SF3

May 10 2024 96 ep. 34 mins 5

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Three science fiction fans review and discuss a different science fiction ("scifi") or fantasy book every week.

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SF3-096: Red Team Blues

May 10 2024 45 mins

Salted hash! We review and discuss "Red Team Blues" by Cory Doctorow. We also go into too much technical detail on things, air controversial opinions on sandwich cookies, and get way too philosophical about names.

SF3-095: Nine Princes In Amber

Apr 25 2024 47 mins

Morganstern! We review and discuss "Nine Princes In Amber" by Roger Zelazny. We also go a bit into the background of the book, wax kind of zelasnyish about Zelazny's prose, and try way too hard to link things to quantum mechanics. Links: Suspended In Literature: Patterns and Allusions in the Chronicle of Amber by Christoper S. Kovacs Our theme music is "SF3" by Christian Plaunt

SF3-094: The Psychology of Time Travel

Apr 13 2024 57 mins

Tipler cylinders and flux capacitors! We review and discuss "The Psychology of Time Travel" by Kate Mascarenhas. We also discuss time travel paradoxes (a LOT), free will, and something called "The Box of Delights".

SF3-093: Ten Thousand Doors of January

Apr 04 2024 24 mins

Doors! We review and discuss "Ten Thousand Doors of January" by Alix E. Harrow. Books within books, and dogs, are also discussed, as they should be. 00:03 Intro 02:03 Summary 03:03 Reviews 04:57 Discussion 05:04 Topic: books within books 10:04 Topic: dogs 12:29 Topic: power limits 14:38 Topic: allegory 16:23 Topic: self-inscription 18:19 Topic: January as character 20:24 Favorite s

SF3-092: Middlegame

Mar 28 2024 24 mins

Meataphor! We review and discuss "Middlegame" by Seanan McGuire. In the process, we cross our own timelines, discuss our own godlike powers, and talk about SF Bay Area locations. Originally recorded June 28, 2020. 00:04 Intro, summary, reviews 06:55 Discussion 07:04 Topic: The title 08:29 Topic: Save points, power management 12:30 Topic: Imaginary books 15:08 Favorite scenes 18:49

SF3-091: A Memory Called Empire

Mar 21 2024 31 mins

I am a spear in the hands of the sun! We review and discuss "A Memory Called Empire" by Arkady Martine.

SF3-090: The Light Brigade

Mar 14 2024 30 mins

Combat madness! We review and discuss The Light Brigade by Kameron Hurley. Recorded June 14, 2020.

SF3-089: Gideon the Ninth

Mar 07 2024 29 mins

Bonelords, attend! We review and discuss Gideon the Ninth [2019] by Tamsyn Muir. Originally recorded May 9, 2020.

SF3-088: The City In The Middle of the Night

Feb 29 2024 25 mins

Milk and gin! We review and discuss The City In The Middle of the Night by Charlie Jane Anders [2019]. Originally recorded 2020-04-26.

SF3-087: The Stone Sky

Aug 03 2018 32 mins

Rusting reviews! We review and discuss "The Stone Sky" by NK Jemisin.