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By Luke Burrage
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Luke Burrage reads a science fiction novel and reviews it when he's done. Then he reads another.
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SFBRP #159 – Brandon Sanderson – The Way of Kings | This book is huge, so Luke ends up doing the longest normal episode ever! The Way of Kings, Stormlight Archive book 1, by Brandon Sanderson. Buy this book at Amazon, or discuss this book at Goodreads.com Luke blogs at: http://www.lukeburrage.com/blog Follow Luke on twitter: http://twitter.com/lukeburrage Luke writes his own novels, like “Minding Tomorrow”, “Combat”, “Get that rat off my face!” and “The Monster Story Conference”, so download them for free at: http://www.lukeburrage.com/fiction.html Check out listener recommended books: http://www.goodreads.com/lukeburrage | 7 5 12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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SFBRP #158 – Alastair Reynolds – Chasm City | Luke reviews Chasm City by Alastair Reynolds. Buy this book at Amazon, or discuss this book at Goodreads.com Luke blogs at: http://www.lukeburrage.com/blog Follow Luke on twitter: http://twitter.com/lukeburrage Luke writes his own novels, like “Minding Tomorrow”, “Combat”, “Get that rat off my face!” and “The Monster Story Conference”, so download them for free at: http://www.lukeburrage.com/fiction.html Check out listener recommended books: http://www.goodreads.com/lukeburrage | 1 5 12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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SFBRP #157 – Lauren Beukes – Zoo City | Luke reviews Zoo City by Lauren Beukes. Buy this book at Amazon, or discuss this book at Goodreads.com Luke blogs at: http://www.lukeburrage.com/blog Follow Luke on twitter: http://twitter.com/lukeburrage Luke writes his own novels, like “Minding Tomorrow”, “Combat”, “Get that rat off my face!” and “The Monster Story Conference”, so download them for free at: http://www.lukeburrage.com/fiction.html Check out listener recommended books: http://www.goodreads.com/lukeburrage | 25 4 12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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SFBRP #156 – N K Jemisin – The Hundred Thousand Kingdoms | Luke reviews The Hundred Thousand Kingdoms by N K Jemisin. Buy this book at Amazon, or discuss this book at Goodreads.com Luke blogs at: http://www.lukeburrage.com/blog Follow Luke on twitter: http://twitter.com/lukeburrage Luke writes his own novels, like “Minding Tomorrow”, “Combat”, “Get that rat off my face!” and “The Monster Story Conference”, so download them for free at: http://www.lukeburrage.com/fiction.html Check out listener recommended books: http://www.goodreads.com/lukeburrage | 19 4 12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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SFBRP #155 – Alastair Reynolds – Blue Remembered Earth | Luke reviews Blue Remembered Earth by Alastair Reynolds. Buy this book at Amazon, or discuss this book at Goodreads.com Luke blogs at: http://www.lukeburrage.com/blog Follow Luke on twitter: http://twitter.com/lukeburrage Luke writes his own novels, like “Minding Tomorrow”, “Combat”, “Get that rat off my face!” and “The Monster Story Conference”, so download them for free at: http://www.lukeburrage.com/fiction.html Check out listener recommended books: http://www.goodreads.com/lukeburrage | 3 3 12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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SFBRP #154 – Ted Chiang – Stories of Your Life and Others | Luke reviews Stories of Your Life and Others by Ted Chiang. Buy this book at Amazon, or discuss this book at Goodreads.com Luke blogs at: http://www.lukeburrage.com/blog Follow Luke on twitter: http://twitter.com/lukeburrage Luke writes his own novels, like “Minding Tomorrow”, “Combat”, “Get that rat off my face!” and “The Monster Story Conference”, so download them for free at: http://www.lukeburrage.com/fiction.html Check out listener recommended books: http://www.goodreads.com/lukeburrage | 22 2 12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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SFBRP #153 – Tobias S Buckell – Arctic Rising | Luke spends 40 minutes reviewing Tobias S Buckell’s Arctic Rising with one half of his brain, and then spends another 40 minutes ranting Tobias S Buckell’s Arctic Rising as read by the other side of his brain. Sorry about the length! Buy this book at Amazon, or discuss this book at Goodreads.com Luke blogs at: http://www.lukeburrage.com/blog Follow Luke on twitter: http://twitter.com/lukeburrage Luke writes his own novels, like “Minding Tomorrow”, “Combat”, “Get that rat off my face!” and “The Monster Story Conference”, so download them for free at: http://www.lukeburrage.com/fiction.html Check out listener recommended books: http://www.goodreads.com/lukeburrage | 12 2 12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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SFBRP #152 – Isaac Asimov – The End of Eternity | Time Travel Special part 1:2: Luke and Jesse talk about The End of Eternity by Isaac Asimov, and use it to discuss the wide range of ideas that can be explored with the story mechanics time travel allows. Buy this book at Amazon, or discuss this book at Goodreads.com Luke blogs at: http://www.lukeburrage.com/blog Follow Luke on twitter: http://twitter.com/lukeburrage Luke writes his own novels, like “Minding Tomorrow”, “Combat”, “Get that rat off my face!” and “The Monster Story Conference”, so download them for free at: http://www.lukeburrage.com/fiction.html Check out listener recommended books: http://www.goodreads.com/lukeburrage | 31 1 12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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SFBRP #151 – Mark Twain – A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur’s Court | Time Travel Special part 1: Luke and Jesse discuss A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur’s Court by Mark Twain as a jumping off point for the topic of “A being out of time.” Buy this book at Amazon, or discuss this book at Goodreads.com Luke blogs at: http://www.lukeburrage.com/blog Follow Luke on twitter: http://twitter.com/lukeburrage Luke writes his own novels, like “Minding Tomorrow”, “Combat”, “Get that rat off my face!” and “The Monster Story Conference”, so download them for free at: http://www.lukeburrage.com/fiction.html Check out listener recommended books: http://www.goodreads.com/lukeburrage Jesse’s notes: Discussed on the show: The Invisible Man by H.G. Wells, Smoke by Donald E. Westlake, romance and time travel, science fiction’s hold on time travel, the process of time travel vs. the man out of time, Army Of Darkness, A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur’s Court is totally political, retellings and abridgements of A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur’s Court, Jonathan Swift’s Gulliver’s Travels, framing stories, “a dispute with crowbars”, the LibriVox audiobook edition, 1889 illustrations on Gutenberg.org, the Blackstone Audio audiobook, Stuart Langton, Yankee vs. English accents, the Arthurian characters, Idiocracy, taking the p**s out of the British, a very thin satire, The Marching Morons by C.M. Kornbluth, The Ugly Little Boy by Isaac Asimov, The Door Into Summer by Robert A. Heinlein, The Accidental Time Machine by Joe Haldeman, the effect on electricity on progress, Thomas Edison, dynamite, SFBRP #100, Then End Of Eternity by Isaac Asimov, comparing the 19th century man with the 21st century man, smartness man and the most moral man, democracy, “what we really need are newspapers”, the tyrannies of monarchy and religion, pick your own oppression, the man from the past comes to the present, adventures, “the Vulcan project”, great insults, Sandy’s reproach, “Mark Twain is f*****g hilarious”, the characters bamboozle each other (and the reader too), attributed to Mark Twain, Oscar Wilde, Will Rogers, Groucho Marx, “he is his own target”, occupy Wall Street, Ray Nelson’s Eight O’Clock In The Morning, John Carpenter’s They Live, the 1%, the Robber Barons, Carnegie and Nobel, A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur’s Court is an essential adult read!, “you think you might know this book, but really you don’t know this book”, Luke gives it 4 out of 5 stars, sfbrp.com/episode-lists, feedback from #150 (ebooks, audiobooks and paperbooks) | 29 1 12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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SFBRP #150 – Luke Burrage – Reading Novels | Luke talks about reading or listening to novels in different formats. Buy this book at Amazon, or discuss this book at Goodreads.com Luke blogs at: http://www.lukeburrage.com/blog Follow Luke on twitter: http://twitter.com/lukeburrage Luke writes his own novels, like “Minding Tomorrow”, “Combat”, “Get that rat off my face!” and “The Monster Story Conference”, so download them for free at: http://www.lukeburrage.com/fiction.html Check out listener recommended books: http://www.goodreads.com/lukeburrage | 25 1 12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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SFBRP #149 – Vernor Vinge – The Children of the Sky | SFBRP #149 – Vernor Vinge – The Children of the Sky Luke reviews The Children of the Sky by Vernor Vinge. Buy this book at Amazon, or discuss this book at Goodreads.com Luke blogs at: http://www.lukeburrage.com/blog Follow Luke on twitter: http://twitter.com/lukeburrage Luke writes his own novels, like “Minding Tomorrow”, “Combat”, and “The Monster Story Conference”, so download them for free at: http://www.lukeburrage.com/fiction.html Check out listener recommended books: http://www.goodreads.com/lukeburrage | 16 1 12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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SFBRP #148 – Roger Zelazny – Lord of Light | Luke reviews Lord of Light by Roger Zelazny. Buy this book at Amazon, or discuss this book at Goodreads.com Luke blogs at: http://www.lukeburrage.com/blog Follow Luke on twitter: http://twitter.com/lukeburrage Luke writes his own novels, like “Minding Tomorrow”, “Combat”, “Get that rat off my face!” and “The Monster Story Conference”, so download them for free at: http://www.lukeburrage.com/fiction.html Check out listener recommended books: http://www.goodreads.com/lukeburrage Lord of Light | 13 1 12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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SFBRP #147 – David Weber – Honor Harrington #1 – On Basilisk Station | Luke reviews On Basilisk Station – Honor Harrington #1 by David Weber. Buy this book at Amazon, or discuss this book at Goodreads.com Luke blogs at: http://www.lukeburrage.com/blog Follow Luke on twitter: http://twitter.com/lukeburrage Luke writes his own novels, like “Minding Tomorrow”, “Combat”, and “The Monster Story Conference”, so download them for free at: http://www.lukeburrage.com/fiction.html Check out listener recommended books: http://www.goodreads.com/lukeburrage On Basilisk Station | 10 12 11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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SFBRP #146 – Larry Niven – Destiny’s Road | Luke reviews Destiny’s Road by Larry Niven. Buy this book at Amazon, or discuss this book at Goodreads.com Luke blogs at: http://www.lukeburrage.com/blog Follow Luke on twitter: http://twitter.com/lukeburrage Luke writes his own novels, like “Minding Tomorrow”, “Combat”, and “The Monster Story Conference”, so download them for free at: http://www.lukeburrage.com/fiction.html Check out listener recommended books: http://www.goodreads.com/lukeburrage Destiny’s Road | 1 12 11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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SFBRP #145 – Peter Watts – Behemoth | Luke reviews Behemoth by Peter Watts. Download the ebook here. Buy this book at Amazon, or discuss this book at Goodreads.com Luke blogs at: http://www.lukeburrage.com/blog Follow Luke on twitter: http://twitter.com/lukeburrage Luke writes his own novels, like “Minding Tomorrow”, “Combat”, and “The Monster Story Conference”, so download them for free at: http://www.lukeburrage.com/fiction.html Check out listener recommended books: http://www.goodreads.com/lukeburrage | 26 11 11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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SFBRP #144 – Cory Doctorow – Down and Out in the Magic Kingdom | Luke reviews Down and Out in the Magic Kingdom by Cory Doctorow. Buy this book at Amazon, or discuss this book at Goodreads.com Luke blogs at: http://www.lukeburrage.com/blog Follow Luke on twitter: http://twitter.com/lukeburrage Luke writes his own novels, like “Minding Tomorrow”, “Combat”, and “The Monster Story Conference”, so download them for free at: http://www.lukeburrage.com/fiction.html Check out listener recommended books: http://www.goodreads.com/lukeburrage Down and Out in the Magic Kingdom | 17 11 11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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SFBRP #143 – Vernor Vinge – A Fire Upon the Deep | Luke reviews A Fire Upon the Deep by Vernor Vinge. Buy this book at Amazon, or discuss this book at Goodreads.com Luke blogs at: http://www.lukeburrage.com/blog Follow Luke on twitter: http://twitter.com/lukeburrage Luke writes his own novels, like “Minding Tomorrow”, “Combat”, and “The Monster Story Conference”, so download them for free at: http://www.lukeburrage.com/fiction.html Check out listener recommended books: http://www.goodreads.com/lukeburrage A Fire Upon the Deep | 8 11 11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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SFBRP #142 – Robert Charles Wilson – Spin | Luke reviews Spin by Robert Charles Wilson. Buy this book at Amazon, or discuss this book at Goodreads.com Luke blogs at: http://www.lukeburrage.com/blog Follow Luke on twitter: http://twitter.com/lukeburrage Luke writes his own novels, like “Minding Tomorrow”, “Combat”, and “The Monster Story Conference”, so download them for free at: http://www.lukeburrage.com/fiction.html Check out listener recommended books: http://www.goodreads.com/lukeburrage Spin | 31 10 11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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SFBRP #141 – Blake Charlton – Spellwright | Luke reviews Spellwright by Blake Charlton. Buy this book at Amazon, or discuss this book at Goodreads.com Luke blogs at: http://www.lukeburrage.com/blog Follow Luke on twitter: http://twitter.com/lukeburrage Luke writes his own novels, like “Minding Tomorrow”, “Combat”, and “The Monster Story Conference”, so download them for free at: http://www.lukeburrage.com/fiction.html Check out listener recommended books: http://www.goodreads.com/lukeburrage | 25 10 