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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October 21, 2021 #422 - Horror is Like Cheese
Veronica and Tom discover why horror is like cheese. Plus the reason a German book is being made into an English TV show by Germans. And our spoilery final thoughts on NOS4A2 by Joe Hill!
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56min
October 08, 2021 #421 - N0T4U2?
Some things aren't for everybody, like our current read NOS4A2, or the new Game of Thrones trailer. But don't worry, there are plenty of other great things to read like the British Fantasy Award winners and more!
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36min
September 24, 2021 #420 - Spoopy Spoilers
Lots of award winners to beef up your To Be Read lists, plus our assumptions about Murderbot, what makes a spoiler a spoiler, and we wrap up our final thoughts on Terra Nullius.
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58min
September 09, 2021 #419 - Trust me, It's SciFi
Tom and Veronica are jealous of those with Leviathan Falls ARCs, and wonder if a phobia ever affected your book enjoyment! Plus we kick-off Terra Nullius, and Tom reassures us that it IS SciFi.
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37min
September 03, 2021 #418 - Don't Fart on My Art
Alastair Reynolds has a book, Tom needs a bookcrate sub stat, and our wrap-up of The Ruthless Lady's Guide to Wizardry.
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40min
August 14, 2021 #417 - Bong!
We've got Dragon Award finalists, a Kickstarter roundup for small publishers, and Tom buys new bookends. Plus, our non-spoiler thoughts on The Ruthless Lady's Guide to Wizardry.
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41min
July 29, 2021 #416 - Does The Droid Die Dot Com
Poet Andrew Heaton joins us to wrap up our thoughts on Consider Phlebas by Iain M. Banks. Plus, the greatest zombie film in the world and totally metal T-shirts to show your support of Octavia Butler and other awesome authors.
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58min
July 16, 2021 #415 - DisCon is not for Disco
DisCon is not for Disco but it could be? Why Veronica and Tom aren't idiots. All the summer reading list fodder your list can take. Who was your first binge? And is hard Sci-Fi cold by nature?
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46min
July 01, 2021 #414 - The Age of Aquarium Shoes
Should Tom enter a book contest? Good Omens season 2 is a good idea. And our final thoughts on Piranesi, problematic and otherwise.
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50min
June 17, 2021 #413 - Herlock Shlomes and the Loss of Innocence
Congrats to the Nebula Award winners! Plus, a nine-year-old forum conversation on cover art continues, and our further thoughts on Piranesi (and how learning things can be a bummer sometimes).
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34min

FAQs about The Sword and Laser:

How many episodes does The Sword and Laser have?

The podcast currently has 405 episodes available.