyclopaedia of Veronicas 33:37

50 weeks ago33:37

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We have Locus Award and Arthur C. Clarke award nominees. We share our non-spoilery thoughts on Emily Wilde's Encyclopaedia of Faeries by Heather Fawcett. And Tom discovers Birria Ramen!

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#488 - Barrayar Your Sword 47:19

1 year ago47:19

47:19

Some great books in the Seiun Awards in Japan, why Sword and Laser is good for your heart, we kick off the May pick, and finally wrap up our thoughts on the surprising complexity and depth of the awesome Cordelia's Honor.

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#487 - Have We Reached Critical Maas? 35:16

1 year ago35:16

35:16

OMG all of the top bestsellers are romantasy! What order should you read series in? Does it matter? Also why is Veronica telling Tom to suck it? Or did we misunderstand. Tune in and find out!

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#486 - Pre-re-read 34:20

1 year ago34:20

34:20

Will Veronica and Tom make it to Glasgow? Not after that embarrassing German pronunciation. And after talking some baseball, they dig into non-spoilery discussion of Cordelia's Honor.

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#485 - Triangles Are Stronger 48:35

1 year ago48:35

48:35

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#484 - It's Giving "Mad" 48:34

1 year ago48:34

48:34

We check in on who's winning the tournament. A vikings kids book! Where it's stabbing time! We talk a little bit about Iron Widow, and wrap up Shadow of the Gods.

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#483 - C is for Chestburster 44:14

1 year ago44:14

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54:47

We've opened nominations for Mad Marchness!, our March tournament of book picks. Plus, the failure of the Hugos and the rise of Romantasy. And we begin our first impressions of Shadow of the Gods by John Gwynne.

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#481 - Big Trouble in Little Worldcon 54:27

1 year ago54:27

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