11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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SFBRP #140 – Larry Niven and Jerry Pournelle – The Mote in God’s Eye | Luke reviews The Mote in God’s Eye by Larry Niven and Jerry Pournell. Buy this book at Amazon, or discuss this book at Goodreads.com Luke blogs at: http://www.lukeburrage.com/blog Follow Luke on twitter: http://twitter.com/lukeburrage Luke writes his own novels, like “Minding Tomorrow”, “Combat”, and “The Monster Story Conference”, so download them for free at: http://www.lukeburrage.com/fiction.html Check out listener recommended books: http://www.goodreads.com/lukeburrage The Mote in God’s Eye | 23 10 11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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SFBRP #139 – Clifford D Simak – Why Call Them Back From Heaven? – (second attempt) | Luke reviews Why Call Them Back From Heaven? by Clifford D Simak. Buy this book at Amazon, or discuss this book at Goodreads.com Luke blogs at: http://www.lukeburrage.com/blog Follow Luke on twitter: http://twitter.com/lukeburrage Luke writes his own novels, like “Minding Tomorrow”, “Combat”, and “The Monster Story Conference”, so download them for free at: http://www.lukeburrage.com/fiction.html Check out listener recommended books: http://www.goodreads.com/lukeburrage | 19 10 11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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SFBRP #138 – Gene Wolfe – The Sword of the Lictor | Luke reviews The Sword of the Lictor by Gene Wolfe. Buy this book at Amazon, or discuss this book at Goodreads.com Luke blogs at: http://www.lukeburrage.com/blog Follow Luke on twitter: http://twitter.com/lukeburrage Luke writes his own novels, like “Minding Tomorrow”, “Combat”, and “The Monster Story Conference”, so download them for free at: http://www.lukeburrage.com/fiction.html Check out listener recommended books: http://www.goodreads.com/lukeburrage | 21 9 11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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SFBRP #137 – Robert Silverberg – Lord Valentine’s Castle | Luke reviews Lord Valentine’s Castle by Robert Silverberg. Buy this book at Amazon, or discuss this book at Goodreads.com Luke blogs at: http://www.lukeburrage.com/blog Follow Luke on twitter: http://twitter.com/lukeburrage Luke writes his own novels, like “Minding Tomorrow”, “Combat”, and “The Monster Story Conference”, so download them for free at: http://www.lukeburrage.com/fiction.html Check out listener recommended books: http://www.goodreads.com/lukeburrage Lord Valentine’s Castle | 11 9 11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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SFBRP #136 – R Scott Bakker – The White Luck Warrior | Luke reviews The White Luck Warrior by R Scott Bakker. He also responds to some listener feedback, and gets into issues raised by this blog post: R. Scott Bakker – Prince of Misogyny. Buy this book at Amazon, or discuss this book at Goodreads.com Luke blogs at: http://www.lukeburrage.com/blog Follow Luke on twitter: http://twitter.com/lukeburrage Luke writes his own novels, like “Minding Tomorrow”, “Combat”, and “The Monster Story Conference”, so download them for free at: http://www.lukeburrage.com/fiction.html Check out listener recommended books: http://www.goodreads.com/lukeburrage | 28 8 11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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SFBRP #135 – Gordon Bell – Total Recall | Luke reviews Total Recall by Gordon Bell. Buy this book at Amazon, or discuss this book at Goodreads.com Luke blogs at: http://www.lukeburrage.com/blog Follow Luke on twitter: http://twitter.com/lukeburrage Luke writes his own novels, like “Minding Tomorrow”, “Combat”, and “The Monster Story Conference”, so download them for free at: http://www.lukeburrage.com/fiction.html Check out listener recommended books: http://www.goodreads.com/lukeburrage | 25 8 11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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SFBRP #134 – A Science Fiction Book Review Podcast Review Podcast | This episode I invited Jesse and Tamahome from the SFFaudio Podcast to review other podcasts that review, or at least talk about, science fiction and fantasy novels and other literature. This was inspired by an overcrowded and shallow look at podcasts on a recent episode of the SF Signal podcast that Jesse took part in, and we all agreed we had more to say on the subject. We chatted about: SFFaudio Podcast and the SFBRP, and why we do what we do. A Good Story is Hard to Find – a podcast by Scott and Julie, two other SFFaudio regulars. Sword and Laser. GeekNights Book Club. Science Fiction and Politics with Courtney Brown. Kick-A*s Mystic Ninjas – “podfaded.” Paul the Book Guy. Gweek. Skiffy and Fanty. Geeks Guide to the Galaxy. TWiT Network shows and their Audible recommendations. | 21 8 11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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SFBRP #133 – Alastair Reynolds – Terminal World | Luke reviews Terminal World by Alastair Reynolds. Buy this book at Amazon, or discuss this book at Goodreads.com Luke blogs at: http://www.lukeburrage.com/blog Follow Luke on twitter: http://twitter.com/lukeburrage Luke writes his own novels, like “Minding Tomorrow”, “Combat”, and “The Monster Story Conference”, so download them for free at: http://www.lukeburrage.com/fiction.html Check out listener recommended books: http://www.goodreads.com/lukeburrage | 25 7 11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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SFBRP #132 – Stanislaw Lem – Solaris | Luke reviews Solaris by Stanislaw Lem. Buy this book at Amazon, or discuss this book at Goodreads.com Luke blogs at: http://www.lukeburrage.com/blog Follow Luke on twitter: http://twitter.com/lukeburrage Luke writes his own novels, like “Minding Tomorrow”, “Combat”, and “The Monster Story Conference”, so download them for free at: http://www.lukeburrage.com/fiction.html Check out listener recommended books: http://www.goodreads.com/lukeburrage | 21 7 11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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SFBRP #131 – R Scott Bakker – The Judging Eye | Luke reviews The Judging Eye by R Scott Bakker. Buy this book at Amazon, or discuss this book at Goodreads.com Luke blogs at: http://www.lukeburrage.com/blog Follow Luke on twitter: http://twitter.com/lukeburrage Luke writes his own novels, like “Minding Tomorrow”, “Combat”, and “The Monster Story Conference”, so download them for free at: http://www.lukeburrage.com/fiction.html Check out listener recommended books: http://www.goodreads.com/lukeburrage | 17 7 11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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SFBRP #130 – P D James – The Children of Men | Luke reviews The Children of Men by P D James. Buy this book at Amazon, or discuss this book at Goodreads.com Luke blogs at: http://www.lukeburrage.com/blog Follow Luke on twitter: http://twitter.com/lukeburrage Luke writes his own novels, like “Minding Tomorrow”, “Combat”, and “The Monster Story Conference”, so download them for free at: http://www.lukeburrage.com/fiction.html Check out listener recommended books: http://www.goodreads.com/lukeburrage | 4 7 11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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SFBRP #129 – Iain M Banks – Surface Detail | Luke reviews Surface Detail by Iain M Banks. Buy this book at Amazon, or discuss this book at Goodreads.com Luke blogs at: http://www.lukeburrage.com/blog Follow Luke on twitter: http://twitter.com/lukeburrage Luke writes his own novels, like “Minding Tomorrow”, “Combat”, and “The Monster Story Conference”, so download them for free at: http://www.lukeburrage.com/fiction.html Check out listener recommended books: http://www.goodreads.com/lukeburrage | 19 6 11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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SFBRP #128 – George Alec Effinger – When Gravity Fails | Luke reviews When Gravity Fails by George Alec Effinger. Buy this book at Amazon, or discuss this book at Goodreads.com Luke blogs at: http://www.lukeburrage.com/blog Follow Luke on twitter: http://twitter.com/lukeburrage Luke writes his own novels, like “Minding Tomorrow”, “Combat”, and “The Monster Story Conference”, so download them for free at: http://www.lukeburrage.com/fiction.html Check out listener recommended books: http://www.goodreads.com/lukeburrage | 4 6 11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Bonus audio: FNPL #44 | Last week I took part in a recording session for the Friday Night Party Line podcast. The idea behind this podcast is: bunch of geeks have conversations about technology and society, and you get to listen in. And I was drunk. So if you want to hear my drunken rants against flash mobs, plus discussions on many other topics, give it a listen. For some reason the suitcase full of blood seemed to resonate with other listeners. It’s quite long though, so don’t worry about just deleting it on download. Notes: Tonight’s Guests: Rym, Scott, Luke, Churba, Adam, and Victor The Rapture! Wikipedia: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rapture The Washington Post’s Outlook section invited 10 writers to sift through the world’s clutter and each nominate one thing – an idea, a tradition, a habit, a technology, you name it – that we’d all be better off tossing out this spring. What they got ranged from “The Simpsons” to “Democracy”. What thing would you want eliminated? Original Article: http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/special/opinions/outlook/spring-cleaning-2011/?hpid=z2 Everyone “knows” that everyone else is a worse driver than they are, so what if we took humans out of the equation? Well, Google has been silently lobbying to allow robots to drive on Nevada public roads. How do you feel about this? Original Article: http://www.nytimes.com/2011/05/11/science/11drive.html?_r=2 A bill has been introduced into the senate that would give the Department of Justice and individuals new powers to enforce copyright and trademark law against “rogue” and “pirate” Web sites that offer unlicensed copies of protected content or which sell illegal knock-offs of brand-name goods by taking them off the internet. Never mind the questions of the technological feasibility of this bill, what do you think of the possible ramifications of this, if it even passes. | 26 5 11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Bonus audio: Luke’s Creative Podcast s01e02 | Here’s the first long episode of my new podcast project called Luke’s Creative Podcast. In it I chat to interesting and creative people about what makes them do what they do, and how they go about doing it. This episode features David Friedman, from the blog Ironic Sans. And me. Having a chat. It’s really good! | 19 5 11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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SFBRP #127 – Richard Matheson – I Am Legend | Luke reviews I Am Legend by Richard Matheson. Check out Luke’s new podcast project, all about creativity: Luke’s Creative Podcast. Buy this book at Amazon, or discuss this book at Goodreads.com Luke blogs at: http://www.lukeburrage.com/blog Follow Luke on twitter: http://twitter.com/lukeburrage Luke writes his own novels, like “Minding Tomorrow”, “Combat”, and “The Monster Story Conference”, so download them for free at: http://www.lukeburrage.com/fiction.html Check out listener recommended books: http://www.goodreads.com/lukeburrage | 16 5 11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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SFBRP #126 – Philip K Dick – Ubik | Luke reviews Ubik by Philip K Dick. Buy this book at Amazon, or discuss this book at Goodreads.com Luke blogs at: http://www.lukeburrage.com/blog Follow Luke on twitter: http://twitter.com/lukeburrage Luke writes his own novels, like “Minding Tomorrow”, “Combat”, and “The Monster Story Conference”, so download them for free at: http://www.lukeburrage.com/fiction.html Check out listener recommended books: http://www.goodreads.com/lukeburrage | 10 5 11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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SFBRP #125 – Peter Watts – Maelstrom | Luke reviews Maelstrom by Peter Watts. Buy this book at Amazon, or discuss this book at Goodreads.com Luke blogs at: http://www.lukeburrage.com/blog Follow Luke on twitter: http://twitter.com/lukeburrage Luke writes his own novels, like “Minding Tomorrow”, “Combat”, and “The Monster Story Conference”, so download them for free at: http://www.lukeburrage.com/fiction.html Check out listener recommended books: http://www.goodreads.com/lukeburrage | 23 4 11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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SFBRP #124 – Patrick Rothfuss – The Wise Man’s Fear | Luke reviews The Wise Man’s Fear by Patrick Rothfuss. Buy this book at Amazon, or discuss this book at Goodreads.com Luke blogs at: http://www.lukeburrage.com/blog Follow Luke on twitter: http://twitter.com/lukeburrage Luke writes his own novels, like “Minding Tomorrow”, “Combat”, and “The Monster Story Conference”, so download them for free at: http://www.lukeburrage.com/fiction.html Check out listener recommended books: http://www.goodreads.com/lukeburrage | 10 4 11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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SFBRP #123 – Stephen Donaldson – Forbidden Knowledge | Luke reviews Forbidden Knowledge by Stephen Donaldson. Buy this book at Amazon, or discuss this book at Goodreads.com Luke blogs at: http://www.lukeburrage.com/blog Follow Luke on twitter: http://twitter.com/lukeburrage Luke writes his own novels, like “Minding Tomorrow”, “Combat”, and “The Monster Story Conference”, so download them for free at: http://www.lukeburrage.com/fiction.html Check out listener recommended books: http://www.goodreads.com/lukeburrage | 29 3 11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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SFBRP #122 – Pat Frank – Alas, Babylon | Luke reviews Alas, Babylon by Pat Frank. Buy this book at Amazon, or discuss this book at Goodreads.com Luke blogs at: http://www.lukeburrage.com/blog Follow Luke on twitter: http://twitter.com/lukeburrage Luke writes his own novels, like “Minding Tomorrow”, “Combat”, and “The Monster Story Conference”, so download them for free at: http://www.lukeburrage.com/fiction.html Check out listener recommended books: http://www.goodreads.com/lukeburrage | 14 3 11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Bonus Audio: SFFaudio Podcast about Dick and Borges | I am still recording my own podcasts, not just being a guest on other shows! This was a really fun conversation, about