Podcast Episodes

SFBRP #592 – qntm – There Is No Antimemetics Division

How much can you talk about a novel where the reading advice is “Go in cold without knowing anything”? Luke tells Juliane about There Is No Antimeme…

1 day, 4 hours ago

SFBRP #591 – H G Wells – The War of the Worlds

Luke and Juliane discuss The War of the Worlds by H G Wells.

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2 weeks ago

SFBRP #590 – Adrian Tchaikovsky – Lives of Bitter Rain and Days of Shattered Faith – Tyrant Philosophers #2.5 & #3

Luke talks to Juliane about the next stories in Adrian Tchaikovsky’s Tyrant Philosophers fantasy series, Lives of Bitter Rain and Days of Shattered …

1 month, 1 week ago

SFBRP #589 – Robert A Heinlein – Have Space Suit – Will Travel

Luke and Juliane talk about Robert A Heinlein’s children’s book Have Space Suit – Will Travel, what they enjoyed and what they found problematic, an…

2 months, 3 weeks ago

SFBRP #588 – Silvia Park – Luminous

Luke talks to Juliane about Luminous by Silvia Park, so far the best book he’s read in 2026.

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2 months, 4 weeks ago

SFBRP #587 – Barbara Truelove – Of Monsters and Mainframes

Juliane read Of Monsters and Mainframes by Barbara Truelove and in this episodes tells Luke why he shouldn’t read it too.

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3 months, 3 weeks ago

SFBRP #586 – Iain M Banks – Inversions – Culture #5

Luke and Juliane discuss Inversions by Iain M Banks, a sure-fire entry into the SFBRP Must-Read List.

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3 months, 3 weeks ago

SFBRP #585 – Shannon Chakraborty – The Adventures of Amina al-Sirafi – Amina al-Sirafi #1

Luke tried out The Adventures of Amina al-Sirafi by Shannon Chakraborty, a book so bad he’s going to have to update the SFBRP website to match the n…

3 months, 3 weeks ago

SFBRP #584 – Alastair Reynolds – Halcyon Years

Luke reviews Halcyon Years by Alastair Reynolds and if you don’t know the Terrible Secret of Space then you might be confused about the pusher robot…

4 months ago

SFBRP #583 – Claire North – Slow Gods

Luke talks to Juliane about Slow Gods by Claire North, a book with so many nods to The Culture series that Luke’s head almost fell off nodding in re…

4 months, 3 weeks ago