Podcast Episodes

SFBRP #568 – Orson Scott Card – Speaker for the Dead – Ender’s Saga #2

Luke rereads Speaker for the Dead by Orson Scott Card to see if it should be on the SFBRP Must-Read List, and with Juliane discusses how Some Desperate Glory fails to live up to its predecessors.

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Published on 6 months, 1 week ago

SFBRP #567 – Emily Tesh – Some Desperate Glory

Luke tells Juliane about Some Desperate Glory by Emily Tesh, a novel that started strong with lots of promise but left him disappointed, annoyed, underwhelmed and generally feeling other negative em…

Published on 6 months, 2 weeks ago

SFBRP #566 – J R R Tolkien – The Return of the King – The Lord of the Rings #3

Part 3 of our discussion of The Lord of the Rings, focusing on The Return of the King, what it means to be a good man or a good king, lessons learned by the hobbits and us during their adventures, a…

Published on 7 months ago

SFBRP #565 – J R R Tolkien – The Two Towers – The Lord of the Rings #2

Part 2 of Luke and Juliane’s discussion of The Lord of the Rings, focusing on The Two Towers, the power of wizards, action vs fights vs battles vs sieges, a diversion on Ents, and who is tempted by …

Published on 7 months, 2 weeks ago

SFBRP #564 – J R R Tolkien – The Fellowship of the Ring – The Lord of the Rings #1

Part 1 of Luke and Juliane’s discussion of The Lord of the Rings, focusing on the audiobook performance by Andy Serkis, appreciation for the first movie in the trilogy, how Tom Bombadil can be so an…

Published on 7 months, 2 weeks ago

SFBRP #563 – Tolkien – The Silmarillion

Luke delves into The Silmarillion for the first time, and talks to Juliane about myth creation, map confusion, and the genealogy of a silver tree.

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Published on 8 months, 3 weeks ago

SFBRP #562 – Adrian Tchaikovsky – Alien Clay

Juliane finished Alien Clay by Adrian Tchaikovsky and so Luke joins her to discuss academic politics, totalitarian politics, aliens, and clay.

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Published on 9 months, 2 weeks ago

SFBRP #561 – Alastair Reynolds – Terminal World

Luke revisits Terminal World by Alastair Reynolds, and tells Juliane about the four different levels of understanding available to discover and enjoyment to be had.

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Published on 9 months, 3 weeks ago

SFBRP #560 – David Zindell – Neverness – A Requiem for Homo Sapiens #0

Luke talks to Juliane about Neverness by David Zindell, an epic space opera from 1988 which for years he considered one of his favourite science fiction novels, and debates adding it to the SFBRP Mu…

Published on 10 months, 1 week ago

SFBRP #559 – George R Stewart – Earth Abides

Luke and Juliane share their thoughts on Earth Abides by George R Stewart, an influential post-apocalyptic novel from 1949.

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Published on 11 months, 1 week ago