two short stories that you really should read (only takes a few minutes each, links below). The SFFaudio Podcast #097 – Scott and Jesse talk with Luke Burrage about about two short stories: The Garden Of Forking Paths by Jorge Luis Borges |ETEXT| and Fair Game by Philip K. Dick |ETEXT|. The audiobook edition of The Garden Of Forking Paths can be found in the Penguin Audio audiobook Jorge Luis Borges: Collected Fictions. Talked about on today’s show: The virtues of short stories, metafiction, Fair Game by Philip K. Dick, If magazine, Anthony Boucher, The Garden Of Forking Paths, Ellery Queen Mystery Magazine, espionage, fantasy, alternate history, WWI, “start the scene as close to the action as possible”, labyrinth, recursion, the Wikipedia entry on The Garden Of Forking Paths, choose your own adventure, parallel worlds, The Hitchhiker’s Guide To The Galaxy, the Necronomicon, H.P. Lovecraft, “The Garden of Forking Paths is an incomplete, but not false, image of the universe as Ts’ui Pên conceived it.”, why doesn’t Luke review short stories on SFBRP?, Eifelheim by Michael Flynn |READ OUR REVIEW|, The Merchant And The Alchemist’s Gate by Ted Chiang, Gene Wolfe, The Book Of The New Sun, Labyrinths: Selected Stories And Other Writings by Jorge Louis Borges, A Solar Labyrinth by Gene Wolfe, “dense as in wonderfully deep”, Penguin Audio, Collected Fictions by Jorge Louis Borges, how are Fair Game and The Garden Of Forking Paths connected?, “how you read a story matters to your understanding of a story”, Professor Anthony Douglas, “An immense eye gazed into the room, studying him.”, The Twilight Zone, “The damn thing was looking at me. It was me it was studying.” Douglas’s voice rose hysterically. “How do you think I feel — scrutinized by an eye as big as a piano! My God, if I weren’t so well integrated, I’d be out of my mind!”, Colorado, “we are the face in the sky staring down at this paper”, physics, the observer effect, the wave function collapses, Schrödinger’s cat, “What is Doug? About the best nuclear physicist in the world. Working on top-secret projects in nuclear fission. Advanced research. The Government is underwriting everything Bryant College is doing because Douglas is here.” “So?” “They want him because of his ability. Because he knows things. Because of their size-relationship to this universe, they can subject our lives to as careful a scrutiny as we maintain in the biology labs of — well, of a culture of Sarcina Pulmonum. But that doesn’t mean they’re culturally advanced over us.” “Of course!” Pete Berg exclaimed. “They want Doug for his knowledge. They want to pirate him off and make use of his mind for their own cultures.” “Parasites!” Jean gasped. “They must have always depended on us. Don’t you see? Men in the past who have disappeared, spirited off by these creatures.” She shivered. “They probably regard us as some sort of testing ground, where techniques and knowledge are painfully developed — for their benefit.” big brother, 1984, “money and sex and food”, To Serve Man by Damon Knight, Fredric Brown, Space by James A. Michener, Apollo 18, payoff first – ironic twist next, Dick vs. Borges, is Dick cynical?, mountains and religion, the atmosphere is an ocean of air around the Earth, “Colorado is the shallows in the Earth.”, what does ample mean?, science fiction, “Ts’ui Pên was a brilliant novelist, but he was also a man of letters who doubtless did not consider himself a mere novelist.”, is Dick taking the p**s?, high-minded Sc[...] | 28 2 11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Bonus Audio: Atomic Trivia War 9000 | I was a guest again on the trivia panel show Atomic Trivia War 9000. You know what? I surprised myself by how good I am at trivia, even successfully challenging Jason about an incorrect question. Until they turned to comics, cartoons and superheroes. Check it out. | 25 2 11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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SFBRP #121 – Michael Flynn – Eifelheim | Luke reviews Eifelheim by Michael Flynn. Buy this book at Amazon, or discuss this book at Goodreads.com Luke blogs at: http://www.lukeburrage.com/blog Follow Luke on twitter: http://twitter.com/lukeburrage Luke writes his own novels, like “Minding Tomorrow”, “Combat”, and “The Monster Story Conference”, so download them for free at: http://www.lukeburrage.com/fiction.html Check out listener recommended books: http://www.goodreads.com/lukeburrage | 19 2 11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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SFBRP #120 – Joe Abercrombie – The Blade Itself | Luke reviews The Blade Itself by Joe Abercrombie. Buy this book at Amazon, or discuss this book at Goodreads.com Luke blogs at: http://www.lukeburrage.com/blog Follow Luke on twitter: http://twitter.com/lukeburrage Luke writes his own novels, like “Minding Tomorrow”, “Combat”, and “The Monster Story Conference”, so download them for free at: http://www.lukeburrage.com/fiction.html Check out listener recommended books: http://www.goodreads.com/lukeburrage | 13 2 11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Bonus audio: ATOMIC TRIVIA WAR 9000 | I was a guest on a really fun podcast called Atomic Trivia War 9000. My “specialist hot-seat subject” was Science Fiction Novel First Lines, so it kinda fits the theme of this podcast feed. I hope you enjoy it as much as I enjoyed taking part! | 10 2 11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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SFBRP #119 – Arthur C Clarke – The City and The Stars | Luke reviews The City and The Stars by Arthur C Clarke. Buy this book at Amazon, or discuss this book at Goodreads.com Luke blogs at: http://www.lukeburrage.com/blog Follow Luke on twitter: http://twitter.com/lukeburrage Luke writes his own novels, like “Minding Tomorrow”, “Combat”, and “The Monster Story Conference”, so download them for free at: http://www.lukeburrage.com/fiction.html Check out listener recommended books: http://www.goodreads.com/lukeburrage | 6 2 11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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SFBRP #118 – Robert A Heinlein – Starship Troopers | Luke reviews Starship Troopers by Robert A Heinlein. Buy this book at Amazon, or discuss this book at Goodreads.com Luke blogs at: http://www.lukeburrage.com/blog Follow Luke on twitter: http://twitter.com/lukeburrage Luke writes his own novels, like “Minding Tomorrow”, “Combat”, and “The Monster Story Conference”, so download them for free at: http://www.lukeburrage.com/fiction.html Check out listener recommended books: http://www.goodreads.com/lukeburrage | 24 1 11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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SFBRP #117 – Ayn Rand – Atlas Shrugged | Luke reviews Atlas Shrugged by Ayn Rand. Buy this book at Amazon, or discuss this book at Goodreads.com Luke blogs at: http://www.lukeburrage.com/blog Follow Luke on twitter: http://twitter.com/lukeburrage Luke writes his own novels, like “Minding Tomorrow”, “Combat”, and “The Monster Story Conference”, so download them for free at: http://www.lukeburrage.com/fiction.html Check out listener recommended books: http://www.goodreads.com/lukeburrage | 12 1 11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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SFBRP #116 – Daniel Keyes – Flowers for Algernon | Luke reviews Flowers for Algernon by Daniel Keyes. Buy this book at Amazon, or discuss this book at Goodreads.com Luke blogs at: http://www.lukeburrage.com/blog Follow Luke on twitter: http://twitter.com/lukeburrage Luke writes his own novels, like “Minding Tomorrow”, “Combat”, and “The Monster Story Conference”, so download them for free at: http://www.lukeburrage.com/fiction.html Check out listener recommended books: http://www.goodreads.com/lukeburrage | 1 1 11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Bonus audio: GeekNights special: The Historicity of the Bible with Luke Burrage | I was a guest on the GeekNights podcast again. We recorded this back in September, so I can’t remember exactly what we covered, but apparently I speak very quickly. “Tonight on GeekNights, we end the year with a discussion we shared with the incorrigible Luke Burrage on the historical legitimacy (or lack thereof) of the Christian Bible. Of particular interest is the Documentary Hypothesis and a solid book on the subject (The Bible with Sources Revealed).” | 31 12 10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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SFBRP #115 – Elizabeth Moon – The Speed of Dark | Luke reviews The Speed of Dark by Elizabeth Moon. Buy this book at Amazon, or discuss this book at Goodreads.com Luke blogs at: http://www.lukeburrage.com/blog Follow Luke on twitter: http://twitter.com/lukeburrage Luke writes his own novels, like “Minding Tomorrow”, “Combat”, and “The Monster Story Conference”, so download them for free at: http://www.lukeburrage.com/fiction.html Check out listener recommended books: http://www.goodreads.com/lukeburrage | 27 12 10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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SFBRP #114 – Brandon Sanderson – Mistborn #1 – The Final Empire | Luke reviews Mistborn #1 – The Final Empire by Brandon Sanderson. Buy this book at Amazon, or discuss this book at Goodreads.com Luke blogs at: http://www.lukeburrage.com/blog Follow Luke on twitter: http://twitter.com/lukeburrage Luke writes his own novels, like “Minding Tomorrow”, “Combat”, and “The Monster Story Conference”, so download them for free at: http://www.lukeburrage.com/fiction.html Check out listener recommended books: http://www.goodreads.com/lukeburrage | 20 12 10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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SFBRP #113 – George Orwell – 1984 | Luke reviews 1984 by George Orwell. Luke blogs at: http://www.lukeburrage.com/blog Follow Luke on twitter: http://twitter.com/lukeburrage Luke writes his own novels, “Minding Tomorrow”, “Combat”, and “The Monster Story Conference”, so download them for free at: http://www.lukeburrage.com/fiction.html Check out listener recommended books: http://www.goodreads.com/lukeburrage | 8 12 10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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SFBRP #112 – Suzanne Collins – The Hunger Games | Luke reviews The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins. Luke blogs at: http://www.lukeburrage.com/blog Follow Luke on twitter: http://twitter.com/lukeburrage Luke writes his own novels, “Minding Tomorrow”, “Combat”, and “The Monster Story Conference”, so download them for free at: http://www.lukeburrage.com/fiction.html Check out listener recommended books: http://www.goodreads.com/lukeburrage | 1 12 10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Sorry for no SFBRP for a while. Here’s a bonus: The SFFaudio Podcast #084 | Jesse talks recent arrivals and new releases with Paul W. Campbell, Luke Burrage, Rick Jackson and Gregg Margarite Check out all the show notes here: http://www.sffaudio.com/?p=25375 We talk about this video: | 29 11 10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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SFBRP #111 – Stephen Baxter – Flood | Luke reviews Flood by Stephen Baxter, while at sea on a ship. Luke blogs at: http://www.lukeburrage.com/blog Follow Luke on twitter: http://twitter.com/lukeburrage Luke writes his own novels, “Minding Tomorrow”, “Combat”, and “The Monster Story Conference”, so download them for free at: http://www.lukeburrage.com/fiction.html Check out listener recommended books: http://www.goodreads.com/lukeburrage More information on the SFBRP Wiki | 14 11 10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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SFBRP #110 – Kurt Vonnegut – Slaughterhouse-Five | Luke reviews Slaughterhouse-Five, or The Children’s Crusade: A Duty-Dance with Death by Kurt Vonnegut. Luke blogs at: http://www.lukeburrage.com/blog Follow Luke on twitter: http://twitter.com/lukeburrage Luke writes his own novels, “Minding Tomorrow”, “Combat”, and “The Monster Story Conference”, so download them for free at: http://www.lukeburrage.com/fiction.html Check out listener recommended books: http://www.goodreads.com/lukeburrage More information on the SFBRP Wiki | 9 11 10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Special episode: guest appearance on the GeekNights podcast. | While I was in New York, I joined Rym and Scott from the GeekNights podcatst. We chatted for a long time about various topics. We started with the fun topic of Spiritual Experiences from an Atheist Perspective which I also wrote about on my blog earlier this year. | 29 10 10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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SFBRP #109 – Gene Wolfe – The Claw of the Conciliator | Luke reviews The Claw of the Conciliator, the second in the Book of the New Sun, by Gene Wolfe. Luke blogs at: http://www.lukeburrage.com/blog Follow Luke on twitter: http://twitter.com/lukeburrage Luke writes his own novels, “Minding Tomorrow”, “Combat”, and “The Monster Story Conference”, so download them for free at: http://www.lukeburrage.com/fiction.html Check out listener recommended books: http://www.goodreads.com/lukeburrage More information on the SFBRP Wiki | 24 10 10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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SFBRP #108 – Peter F Hamilton – The Evolutionary Void | Luke reviews The Evolutionary Void, the third book in the Void Trilogy, avoiding as much of the story as possible so not to spoil the events in the other books by Peter F. Hamilton. Luke blogs at: http://www.lukeburrage.com/blog Follow Luke on twitter: http://twitter.com/lukeburrage Luke writes his own novels, “Minding Tomorrow”, “Combat”, and “The Monster Story Conference”, so download them for free at: http://www.lukeburrage.com/fiction.html Check out listener recommended books: http://www.goodreads.com/lukeburrage More information on the SFBRP Wiki | 12 10 10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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The SFFaudio Podcast #076 – Robert Sheckley – Mindswap | I’ve been in New York for 4 weeks. SFBRP book reading has taken a hit! However, while in New York I recorded 5 podcast interviews, 1 SFBRP and 2 SFFaudio podcasts. Here’s the latest SFFaudio with me, Jesse, Greg and Julie. I must admit I hadn’t finished the book when I recorded this, but I won’t be doing an SFBRP episode about it when I do. This is it! Talked about on today’s show: Blackstone Audiobooks audiobook edition of Mindswap by Robert Sheckley, The Status Civilization by Robert Sheckley, Rick Jackson’s Wonder Audio version of The Status Civilization, Marvin, existentialism, Jean-Paul Sartre, Søren Kierkegaard and Martin Heidegger, Mars, swapping