Podcast Episodes

SFBRP #578 – David Brin – Startide Rising – Uplift Saga #2

Luke REMOVES Startide Rising by David Brin from the SFBRP Must-Read List! Why? Listen to find out!

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Published on 1 day, 13 hours ago

SFBRP #577 – E J Swift – When There Are Wolves Again

Juliane begins the podcast by wondering whether When There Are Wolves Again by E J Swift is even science fiction, and Luke has strong thoughts on that and other questions.

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Published on 2 weeks, 4 days ago

SFBRP #576 – Derek Künsken – The Quantum Magician – Quantum Evolution #1

Luke re-reads The Quantum Magician by Derek Künsken to see if it keeps its place on the SFBRP Must-Read list.

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Published on 1 month ago

SFBRP #575 – Adrian Tchaikovsky – City of Last Chances and House of Open Wounds – Tyrant Philosophers #1 & #2

Luke talks to Juliane about the first two novels in Adrian Tchaikovsky’s Tyrant Philosophers fantasy series, City of Last Chances and House of Open Wounds.

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Published on 1 month, 1 week ago

SFBRP #574 – Robert Silverberg – A Time of Changes

Luke tells Juliane about a mostly-forgotten Nebula Award winning novel from 1971, A Time of Changes by Robert Silverberg, and how it’s VERY IMPORTANT that the main character struggles with premature…

Published on 1 month, 3 weeks ago

SFBRP #573 – Adrian Tchaikovsky – One Day All This Will Be Yours

Luke and Juliane talk about One Day All This Will Be Yours, Adrian Tchaikovsky’s take on how one might lose a time war.

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Published on 2 months, 2 weeks ago

SFBRP #572 – Nnedi Okorafor – Death of the Author

Luke is very excited about new directions for science fiction as a genre, so talks up the promise of Death of the Author by Nnedi Okorafor… but then explains to Juliane why he ultimately didn’t make…

Published on 3 months, 2 weeks ago

SFBRP #571 – Becky Chambers – The Long Way to a Small, Angry Planet – Wayfarers #1

Luke and Juliane revisit The Long Way to a Small, Angry Planet by Becky Chambers and discuss why writing a cozy story is incompatible with writing a traditionally good science fiction novel.

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Published on 3 months, 3 weeks ago

SFBRP #570 – Stanisław Lem – Solaris

Luke and Juliane discuss Solaris by Stanisław Lem. Trigger Warning: Luke has “explored his own labyrinth of dark passages and secret chambers.”

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Published on 5 months, 1 week ago

SFBRP #569 – Kaliane Bradley – The Ministry of Time

Luke reviews The Ministry of Time by Kaliane Bradley, the Goodreads Winner for Readers’ Favorite Science Fiction of 2024, which means it isn’t actually good science fiction but is pretty competent a…

Published on 6 months ago