Beyond The Trope

This week we're talking with John Marrs, author of THE PASSENGERS, HER LAST MOVE, and THE GOOD SAMARITAN. Find out more about him over at https://www.johnmarrsauthor.com and follow him on Twitter at https://twitter.com/johnmarrs1, on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/johnmarrsauthor/, and on Instagram over at https://www.instagram.com/johnmarrs.author/?hl=en.

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Mentioned in this episode:
Black Mirror (TV Show)
Patrick Rothfuss
Jim Butcher
THE HUNGER GAMES by Suzanne Collins
Speed (Movie)
Colin Ferrall
Phonebooth (Movie)
THE ONE by John Marrs
iRobot (Movie)
Tesla
WorldCon
Austin Powers (Movie Series)
The Game (Movie)
Michael Douglas
Sean Penn
Penguin Books
ALTERED CARBON by Richard K. Morgan
ERAGON by Christopher Paolini
Netflix
Gail Carriger
Peaky Blinders
Harry Potter (Book Series) by J. K. Rowling

This week an anonymous listener sent in trunk pages for us to review.

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Mentioned in this episode:

The Expanse (Book Series) by James S. A. Corey

Monty Python

This week, we're joined by M. C. Planck, author of the World of Prime book series and THE KASSA GAMBIT. Find out more at http://www.mcplanck.com and http://mcplanck.blogspot.com.

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Mentioned in this episode:

Penny Arcade (Webcomic)

Dungeons and Dragons (Role Playing Game)

World of Warcraft (Video Game)

SWORD OF THE BRIGHT LADY by M. C. Planck

R. A. Salvatore

Tracy Hickman

Margaret Weis

Gladiator (Movie)

Terry Pratchett

Jumanji (Movie)

The Boys (TV Show)

How To Train Your Dragon (Movie)

Reign of Fire (Movie)

Kindergarten Cop (Movie)

Godzilla (Movie)

DriveThruRPG

This week we're talking to Caite Dolan-Leach, author of WE WENT TO THE WOODS. Find out more about Caite at http://caitedolanleach.com and follow her on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/caitedolanleachauthor and Instagram at http://instagram.com/caitedolanleach.

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Mentioned in this episode:

DEAD LETTERS by Caite Dolan-Leach

Edgar Allen Poe

Babel Fish

Google Translate

FRANKENSTEIN by Mary Shelley

LITTLE WOMEN by Louisa May Alcott

Ralph Waldo Emerson

This week, we're talking to Tracy Townsend, author of THE NINE and THE FALL from the THIEVES OF FATE series. Find out more about her at https://www.tracytownsend.net, follow her on Twitter at https://twitter.com/TracyATownsend and on Facebook over at https://www.facebook.com/tracy.townsend.980.

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Mentioned in this episode:

The Functional Nerds Podcast

HIS DARK MATERIALS (Book Series) by Philip Pullman

Oceans 11 (Movie)

Charles Dickens

KINGS OF THE WYLD by Nicholas Eames

WAYPOINT KANGAROO by Curtis C. Chen

THE STRANGE AFFAIR OF SPRING HEELED JACK by Mark Hodder

BONESHAKER by Cherie Priest

Gail Carriger

Doctor Who (TV Show)

Rick and Morty (TV Show)

Mythbusters (TV Show)

Firefly (TV Show)

Buffy The Vampire Slayer (TV Show)

J. R. R. Tolkien

Robert Jordan

Diablo (Video Game)

World of Warcraft (Video Game)

Mass Effect (Video Game)

Harry Potter (Book Series) by J. K. Rowling

Percy Jackson and the Olympians (Book Series) by Rick Riordan

Marvel

Fallout 76 (Video Game)

A WALK TO REMEMBER by Nicholas Sparks

The Matrix (Movie)

The Lord of the Rings (Movie)

Illinois Science Fiction in Chicago http://www.isfic.org

WindyCon

World Fantasy Con

Capricon

This week we're talking to Melanie Benjamin whose book, MISTRESS OF THE RITZ, recounts the story of a little-known heroine of the French Resistance in German-Occupied France. Find out more about Melanie at http://melaniebenjamin.com and follow her on Twitter over at http://twitter.com/MelanieBen, on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/pages/Melanie-Benjamin-Author/208671032480607# and go check out her new podcast over at https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/who-the-hell-are-we/id1462927166.