minds vs. swapping bodies, xenophiles, “metaphoric deformation”, one of the greatest scenes of comedy ever in a novel, mind vs. body, mind vs. brain, consciousnesses and memories, Mindswap is “a subversive ontological satire,” Gulliver’s Travels by Jonathan Swift, extracting sunlight from a cucumber, “theory of searches”, existentialism for a Science Fiction audience, Voltaire’s Candide, Douglas Adams, The Hitch-Hiker’s Guide To The Galaxy, balance is superfluous, “contemplation is the most direct form of involvement (and so it is avoided by everyone)”, Bertrand Russell, New York, solipsism, cognitive dissonance, Mark Twain, A Connecticut Yankee In King Arthur’s Court, Future Shock by Alvin Toffler, Chekhov’s gun, comedic soliloquies, speaking with a lisp, the twisted world, the interventionist fallacy, the authorial sting, “the ripe greenness of her ovipositors”, Luke defends the honour of the name Kathy, Marvin The Paranoid Android vs. Marvin The Martian, Roland Barthes, absurdity is funny, a pseudo-Gulliver’s Travels, the mechanics of the humor, Gregg’s top five written objects, Laputa, “the pinnacle of satire”, A Modest Proposal, “everything is bullshit”, Dr. Jeykll And Mr. Hyde by Robert Louis Stevenson (our next readalong), Dracula, Lair Of The White Worm, Ken Russell, Gothic, On The Buses, Africa, “Africa? Where do you mean in Africa?”, Namibia vs. South Africa, Kilimanjaro vs. Everest, a set can’t be a member of itself, “it’s all a big giant steaming pile of absurdity” vs. “the glory and excitement of being alive”, monsignors vs. bishops, “you’re just not in our target market”, “I don’t believe what someone believes has to be true or not”, spiritual experiences vs. explanations of them, there’s a helmet for that (spiritual experiences), the charismatic formula, true vs. honest, Luke’s blog post on spiritual experiences and atheism, Thomas Aquinas, “truth is relative”, Gregg has big sets!, Julie is completely talk-able, Margaret Atwood history denier, the Apollo missions, making stupid easier, The Daily Show with Jon Stewart is a great aggregator , Glenn Beck’s snakedance, smart people are making the universe complex, “the enemy of nuance” vs. “the enemy of history”, rejecting reality, why they argued with Jefferson, their totally alienable, “this is why I watch 30 Rock“, Kids In The Hall, you have the potential of niche markets, ‘the United States is the greatest country in the world (with the greatest failures and great achievements)’, nobody cares about Africa (or South America), not knowing the Prime Minister of Canada vs. not knowing the Governor of Guam, Peter F. Hamilton’s latest book, a bunch of fun loving existentialists, Sheckley’s short stories, City by Clifford D. Simak (it has conflict), Sheckley at his best is Voltaire and soda (or Voltaire and tonic), Flannery O’Connor, the keyword game, Earth Abides by George R. Stewart, art and craft are the same thing, craftsmen aren’t artists, I Hate Music, “I[...] | 28 9 10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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SFBRP #107 – Mike Resnick – Starship Mutiny | Luke replies to some feedback, then reviews Starship: Mutiny by Mike Resnick. Luke blogs at: http://www.lukeburrage.com/blog Follow Luke on twitter: http://twitter.com/lukeburrage Luke writes his own novels, “Minding Tomorrow”, “Combat”, and “The Monster Story Conference”, so download them for free at: http://www.lukeburrage.com/fiction.html Check out listener recommended books: http://www.goodreads.com/lukeburrage More information on the SFBRP Wiki | 6 9 10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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SFBRP #106 – George R Stewart – Earth Abides | Jesse Willis, Luke Burrage and Gregg Margarite discuss Earth Abides by George R. Stewart. Luke blogs at: http://www.lukeburrage.com/blog Follow Luke on twitter: http://twitter.com/lukeburrage Luke writes his own novels, “Minding Tomorrow”, “Combat”, and “The Monster Story Conference”, so download them for free at: http://www.lukeburrage.com/fiction.html Check out listener recommended books: http://www.goodreads.com/lukeburrage More information on the SFBRP Wiki Talked about on today’s show: Earth Abides by George R. Stewart, New York City, Lucifer’s Hammer by Larry Niven and Jerry Pournelle, the best post-apocalyptic novel, a lost classic, a calm method of exposition, a student of history, Isherwood Williams, very vivid and deeply imagined, how do you define Science Fiction?, Flowers For Algernon by Daniel Keyes, philosophical nuts and bolts, the central crisis is left unexplained, the science in Earth Abides, “I understand people better after reading this book”, breeding cycles, Hard Biological Science Fiction, the disappearance of lice, overpopulation of the Earth, is it the author speaking or is it the main character?, ecology, there was no will to power, only a will to live, Baruch Spinoza, Arthur Schopenhauer, Friedrich Nietzsche, I can’t believe how long it took the guy to get to the library!, “how to render game”, “there’s lots of library love in this book”, “we’re not going to be the people that we were”, “the characters had to be ignorant out of laziness”, 1947, going to university, mediocrity is well loved, “why is dumb so cool?”, only people who are intelligent enough to ask the question…, does genius beget genius?, is intelligence particularly related to genetics?, nature/nurture, eugenics, is intelligence a particular interest rather than something in the brain?, superior interest vs. superior brainpower, Evie, finding the test, the IQ test, the observer’s position in the universe, “do you think what the government did to Alan Turing was wrong?”, the Apple logo inspired by Alan Turning’s suicide?, snopes.com, I knew I wanted to be friends with Gregg Margarite, LibriVox.org, the San Fransisco tribe, you cannot spoil this book, WWII, cargo cults, “would you ever be a member of a cargo cult?”, Montezuma and Quetzalcoatl, The Gods Must Be Crazy, religion, superstition, pinch your God, if God lived on earth people would break his windows, tribal sociological phenomena, the role of chiefs, the most interesting book about pinching I’ve ever read, “heartwarming pinching”, reading, despondence and acceptance, what does it really matter if humanity is dead?, The Star by Arthur C. Clarke, intellectual arguments vs. emotional arguments, it’s very rare to be emotionally affected (to tears) by a book, narrator Jonathan Davis, The Windup Girl by Paolo Bacigalupi, one of the best narrations that I’ve heard, Mike Resnick’s Starship series, Star Wars, Connie Willis‘ introduction to Earth Abides, Deep Six by Jack McDevitt, “always skip over the introduction”, where does Isherwood’s name come from?, forgetting your own name, the character of Jack, I don’t read for characters, Isherwood thinks he’s an intellectual, Robinson Crusoe by Daniel Dafoe, The Swiss Family Robinson by Johann David Wyss, “I would have taken out Electromechanical Engineering“, Emm and Ezra, Charlie, George (the carpenter/plumber), “even his dog (Princess)”, a friend’s quiz, people are not just what they know or what they read, The Hitch-Hiker’s Guide To The Galaxy by Douglas Adams, “society is all the different bits and humanity is all the different bits”, adopting leaves as a currency, maybe the whole of Douglas Adams should be treated like a religious text, Th[...] | 1 9 10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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SFBRP #105 – Jack Mcdevitt – Deepsix | Luke reviews Deepsix by Jack Mcdevitt. Luke blogs at: http://www.lukeburrage.com/blog Follow Luke on twitter: http://twitter.com/lukeburrage Luke writes his own novels, “Minding Tomorrow”, “Combat”, and “The Monster Story Conference”, so download them for free at: http://www.lukeburrage.com/fiction.html Check out listener recommended books: http://www.goodreads.com/lukeburrage More information on the SFBRP Wiki | 26 8 10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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SFBRP #104 – Alastair Reynolds – House of Suns | Luke reviews House of Suns by Alastair Reynolds. Luke blogs at: http://www.lukeburrage.com/blog Follow Luke on twitter: http://twitter.com/lukeburrage Luke writes his own novels, “Minding Tomorrow”, “Combat”, and “The Monster Story Conference”, so download them for free at: http://www.lukeburrage.com/fiction.html Check out listener recommended books: http://www.goodreads.com/lukeburrage More information on the SFBRP Wiki | 12 8 10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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SFBRP #103 – Scott Lynch – The Lies of Locke Lamora | Luke reviews The Lies of Locke Lamora by Scott Lynch. Luke blogs at: http://www.lukeburrage.com/blog Follow Luke on twitter: http://twitter.com/lukeburrage Luke writes his own novels, “Minding Tomorrow”, “Combat”, and “The Monster Story Conference”, so download them for free at: http://www.lukeburrage.com/fiction.html Check out listener recommended books: http://www.goodreads.com/lukeburrage More information on the SFBRP Wiki | 20 7 10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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SFBRP #102 – Paolo Bacigalupi and Tobias S Buckell – The Alchemist and the Executioness | Luke reviews The Alchemist and the Executioness by Paolo Bacigalupi and Tobias S Buckell. Luke blogs at: http://www.lukeburrage.com/blog Follow Luke on twitter: http://twitter.com/lukeburrage Luke writes his own novels, “Minding Tomorrow”, “Combat”, and “The Monster Story Conference”, so download them for free at: http://www.lukeburrage.com/fiction.html Check out listener recommended books: http://www.goodreads.com/lukeburrage More information on the SFBRP Wiki | 19 7 10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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SFBRP #101 – Larry Niven and Jerry Pournelle – Lucifer’s Hammer | Luke reviews Lucifer’s Hammer by Larry Niven and Jerry Pournelle. Luke blogs at: http://www.lukeburrage.com/blog Follow Luke on twitter: http://twitter.com/lukeburrage Luke writes his own novels, “Minding Tomorrow”, “Combat”, and “The Monster Story Conference”, so download them for free at: http://www.lukeburrage.com/fiction.html Check out listener recommended books: http://www.goodreads.com/lukeburrage More information on the SFBRP Wiki | 16 7 10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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SFBRP #100 – Science Fiction and Personal Philosophy | It’s episode 100! I decided to do a special episode. I don’t talk about a specific book, but instead I explain, in looong self-indulgent detail, the reasons WHY I do what I do, from podcasting to writing to juggling to photography and all my other creative pursuits. | 10 7 10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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SFRBP #100 – Science Fiction and Personal Philosophy | It’s episode 100! I decided to do a special episode. I don’t talk about a specific book, but instead I explain, in looong self-indulgent detail, the reasons WHY I do what I do, from podcasting to writing to juggling to photography and all my other creative pursuits. | 10 7 10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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SFBRP #099 – Patrick Rothfuss – The Name of the Wind | Luke reviews The Name of the Wind by Patrick Rothfuss. Luke blogs at: http://www.lukeburrage.com/blog Follow Luke on twitter: http://twitter.com/lukeburrage Luke writes his own novels, “Minding Tomorrow”, “Combat”, and “The Monster Story Conference”, so download them for free at: http://www.lukeburrage.com/fiction.html Check out listener recommended books: http://www.goodreads.com/lukeburrage More information on the SFBRP Wiki | 1 7 10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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SFBRP #098 – Alfred Bester – The Stars My Destination | The SFFaudio Podcast #064 – Scott and Jesse talk to with Julie Davis and Luke Burrage about The Stars My Destination by Alfred Bester! Luke blogs at: http://www.lukeburrage.com/blog Follow Luke on twitter: http://twitter.com/lukeburrage Luke writes his own novels, “Minding Tomorrow”, “Combat”, and “The Monster Story Conference”, so download them for free at: http://www.lukeburrage.com/fiction.html Check out listener recommended books: http://www.goodreads.com/lukeburrage More information on the SFBRP Wiki Talked about on today’s show: Forgotten Classics, Science Fiction Book Review Podcast, Richard K. Morgan’s The Steel Remains, The Invisible Man, Robert Sheckley’s The Status Civilization, exploding volcanoes, Gulliver Foyle, jaunting as teleporting, BAMF, The Uncanny X-Men, Jumper by Steven Gould, Charles Fort Jaunte (is a reference to Charles Fort), Fortean Times, The Tyger by William Blake,Tā moko (Maori facial tattoo), religion, swearing, tabernac, future swearing, Louis Wu in Larry Niven’s Ringworld, the frivolity of the wealthy, satire, sailing as conspicuous consumption, telepathy, Paul Williams, The Stars My Destination as a “pyrotechnic novel”, the power of the narrative imagery, the audiobook (a Library of Congress Book for the Blind version), the heirs of Alfred Bester are fighting over the rights, transformation, Gulliver’s Travels by Jonathan Swift, “Most scientific!”, Alfred Bester’s years writing comics, WWII, the Wikipedia entry for The Stars My Destination, synesthesia, the long forgotten histories of synesthesia, Of Time, And Gully Foyle by Neil Gaiman, cyberpunk, a hard-boiled Philip K. Dick novel, passive schlubs, The Count Of Monte Cristo by Alexandre Dumas, Pyrenees, the induction scene in William Shakespeare’s The Taming Of The Shrew, a shotgun approach to transformation, The Stars My Destination as meta book, Peter F. Hamilton, the renaissance man, Classics Illustrated #3 The Count Of Monte Cristo, Fourmyle of Ceres, PyrE, (the inspiration for Pyr Books?), Napoleon Bonaparte, thought turning into action, our overcrowded future, Second Life, Surrogates, only in a cyberpunk future, retroactive foreshadowing, the 1991 BBC Radio Drama version of Alfred Bester’s Tiger Tiger, the old language, Hyperion by Dan Simmons, The Canterbury Tales by Geoffrey Chaucer, Pyrene, cyborgs, wired nerves, bullet time, you can’t spoil a book like this. | 28 6 10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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SFBRP #097 – Robert A Heinlein – The Moon is a Harsh Mistress | Luke reviews The Moon is a Harsh Mistress by Robert A Heinlein. Luke blogs at: http://www.lukeburrage.com/blog Follow Luke on twitter: http://twitter.com/lukeburrage Luke writes his own novels, “Minding Tomorrow”, “Combat”, and “The Monster Story Conference”, so download them for free at: http://www.lukeburrage.com/fiction.html Check out listener recommended books: http://www.goodreads.com/lukeburrage