Containing Matters of an Inversion of Introversion.

introductions, recent reads (0:00)

Fritz Leiber background (9:55)

non-spoiler discussion (41:28)

plot summary, spoiler discussion (1:01:47)

Bibliography:

Scrolls of Lankhmar https://scrollsoflankhmar.com/

Leiber, Fritz - "The Book of Fritz Leiber" (1975)

Leiber, Fritz - "Second Book of Fritz Leiber" (1976)

Leiber, Fritz - "The Ghost Light" (1984)

Containing Matters of Punishment.

Doctor Who personal background and novel history (0:00)

"Eye of Heaven" chapter 8 reading excerpt (47:51)

non-spoiler discussion (55:45)

spoiler plot summary and discussion (1:23:53)

Music:

Jim Mortimore - "Red Ghost of the Sun", from "Ghosts of the Sun" album, 2018 (used in ch. 8 reading excerpt with permission)

https://jimmortimore.bandcamp.com/album/ghosts-of-the-sun

Jim Mortimore Facebook:

https://www.facebook.com/%C2%ADgroups/%C2%AD1908597789294796

Jim Mortimore Bandcamp:

http://jimmortimore.bandcamp.com/music

Containing Matters In which the Captain goes Once more unto the Breach.

Timestamps:

a brief overview and recommenations of non-literature SF media before 1965 (0:00)

personal backgrounds with Star Trek (25:58)

Diane Duane background, Star Trek novel history, non-spoiler discussion (47:51)

spoiler summary and spoiler discussion (1:20:36)

Bibliography:

Ayers, Jeff - "Voyages of Imagination: The Star Trek Fiction Companion" (2006)

Bacon-Smith, Camille - "Enterprising women: television fandom and the creation of popular myth" (1992)

Benson, Michael - "Vintage Science Fiction Films, 1896-1949" (1985)

Costa, Jordi - "Hay Algo Ahí Afuera: Una Historia del Cine de Cine-Ficción, 1895-1959" (1997)

McGilligan, Patrick - "Fritz Lang: The Nature of the Beast" (1997)

Solomon, Matthew (ed.) "Fantastic Voyages of the Cinematic Imagination: Georges Méliès's Trip to the Moon" (2011)

Verba, Joan Marie - "Boldly Writing: A Trekker Fan and Zine History, 1967 - 1987" (1996)

Wade, John - "The Golden Age of Science Fiction: A Journey into Space with 1950s Radio, TV, Films, Comics and Books" (2019)

Diane Duane personal websites:

https://www.dianeduane.com/about-the-author/

https://www.dianeduane.com/outofambit/2022/08/30/on-becoming-a-star-trek-novelist/

https://dduane.tumblr.com/post/117189937126/whats-the-name-of-the-book-about-the-spider

https://www.tumblr.com/dduane/742571028615725056/the-alien-and-the-pajamas-happened-in-the?source=share

https://www.dianeduane.com/outofambit/2006/10/28/star-trek-the-next-generation-where-no-one-has-gone-before/

Containing Matters of Indecision

Timestamps:

non-spoiler discussion (0:00)

spoiler plot summary and spoiler discussion (8:08)

Astounding July 1939 story ranking, general issue discussion (51:34)

Music:

Hirsch, Louis A. - "Sweet Kentucky Lady" (1914) https://www.loc.gov/resource/music.musihas-100006686/?sp=1&st=image

Dodge, Mr. & Mrs John Wilson - "Moon, Moon, Moon" (1910) https://www.loc.gov/resource/musm1508.10020387.0/

Containing Matters of Idolatry and Interventionism

Timestamps:

Amelia Reynolds Long biography, non-spoiler summary (0:00)

spoiler summary and discussion, "Geography for Time Travelers" non-fiction article (21:56)

Bibliography:

Science Fiction Encyclopedia - "Amelia Reynolds Long" https://sf-encyclopedia.com/entry/long_amelia_reynolds

Simms, Richard - "A Tribute to Amelia Reynolds Long" amelialong.tripod.com

Yaszek, Lisa - "Sisters of Tomorrow: The First Women of Science Fiction" (2016)

Containing Matters of Chromatic Death

Timestamps:

