17 - Seeing Yourself in the Narrative

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This episode Cecily Kane (Blog, Twitter) stops by to discuss her history with reading science fiction and fantasy (including the shelves where she didn't find most of her favorite books), and a number of favorite short stories.  Along the way she recommended a lot of favorite books and we talked about author voices.

Books discussed

Short stories - 

A Song For You and The Great Silence which we will be reading and discussing on Twitter this week with the #ShortSFF hashtag.

Ether and Tongtong's Summer, both Chinese stories translated & published in Clarkesworld magazine.  Each story explores the impact of technology on human connection in a near-future setting, but with very different outlooks.  We got deep in our feels.

Malon Edwards - The Half-Dark Promise

Sunny Moraine - Cold as the Moon, and A Shadow on the Sky

Wole Talabi - Crocodile Ark and Eye

Makeisha In Time by Rachael K. Jones

(Cecily also recommended this review of Redemption in Indigo by Nikki of Bookpunks)

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16 - "Cue Eye of the Tiger"

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This week, a (spoiler-free!) discussion of the heroism of Mata & Kuni, and a look back at what the guests so far have had to say about how they got into the genre. 

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15 - Folklore with Michael R Underwood

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15 - Folklore with Michael R Underwood
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I'm joined this week by Michael R Underwood (@MikeRUnderwood) - Author (most recently of Hexomancy), Sales & Marketing Manager for Angry Robot Books, and co-host of Skiffy & Fanty to talk about folklore and its intersection with science fiction & fantasy.

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14 - We Read This Very Differently (Again)

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This week @afishtrap and I continue our discussion of Grace of Kings & look at nobility in the book (and to some extent various epic traditions more broadly) through the Rima & Jizu episode.  We refer to my reading that every member of the old noble houses acquits themselves with “honor”, which I extend to a reading that there is something inherently special about the DNA of nobles in Grace of Kings, at which point we discovered that (recurring theme!) we read this very differently. Along the way we get into how Kuni (not a noble!) and Mata (a hero from the old noble houses) embody or contradict our readings. Our discussion opens and closes with Mata, his extraordinary heroism, and fitness to rule.

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13 - Short Stories with Nick Mamatas

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This week, Nick Mamatas (@nmamatas) joins me to talk about short stories - the appeal of the format and some strengths and weaknesses.

Stories discussed (all three are freely available & quick reads)

Freytag Triangle

Freytag Triangle

Nick's final recommendation is The Masonic Dream Engine (Thom Metzger) in Flurb

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