More information on the SFBRP Wiki | 14 6 10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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SFBRP #096 – John Wyndham – The Chrysalids | Luke reviews The Chrysalids by John Wyndham. Luke blogs at: http://www.lukeburrage.com/blog Follow Luke on twitter: http://twitter.com/lukeburrage Luke writes his own novels, “Minding Tomorrow”, “Combat”, and “The Monster Story Conference”, so download them for free at: http://www.lukeburrage.com/fiction.html Check out listener recommended books: http://www.goodreads.com/lukeburrage More information on the SFBRP Wiki | 3 6 10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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SFBRP #095 – George R R Martin – A Game of Thrones | Luke reviews part one of the Song of Ice and Fire: A Game of Thrones by George R. R. Martin. Luke blogs at: http://www.lukeburrage.com/blog Follow Luke on twitter: http://twitter.com/lukeburrage Luke writes his own novels, “Minding Tomorrow”, “Combat”, and “The Monster Story Conference”, so download them for free at: http://www.lukeburrage.com/fiction.html Check out listener recommended books: http://www.goodreads.com/lukeburrage More information on the SFBRP Wiki | 29 5 10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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SFBRP #094 – Robert J Sawyer – Calculating God | Luke reviews Calculating God by Robert J. Sawyer. Luke blogs at: http://www.lukeburrage.com/blog Follow Luke on twitter: http://twitter.com/lukeburrage Luke writes his own novels, “Minding Tomorrow”, “Combat”, and “The Monster Story Conference”, so download them for free at: http://www.lukeburrage.com/fiction.html Check out listener recommended books: http://www.goodreads.com/lukeburrage More information on the SFBRP Wiki | 16 5 10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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SFBRP #093 – Vernor Vinge – Rainbows End | Luke reviews Rainbows End by Vernor Vinge Luke blogs at: http://www.lukeburrage.com/blog Follow Luke on twitter: http://twitter.com/lukeburrage Luke writes his own novels, “Minding Tomorrow”, “Combat”, and “The Monster Story Conference”, so download them for free at: http://www.lukeburrage.com/fiction.html Check out listener recommended books: http://www.goodreads.com/lukeburrage More information on the SFBRP Wiki | 12 5 10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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SFBRP #092 – Robert Sheckley – The Status Civilization | Luke reviews Robert Sheckley’s The Status Civilization. Luke blogs at: http://www.lukeburrage.com/blog Follow Luke on twitter: http://twitter.com/lukeburrage Luke writes his own novels, “Minding Tomorrow”, “Combat”, and “The Monster Story Conference”, so download them for free at: http://www.lukeburrage.com/fiction.html Check out listener recommended books: http://www.goodreads.com/lukeburrage More information on the SFBRP Wiki | 5 5 10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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SFBRP #091 – Peter Watts – Starfish | Luke reviews Starfish, the debut novel from Peter Watts. Luke blogs at: http://www.lukeburrage.com/blog Follow Luke on twitter: http://twitter.com/lukeburrage Luke writes his own novels, “Minding Tomorrow”, “Combat”, and “The Monster Story Conference”, so download them for free at: http://www.lukeburrage.com/fiction.html Check out listener recommended books: http://www.goodreads.com/lukeburrage More information on the SFBRP Wiki | 26 4 10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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SFBRP #090 – Mike Resnick – Kirinyaga | Luke reviews Kirinyaga by Mike Resnick. Luke blogs at: http://www.lukeburrage.com/blog Follow Luke on twitter: http://twitter.com/lukeburrage Luke writes his own novels, “Minding Tomorrow”, “Combat”, and “The Monster Story Conference”, so download them for free at: http://www.lukeburrage.com/fiction.html Check out listener recommended books: http://www.goodreads.com/lukeburrage More information on the SFBRP Wiki | 24 4 10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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SFBRP #089 – Dani and Eytan Kollin – The Unincorporated Man | Luke reviews a second novel written by a pair of brothers, The Unincorporated Man by Dani Kollin and Eytan Kollin. Luke blogs at: http://www.lukeburrage.com/blog Follow Luke on twitter: http://twitter.com/lukeburrage Luke wrote his own novel, “Minding Tomorrow”, so download it at: http://www.lukeburrage.com/mindingtomorrow.html Check out listener recommended books: http://www.goodreads.com/lukeburrage More information on the SFBRP Wiki | 12 4 10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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SFBRP #088 – Arkady and Boris Strugatsky – Roadside Picnic | Luke reads and reviews Roadside Picnic by Arkady and Boris Strugatsky. Luke blogs at: http://www.lukeburrage.com/blog Follow Luke on twitter: http://twitter.com/lukeburrage Luke wrote his own novel, “Minding Tomorrow”, so download it at: http://www.lukeburrage.com/mindingtomorrow.html Check out listener recommended books: http://www.goodreads.com/lukeburrage More information on the SFBRP Wiki | 10 4 10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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SFBRP #087 – Daniel Suarez – Daemon | Luke reviews Daniel Suarez’s first novel, Daemon. Luke blogs at: http://www.lukeburrage.com/blog Follow Luke on twitter: http://twitter.com/lukeburrage Luke wrote his own novel, “Minding Tomorrow”, so download it at: http://www.lukeburrage.com/mindingtomorrow.html Check out listener recommended books: http://www.goodreads.com/lukeburrage More information on the SFBRP Wiki | 26 3 10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Bonus – SFFaudio Podcast #051 – Yellow Peril | Last week I took part in a discussion about The Mysterious Dr. Fu-Manchu and the idea of Yellow Peril. Scott and Jesse from SFFaudio hosted the podcast, and Eric Rabkin and I were guests. Stuff mentioned: The Insidious Dr. Fu-Manchu by Sax Rohmer (aka The Mysterious Dr. Fu-Manchu) – available via Tantor Media, fix-up novel, hypnosis, Sherlock Holmes, the yellow peril incarnate, the yellow peril as the hordes of asia, the Chinese Exclusion Act (USA), Chinese Immigration Act, 1923 (Canada), Tamerlane (the scourge of god), The Yellow Peril by M.P. Shiel, The Purple Cloud by M.P. Shiel, racism, WWI, colonialism, Burma, Thuggees, Boxer Rebellion, genius, The Talons Of Weng Chiang, if you read it as Fu-Manchu being the hero you may like the story more, mad scientist, Faust, Paradise Lost by John Milton, Robur-Le-Conquérant by Jules Verne (aka Robur-The-Conqueror aka The Clipper of the Clouds), The Island of Doctor Moreau by H.G. Wells, The White Man’s Burden by Rudyard Kipling, colonialism, The Invisible Man, the other colored other, The League Of Extraordinary Gentleman by Alan Moore, Hawley Griffin (The Invisible Man), Allan Quatermain, Captain Nemo, Dr. Henry Jekyll/Mr. Edward Hyde, Mina Murray (from Dracula by Bram Stoker), English 418/549: GRAPHIC NARRATIVE (Winter 2010), The Invisible Man shows I and II, If I Ran The Zoo by Dr. Seuss, Jonah And The Whale, Suess’ anti-Japanese propaganda during WWII, Japanese internment during WWII in USA and Canada, Aryan, India, Nazi Germany, The Thule Society, Sri Lanka, racial stereotypes, Marco Polo, Kubla Khan by Samuel Taylor Coleridge, gender and skin color, blondness, Karamaneh (the love interest in The Insidious Dr. Fu-Manchu), femme fatale, Black Widow (1987), miscegenation, the Chinese hordes vs. the insidious Japanese, War With The Newts by Karel Čapek, Japan, LibriVox.org, Sixth Column by Robert A. Heinlein, beauty as goodness (in fairy tales), King Kong, Last And First Men by Olaf Stapledon, Star Maker, The Iliad by Homer, The Old Testament, The Science Fiction Hall Of Fame edited by Robert Silverberg, Arena by Fredric Brown, Plato, the red scare, Jack London, The Lathe Of Heaven by Ursula K. Le Guin, Arslan by M.J. Engh, Chung Kuo by David Windgrove, selective memory, polarized memory, Middlemarch by George Eliot, Encounter With Tiber by Buzz Aldrin and John Barnes, China Mountain Zhang by Maureen F. McHugh, Superfusion: How China and America Became One Economy and Why the World’s Prosperity Depends on It by Zachary Karabell, Firefly, Limehouse, London, Detroit, The Man In The High Castle by Philip K. Dick |READ OUR REVIEW|, alternate history, SS-GB by Len Deighton, Fatherland by Robert Harris, Gorky Park, North Korea, the North Korea embassy in East Berlin. | 22 3 10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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SFBRP #086 – Gene Wolfe – The Shadow of the Torturer | Luke reviews the first volume of The Book of the New Sun, The Shadow of the Torturer by Gene Wolfe. Luke blogs at: http://www.lukeburrage.com/blog Follow Luke on twitter: http://twitter.com/lukeburrage Luke wrote his own novel, “Minding Tomorrow”, so download it at: http://www.lukeburrage.com/mindingtomorrow.html Check out listener recommended books: http://www.goodreads.com/lukeburrage More information on the SFBRP Wiki | 18 3 10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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SFBRP #085 – Iain Banks – Transition | Luke reviews Transition by Iain Banks. Luke blogs at: http://www.lukeburrage.com/blog Follow Luke on twitter: http://twitter.com/lukeburrage Luke wrote his own novel, “Minding Tomorrow”, so download it at: http://www.lukeburrage.com/mindingtomorrow.html Check out listener recommended books: http://www.goodreads.com/lukeburrage More information on the SFBRP Wiki | 3 3 10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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SFBRP #084 – R Scott Bakker – The Prince of Nothing series | Luke reviews the entire series of The Prince of Nothing by R. Scott Bakker, and more specifically the final novel in the trilogy, The Thousandfold Thought. Luke blogs at: http://www.lukeburrage.com/blog Follow Luke on twitter: http://twitter.com/lukeburrage Luke wrote his own novel, “Minding Tomorrow”, so download it at: http://www.lukeburrage.com/mindingtomorrow.html Check out listener recommended books: http://www.goodreads.com/lukeburrage More information on the SFBRP Wiki | 3 3 10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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SFBRP #083 – China Mieville – The City and The City | Luke reviews The City and The City by China Mieville. Luke blogs at: http://www.lukeburrage.com/blog Follow Luke on twitter: http://twitter.com/lukeburrage Luke wrote his own novel, “Minding Tomorrow”, so download it at: http://www.lukeburrage.com/mindingtomorrow.html Check out listener recommended books: http://www.goodreads.com/lukeburrage More information on the SFBRP Wiki | 3 3 10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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SFBRP #082 – Paulo Bacigalupi – The Windup Girl | Luke reviews one of the Top 10 Fiction Novels of 2009 (according to Time magazine) – The Windup Girl by Paolo Bacigalupi. He also talks about his new fiction release, called The Monster Story Conference. Luke blogs at: http://www.lukeburrage.com/blog Follow Luke on twitter: http://twitter.com/lukeburrage Luke wrote his own novels, “Minding Tomorrow” and “The Monster Story Conference”, so download them at: http://www.lukeburrage.com/fiction.html Check out listener recommended books: http://www.goodreads.com/lukeburrage More information on the SFBRP Wiki | 19 2 10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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SFBRP #081 – Alastair Reynolds – Revelation Space | Luke recounts his experiences with listening to a long audiobook, then reviews Revelation Space by Alastair Reynolds. After some actual research, it turns out Alastair Reynolds DOES have a PHD in Astronomy, so the “amateur cosmology” jibe is a bit out of place. Recorded weeks ago, but due to being locked out of my own website… Luke blogs at: http://www.lukeburrage.com/blog Follow Luke on twitter: http://twitter.com/lukeburrage Luke wrote his own novel, “Minding Tomorrow”, so download it at: http://www.lukeburrage.com/mindingtomorrow.html Check out listener recommended books: http://www.goodreads.com/lukeburrage More information on the SFBRP Wiki | 14 2 10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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SFBRP #080 – Peter Watts – Blindsight | Luke reads and reviews a novel in one day: Blindsight by Peter Watts. You can download this novel for free at http://www.feedbooks.com/book/976 Watch Luke’s new video, International Juggler 2009: Luke blogs at: http://www.lukeburrage.com/blog Follow Luke on twitter: http://twitter.com/lukeburrage Luke wrote his own novel, “Minding Tomorrow”, so download it at: http://www.lukeburrage.com/mindingtomorrow.html Check out listener recommended books: http://www.goodreads.com/lukeburrage More information on the SFBRP Wiki | 26 1 10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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SFBRP #079 – Smoke and more invisible men | Luke is joined by Jesse from SFFaudio.com to discuss Smoke by Donald Westlake, and talk a bout a lot of other things besides. Here’s what we talked about: Luke’s The Invisible Man podcast (SFBRP#78), The Invisible Man by H.G. Wells, Donald E. Westlake’s Smoke, invisibility, Freddie Urban Noon, crime, Smoke is an invisible man story done right, Memoirs Of An Invisible Man by H.F. Saint, Memoirs Of An Invisible Man (the 1992 film), invisibility in Fantasy (J.R.R. Tolkien’s The Lord Of The Rings), invisibility in Science Fiction (The Invisible Man by H.G. Wells), invisibility in a comic crime story, what are the problems with being an invisible thief?, humor, New York, Richard Stark, hard boiled crime, 5 Writing Lessons Learned from Donald Westlake, “When the phone rang Parker was in the garage killing a man.”, The Writing Excuses Podcast, Luke’s review of Makers by Cory Doctorow (SFBRP #74), big tobacco, Westlake’s way of telling a story “he went into the unspeakable kitchen.”, Westlake is a masterful writer of sentences, Peg Briscoe (Freddie’s girlfriend) is a competent confederate, how do you steal things when you’re invisible? (people will see the stolen goods floating down the street!), how do you sell stolen goods when you’re invisible? (you’ll need a confederate), invisibility is a small but well known meme, comparing the memes of invisibility and time travel, nailing small coffins and flogging tiny horses, The Man With The Getaway Face by Richard Stark, the Stark novels are faced paced and utterly absorbing, the differences between Stark novels and Westlake novels, The Hunter by Richard Stark, Payback (the 1999 film), more