Author Archives: Geek's Guide to the Galaxy

GGG#577: The Best of Roger Zelazny

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Tom Gerencer joins us to discuss the short story collection The Best of Roger Zelazny, part of the SF Masterworks series of science fiction classics.

Stories discussed: “Corrida” (20:04), “LOKI 72181” (24:05), “The Doors of His Face, the Lamps of His Mouth” (27:08), “The Great Slow Kings” (35:21), “Permafrost” (38:56), “Home is the Hangman” (44:13), “He Who Shapes” (59:44), “Divine Madness” (1:14:19), “The Last Defender of Camelot” (1:19:58), “Damnation Alley” (1:28:34), “The Keys to December” (1:38:45), “A Rose for Ecclesiastes” (1:44:07), “For a Breath I Tarry” (1:59:10).

GGG#576: Stranger in a Strange Land Book Club

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Lisa Yaszek, John Kessel, and Robby Soave join us to discuss Robert Heinlein’s classic novel Stranger in a Strange Land, about a young man raised by Martians.

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GGG#575: Rendezvous with Rama Book Club

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Matthew Kressel, Anthony Ha, and Sara Lynn Michener join us to discuss Arthur C. Clarke’s classic novel Rendezvous with Rama, about astronauts exploring a giant alien spacecraft.

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GGG#574: A Deepness in the Sky Book Club

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Seth Dickinson, Abby Goldsmith, and Mercurio D. Rivera join us to discuss Vernor Vinge’s classic 1999 novel A Deepness in the Sky, a prequel to his novel A Fire Upon the Deep.

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GGG#573: Robert Charles Wilson

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Robert Charles Wilson joins us to discuss his books The Perseids and Other Stories and Owning the Unknown: A Science Fiction Writer Explores Atheism, Agnosticism, and the Idea of God.

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GGG#572: Scavengers Reign Season 1 Review

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Andrea Kail, Zach Chapman, and Mercurio D. Rivera join us to discuss the animated series Scavengers Reign, about a group of survivors stranded on an alien planet.

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GGG#571: Civil War Movie Review

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Myke Cole and Michael Livingston join us to discuss the new Alex Garland movie Civil War, about a civil war breaking out in modern day America.

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GGG#570: Invincible Seasons 1 & 2 Review

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Andrea Kail, Tom Gerencer, and Zach Chapman join us to discuss Seasons 1 and 2 of the animated series Invincible, based on the superhero comic by Robert Kirkman.

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GGG#569: Lionel Shriver

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Lionel Shriver, author of We Need to Talk About Kevin, joins us to discuss her new books Mania and Abominations: Selected Essays from a Career of Courting Self-Destruction.

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GGG#568: Children of Dune Miniseries Review

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Andrea Kail, Matthew Kressel, and Rajan Khanna join us to discuss the 2003 miniseries Frank Herbert’s Children of Dune, which adapts the second and third Dune novels.

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