Mind Duck Books

Just released, brand new and exciting, it's the Running man but with hot women instead of Arnold. We had a resolution to cover one book this year as soon as it comes out. So here it is. Chain-Gang All-Stars has great fights, very well written side characters and a lot of commentary on the prison system. Join Paul and me to have a look and see if this book is going to change the world.

Notes:

00:00 Intro
03:48 General impressions
14:12 Nana Kwame Adjei-Brenyah
27:34 Writer's reading
29:11 Spoilers
Links:
Writer's reading of the first chapter: https://youtu.be/vzLexgEZzUs

#chain #gang #all #stars #nana #kwame #adjei #brenyah

Kristyna, Adam and Martin joined me on this catch up to discuss 4 fantasy books. Have a listen to find out more about:

The Wandering Inn: Book 1 by Pirateaba
Pulling the Wings Off Angels by K.J. Parker
Dreamer's Pool by Juliet Marillier
The Emperor's Soul by Brandon Sanderson

Notes:
00:00 Intro
02:29 Czech book recommendations
07:12 The Wandering Inn: Book 1 by Pirateaba
24:26 Pulling the Wings Off Angels by K.J. Parker
35:48 Dreamer's Pool by Juliet Marillier
44:58 The Emperor's Soul by Brandon Sanderson

#fantasy #special #Wandering #Inn #Pirateaba #Pulling #Wings #Off #Angels #Parker Dreamers #Pool #Juliet #Marillier #Emperors #Soul #Brandon #Sanderson

Check out Ep.25 - Ender's Game: https://bit.ly/3DOoxTj

Also, for this episode we are on video: https://youtu.be/Cd3YhrobKEc

One my all time favorite books that I enjoyed even more re-reading it after many years. But oh boy, did Paul not share my opinions about this. Join us for a discussion about religion in sci-fi, Orson Scott Card and a of course the sequel to Ender's Game - Speaker for the Dead.

Notes:

00:00 Paul torture

24:16 Religion in sci-fi

36:58 SPOILERS

#speaker #for #the #dead #orson #scott #card #religion #sci-fi #science #fiction

My Sister, the Serial Killer started a buzz online because of it's striking cover art and the reputation of being an edgy dark comedy. Join us on episode 43 of the Mind Duck Books Podcast to find out what it's really about.

Notes:

00:00 Intro
07:40 My sister, the serial killer
13:45 Oyinkan Braithwaite
23:03 Spoilers

#sister #serial #killer #oyinkan #braithwaite

This time we have read 4 interconnected stories based around a book, The King in Yellow. Paul and Kristyna joined me on this one and I have to give credit to Paul. This is the highest production value we have ever done. Please tune in to hear not only music to set the mood, Paul narrating passages from the book but also Kristyna being appalled with the whole endeavor.

00:00 Intro

06:04 King in Yellow

11:14 Robert W. Chambers

17:44 Spoilers

21:06 The Repairer of Reputations

32:55 The Mask

38:42 In the Court of the Dragon

48:07 The Yellow Sign

#king #yellow #robert #chambers #horror #short #stories #repairer #reputations #court #dragon #sign

Norse Mythology is a modern retelling of the classic stories we all heard of, flavored by Neil Gainman. Join us on this episode where we discuss who the biggest bastard is, laugh at Thor being a chad bashing everything and each try to retell one of our favorite stories.

Notes:

0:00 Intro
03:15 TV shows and Neil Gainman
07:28 Neil Gainman
11:32 General impressions
18:28 Spoilers
22:51 The creation of everything
31:54 The master builder
37:06 Martin's favorite story
49:56 Filip's favorite story
#norse #mythology #neil #gainman #thor #loki #odin #folklore #classic #stories

Does this sci-fi classic still hold up today? Join me and Adam to find out.

Notes:

00:00 Intro, general impressions
08:20 Arthur C. Clarke
13:27 Book impressions
18:30 Movie adaptations
22:05 Spoilers

#rendezvous #with #Rama #Arthur #Clarke #hard #scifi

Snow crash is a cyberpunk dystopian novel from the 90s that predicted the metaverse, virtual reality worlds and dove deep into the history of languages Sumerian myths and data encryption. There is a lot to unpack here. Join me an Paul on the latest episode of our book podcast.

Notes:
00:00 ddeductun mac mudook
02:25 GPT predictions
04:58 General impressions
12:49 Neil Stephenson
20:00 World building
24:50 Spoilers

AI Generated podcast logo: https://imgur.com/a/Emr3S0F

#snow #crash #neal #stephenson #language #metaverse #crypto #encryption #sumer #myth #linguistics

After all the covid and 10 dimensional nonsense Paul, Paolo and I have gathered to discuss another classic. Moreover, we looked a documentary about George Orwell's life: A Life in Pictures.

Notes:

#1984 #george #orwell #big #brother #thought #police