invisible men, Hollow Man (the 2000 film), Sony used a fake reviewer to shill its movies, unlikeable characters in novels vs. film, the concept of invisibility is a human concept and not a worldly phenomenon (and what that does to our perception of possibility), negating a phenomenon doesn’t create a new phenomenon, invisibility in The Hitch-Hiker’s Guide To The Galaxy series, Jack Ward, The Sonic Society, Superman, why Superman is impossible, invisible men cannot smoke or drink or eat if they want to remain wholly invisible, Neil Morrisey, The Vanishing Man (1998), future memes and themes for podcasts: THE YELLOW PERIL, when will China take over the world? (soon), David Wingrove’s Chung Kuo series, The Insidious Dr. Fu-Manchu by Sax Rohmer, the Judge Dee mysteries, Starship: Flagship by Mike Resnick, Kirinyaga by Mike Resnick |READ OUR REVIEW|, ***watch out for the false ending*** Alan Moore’s The League Of Extraordinary Gentlemen, Captain Nemo, Mina Harker, Allan Quatermain, the National Treasure series, Indiana Jones, 6 Insane Fan Theories That Actually Make Great Movies Better, the best television show ever made: The Adventures Of Young Indiana Jones, doing something with a television show that no-one has ever done on TV before or since, automating your podcast with Audacity, python. http://www.sfbrp.com/?feed=podcast iTunes 1-Click |SUBSCRIBE| Luke blogs at: http://www.lukeburrage.com/blog Follow Luke on twitter: http://twitter.com/lukeburrage Luke wrote his own novel, “Minding Tomorrow”, so download it at: http://www.lukeburrage.com/mindingtomorrow.html Check out listener recommended books: http://www.goodreads.com/lukeburrage More information on the SFBRP Wiki | 18 1 10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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SFBRP #078 – H G Wells – The Invisible Man | Luke is joined by Jesse from SFFaudio.com to discuss H G Wells’ The Invisible Man Jesse’s notes: Here’s what we talked about: The Invisible Man by H.G. Wells, the public domain status of the writings of H.G. Wells, Luke and Jesse in conversation, The War Of The Worlds, The Island Of Dr. Moreau, The First Men In The Moon, Luke’s review of The Time Machine, Sussex, invasion literature, mad scientist, horror, thriller, the village of Iping, invisibility, scientific invisibility, What Was It?, haunted house, the 2000 film Hollow Man, Smoke by Donald E. Westlake, the development of the invisibility meme, creating tension in a scene with exposition, Luke’s review of Fahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury, the Steven Spielberg, George Lucas, Lawrence Kasdan Raiders Of The Lost Ark story conference |PDF|, a Nazi monkey, Griffin (the titular Invisible Man) as an anti-hero, The Ring Of Gyges (found within Plato’s The Republic), invisibility as a cipher for moral character, invisibility is good for nothing other than spying, if you’re an invisible person you’ll need a confederate, The Hobbit and The Lord Of The Rings by J.R.R. Tolkien, Miss Pim’s Camouflage by Lady Stanley, WWI, Invisible Agent, WWII, isolation, moral isolation, anonymity, Eric Rabkin’s point about, refractive index, albinism, the sleight of hand that H.G. Wells uses in The Invisible Man and The Time Machine, The Crystal Egg by H.G. Wells, Mars, long distance communication, what is the serious problem with invisibility? [the answer is a DEFEATER for any truly HARD SF story], the background for The Time Machine is Charles Darwin, evolution and the class system, the background for The War Of The Worlds is invasion literature, war and colonialism, Eddie Izzard’s colonialism through flags, the background for The Invisible Man is personal responsibility, isolation and moral character, Thomas Marvel (the tramp with an invisible friend), the parallels between The Invisible Man and Treasure Island by Robert Louis Stevenson and Fawlty Towers, psychopathy, sociopathy, the one ring’s invisibility, invisibility for burglary is only half as useful as you’d expect, imagine the Sauron’s ring in the hands of Denethor, Boromir, or Gandalf!, the filmspotting podcast, visit Luke’s website! http://www.sfbrp.com/?feed=podcast iTunes 1-Click |SUBSCRIBE| Luke blogs at: http://www.lukeburrage.com/blog Follow Luke on twitter: http://twitter.com/lukeburrage Luke wrote his own novel, “Minding Tomorrow”, so download it at: http://www.lukeburrage.com/mindingtomorrow.html Check out listener recommended books: http://www.goodreads.com/lukeburrage More information on the SFBRP Wiki | 17 1 10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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SFBRP #077 – Scott Sigler – The Rookie | Luke does his first ever review of an audiobook/podcast novel, Scott Sigler’s The Rookie. Luke blogs at: http://www.lukeburrage.com/blog Follow Luke on twitter: http://twitter.com/lukeburrage Luke wrote his own novel, “Minding Tomorrow”, so download it at: http://www.lukeburrage.com/mindingtomorrow.html Check out listener recommended books: http://www.goodreads.com/lukeburrage More information on the SFBRP Wiki | 3 1 10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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SFBRP #076 – Luke’s Fantasy Reads in 2009 1 | Another long podcast, but this time Luke reviews the 6 fantasy novels he’s read in 2009: A Wizard of Earthsea by Ursuala K LeGuin, Warbreaker and Elantris by Brandon Sanderson, The Steel Remains by Richard Morgan, Shadowmagic by John Lenahan, The Warrior-Prophet by R Scott Bakker. Luke blogs at: http://www.lukeburrage.com/blog Follow Luke on twitter: http://twitter.com/lukeburrage Luke wrote his own novel, “Minding Tomorrow”, so download it at: http://www.lukeburrage.com/mindingtomorrow.html Check out listener recommended books: http://www.goodreads.com/lukeburrage More information on the SFBRP Wiki | 30 12 09 | Free | View In iTunes |
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SFBRP #075 – Neal Stephenson – Anathem | An epic-length review of an epic-sized novel, Luke tackles Neal Stephenson’s Anathem. Luke blogs at: http://www.lukeburrage.com/blog Follow Luke on twitter: http://twitter.com/lukeburrage Luke wrote his own novel, “Minding Tomorrow”, so download it at: http://www.lukeburrage.com/mindingtomorrow.html Check out listener recommended books: http://www.goodreads.com/lukeburrage More information on the SFBRP Wiki | 17 12 09 | Free | View In iTunes |
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SFBRP #074 – Cory Doctorow – Makers | h boy. Luke is soooo disappointed with Cory Doctorow’s latest novel, Makers. Luke blogs at: http://www.lukeburrage.com/blog Follow Luke on twitter: http://twitter.com/lukeburrage Luke wrote his own novel, “Minding Tomorrow”, so download it at: http://www.lukeburrage.com/mindingtomorrow.html Check out listener recommended books: http://www.goodreads.com/lukeburrage More information on the SFBRP Wiki | 2 12 09 | Free | View In iTunes |
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SFBRP #073 – Douglas Adams – The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy | Luke reviews the modern classic from Douglas Adams, The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy. Is the hype justified? Check the lyrics attached to the MP3 to see Luke’s notes for this episode. Luke blogs at: http://www.lukeburrage.com/blog Follow Luke on twitter: http://twitter.com/lukeburrage Luke wrote his own novel, “Minding Tomorrow”, so download it at: http://www.lukeburrage.com/mindingtomorrow.html Check out listener recommended books: http://www.goodreads.com/lukeburrage More information on the SFBRP Wiki | 22 11 09 | Free | View In iTunes |
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SFBRP #072 and a half – Luke and Jesse in Conversation | Luke chats to Jesse (from SFFaudio.com) about many topics including: R. Scott Bakker Brandon Sanderson Wheel of Time Peter Watts Greg Bear Courtney Brown Science Fiction and Politics Podcast Feminist Utopias Herland Cloning Nature and Nurture Invisible Man Shrinking Man Fantastic Voyage 1 and 2 Photons hitting things Aristotelian Goods Darwin’s Radio Century Rain Robert Sawyer Interview on SFFaudio Flashforward Michael Crichton Podcast production About this podcast Savvy marketing Good women writers Prolific authors Elmore Leonard Charles Stross Lobsters Halting State End of an Era Science as a basis of fiction My second novel Jesse made his own list of things we talked about: R. Scott Bakker, audiobooks, Warbreaker by Brandon Sanderson, Wheel of Time series by Robert Jordan, Blindsight by Peter Watts, Moving Mars by Greg Bear, Courtney Brown, Science Fiction and Politics Podcast, feminism, utopias, Herland by Charlotte Perkins Gilman, cloning, remote viewing, nature vs. nurture, nurture as a subset of nature, epistemology, The Invisible Man by H.G. Wells, The Incredible Shrinking Man by Richard Matheson |READ OUR REVIEW|, Fantastic Voyage and Fantastic Voyage II by Isaac Asimov, the strange life of a photon, combat, Aristotelian values, Darwin’s Radio by Greg Bear, Century Rain by Alastair Reynolds, The SFFaudio Podcast #041, FlashForward by Robert J. Sawyer, FlashForward the TV show, Michael Crichton, podcast production, savvy marketing, good women writers, Ursula K. Le Guin, Octavia Butler, prolific authors, Out Of Sight by Elmore Leonard, Lobsters by Charles Stross |READ OUR REVIEW|, Halting State by Charles Stross, End of an Era by Robert J. Sawyer, science as a basis of fiction, Luke’s second novel (tentatively titled either Monster Story or Teeth and Claws). | 19 11 09 | Free | View In iTunes |
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SFBRP #072 – Ursula K LeGuin – The Dispossessed | Luke reviews The Dispossessed by Ursula K LeGuin. You can watch a video of this recording at http://www.ustream.tv/channel/lukeburrage Check the lyrics attached to the MP3 to see Luke’s notes for this episode. Luke blogs at: http://www.lukeburrage.com/blog Follow Luke on twitter: http://twitter.com/lukeburrage Luke wrote his own novel, “Minding Tomorrow”, so download it at: http://www.lukeburrage.com/mindingtomorrow.html Check out listener recommended books: http://www.goodreads.com/lukeburrage More information on the SFBRP Wiki | 10 11 09 | Free | View In iTunes |
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SFBRP #071 – Richard Morgan – Market Forces | Luke reviews Market Forces by Richard Morgan. Luke blogs at: http://www.lukeburrage.com/blog Follow Luke on twitter: http://twitter.com/lukeburrage Luke wrote his own novel, “Minding Tomorrow”, so download it at: http://www.lukeburrage.com/mindingtomorrow.html Check out listener recommended books: http://www.goodreads.com/lukeburrage More information on the SFBRP Wiki | 28 10 09 | Free | View In iTunes |
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SFBRP #070 – Greg Egan – Schild’s Ladder – 3rd attempt | Third try to get this into the feed. HARD SCIENCE with Greg Egan. Luke reviews Schild’s Ladder. Luke blogs at: http://www.lukeburrage.com/blog Follow Luke on twitter: http://twitter.com/lukeburrage Luke wrote his own novel, “Minding Tomorrow”, so download it at: http://www.lukeburrage.com/mindingtomorrow.html Check out listener recommended books: http://www.goodreads.com/lukeburrage More information on the SFBRP Wiki | 26 10 09 | Free | View In iTunes |
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SFBRP #069 – Edgar Rice Burroughs – A Princess of Mars | Luke takes a trip to Barsoom. Luke blogs at: http://www.lukeburrage.com/blog Follow Luke on twitter: http://twitter.com/lukeburrage Luke wrote his own novel, “Minding Tomorrow”, so download it at: http://www.lukeburrage.com/mindingtomorrow.html Check out listener recommended books: http://www.goodreads.com/lukeburrage More information on the SFBRP Wiki | 23 10 09 | Free | View In iTunes |
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SFBRP #068 – Ursula K LeGuin – The Left Hand of Darkness | Luke reviews The Left Hand of Darkness by Ursula K LeGuin, and wonders why he hasn’t taken the time to read this before. Luke blogs at: http://www.lukeburrage.com/blog Follow Luke on twitter: http://twitter.com/lukeburrage Luke wrote his own novel, “Minding Tomorrow”, so download it at: http://www.lukeburrage.com/mindingtomorrow.html Check out listener recommended books: http://www.goodreads.com/lukeburrage More information on the SFBRP Wiki | 13 10 09 | Free | View In iTunes |
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SFBRP #067 – Aldous Huxley – Brave New World | Luke reviews a classic: Brave New World by Aldous Huxley. Luke blogs at: http://www.lukeburrage.com/blog Follow Luke on twitter: http://twitter.com/lukeburrage Luke wrote his own novel, “Minding Tomorrow”, so download it at: http://www.lukeburrage.com/mindingtomorrow.html Check out listener recommended books: http://www.goodreads.com/lukeburrage More information on the SFBRP Wiki | 28 9 09 | Free | View In iTunes |
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SFBRP #066 – John Varley – Steel Beach | This is one of Luke’s favorite reviews in a long time! And it’s a long review too. He discusses John Varley’s Steel Beach, and had so much to say about it that he completely forgot to mention his previous experience with John Varley, the abomination that was Red Thunder. Luke blogs at: http://www.lukeburrage.com/blog Follow Luke on twitter: http://twitter.com/lukeburrage Luke wrote his own novel, “Minding Tomorrow”, so download it at: http://www.lukeburrage.com/mindingtomorrow.html Check out listener recommended books: http://www.goodreads.com/lukeburrage More information on the SFBRP Wiki | 23 9 09 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Bonus: SFFaudio Podcast discussion about The Steel Remains by Richard Morgan | I was a guest on the SFFaudio Podcast again, this time taking part in a panel discussion about a recent fantasy book. Enjoy! The SFFaudio Podcast #034 – Jesse and Scott have invited a roster of internet celebrities on for this podcast to talk about Richard K. Morgan’s novel The Steel Remains. Listen in as… Brian Murphy (of The Silver Key blog and The Cimmerian), Gregg Margarite (LibriVox.org narrator and book coordinator), and Luke Burrage (professional juggler and host of the Science Fiction Book Review Podcast) discuss… The Steel Remains by Richard K. Morgan [AN UNABRIDGED AUDIOBOOK from TANTOR MEDIA]! Talked about on today’s show: The Cimmerian blog, Deathworld by Harry Harrison @ LibriVox.org, The Real Fantastic Stuff an essay by Richard K. Morgan, J.R.R. Tolkien, The Lord Of The Rings, noir, Sci-Fi Dimensions interview with Richard K. Morgan (not Dark Horizons), homosexuality, nihilism, anti-hero, the Takeshi Kovacs novels (Altered Carbon, Broken Angels, Woken Furies), Morgan’s Thirteen (aka Black Man), Tolkien’s The Silmarillion, Adam Robert’s letter to Hugo fans (about the Hugo nominees), Cory Doctorow’s Little Brother, Neil Gaiman’s The Graveyard Book, the Hugo Awards, Morgan’s Market Forces, Lord Valentine’s Castle by Robert Silverberg, George R.R. Martin’s A Song Of Ice And Fire, David Eddings, Warbreaker by Brandon Sanderson, Terry Brooks, the Dragonlance series, magic, Tolkien’s use of magic, Morgan’s use of magic in The Steel Remains, characterization in The Steel Remains, recurring themes in Morgan’s novels, Robert E. Howard’s Conan, what is Ringil Eskiath’s motivation?, what does everyone think of The Steel Remains?, what is the nature maps in Fantasy novels?, The Darkness That Comes Before by Scott Bakker. Next week we’ll talk about more audiobooks with these guys too. | 31 8 09 | Free | View In iTunes |