Rocklynne background, non-spoiler discussion (0:00)

spoiler summary, discussion (9:48)

"Brass Tacks" letters section (26:37)

Bibliography:

Ellison, Harlan - "Dangerous Visions" (1967)

Rocklynne, Ross - "Introducing the Author", Fantastic Adventures, May 1939

Rocklynne, Ross - "Meet the Author", Startling Stories, November 1942

Rocklynne, Ross - "PS's Feature Flash", Planet Stories, May 1943

Rocklynne, Ross - "Introducing the Author", Imagination, January 1954

Containing Matters of Perpetual Cooking

Timestamps:

Nelson Bond background, "Lightship, Ho!" non-spoiler discussion (0:00)

"Lightship, Ho!" spoiler summary and discussion (12:40)

"Tools for Brains" non-fiction article (30:02)

Bibliography:

Bond, Nelson - "Introducing the Author" Fantastic Adventures, July 1939

Bond, Nelson - "Introducing the Author" Fantastic Adventures, November 1939

Locus Magazine - "Nelson S. Bond: Looking Way Back" https://www.locusmag.com/1998/Issues/10/Bond.html

Reed, Betsy - "Nelson S. Bond Obituary", The Guardian https://www.theguardian.com/news/2006/nov/21/guardianobituaries.booksobituaries

Science Fiction Encyclopedia - "Nelson S. Bond" https://sf-encyclopedia.com/entry/bond_nelson_s

Containing Matters of Harg and Rockets.

Timestamps:

Nat Schachner background, non-spoiler discussion (0:00)

spoiler summary and discussion (35:31)

Bibliography:

Asimov, Isaac - "Before the Golden Age" (1974)

Moskowitz, Sam - "The Science-Fiction of Nat Schachner", Fantasy Commentator, #43, #44, #45/46 (1992) https://fanac.org/fanzines/Fantasy_Comment/

Schachner, Nat - "Introducing the Author", Fantastic Adventures, September 1939

Containing Matters of Divine Disagreement

Timestamps:

Asimov background, non-spoiler discussion (0:00)

spoiler summary and discussion (54:06)

Bibliography:

Asimov, Isaac - "The Early Asimov" (1972)

Asimov, Isaac - "Before the Golden Age" (1974)

Asimov, Isaac - "In Memory Yet Green" (1979)

Nevala-Lee, Alec - "Astounding" (2018)

Music:

Hoffman, F - "Ouverture 'Jupiter'" (1883) https://www.loc.gov/item/2023850031/

Containing Matters of Feline Carrier Difficulty

Timestamps:

introduction, opening sketch, 1939 "Union Leader Tobacco" ad read (0:00)

Astounding 1939 cover, contents, ads, non-fiction piece on atomic power (5:42)

A.E. Van Vogt background, "Black Destroyer" non-spoiler discussion (17:38)

"Black Destroyer" spoiler summary and discussion (45:02)

Bibliography:

Aldiss, Brian and Wingrove, David - "Trillion Year Spree: The History of Science Fiction" (1986)

Astounding Science Fiction, July 1939 issue https://archive.org/details/Astounding_v23n05_1939-07_dtsg0318/mode/2up

D'Ammassa, Don - "Encyclopedia Of Science Fiction" (2005)

Hartwell, David G. - "Age of Wonders: Exploring the World of Science Fiction" (1984)

James, Edward - "The Cambridge Companion to Science Fiction" (2003)

Panshin, Alexei - "The Early Stories of A.E. van Vogt" https://www.panshin.com/articles/vanvogt/vanvogt1.html

Platt, Charles - introduction to "The World of Null-A" (1977)

Music:

in order of appearance in opening sketch:

Hirsch, Louis A. - "Sweet Kentucky Lady" (1914) https://www.loc.gov/resource/music.musihas-100006686/?sp=1&st=image

Dodge, Mr. & Mrs John Wilson - "Moon, Moon, Moon" (1910) https://www.loc.gov/resource/musm1508.10020387.0/

Bayes, Nora and Norworth, Jack - "Falling Star" (1909) https://www.loc.gov/item/ihas.200004367/

"Union Leader" ad read from Astounding July 1939 issue (with "Sweet Kentucky Lady")