The Sword and Laser

By Tom Merritt and Veronica Belmont

Read along with the Sword and Laser book club! From classic science fiction to the latest gritty fantasy, we cover it. Subscribe for book discussions, author interviews, hot releases, and news from th... more

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May 21, 2022 #437 - Jenny Was a Friend of Mine
The hope of science fiction spurred by a science museum, Dracula by email, why it's called a tetralogy and our non-spoilery thoughts on Machinehood, and our goodbyes to friend of the show, Jenny Colvin.
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53min
May 06, 2022 #436 - It's About the Howdunnit
Is a mystery ruined if you guess the perpetrator too early? We say maybe not! Plus good news from Peter V. Brett and more radical transparency from Veronica.
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38min
April 21, 2022 #435 - Cultural Appreciation
The Hugo finalists are out? Already? Already! A banned beer. And our initial non-spoiler impressions of Master of Djinn.
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39min
April 07, 2022 #434 - Are Sequel Prequels Equal?
A whole bundle of good stories, telling tales from the point of view of villains, and we kick off our reading of A Master of Djinn by P. Djèli Clark.
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32min
March 24, 2022 #433 - Slow Burns
We discuss our March Madness winner, salute Martha Wells, and wrap up our copious thoughts about Pandora's Star. Are you in with the motiles?
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48min
March 10, 2022 #432 - Does the Crow Rooster?
We have thoughts about why a rooster crows. Plus all the Nebula news and more awards. And we dig into our non-spoilery thoughts on Pandora’s Star.
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52min
February 24, 2022 #431 - A Peach Blossom of a Novella
A mad, mad March has arrived! Every year in March we run a tournament to determine the April book pick. And like some actual sporting tournaments, we often have to begin that March tournament in February. We also wrap up The Empress of Salt and Fortune by Nghi Vo.
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55min
February 10, 2022 #430 - What's Your Fantasy Flavor Profile
What flavor of fantasy do you like? We discuss that and more in kicking off Empress of Salt and Fortune by Nghi Vo. Also, nominations are open for our March tournament!
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40min
January 28, 2022 #429 - Pivot to Therapy
We have a rousing discussion of redemption in Light from Uncommon Stars, get way too many awesome items for our to be read lists from the ALA, and discuss pivoting the show to include TV shows (and maybe therapy?).
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44min
January 13, 2022 #428 - Ein kleiner Nachtmarkt
We are excited about a possible new Scalzi TV show, Twitter summaries of great books, and our first non-spoilery thoughts on Light from Uncommon Stars.
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32min

FAQs about The Sword and Laser:

How many episodes does The Sword and Laser have?

The podcast currently has 390 episodes available.