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SFBRP #065 – Olaf Stapledon – Last and First Men | This isn’t a review. This is Luke giving the reasons why he couldn’t finish reading Last and First Men by Olaf Stapledon. Luke blogs at: http://www.lukeburrage.com/blog Follow Luke on twitter: http://twitter.com/lukeburrage Luke wrote his own novel, “Minding Tomorrow”, so download it at: http://www.lukeburrage.com/mindingtomorrow.html Check out listener recommended books: http://www.goodreads.com/lukeburrage More information on the SFBRP Wiki | 25 8 09 | Free | View In iTunes |
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SFBRP #064 – Ray Bradbury – Fahrenheit 451 | It’s good to burn! Luke reviews Fahrenheit 451. Mystery Man On Film reviews Fahrenheit 451 book, film and script. Luke blogs at: http://www.lukeburrage.com/blog Follow Luke on twitter: http://twitter.com/lukeburrage Luke wrote his own novel, “Minding Tomorrow”, so download it at: http://www.lukeburrage.com/mindingtomorrow.html Check out listener recommended books: http://www.goodreads.com/lukeburrage More information on the SFBRP Wiki | 6 8 09 | Free | View In iTunes |
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SFBRP #063 – Jules Verne – From The Earth To The Moon | Luke checks out some very early science fiction, Jules Verne’s 1865 classic From The Earth To The Moon. Luke blogs at: http://www.lukeburrage.com/blog Follow Luke on twitter: http://twitter.com/lukeburrage Luke wrote his own novel, “Minding Tomorrow”, so check out the new cover art and download it at: http://www.lukeburrage.com/mindingtomorrow.html Check out listener recommended books: http://www.goodreads.com/lukeburrage More information on the SFBRP Wiki | 27 7 09 | Free | View In iTunes |
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SFBRP #062 – Stephen Donaldson – The Real Story | Luke reviews a novella by Stephen Donaldson variably called The Real Story, The Gap into Conflict or The Gap Episode 1. Luke blogs at: http://www.lukeburrage.com/blog Follow Luke on twitter: http://twitter.com/lukeburrage Luke wrote his own novel, “Minding Tomorrow”, so download it at: http://www.lukeburrage.com/mindingtomorrow.html Check out listener recommended books: http://www.goodreads.com/lukeburrage More information on the SFBRP Wiki | 24 7 09 | Free | View In iTunes |
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SFBRP #061 – John Barnes – The Sky So Big And Black | Luke reviews The Sky So Big And Black by John Barnes, a book about terraforming Mars, becoming an adult, and much more besides. Luke blogs at: http://www.lukeburrage.com/blog Follow Luke on twitter: http://twitter.com/lukeburrage Luke wrote his own novel, “Minding Tomorrow”, so download it at: http://www.lukeburrage.com/mindingtomorrow.html Check out listener recommended books: http://www.goodreads.com/lukeburrage More information on the SFBRP Wiki | 19 7 09 | Free | View In iTunes |
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SFBRP #060 – Luke Burrage – Minding Tomorrow | Chris Fletcher from M-Brane SF reviews Luke Burrage’s debut novel, Minding Tomorrow. Chris blogs at: http://mbranesf.blogspot.com/ Luke blogs at: http://www.lukeburrage.com/blog Follow Luke on twitter: http://twitter.com/lukeburrage Luke wrote his own novel, “Minding Tomorrow”, so download it at: http://www.lukeburrage.com/mindingtomorrow.html Check out listener recommended books: http://www.goodreads.com/lukeburrage More information on the SFBRP Wiki | 14 7 09 | Free | View In iTunes |
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SFBRP #059 – Kim Stanley Robinson – The Gold Coast | Luke reviews the second in a triplet of linked books from Kim Stanley Robinson about Orange County, California, The Gold Coast. Luke blogs at: http://www.lukeburrage.com/blog Follow Luke on twitter: http://twitter.com/lukeburrage Luke wrote his own novel, “Minding Tomorrow”, so download it at: http://www.lukeburrage.com/mindingtomorrow.html Check out listener recommended books: http://www.goodreads.com/lukeburrage More information on the SFBRP Wiki | 14 7 09 | Free | View In iTunes |
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SFBRP #058 – Orson Scott Card – Ender’s Game | Luke digs through his archive hard drive to find an old review of Ender’s Game by Orson Scott Card, and performs a short compare and contrast exercise with other military science fiction he’s read recently. Luke blogs at: http://www.lukeburrage.com/blog Follow Luke on twitter: http://twitter.com/lukeburrage Luke wrote his own novel, “Minding Tomorrow”, so download it at: http://www.lukeburrage.com/mindingtomorrow.html Check out listener recommended books: http://www.goodreads.com/lukeburrage More information on the SFBRP Wiki | 2 7 09 | Free | View In iTunes |
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SFBRP #057 – John Scalzi – Old Man’s War | Shooting aliens with big guns? Sometimes that’s good enough. Not always. Luke reviews John Scalzi’s first novel Old Man’s War. Luke blogs at: http://www.lukeburrage.com/blog Follow Luke on twitter: http://twitter.com/lukeburrage Luke wrote his own novel, “Minding Tomorrow”, so download it at: http://www.lukeburrage.com/mindingtomorrow.html Check out listener recommended books: http://www.goodreads.com/lukeburrage More information on the SFBRP Wiki | 21 6 09 | Free | View In iTunes |
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The Sofanauts No 9 | Luke joined Tony C Smith, Jeremy Tolbert, JJ Campanella on the Sofanauts podcast last weekend… see http://sofanauts.com/ for more info. | 18 6 09 | Free | View In iTunes |
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SFBRP #056 – A E van Vogt – Slan | Luke reviews the Golden Age classic Slan by A E van Vogt. Read Luke’s own novel “Minding Tomorrow” http://www.lukeburrage.com/mindingtomorrow.html Listen to Tony, Luke, Jeremy and James on The Sofanauts: http://sofanauts.com/ Read Luke’s blog at http://www.lukeburrage.com/blog Follow Luke on twitter http://twitter.com/lukeburrage Check out listener recommended books at http://www.goodreads.com/lukeburrage More information on the SFBRP Wiki | 18 6 09 | Free | View In iTunes |
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SFBRP #055 – Dan Simmons – The Fall of Hyperion | Luke reviews the first half of Dan Simmons’ The Fall of Hyperion, and the second half of the wikipedia.org plot summary. Listen to Tony, Luke, Jeremy and James on The Sofanauts: http://sofanauts.com/ Read Luke’s blog at http://www.lukeburrage.com/blog Follow Luke on twitter http://twitter.com/lukeburrage Check out listener recommended books at http://www.goodreads.com/lukeburrage More information on the SFBRP Wiki | 12 6 09 | Free | View In iTunes |
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SFBRP #054 – Cory Doctorow – Little Brother | Luke reviews Little Brother by Cory Doctorow. Download it at http://www.craphound.com/littlebrother Read Luke’s blog at http://www.lukeburrage.com/blog Follow Luke on twitter http://twitter.com/lukeburrage Check out listener recommended books at http://www.goodreads.com/lukeburrage More information on the SFBRP Wiki | 18 5 09 | Free | View In iTunes |
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SFBRP #053 – Tobias S Buckell – Crystal Rain | Audio of a live video stream. Luke reads Crystal Rain, the Caribbean Steampunk novel by Tobias S Buckell. Read Luke’s blog at http://www.lukeburrage.com/blog Follow Luke on twitter http://twitter.com/lukeburrage Check out listener recommended books at http://www.goodreads.com/lukeburrage More information on the SFBRP Wiki | 7 5 09 | Free | View In iTunes |
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SFBRP #052 – Charles Stross – Halting State | You get third time lukcy with Charles Stross’s cyberpunk thriller Halting State. You liked it so much you decided to record the review in the second person. You hope your listeners find that idea as fun as you. Next live show on 7th May 11pm CEST. See http://www.ustream.tv/channel/lukeburrage Read Luke’s blog at http://www.lukeburrage.com/blog Follow Luke on twitter http://twitter.com/lukeburrage More information on the SFBRP Wiki | 4 5 09 | Free | View In iTunes |
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SFBRP #051 – Joe Haldeman – The Accidental Time Machine | Following the H G Wells classic, Luke reviews Joe Haldeman’s take on the time travel genre. Luke loved The Accidental Time Machine… or maybe just the first quarter of the novel. Next live show on 7th May 11pm CEST. Read Luke’s blog at http://www.lukeburrage.com/blog Follow Luke on twitter http://twitter.com/lukeburrage More information on the SFBRP Wiki | 2 5 09 | Free | View In iTunes |
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SFBRP #050 – Philip Jose Farmer – To Your Scattered Bodies Go | To Your Scattered Bodies Go is the first of the Riverworld series by Philip Jose Farmer. Luke reviews it and remembers why he’s never bothered reading further in the series. Next live show on 7th May 11pm CEST. Read Luke’s blog at http://www.lukeburrage.com/blog Follow Luke on twitter http://twitter.com/lukeburrage More information on the SFBRP Wiki | 25 4 09 | Free | View In iTunes |
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SFBRP #049 and a half – answering questions live from the chatroom | A bonus podcast with Luke taking questions live from the chatroom attached to the live video stream. Thanks to everyone who took part. See the videos of the recording at http://www.ustream.tv/channel/lukeburrage Read Luke’s blog at http://www.lukeburrage.com/blog Follow Luke on twitter http://twitter.com/lukeburrage | 17 4 09 | Free | View In iTunes |
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SFBRP #049 – Dan Simmons – Hyperion | A review of Hyperion by Dan Simmons, recorded with a live audience! See the videos of the recording at http://www.ustream.tv/channel/lukeburrage Read Luke’s blog at http://www.lukeburrage.com/blog Follow Luke on twitter http://twitter.com/lukeburrage More information on the SFBRP Wiki | 17 4 09 | Free | View In iTunes |
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SFBRP #048 – Charles Stross – Accelerando | Luke reviews Accelerando by Charles Stross. Available for free download at http://www.feedbooks.com/book/228 Read Luke’s blog at http://www.lukeburrage.com/blog Follow Luke on twitter http://twitter.com/lukeburrage More information on the http://www.sfbrp.com/wiki/index.php?title=048_-_Charles_Stross_-_Accelerando | 13 4 09 | Free | View In iTunes |
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SFBRP #047 – Karl Schroeder – Ventus | Luke reviews the debut novel from Karl Schroeder, Ventus. Available for free download at: http://www.kschroeder.com/my-books/ventus/free-ebook-version Read Luke’s blog at: http://www.lukeburrage.com/blog/ More information on the SFBRP Wiki | 5 4 09 | Free | View In iTunes |
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SFBRP #046 – many science fiction series | Luke performs speedy reviews of over thirty science fiction series. He also talks about his experience with ebooks and asks for volunteer readers for his own novel. More information on the SFBRP Wiki or Luke’s Blog. | 28 3 09 | Free | View In iTunes |
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SFBRP #045 – H G Wells – The Time Machine | The oldest and shortest story reviewed so far, Luke tackles the H G Wells classic The Time Machine. Read the missing chapter 11 at wiki source. Read Luke’s new blog at lukeburrage.com/blog More information on the SFBRP Wiki | 9 3 09 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Bonus podcast: SFF Audio. | Bonus podcast: I was invited on the SSF Audio Podcast to talk about the SFBRP. We had a really good discussion about reviewing fiction. Hope you enjoy listening, normal podcasts will resume shortly. | 9 3 09 | Free | View In iTunes |
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SFBRP #044 – Iain M Banks – Matter | Luke reviews Matter, the latest Culture novel by Iain M Banks. More information on the SFBRP Wiki | 23 2 09 | Free | View In iTunes |
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SFBRP #043 – Alastair Reynolds – Century Rain | Luke questions if this 2005 effort by Alastair Reynolds was written by his dog. More information on the SFBRP Wiki | 21 2 09 | Free | View In iTunes |
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SFBRP #042 – Richard Morgan – Altered Carbon | Luke reviews one of his favorite novels of this decade, Altered Carbon by Richard Morgan. More information on the SFBRP Wiki | 17 2 09 | Free | View In iTunes |
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SFBRP #041 – Walter M Miller Jr – A Canticle for Leibowitz | Luke catches up with some news, shares his five all time favorite science fiction novels and then reviews A Canticle for Leibowitz, Walter M. Miller, Jr’s classic novel about post apocalyptic abbots. More information on the SFBRP Wiki Luke’s travel blog Friday Night Party Line | 17 2 09 | Free | View In iTunes |
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SFBRP #040 – Fredrick Pohl – Gateway | Luke reviews the classic novel Gateway by Frederick Pohl. More information on the SFBRP Wiki | 23 1 09 | Free | View In iTunes |
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SFBRP #039 – Peter F Hamilton – The Temporal Void | A shorter episode about a second book in a series… how will Luke review The Temporal Void without spoiling four other novels by Peter F Hamilton? Luke was very tired when recording this, so hopes his words are understanderbubble. More information on the SFBRP Wiki | 18 1 09 | Free | View In iTunes |
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SFBRP #038 – Looking back at 2008 | Luke talks about 2008, about his own attempts at writing a novel, and offers listeners a chance to read it. He then looks back at all the books he reviewed in 2008 to give quick summaries and to see if he agrees with his original ratings. More information on the SFBRP Wiki | 11 1 09 | Free | View In iTunes |
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SFBRP #037 – Isaac Asimov and Robert Silverberg – Nightfall | Luke experiences inverse synergy with Nightfall, a book by science fiction greats Isaac Asimov and Robert Silverberg. More information on the SFBRP Wiki | 7 1 09 | Free | View In iTunes |
