Read along with the Sword and Laser book club! From classic science fiction to the latest gritty fantasy, we cover it. Subscribe for book discussions, author interviews, hot releases, and news from the genre fiction world!
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I see dogs and then I tell you about them.
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Different Worlds Different Discussions.
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Veronica Belmont & Brian Brushwood can't live without video games. They'd literally die. TWiT's first video game show, Game On, fixes this. They are sustained by playing games and then gleefully bringing you news, reviews, and commentary about console and PC games that you'll get nowhere else. Please watch Game On, it's a matter of life and death. Although the show is no longer in production, you can enjoy episodes from the TWiT Archives.
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Veronica Belmont & Brian Brushwood can't live without video games. They'd literally die. TWiT's first video game show, Game On, fixes this. They are sustained by playing games and then gleefully bringing you news, reviews, and commentary about console and PC games that you'll get nowhere else. Please watch Game On, it's a matter of life and death. Although the show is no longer in production, you can enjoy episodes from the TWiT Archives.
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The Mobile Security Show is a series of panel discussions on the emerging security trends and standards for high-powered mobile computing. Each episode is hosted by tech guru Veronica Belmont and security expert Dino Dai Zovi. The full video of each panel is available from the AT&T Tech Channel at http://techchannel.att.com
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The Mobile Security Show is a series of panel discussions on the emerging security trends and standards for high-powered mobile computing. Each episode is hosted by tech guru Veronica Belmont and security expert Dino Dai Zovi. The full video of each panel is available from the AT&T Tech Channel at http://techchannel.att.com
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Join Dave Delaney and Tim Coyne as they discuss, debate and engage in thought provoking conversations about nothing specific. All shows are completely improvised and unedited.
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#495 - All The News That's Fit to Squee
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We have Dragon Awards and Hugo Awards, we kick off Some Desperate Glory, and wrap up our final thoughts on The Spear That Cuts Through Water. Also, we determine we might need to squee more.על ידי Tom Merritt and Veronica Belmont
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This is not a Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles podcast but it sure does end like one. But before it comes to that we boggle at all the awesome award winners, and talk about our good first impressions of The Spear That Cuts Through Water. Oh, and we have an idea for a cafe filled with Brandon Sanderson puns. Oh the puns!…
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#493 - Bunny Lamps and Bad Decisions
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Oh, Hugos. Also, the best Sci-Fi books of all time, and will AI kill the planet? We kick off our August book The Spear that Cuts Through Water, and wrap up our last thoughts on Cursed Bunny by Bora Chung.על ידי Tom Merritt and Veronica Belmont
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We debate whether we want dead celebrities to read our audiobooks. How long is too long for a series? And our non-spoilery takes on Cursed Bunny.על ידי Tom Merritt and Veronica Belmont
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It's awards season and we cover them all, including a Martha Wells sweep! We wrap up our thoughts on Sword of Kaigen and get excited (read: trigger warnings) for Cursed Bunny, our July pick.על ידי Tom Merritt and Veronica Belmont
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Are we living in a Maas society? Veronica has recommendations in joining on the Sarah J. Maas train. Independent bookstores are on the rise. We kick off The Sword of Kaigen and give our spoilery thoughts on Emily Wilde's Encyclopaedia of Faeries by Heather Fawcett.על ידי Tom Merritt and Veronica Belmont
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#489 - Emily Wilde's Encyclopaedia of Veronicas
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We have Locus Award and Arthur C. Clarke award nominees. We share our non-spoilery thoughts on Emily Wilde's Encyclopaedia of Faeries by Heather Fawcett. And Tom discovers Birria Ramen!על ידי Tom Merritt and Veronica Belmont
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Some great books in the Seiun Awards in Japan, why Sword and Laser is good for your heart, we kick off the May pick, and finally wrap up our thoughts on the surprising complexity and depth of the awesome Cordelia's Honor.על ידי Tom Merritt and Veronica Belmont
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#487 - Have We Reached Critical Maas?
