Somewhat hesitantly, Jonathan and Gary return to the mics, sans guests, and somehow get into a discussion of various SFF listicles—partly because of Gary’s recent contribution to fivebooks.com of a list of five novels about science fiction. Why are such lists so appealing and so ubiquitous these days, and who are they for?
By the time we're done, Jonathan begins musing on a possible list of the top five most disappointing SF novels of all time. You'll have to tune in to see what’s at the top of that list—and get ready to argue!
Episode 310: The Years Best Books So Far, the XPrize and more
Episode 309: Epic fantasy, Campbell Awards and more
Episode 308: Paul Kincaid, Ken Macleod, and the works of Iain (M) Banks
Episode 307: Theodora Goss and the Alchemist's Daughter
Episode 306: Geoff Ryman and 100 African Writers of SFF
Episode 305: Kim Stanley Robinson and the Drowning of New York
Episode 304: A New Theory of Science Fiction
Episode 303: John Kessel and James Patrick Kelly at ICFA
Episode 302: The State of Short Fiction
Episode 301: On Literary fiction and genre, the moon and more
Episode 300: Kij Johnson Exploring Old Worlds
REPOST: Coode Street Roundtable 4: Paul McAuley's Into Everywhere
REPOST: Coode Street Roundtable 3: Patricia A. McKillip's Kingfisher
REPOST: Episode 299: Liza Groen Trombi and the Locus Year in Review
Episode 299: Liza Groen Trombi and the Locus Year in Review
REPOST: Coode Street Roundtable 2: Charlie Jane Anders' All the Birds in the Sky
Episode 298: Lisa Yaszek, Kathleen Ann Goonan and Sisters of Tomorrow
Episode 297: Politics and science fiction
Episode 296: A Return to Normal Programming
Episode 295a: Ellen Klages reads from Passing Strange
Create your
podcast in
minutes
It is Free
Choice Classic Radio Detectives | Old Time Radio
Voice of Mushfik
50 Tastes Of Gray
Pride and Prejudice
Frankenstein
War Nerd Radio — Subscriber Feed
The Magnus Archives