Unknown Worlds of the Merril Collection

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Stephen talks with Charles Stross, author of the Laundry Files series (and much more), about humour in speculative fiction, the element of surprise, and what makes him laugh.

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Works, games, & artists mentioned

  • H.P. Lovecraft
  • Laundry Files series by Charles Stross
  • New Management series by Charles Stross
  • A Colder War by Charles Stross
  • Len Deighton
  • John Le Carré
  • Discworld series by Terry Pratchett
  • James Bond series by Ian Fleming
  • Adam Hall
  • Anthony Price
  • Modesty Blaise
  • Quentin Tarentino
  • Vampire: The Masquerade (game)
  • Merchant Princes series by Charles Stross
  • Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy series by Douglas Adams
  • Gil’s All-Fright Diner by A. Lee Martinez
  • J.W. Wells & Co. series by Tom Holt
  • Monty Python's Flying Circus
  • Call of Cthulu (game)
  • The Laundry (game)
  • George R.R. Martin
  • Dungeons & Dragons (game)

    • Host: Stephen Geraghty

    Producer: Janet Mowat

    This episode was recorded in the spring of 2024.

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