In this episode of the book club we talk about Ender's Game by Orson Scott Card. Scott and Steve discuss the main themes of the book and focus on aspects of the story including the Battle School, Ender's transformation, manipulation, his siblings and also the comic book adaptation by Marvel Comics. The book has been optioned for a movie and now it seems as if it is moving ahead into production which we also touch on briefly and how we think it will compare to the book and comic book. Make sure you pick up a copy of the next book club selection which is The Emperor's Knife by Mazarkis Williams from Joe Fletcher Books. We will be talking about this book on Saturday Feb 18th during a live 24 hour podcast and listeners will have the ability to join the discussion during this special episode.
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Monday 5 December 2011
Tuesday 4 October 2011
Horns by Joe Hill
In this episode of the book club we discuss Horns by Joe Hill. The book follows the transformation of Ig whilst exploring his past and the murder of Merrin for which he was blamed, but never convicted.
Our next book club selection is Ender's Game by Orson Scott Card. We will be discussing the book on Monday 28th November 2011 so be sure to get your comments in. Contact information is available at the end of the show as usual.
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Our next book club selection is Ender's Game by Orson Scott Card. We will be discussing the book on Monday 28th November 2011 so be sure to get your comments in. Contact information is available at the end of the show as usual.
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Thursday 18 August 2011
Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?
In this episode of the book club we talk about Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep by Philip K Dick - inspiration for the movie Blade Runner. Scott and Steve discuss the major themes of the book, including empathy, emotions and humanity. Despite feeling relatively lukewarm about the book it raises a number of interesting questions. Be sure to pick up the next book club suggest, 'Horns' by Joe Hill.
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The Dresden Files
In this special episode while Scott is away, Steve is joined by a guest co-host, Stacey Whittle from the podcast Small Press, Big Mouth. Both Stacey and Steve are enormous fans of the Dresden Files novels by Jim Butcher. Just ahead of the release of latest book in the series, Ghost Story, they look back across the series talking about favourite moments, characters, events and how its main character, Harry Dresden, and the series have evolved. This episode has a lot of spoilers about the series to date. We also discuss some other urban fantasy series towards the end and make a few recommendations.
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Monday 13 June 2011
Zoo City by Lauren Beukes
In this episode of the Book Club we speak to Lauren Beukes about her Arthur C. Clarke Award winning novel, Zoo City, from Angry Robot books. Scott and Steve discuss her writing process, the Clarke Award, Zoo City and its influences and how her career has changed since winning the award.
The next book club selection is the classic Science Fiction novel - Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? by Philip K. Dick. The novel was also loosely the inspiration for the SF classic movie Blade Runner. We will be discussing the novel some time in August, so that gives you plenty of time to pick up a copy and send in any comments or feedback.
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The next book club selection is the classic Science Fiction novel - Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? by Philip K. Dick. The novel was also loosely the inspiration for the SF classic movie Blade Runner. We will be discussing the novel some time in August, so that gives you plenty of time to pick up a copy and send in any comments or feedback.
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Friday 15 April 2011
Dune by Frank Herbert
In this episode we talk about the classic science novel Dune by Frank Herbert. We discuss the story, characters and themes and we also announce the next book club selection. We put the next book to the vote and gave the listeners the choice of six books which are the Arthur C. Clarke Award shortlist. I am very pleased to announce the next book club selection and the winner received a significant number of votes more than the others.
In 6-8 weeks time we will be discussing Zoo City by Lauren Beukes from Angry Robot books. I am also delighted to announce that Lauren has agreed to come onto the show and answer any questions from listeners about Zoo City. Closer to the time we will give a specific date by which time all questions should have been received, but you can send us your comments and questions at any time.
Lauren will be in the UK in two weeks time at the Eastercon event in Birmingham and there is an Angry Robot Books group signing event, so all of those attending can pick up a signed copy.
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In 6-8 weeks time we will be discussing Zoo City by Lauren Beukes from Angry Robot books. I am also delighted to announce that Lauren has agreed to come onto the show and answer any questions from listeners about Zoo City. Closer to the time we will give a specific date by which time all questions should have been received, but you can send us your comments and questions at any time.
Lauren will be in the UK in two weeks time at the Eastercon event in Birmingham and there is an Angry Robot Books group signing event, so all of those attending can pick up a signed copy.
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Thursday 24 March 2011
Arthur C. Clarke Award
This episode is focused on the Arthur C. Clarke Award for Science Fiction. Scott and Steve speak to Tom Hunter, the Award Director, about how he got into reading SF and how he became involved with the award itself. They also talk about the perception of the genre and the evolution of the award over the years. 2011 marks the 25th anniversary of the Clarke award and the discussion looks ahead to the next 25 years and challenges in the future.
Our current book club selection is Dune by Frank Herbert and the deadline to send in any comments and feedback is April 11th. For the next book club selection we are going to read one of the 6 shortlisted books for this year's Arthur C. Clarke Award. The decision about which book we choose is completely down to you, the listeners. At the bottom of the show notes, and also on the forum, website and facebook page there is a link to a survey. The shortlisted book with the most votes will be our next book club selection. So select the one you want to read and not which one you think will win, although they could be one and the same. Towards the end of the episode Scott and Steve read a brief synopsis about each of the shortlisted books but there are lots of reviews online as all of the books were published in 2010.
http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/HRBYY8W
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Our current book club selection is Dune by Frank Herbert and the deadline to send in any comments and feedback is April 11th. For the next book club selection we are going to read one of the 6 shortlisted books for this year's Arthur C. Clarke Award. The decision about which book we choose is completely down to you, the listeners. At the bottom of the show notes, and also on the forum, website and facebook page there is a link to a survey. The shortlisted book with the most votes will be our next book club selection. So select the one you want to read and not which one you think will win, although they could be one and the same. Towards the end of the episode Scott and Steve read a brief synopsis about each of the shortlisted books but there are lots of reviews online as all of the books were published in 2010.
http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/HRBYY8W
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Monday 14 February 2011
Masked edited by Lou Anders
Welcome to the book club. This episode we're discussing the superhero anthology Masked edited by Lou Anders. Featuring short stories by, amongst others Paul Cornell, Gail Simone. Stephen Baxter, Mike Carey, Peter David and Kim Newman. We talk about the book in general and the idea of switching the superhero genre into an unusual medium. We then go on to highlight some of the stories that we particularly enjoyed.
Our next book club choice that we will be talking about in around 8 weeks time is the classic 'Dune' by Frank Herbert. A true sci-fi epic which also popularised the word 'ecology'. Hope you enjoy reading and let us have your feedback!
In some parts of this episode Scott sounds like he's recording in a bathtub. Apologies for the audio quality - we'll aim to get it fixed by the next show.
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Our next book club choice that we will be talking about in around 8 weeks time is the classic 'Dune' by Frank Herbert. A true sci-fi epic which also popularised the word 'ecology'. Hope you enjoy reading and let us have your feedback!
In some parts of this episode Scott sounds like he's recording in a bathtub. Apologies for the audio quality - we'll aim to get it fixed by the next show.
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