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Mentioned in this episode:

THE HOTEL ON PLACE VENDOME: LIFE, DEATH, AND BETRAYAL AT THE HOTEL RITZ IN PARIS by Tilar J. Mazzeo

Casablanca (Movie)

THE NIGHTINGALE by Kristin Hannah

ALL THE LIGHT WE CANNOT SEE by Anthony Doerr

THE SWANS OF FIFTH AVENUE by Melanie Benjamin

Au Revoir les Enfant (Movie)

The Tattered Cover

J. K. Rowling

THE PIONEERS: THE HISTORIC STORY OF THE SETTLERS WHO BROUGHT THE AMERICAN IDEAL WEST by David McCullough

Doris Kearns Goodwin

A GENTLEMAN IN MOSCOW by Amor Towles

Paulette Jiles

Julie Otsuka

LEADING MEN by Christopher Castellani

Tennessee Williams

This week we have author of Pathfinder, Shadowrun, and Arkham Horror fiction, among many other amazing stories. Find out more at https://jaxbooks.com, and follow him on twitter at https://Twitter.com/ChrisAJackson1.

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Mentioned in this episode:

Arkham Horror

Fantasy Flight Games

Paizo Games

Pathfinder

Privateer Press

Catalyst Game Labs

Shadowrun

Starfinder

Legendary Games

Traveler

Mongoose Publishing

Sims

Xbox

Top Secret

Dungeons and Dragons

WEAPON OF FLESH by Chris A. Jackson

Kindle

Pathfinder Tales

James L. Sutter

Gen Con

Skull and Shackles

Scimitar Seas (Book Series) by Chris A. Jackson

Dragon Moon Press

Tor

Wizards of the Coast

Ed Greenwood

Dave Robison

Archivos

THE PIRATE'S SCOURGE by Chris A. Jackson

DRAGON DREAMS by Chris A. Jackson

Star Wars

John Carter of Mars

This week J. T. Evans returns to talk about his new book, VIPER'S BANE. Find out more at https://jtevans.net, and follow him on Twitter at https://twitter.com/jtevans and Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/jtevans.author.

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Mentioned in this episode:

Scrivener

GRIFFIN'S FEATHER by J. T. Evans

The Alamo (Movie)

John Wayne

PAX (Penny Arcade Expo)

Disney World

Carrie Vaughn

The Dresden Files (Book Series) by Jim Butcher

Manny Fristburg

WordFire Press

This week we're talking Martha Wells, author of THE MURDERBOT DIARIES, Star Wars and Stargate: Atlantis tie-ins, and multiple fantasy and young adult fiction. Find out more at https://marthawells.com and follow her on Twitter at https://twitter.com/marthawells1.

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Mentioned in this episode:

Hugo Award

Locus Award

ALA Alex Award

Nebula Award

CAT PICTURES PLEASE (Short Story) by Naomi Kritzer

Clarkesworld

Anne Leckie

FANDOM FOR ROBOTS (Short Story) by Vina Jie-Min Prasad

Uncanny Magazine

Strange Horizons

Tor.com

Magic the Gathering

Matt Forbeck

"What's Up Danger"

Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse

NETWORK EFFECT by Martha Walls

World Con

Comicpalooza

George R. Brown Center

Venture Brothers

Barbarella

Toy Soldiers (Movie)

Overwatch League

ArmadilloCon

Mile High Con

THE BOOKS OF THE RAKSURA (Book Series) by Martha Wells

Doctor Who

Rebecca Roanhorse

THE DEEP by Daveed Diggs, Jonathan Snipes, Rivers Solomon, and William Hutson

THE CITY IN THE MIDDLE OF THE NIGHT by Charlie Jane Anders

IN DREAMING BOUND by J. Kathleen Cheney

THE ROSEWATER INSURRECTION by Tade Thompson

N. K. Jemison

THE STEERSWOMAN by Rosemary Kirstein

This week we are talking with Samantha Shannon, author of THE PRIORY OF THE ORANGE TREE, THE BONE SEASON, THE MIME ORDER, and THE SONG RISING. To find out more about Samantha and her work, visit http://samantha-shannon.blogspot.com. You can also follow her on Twitter at https://twitter.com/say_shannon and Instagram at https://www.instagram.com/say_shannon/.

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Mentioned in this episode:

J. R. R. Tolkien

Game of Thrones

Assassins Creed: Odyssey

THE AFTERWARD by E. K. Johnston

St. George and the Dragon

FEVER 1793 by Laurie Halse Anderson