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OMG all of the top bestsellers are romantasy! What order should you read series in? Does it matter? Also why is Veronica telling Tom to suck it? Or did we misunderstand. Tune in and find out!על ידי Tom Merritt and Veronica Belmont
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Will Veronica and Tom make it to Glasgow? Not after that embarrassing German pronunciation. And after talking some baseball, they dig into non-spoilery discussion of Cordelia's Honor.על ידי Tom Merritt and Veronica Belmont
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The Nebula Award nominees are out! Should we re-read Neuromancer? Veronica explains Type I, II, and III fun. The truth behind Cordelia's Honor. And our final thoughts on Iron Widow.על ידי Tom Merritt and Veronica Belmont
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We check in on who's winning the tournament. A vikings kids book! Where it's stabbing time! We talk a little bit about Iron Widow, and wrap up Shadow of the Gods.על ידי Tom Merritt and Veronica Belmont
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A few more thoughts on the Hugos, who would win in a fight between Maas and Yarros, and we preview our March Madness brackets!על ידי Tom Merritt and Veronica Belmont
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#482 - Let's Talk About Seax, Baby
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We've opened nominations for Mad Marchness!, our March tournament of book picks. Plus, the failure of the Hugos and the rise of Romantasy. And we begin our first impressions of Shadow of the Gods by John Gwynne.על ידי Tom Merritt and Veronica Belmont
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#481 - Big Trouble in Little Worldcon
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Surprise, there's a problem with hosting the Hugos in China. Plus: Keanu Reeves is co-writing with China Mieville, we kick off our February read, The Shadow of the Gods. And our spoilery thoughts on The Shining Girls by Lauren Beukes.על ידי Tom Merritt and Veronica Belmont
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#480 - What You Can Do With Mickey Mouse
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Alternatives to Goodreads, and one of them is Amazon. Which owns Goodreads. What you can and can't do with Mickey Mouse. The "Who should play Murderbot" discussion continues. Typical human and augmented human stuff! Plus why Veronica should read this month's book pick.על ידי Tom Merritt and Veronica Belmont
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#479 - Where Have All The Beef Suits Gone?
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Are there too many Nat 20s in Kings of the Wyld, our stance on Skarsgard as Murderbot, and we introduce the January pick (which has a lot of triggers).על ידי Tom Merritt and Veronica Belmont
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#478 - Without A Lick of Condensation
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All the end of year book picks are out with lots of great titles to add to your own list! Did Vonnegut think he was a genre writer? And our non-spoilery thoughts about Kings of the Wyld.על ידי Tom Merritt and Veronica Belmont
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#477 - I Said What I Said, She Said
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Veronica now knows how to catch up on Old Man's War. Should good books not be SciFi? Is "they said" saying too much? He “sucked his teeth” is not enough! We kick off Kings of the Wyld and wrap up Mimicking of Known Successes.על ידי Tom Merritt and Veronica Belmont
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#476 - Don't Get Your Atmoscarf In A Bunch
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We're huge fans of mushrooms! Fourth Wing is EVERYWHERE. And remember, the very aspects of a novel you might not fancy could be the same ones that captivate someone else.על ידי Tom Merritt and Veronica Belmont
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Awards season is here! We're celebrating deserving winners and discussing potential TV and movie adaptations of our favorite books. This November, we're diving into a novel about trains on Jupiter and concluding our October discussion on Father’s “5D chess.”על ידי Tom Merritt and Veronica Belmont
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#474 - The Vibe-rary at Mt. Char
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Best books of the year? Already? How Veronica got her k-wires out. And our non-spoilery thoughts on Library at Mount Char.על ידי Tom Merritt and Veronica Belmont
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Veronica's state of K-wires, the most highly-rated books in the world, we kick off our read of The Library of Mount Char, and wrap up China Mountain Zhang.על ידי Tom Merritt and Veronica Belmont
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#472 - Felicia Day Opens Her Third Eye
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We talk to Felicia Day about her new Audible Original Third Eye, and how her own struggles led to her story about a chosen one who fails. Plus, we talk about the importance of doing what you love and learning to leave your past behind (and why she's eating ground turkey a lot).על ידי Tom Merritt and Veronica Belmont
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#471 - PSL: Pumpkin Sword and Laser
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Guess what? The new Bobiverse is coming, and we would love to have your emails! Plus, we've got some super cool thoughts (no spoilers, promise) on China Mountain Zhang by Maureen F. McHugh. But you don't have to take my blurb for it!על ידי Tom Merritt and Veronica Belmont
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