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- Embassytown Part 1 by China Mieville and The Fate of the Poseidonia by Clare Winger HarrisJoin the hosts as they embark on the reading of another weird speculative fiction novel, this time by China Mieville. The short story for the discussion is The Fate of the Poseidonia by Clare Winger Harris1 hr 32 min
- Acceptance - Occulting Light by Jeff Vandermeer and The Comet by W.E.B Du Bois
Join Varsha, Dan, Steve, Chris and Jarrod to wrap up the discussions of the Southern Reach trilogy by Jeff Vandermeer. This has been an incredible journey. The group discusses the final quarter of the third book Acceptance and some Chris has a questionnaire for us to answer with our closing thoughts about the series! The short story for today is The Comet by W.E.B Du Bois
1 hr 42 min - Acceptance Ch 11 - 19 by Jeff Vandermeer & Doom of Principal City by Yefim Zozulya
Join Varsha, Jarrod, Chris and Steve to discuss the third quarter of Acceptance. This discussion takes us through Ch. 19 of the third book of the Southern Reach trilogy by Jeff Vandermeer.
The short story for this discussion is Doom of Principal City by Yefim Zozulya1 hr 27 min - Acceptance Range Light and Fixed Light by Jeff Vandermeer & Mechanopolis by Miguel de UnamunoJoin Varsha, Jarrod, Chris and Steve to discuss the second quarter of Acceptance. This discussion takes us up to the end of the section entitled "Range Light" of the third book of the Southern Reach trilogy by Jeff Vandermeer.The short story for this discussion is Mechanopolis by Miguel de Unamuno.1 hr 34 min
- Acceptance - Range Light Ch. 1-6 by Jeff Vandermeer and The Elements of Pataphysics by Alfred JarryVarsha, Chris, Steve, Jarrod and Dan discuss the first six chapters of the first part of Acceptance by Jeff Vandermeer - the third book of the Southern Reach series.We then proceed to discuss The Elements of Pataphysics by Alfred Jarry - and try to answer the question - was he the OG internet troll? :D1 hr 35 min
- Authority by Jeff Vandermeer - Chapter 23 - End of Book and The New Overworld by Paul ScheerbartJoin Chris, Dan, Jarrod, Steve and Varsha to discuss the final part of Authority - the second book of the Southern Reach trilogy by Jeff Vandermeer.The short story for pick for this discussion is The New Overworld by Paul Scheerbart1 hr 16 min
- Authority Ch. 16-22 by Jeff Vandermeer and The Triumph of Mechanics by Karl Hans Strobl
Varsha, Chris and Jarrod discuss Chapters 16-22 of Authority by Jeff Vandermeer - the second book of the Southern Reach series. Many secrets are revealed and yet many more questions remain unanswered. Join us as we speculate about all the unknowns and gush about the reveals that we encountered in this section.
The short story for this discussion is The Triumph of Mechanics by Karl Hans Strobl. This is the third short story from the collection "The Big Book of Science Fiction" edited by Jeff and Ann Vandermeer.
1 hr 16 min - Authority Ch. 6 - 15 by Jeff Vandermeer and Sultana's Dream by Rokheya Shekhawat Hossein
In this episode we continue our speculations about what the heck is going on with Area X by discussing Chapters 6-15 of Authority - the second book of the Southern Reach Series by Jeff Vandermeer. Our short story pick for the day is Sultana's Dream by Rokheya Shekhawat Hossein
Sultana's Dream is available online at https://digital.library.upenn.edu/women/sultana/dream/dream.html
Next week we'll continue on with Authority and read up chapter 22. The short story for next week is The Triumph of Mechanics by Karl Hans Strobl
1 hr 18 min - Authority Ch. 1 - 5 by Jeff Vandermeer and The Star by H.G. Wells
Join Dan, Chris, Jarrod, Varsha and Steve to discuss Chapters 1-5 of Authority - the second book of the Southern Reach series by Jeff Vandermeer. Our short story selection for today is The Star by H.G. Wells. The short story can be found at https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/67071
The short story for next week will be Sultana's Dream by Rokheya Shekhawat Hossain. This story is available online at https://digital.library.upenn.edu/women/sultana/dream/dream.html
1 hr 24 min - Annihilation Ch. 5 Dissolution by Jeff Vandermeer and Liking What you See: A Documentary by Ted Chiang
In this episode we wrap up not one but two books with our discussion of Ch. 5 of Annihilation, and the short story Liking What you See: A Documentary by Ted Chiang from the short story collection Stories of Your Life and Others. Starting next week, we'll be discussing the second book of the Souther Reach Trilogy - Authority by Jeff Vandermeer, and continuing on with our exploration of Sci Fi short stories with short stories from the collection "The Big Book of Science Fiction". The collection has incidentally been edited by Jeff and Ann Vandermeer :)
The short story for next week is The Star by H.G. Wells. If you'd like to read and follow along with our discussion, it can be obtained for free online at https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/67071
1 hr 25 min
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A Sci Fi Podcast where we talk about Sci Fi stories in all their forms, but mainly focusing on short stories and novels.