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SFBRP #036 – Robert J Sawyer – Hominids | “How the hell did this book win a Hugo award?” asks Luke, then has a rant about Robert J Sawyer’s Hominids. Multiple rants, in fact. More information on the SFBRP Wiki | 27 12 08 | Free | View In iTunes |
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SFBRP #035 – Robert Reed – The Well of Stars | A spaceship the size of Jupiter traveling at half the speed of light battles with a nebula… Luke reviews The Well of Stars by Robert Reed. More information on the SFBRP Wiki | 25 12 08 | Free | View In iTunes |
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SFBRP #034 – China Mieville – Perdido Street Station | Luke reads Perdido Street Station by China Mieville, a story about a dirty, bedraggled, begrimed, black, contaminated, cruddy, crummy, defiled, disarrayed, dishabille, disheveled, dreggy, dungy, dusty, filthy, foul, fouled, greasy, grimy, grubby, grungy, icky, lousy, messy, mucky, muddy, mung, murky, nasty, pigpen, polluted, raunchy, scummy, scuzzy, slatternly, slimy, sloppy, slovenly, smudged, smutty, sooty, spattered, spotted, squalid, stained, straggly, sullied, undusted, unhygienic, unkempt, unlaundered, unsanitary, unsightly, unswept, untidy, unwashed, yucky city called New Crobuzon. More information on the SFBRP Wiki | 18 12 08 | Free | View In iTunes |
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SFBRP #033 – Brian Herbert and Kevin J Anderson – Paul of Dune | Luke enjoys getting interesting feedback far more than he enjoys reading non-canon Dune books such as Paul of Dune by Brian Herbert and Kevin J. Anderson. More information on the SFBRP Wiki | 28 11 08 | Free | View In iTunes |
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SFBRP #032 – John Wyndham – The Day of the Triffids | Luke reviews a childhood favorite, the John Wyndham classic post-apocalyptic tale: The Day of the Triffids. More information on the SFBRP Wiki | 9 11 08 | Free | View In iTunes |
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SFBRP #031 – William Gibson – Neuromancer | In a continuing exploration into early cyberpunk, Luke reads and reviews the book that started it all, William Gibson’s Neuromancer. More information on the SFBRP Wiki | 2 11 08 | Free | View In iTunes |
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SFBRP #030 – Peter F Hamilton – The Dreaming Void | Luke reviews the The Dreaming Void, avoiding as much of the story as possible so not to spoil the events in the previous Commonwealth Books by Peter F. Hamilton. More information on the SFBRP Wiki | 22 10 08 | Free | View In iTunes |
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SFBRP # 29 and a half – accidental feedback show | Luke went long replying to some listener feedback so decided to post it as a separate show. And when he reads some feedback at the end, he says “… rant incentive…” instead of “… rant invective…” with the sole reason being his very bad reading aloud skills. Ironically, he goes on to talk about how he doesn’t edit the show. Meanwhile, typing in the third person is weird. | 22 10 08 | Free | View In iTunes |
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SFBRP #029 – Neal Stephenson – Snow Crash | Luke really lets loose during his review of this classic cyberpunk effort by Neal Stephenson, Snore Crash. Er… Snow Crash. More info in the SFBRP Wiki | 9 10 08 | Free | View In iTunes |
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SFBRP #028 – Robert Reed – Down the Bright Way | Luke re-visits Robert Reed’s back catalog to find yet more long lived humans and yet more inexplicable technology… but this time it all makes sense! Thumbs up for Down the Bright Way. | 26 9 08 | Free | View In iTunes |
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SFBRP #027 – John Varley – Red Thunder | This book came highly recommended by some science fiction websites and had some good quotes on the cover… but can Luke trust what others say about John Varley’s Red Thunder? | 22 9 08 | Free | View In iTunes |
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SFBRP #026 – Iain M Banks – Use of Weapons | On his second read of this book, it turns out Luke enjoyed Iain M. Banks’ Use of Weapons much more than he expected. | 19 9 08 | Free | View In iTunes |
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SFBRP #025 – Richard Morgan – Black Man | A review of Richard Morgan’s latest shoot ‘em up novel called Black Man (released in the US as Thirteen). This time Luke decided to talk as long as he wanted instead of keeping the review to about 20 minutes. If you like a long show, email luke@juggler.net. If you like the shorter shows, email luke@juggler.net. For more information see the SFBRP Wiki. | 6 9 08 | Free | View In iTunes |
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SFBRP #024 – A. A. Attanasio – The Last Legends of Earth | After a bit of a summer break, Luke publishes this review of The Last Legends of Earth using some kind of energy. More information on the SFBRP Wiki. | 30 8 08 | Free | View In iTunes |
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SFBRP #023 – Spider Robinson – Callahan’s Secret | Luke reads Callahan’s Secret, a book by Spider Robinson about drinking, getting drunk and hangovers… oh, and some aliens too. More info on the SFBRP Wiki. Next novel: A.A. Attanasio – The Last Legends of Earth | 25 7 08 | Free | View In iTunes |
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SFBRP #022 – John Brunner – The Crucible of Time | By using really alien aliens to explore very human issues, The Crucible of Time is exactly what Luke needed after last week’s disappointment. More information on the SFBRP Wiki. Next review: Spider Robinson – Callahan’s Secret | 15 7 08 | Free | View In iTunes |
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SFBRP #021 – Buzz Aldrin and John Barnes – Encounter With Tiber | Luke mentioned in the last show that Encounter With Tiber was one of the most memorable books he has read. Turns out, after re-reading it, that he might have a selective memory. More information on the SFBRP Wiki. Next book review: John Brunner – The Crucible of Time | 9 7 08 | Free | View In iTunes |
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SFBRP #020 – Joe Haldeman – The Forever War | After his first ever reading of the classic Joe Haldeman novel The Forever War, Luke manages to talk a surprisingly long time about such a short book. More information on the SFBRP wiki. | 26 6 08 | Free | View In iTunes |
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SFBRP #019 – Alastair Reynolds – The Prefect | The Prefect is the second book and the first novel by Alastair Reynolds reviewed so far. While thinking he couldn’t talk so long about a story that has so many spoilers to avoid, Luke got a bit too enthusiastic and went on for almost 30 minutes! Find more information on the SFBRP Wiki. Buy the book on amazon.com: | 21 6 08 | Free | View In iTunes |
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SFBRP #018 – Greg Bear – Moving Mars | Moving Mars is a book by Greg Bear. It won a Nebula Award and all that… but did it move Luke? Find more information on the SFBRP Wiki. Buy the book on amazon.com (full disclosure, the book costs no more if you use that link to buy the book, but I get a few cents for each sale): | 8 6 08 | Free | View In iTunes |
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SFBRP #017 – Kim Stanley Robinson – Antarctica | Luke read this book years before going to Antarctica… how well did Kim Stanley Robinson capture the feeling of the coldest, driest, highest and least populated continent? And is the novel any good? Find more information on the SFBRP Wiki Buy the book on amazon.com (full disclosure, the book costs no more if you use that link to buy the book, but I get a few cents for each sale): | 18 5 08 | Free | View In iTunes |
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SFBRP #016 – David Evans – Time Station Berlin | The first in the theme “Sci-fi novels about places Luke has lived” is Time Station Berlin, set in Luke’s home town. Luke explains why this book is such a big inspiration. More info about this episode on the SFBRP Wiki Do not buy this book from amazon.com: | 6 5 08 | Free | View In iTunes |
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SFBRP #015 – Vernor Vinge – The Peace War | Luke reviews this novel from 1984 and thinks about bobbling himself up, only to come back in future times when he can read all of Vernor Vinge’s books and not have to wait so long for the new ones. For more info see the SFBRP Wiki Buy the book on amazon.com (full disclosure, the book costs no more if you use that link to buy the book, but I get a few cents for each sale): | 30 4 08 | Free | View In iTunes |
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SFBRP #014 – Robert A. Heinlein and Spider Robinson – Variable Star | This is first listener submitted book for Luke to review. Variable Star is a novel 51 years in the making. Question: if Heinlein was on a spaceship heading out at 97% of the speed of light for 17 years, and Spider Robinson stayed on Earth to pursue his own writing career, would it have been completed any faster? Also, due to time dilation, Luke managed to talk for 20 minutes about the book. More info on the SFBRP Wiki Buy the book on amazon.com (full disclosure, the book costs no more if you use that link to buy the book, but I get a few cents for each sale): | 25 4 08 | Free | View In iTunes |
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SFBRP #013 – Charles Stross – Singularity Sky | Singularity Sky is book in a new genre that Luke would like to call “Technobabble Opera”. Charles Stross has loads of great ideas, but do good ideas make a good book? More info on the SFBRP Wiki Buy the book on amazon.com (full disclosure, the book costs no more if you use that link to buy the book, but I get a few cents for each sale): | 10 4 08 | Free | View In iTunes |
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SFBRP #012 – Ken MacLeod – Learning the World | Luke is sorry for not updating this blog feed for a week… this episode is a review of Learning The World, a book with a blog where someone apologizes for not keeping up to date with their blog. After a week of tonsillitis, Luke gets back to the shorter length of podcast. | 25 3 08 | Free | View In iTunes |
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SFBRP #011 – Frank Herbert – Dune | After reading Frank Herbert’s Dune, Luke had so much to say that this episode is less of a review, and more of a discussion on what makes it such a great novel. With so much to talk about, Luke stopped recording after almost 30 minutes. | 13 3 08 | Free | View In iTunes |
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SFBRP #010 – Brian Herbert and Kevin J. Anderson – Hunters of Dune | Non-Frank-Herbert Sequel of Dune. Luke reads books like this one so you don’t have to. | 13 3 08 | Free | View In iTunes |
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SFBRP #009 – Carl Sagan – Contact | The legendary science popularizer Carl Sagan turned his hand to science fiction. Luke, a fan of Carl Sagan’s other work, reviews a book he didn’t finish reading. | 13 3 08 | Free | View In iTunes |
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SFBRP #008 – Robert Reed – Marrow | Luke likes stories that feature big things that float mysteriously in space. And Marrow is a book about just that topic, and a lot more besides. | 13 3 08 | Free | View In iTunes |
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SFBRP #007 – Peter F. Hamilton – Fallen Dragon | A big book with big ideas means Luke runs long with his review of this chunky 2001 novel. You’ve got to love body armour and battles… but Luke wants a more human conclusion. | 5 2 08 | Free | View In iTunes |
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SFBRP #006 – Fire in the Abyss – Stuart Gordon | Luke reads and reviews a book from 1984 about the sixteenth century historical figure of Humphrey Gilbert and how, instead of drowning at sea, Humf was displaced through time by a secret government experiment. | 5 2 08 | Free | View In iTunes |
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SFBRP #005 – Alastair Reynolds – Diamond Dogs, Turquoise Days | Luke checks out the 2003 book set in Alastair Reynolds Revelation Space universe. A slightly longer podcast this time as Luke discovers it contains two novellas instead of one novel. | 31 1 08 | Free | View In iTunes |
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SFBRP #004 – Robert A. Heinlein – The Door Into Summer | A classic time travel book from an undisputed master of science fiction, Robert A. Heinlein. Luke thought he had read this one before but he was wrong. Does this book, written in 1956, still hold up today? | 31 1 08 | Free | View In iTunes |
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SFBRP #003 – Pamela Sargent – Venus of Dreams | In 1984 Pamela Sargent wrote a long book about the terraforming of Venus. Luke read it and found it longer than he expected. | 31 1 08 | Free | View In iTunes |
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SFBRP #002 – Joan D. Vinge – The Outcasts of Heaven Belt | The first review is the 1978 book from Joan D. Vinge, a name that Luke doesn’t know how to pronounce. The Outcasts of Heaven Belt is about reliance on technology, the politics of resource management and, of course, space battles. | 31 1 08 | Free | View In iTunes |
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SFBRP #001 – Introduction to the SFBRP | No book review for this episode, instead an introduction to Luke, an introduction to the podcast, what the rating system means and much more. My Podcast Alley feed! {pca-07394c4171b60e7108f5a93c40cdae6d} | 31 1 08 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Customer Reviews
Good when he likes the book, irritating when he doesn't
The reviews Luke offers when he likes a book are interesting, informative and enjoyable. He has a very engaging presenting style and a thorough, honest approach to his reviews. However, when Luke doesn't like the book, the reviews tend to become whiny, annoying rants in which he mocks the parts he didn't like in an irritating, condescending manner. Listen for the positive reviews, but prepare to be frustrated by the negative ones.
A must for fans of serious SF
This podcast is a must for fans of serious SF. Luke is an insightful reviewer with an engaging style. He manages to provide detailed and comprehensive reviews without spoiling major plot points, which is an impressive skill. If you want to hear a passionate, thoughtful reader discuss SF books with genuine enthusiasm, listen to this podcast.
Good Stuff
Luke's book reviews tell it like it is and are very honest and frank. You may not agree with everything he says but does review the books from a variety of angles.
Very enthusiastic in his podcasts. The books he's given 4.5 stars and above (out of a 5 rating) I've gone out of my way to read and they've ben great sci-fi novels
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